- Joe Biden was sworn-in as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President in a historic ceremony to take the leadership of a nation ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and riven by deep political hostility.
- Kamala Harris,the daughter of Shyamala Gopalan became the first Indian American, the first woman, and the first African American to be sworn in as the Vice President, putting her a heartbeat away from the presidency.
- Joe Biden will sign 15 executive actions after he is sworn in as US president on Wednesday, aides said, undoing policies put in place by outgoing President Donald Trump and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change.
- The Odisha Government today hiked bus fares across all categories due to the increase in diesel price.Fares of ordinary and express buses have been hiked by 1 paisa/km while fares of deluxe and AC deluxe buses were increased by 2 paise/km.
- The dragon fruit will now be called as ‘Kamalam’ in Gujarat as the Government has applied for a patent to change the nomenclature of the fruit.
- The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking action against illegal ashrams run by fake 'babas' across the country, saying the issue does not fall under its realm.
- The top court told the lawyers appearing for farmers unions that all it wanted is the resolution of the impasse and peace, while the clarifying committee has not been given adjudicatory powers.
- PM Modi releases Rs 2,691 crore for PMAY-G beneficiaries in UP.
- The new president will sign the orders almost immediately after taking the oath of office at the Capitol, pivoting quickly from his pared-down inauguration ceremony to enacting his agenda.
- As per the notification of the School and Mass Education (SME) department, there will be a waiver of 26 per cent (pc) for school fees above Rs one lakh per annum, 25 per cent for fees from Rs 72,001 to Rs 1 lakh per annum, 20 per cent for Rs 48,001 to Rs 72,000 per annum, 15 per cent for Rs 24,001 to Rs 48,000 per annum, 12 per cent for 12,001 to Rs 24,000 per annum and 7.5 per cent for Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,000 per annum.
- The Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking review of its verdict that upheld the validity of the Aadhaar scheme more than two years ago.
- The BBC on Tuesday apologised for any offence caused and rectified what it termed as the mistaken use of an inaccurate map of India, which had the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir entirely missing, triggering a formal letter of complaint by Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma.
- India on Tuesday announced that it will supply COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday.
- As India launched the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive, several UN agencies are working closely with the authorities for the massive vaccination programme, a spokesperson for the UN chief has said.
- Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance since October on Wednesday when he spoke to teachers by video, easing concern about his unusual absence from the limelight.
- The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong exception to casting of aspersions on a four-member committee appointed by it to talk to farmers agitating against farm laws even as it issued notice to the Centre on pleas seeking reconstitution of the panel after recusal by BKU leader BS Mann.
- The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is likely to protect against a more infectious variant of the virus discovered in Britain which has spread around the world, according to results of further lab tests released on Wednesday.
- Policemen were deployed on Tuesday to protect a Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, days after a leader of the minority community demanded protection for the place of worship fearing an attack by some mischievous elements who wanted to occupy its land.
- Teachers are working harder than ever before and more than any other occupation, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Review of Education authored by researchers from UCL.The proportion who say their job demands a very high level of input is nine in ten which represents an increase of two-thirds (90% vs 54%) over 25 years, according to the findings taken in 2017 and based on more than 800 teachers in British schools.
- Urban India has increased savings and investments, and cut down basic and luxury expenses significantly due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey done by Max Life Insurance.
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