- India has detected 32 omicron patients and none appears linked to clusters of Covid-19 infections, health officials said on Friday,
- The famous Jagannath temple here on New Year as devotees seek blessings of the presiding deities before starting the new year. However, they will be deprived of this opportunity this time as the 12th century shrine will be closed for three days — December 31, January 1 and January 2.
- The country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat laid to final rest with full military honours, 17-gun salute at Brar Square Crematorium in Delhi Cantonment. His last rites were performed along with his wife Madhulika Rawat.
- Centre warns against decline in mask usage in view of omicron variant of COVID. The Health Ministry has said that more than 140 crore COVID vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far.
- The Tourism Ministry has launched a 24x7 multi-lingual tourist Info-Helpline on the toll-free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363 in 12 languages including 10 international languages.
- NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has tendered an unconditional apology to the Bombay High Court for his remarks on NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.
- Production-Linked Incentive scheme approved for manufacturing ‘Advanced Chemistry Cell' to bring down prices of electric vehicles, Govt tells Rajya Sabha.
- India airlifts 110 stranded Indian citizens, Afghan nationals from Hindu and Sikh Community from Kabul.
- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has conferred Observer Status to the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The ISA was jointly launched by India and France in 2015.
- Finland has ordered 64 F-35 fighter planes from the US to replace ageing F/A-18 combat jets in a deal worth over $9.4 billion.
- South Africa reported more than 22,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a new record of daily cases as plans for booster shots are announced by health officials.
- Damian Warner, who won the gold medal in decathlon at this year's Tokyo Olympics, was voted as Canada's athlete of the year.
- Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro adjourned the Assembly sine die, before 17 business days of the 8th session of the 16th Assembly.
- Not allowing in-game purchases without parental consent, avoiding credit or debit cards registration on apps for subscriptions, are among the do's and don'ts listed in the Ministry of Education's advisory on safe online gaming.
- The Delhi Police will remove the multiple layers of barricades at the three farmers' protest sites in a phased manner depending on the movement of protesters who will start returning home from tomorrow, officials said on Friday.
- A total of 1,534 places including factories and construction sites in Delhi-NCR states have been inspected by 40 flying squads, with 228 sites being issued closure notices while 111 of them stand closed, to curbthe air pollution level.
- The government has cancelled 4.28 crore bogus ration cards during 2014-21, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said on Friday.
- The government Friday said it has approved 3,258 applications out of the total 5,714 it received under the 'PM CARES for Children' scheme for supporting children orphaned during the coronavirus pandemic.
- The Health Department in Tamil Nadu on Friday urged the Higher Education Ministry in the State to allow only vaccinated students to enter the premises of universities and colleges in a bid to control the spread of virus.
- The central universities will from next year admit undergraduate students through a common entrance test, abandoning the practice of granting admissions on the basis of board marks. Postgraduate students too will be admitted through the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET), instead of each varsity conducting its own entrance tests.
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