- The number of cases of Omicron infection in Odisha went up to nine Wednesday with a returnee from the UAE testing positive. The 31-year-old man from Keonjhar had tested positive for Covid-19 on return.
- Japan and China have agreed to establish a military hotline by 2022 in a bid to put in place a system to defuse potential crises over disputed islands and the Taiwan Strait.
- India has welcomed Egypt as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank. The External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Arindam Bagchi said, Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay joined in September this year.
- Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on 27 Dec began a four-day visit to the Republic of Korea with an aim to further bolster bilateral military ties.
- 5G telecom services will be rolled out in cities like Gurugram, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh, Ahmadabad, Jamnagar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Lucknow, and Gandhinagar. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio have established 5G trials sites across the mentioned cities.
- Nihar Nalini Swain, the foster mother of tigress Khairi passed away Wednesday. She was 88 and died due to agerelated ailments, informed a relative.
- In an aim to control rising cyber crimes and economic offences in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday inaugurated 14 police stations that will only investigate such cases.
- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Wednesday announced concession of Rs 25 per litre on petrol prices for two wheelers owned by the poor in the state from Republic Day next year. Soren made the announcement on the completion of two years of the JMM-led coalition government in the state.
- As part of the 5T principle of governance, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday launched online verification of identity and submission of life certificates for the pensioners. Claiming that Odisha is the first state to implement such digital service for the pensioners, the Chief Minister expressed happiness over the initiative
- Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) is among the 15 zoos in the country which will be upgraded to international standards, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sisir Kumar Ratho said on the 62nd Foundation Day of the zoo here Wednesday.
- Under Phase-2 of the nationwide Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), 25,000 villages have declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF)
- In the wake of a surge in Covid-19 cases in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Wednesday said parties and events in the coastal state will only be allowed if guests either have 100 per cent vaccination or Covid negative certificates.
- Waves of foreign portfolio investments worth over `51,000 crore splashed into the Indian market in 2021 as overseas investors turned net buyers of domestic securities for the third straight year while excess global liquidity and other factors steered the ebb and flow of their investing ways.
- Taxpayers who have not e-verified their ITRs for 2019-20 fiscal can complete the verification process by February 28, 2022, as the Income Tax department has given a one-time relaxation to assessees.
- Employment opportunities in the ecommerce and allied industries witnessed a 28 per cent surge in 2021.
- Madras High Court has ordered a ban on sale of liquor in Puducherry for three hours on New Year's Eve in the wake of the pandemic situation. The ban will be effective from 10 pm on December 31 to 1 am on January 1. Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed in public places after 7 pm on December 31.
- Amid the rising number of coronavirus case, the Rajasthan government Wednesday asked officials to ensure effective implementation of night curfew and made full vaccination mandatory for entry to public places from January 31.
- The State of *TELANGANA* has become India’s first state to compete 100% 1st dose Covid-19 vaccination.
- Centre to buy 15% more paddy from Telangana: The department of food and public distribution under the Union ministry on Tuesday wrote to the state government to conveying the approval.
- The Uttar Pradesh government has renamed Jhansi Railway Station as 'Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station' after Rani Laxmibai.
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