- India reported 2,64,202 fresh COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. The new cases mark a 6.7 per cent jump from the 2.47 lakh daily cases reported on Thursday.
- The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD)’Statement of Climate on India during 2021′ released on Friday also said that 172 lives were lost in cyclones (10 per cent) that hit the Indian coasts, while other extreme events, including cold wave, dust storm, gale, hailstorm and snowfall, took 32 lives (2 per cent) during the same time, taking the total to 1,750 lives lost.
- The Queen’s Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games reached Bhubaneswar today and was received by Dilip Tirkey, Chairman, Odisha Hockey Promotion Council, officials of Sports & Youth Services Department and Odisha Olympic Association at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here.
- The IAF chopper crash December 8 that killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 13 others was due to an unexpected change in weather that led to spatial disorientation of the pilot, stated preliminary findings submitted by the triservices court of inquiry.
- Odia feature film ‘Adieu Godard’, written and directed by National Award winning director Amartya Bhattacharyya and produced under the banner of Swastik Arthouse, has won three international awards at the just concluded Sipontum Arthouse International Film Festival (SAIFF) in Italy
- DELHI: In a major security threat, Delhi Police recovered an Improvised explosive device (IED) from an unattended bag at Ghazipur Flower Market on Friday.
- Ministry of Railways has paid all the ex- gratia amounts to the next of the kin of those lost their lives in the yesterday's train accident as well as to the injured.
- Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced that the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare has allotted 320 crore rupees to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund for the welfare veterans and their families. This will benefit over one lakh 66 thousand wards and widows of Ex-Servicemen.
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal meets UK Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan for launch of India-UK Free Trade Agreement Negotiations.
- An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 shook parts of Indonesia including capital Jakarta on Friday. No casualties or serious damage were reported and the Met agency ruled out the danger of Tsunami. As per the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was located in the Indian Ocean about 88 km southwest of the Labuan town.
- The Defence Ministry has set up an online portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen and their dependents, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced Friday.
- India has announced a $900 million loan to Sri Lanka to build up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports, amidst a shortage of almost all essential commodities in the island nation.
- Tata Sons and Tata Investment Corporation Ltd (TICL) - intend to participate in the IT services major’s `18,000 crore buyback offer by tendering shares worth about `12,993.2 crore. On Wednesday, the TCS board approved an up to `18,000 crore buyback offer entailing 4 crore shares at `4,500 apiece.
- The country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Friday said its board has approved to further invest up to `420 crore in electric two-wheeler company Ather Energy.
- Over eight lakh people have so far responded to an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) survey asking them choose a candidate from the party who could become its chief ministerial face for the February 14 Punjab assembly polls.
- Padma Shri recipient and founder of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Major HPS Ahluwalia passed away on Friday evening. He was 85.
- As many as 32 prominent doctors from India and abroad have written a letter to the Union as well as state governments and warned about "inappropriate" diagnostic methods and medications being used to deal with the current wave of the pandemic.
- The Monumental National Flag, the world's largest national flag made of 'khadi' fabric will be displayed at the India-Pakistan Border in Jaisalmer to celebrate Army Day on Saturday, according to the MSME ministry.
- At least 451 people sustained injuries in kite-flying accidents during the Makar Sankranti in Gujarat on Friday, an official said.
- The Election Commission on Friday announced reducing the notice period for registration of new political parties in the five poll-going states from 30 days to seven days, keeping in view the difficulties caused by COVID-19-induced curbs.
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