- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 156 crore with more than 57 lakh vaccine doses administered on Saturday, the Union health ministry said.
- The state government Saturday promoted six senior IAS officers of Odisha cadre to additional chief secretary (ACS) rank, as per a notification issued by the General Administration (GA) department
- Yati Narsinghanand - one of the religious leaders who addressed an event in Haridwar last month that called for the genocide of Muslims - was arrested on Saturday, becoming the second person to be taken into custody following an intervention by the Supreme Court.
- ES Ranganathan, a senior official at state-run natural gas corporation GAIL, was named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday along with several suspected middlemen and businessmen in a case of bribery worth over ₹ 50 lakh.
- Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Saturday said that it will observe 'Virodh Diwas' on January 31 if the Centre does not respond to its demands.
- A 20-year-old woman lost her life as the Chinese string' (string coated with powered glass) of a kite slit her throat in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city on Saturday, police said.
- The West Bengal Election Commission on Saturday postponed polls to four municipal corporations by three weeks to February 12 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
- West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday alleged that vice chancellors of 25 state universities have been appointed so far sans his nod as the chancellor.
- Approximately 24,000 people will be permitted to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year given the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, sources in the defence establishment said today.
- The inevitable came a bit early as Virat Kohli Saturday quit as India's Test captain, saying he did his job with "absolute honesty" and time was right to quit the leadership role.
- The Election Commission of India (ECI) Saturday extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows till January 22. However, it has allowed the political parties to hold indoor meetings of maximum of 300 persons or 50 per cent of the hall capacity or the prescribed limit set by State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA)
- At least 73 officers of Odisha cadre have attended a virtual training programme conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for their deployment as central observers in upcoming assembly polls in five states, an official said Saturday
- The CBI has booked E S Ranganathan, director (marketing) of GAIL, along with several suspected middlemen and businessmen in an alleged case of bribery of over Rs 50 lakh from private companies buying petro chemical products marketed by the Maharatna PSU, officials said Saturday.
- International passengers arriving in India will now need to upload their RT-PCR report on the Air Suvidha portal for the test done on the eighth day of arrival
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday announced that January 16 will be celebrated as ‘Startup’ day. “
- The power ministry has unveiled revised norms to support creation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with an aim to enable a faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country by ensuring safe, reliable ecosystem. The revised guidelines include allowing EV owners to charge them at their residence/offices using their existing electricity connections and de-licensing the setting up of EV charging infra.
- Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former IPS officer Asim Arun on Saturday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Lucknow.
- A 9-year-old girl was allegedly raped by neighbour at Balipatna area near Bhubaneswar city. The accused has been booked under POCSO Act.
- Republic Day celebrations from this year will start on January 23 instead of January 24 to include the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s “focus to commemorate important aspects of our history and culture,” an official said on Saturday.
- Six months after the Odisha government marginally hiked the daily wages of the convicts and undertrial prisoners in 87 jails of the state, the prisons directorate has proposed to raise the daily wages by at least four times after deduction of maintenance cost of each convict.
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