1.A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into fl ames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board died in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.

2.Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday.

3.Hostages held in Gaza were subjected to torture, including sexual and psychological abuse, starvation, burns and medical neglect, according to a new report by the Israeli Health Ministry that will be submitted to the United Nations this week.

4.The government has cancelled the auction of 11 critical mineral blocks in the fourth round due to poor response.

5.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch two satellites Monday night from Sriharikota spaceport to demonstrate docking and undocking of spacecraft in orbit, which will make India the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat.

6.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday lauded the farmers of Golamunda block in Kalahandi district for the vegetable revolution in the area.

7.Employee attrition in private sector banks has witnessed an increase to about 25 per cent and this high turnover rate poses significant operational risk, according to the latest Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24.

8.Overseas Indians showed great enthusiasm in registering as electors, with nearly 1.2 lakh enrolling in the voter list, but a minuscule turned up to exercise their franchise in the LokSabha elections this year.

9.A team from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela won the prestigious Tomato Grand Challenge (TGC) at the ‘National Consumer Day 2024’ event, held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, December 24.

10.BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das has stepped down as the president of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Sunday.

11.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday visited Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts to take stock of the crop damage due to the recent unseasonal rains and directed the District Collectors to release the compensation soon.

12.Elusive tigress Zeenat, which had strayed from Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha to Bankura in West Bengal, and had kept wildlife officials of both the states on edge for over a week, was finally spotted, tranquilised and captured Sunday afternoon.

13.Odisha is emerging as a leader in sustainable agricultural practices with a focus on inclusivity, diversifi cation, and climate resilience, according to Arabinda K Padhee.

14.In an effort to get international recognition for the annual Dhanu Jatra in Bargarh, the state government Sunday said several measures, including allocation of an additional Rs 50 lakh, were taken by the administration.

15.Grandmaster Koneru Humpy capped a wonderful year for Indian chess, defeating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to emerge the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess champion here Sunday.