1.Monthly systematic investment plans (SIPs) surpass the Rs 26,000 crore-mark for the fi rst time in the month of December.

2.Lebanon parliament votes to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state.

3.Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey Thursday took charge as Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

4.Rourkela police have Thursday forwarded a man to court after arresting him while he was attempting to sell fake gold at a well-known jewellery shop here.

5.The renowned Ganga Sagar Mela got up to a kick start Thursday at Sagar island under South 24 Parganas district in neighbouring West Bengal close to this block in Balasore district.

6.Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday announced that railway projects worth a total of Rs73,000 crore are currently under implementation across Odisha.

7.Preparations are in full swing to celebrate the fi rst anniversary of the consecration of the Ram Lalla idol at the Ram temple here this weekend.

8.Gold prices hovered near a four-week high Thursday, supported by safe-haven demand, while investors pondered about how US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies would impact the economy and infl ation.

9.Actively managed equity mutual fund infl ows saw over 14 per cent monthly growth at Rs 41,155.9 crore in the month of December, the data by the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) showed Thursday.

10.Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan sparked an online outrage with his comments advocating a 90-hour work week and suggesting that employees should even give up Sundays.

11.Daughter has an indefeasible, legally enforceable and legitimate right to secure educational expenses from her parents, who can be compelled to provide necessary funds within their means, the Supreme Court recently said.

12.The Rashtrapati Bhavan (Circuit-1) will remain closed for the general public from January 21 to 29 due to the upcoming Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat ceremony, according to an offi cial statement issued Thursday.

13.Guests from abroad enjoyed the signature Odia dishes - from pulses and curries to sweetmeats - that were served to them at the PBD venue.

14.ISRO Thursday said it has arrested the drift between satellites during its ambitious Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) and put the spacecrafts in a slow drift course to move closer to each other.

15.The defending champions, Odisha FC Women (OFCW), are set to kick off their 2024-25 Indian Women’s League (IWL) season with an away fixture against Gokulam Kerala FC January 10 at 3:30 at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala.