1.Israel’s top general resigns, citing security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.

2.Budget session of state Assembly will start February 13 with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati's address, and will continue till April 5.

3.The government Tuesday announced a 50 per cent hike in the monthly remuneration of cooks and helpers engaged in the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme from Rs2,000 to Rs 3,000.

4.Fourteen Naxals, including a top leader of the CPI (Maoists) who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 crore, were killed in a joint operation by Central and state police forces along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border.

5. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday urged migrant women living outside the state to enroll in the Subhadra Yojana,scheme to avail benefi ts.

6.National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 would help in preparing students and youths for building a modern and empowered India, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Tuesday.

7.The West Bengal government Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court to fi le an appeal seeking death penalty of the convict in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case and secured the court's necessary permission.

8.The second meeting of the joint parliamentary committee examining the two Bills for simultaneous elections will be held January 31, according to schedule posted on the Lok Sabha website.

9.Dengue infections and deaths increase when temperatures go above 27 degrees Celsius and rainfall is moderate and spread out over a period, according to a new study.

10.A World Bank-appointed neutral expert has backed New Delhi’s position on the framework to resolve certain disputes between India and Pakistan on Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.

11.A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 66 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials said.

12.The government Tuesday introduced the Diamond Imprest Authorisation scheme, which allows duty-free import of cut and polished diamonds up to a specified limit, to boost exports and enhance value addition.

13.The government has disbursed `1,596 crore under Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for six sectors, including electronics and pharma, during the April-September this fiscal, an official said.

14.Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan returned home Tuesday, a little wan but smiling broadly as he left a Mumbai hospital five days after an intruder stabbed him inside his apartment with a knife in the neck and spine.

15.The Kalinga Warriors suffered a 2-0 loss to Sethu FC at the Kalinga Stadium Tuesday, January 21, 2025.