- `Sashtang pranam' or prostration before the deity is no longer allowed in Gujarat temples.Instead, devotees can only bring their palms together to offer a`namaste'.
- The Supreme Court Tuesday said it will take appropriate decision about resumption of physical court hearing after consulting medical experts who have advised that assembly of people in the court at present could lead to spread of COVID-19.
- The Centre should repeal the three farm laws or it will cost the ruling BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana "heavily", a section of JJP MLAs said on Tuesday, hours before their party chief and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah here.
- Swami Vivekananda's 158th birth anniversary was celebrated on Tuesday across West Bengal with political leaders and people making a beeline at his ancestral house here to pay tributes to him.
- Farmer leaders welcomed the Supreme Court order to stay the implementation of three farm laws on Tuesday, but said they would not call off their protest until the legislations are repealed.
- According to the Health Ministry, 110 lakh doses of Covishield are being procured at ₹ 200 per dose (excluding taxes). 55 lakh doses of Covaxin -- developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech -- are also being procured. Both these vaccines have been approved by the country's drug regulator for restricted emergency use.
- Kumbh Mela: Perhaps the largest of all religious gatherings in the world, Kumbh Mela brings people from every walk of life together. Here are the main bathing dates at Haridwar Kumbh Mela. This year the Kumbh at Haridwar will start on January 14 and end on April 27.
- The three new laws at the heart of massive farmer protests near Delhi will not come into force for now. The Supreme Court today pressed pause on the laws enacted in September in a huge blow to the government. The top court also said a committee of agricultural experts would take over negotiations with farmers to end the crisis, and called it a "victory of fair play".
- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file an affidavit on its claim that some banned organisations including ‘Khalistanis’ have infiltrated the ongoing farmers protest against the new farm laws.Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, said that ‘Khalistanis’ have infiltrated the protest and he will file an affidavit along with the necessary inputs of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
- A contingent of 122 soldiers of Bangladesh armed forces has departed for India to participate in the Republic Day parade this year, the Indian Army said on Tuesday.India had last month started Golden Jubilee year celebrations commemorating the country’s victory over Pakistan in 1971, which led to the creation of Bangladesh.
- WhatsApp on Tuesday has said its latest policy update does not affect the privacy of messages as the Facebook-owned company sought to address concerns around security of user data on the platform.
- Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday that the Indian Army is on high alert not only in eastern Ladakh but across the entire Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and former Delhi government minister Somnath Bharti has been sent to 14 days judicial custody. Somnath Bharti was arrested in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
- Facebook has announced that it would remove all contents from its platform that contain the phrase “stop the seal”, which is being used by the supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump to allege election fraud.
- The World Health Organisation team's visit has become a bone of contention as Beijing, which questions the widely-held view about the virus' origins in Wuhan
- Bringing relief for Class 10 students in Odisha appearing for Matriculation examination this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed officials to waive the fee for filling up of the examination form.
- Odisha bagged two National awards at the second edition of the Janaagraha City Governance Awards announced today at a virtual award ceremony presided over by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri. The State won in two of the five award categories competing with 54 applicants spanning across 17 States. The Housing and Urban Development (H&UDD) won the Best State Award for JAGA Mission for enactment of laws, drafting of policies, setting up of institutional mechanisms, programmes or schemes to successfully foster urban decentralisation in the cities and State.
- The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched an automated dedicated e-portal on the e-filing website of the Department to receive and process complaints of tax evasion, foreign undisclosed assets as well as complaints regarding benami properties, government said on Tuesday.
- There will be a gap of 28 days between two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and its effectiveness will begin 14 days after the second dose, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
- India has crossed a crucial milestone in its fight against the global as the country recorded the lowest daily rise in over seven months.
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