➡️3 new Covid-19 cases detected in Odisha, taking the total number of active Coronavirus cases in the State to 8.
➡️Locals observe 12hr bandh in Barpali under Bargarh district protesting inclusion of town in proposed Padampur district.
➡️Invitation to deities and religious institutions across India are underway in view of the inaugural ceremony of Puri Shrimandira Parikrama Project, slated to be held on 17th January, 2024.
➡️Over 20 students injured as picnic bus hits truck in Odisha’s Keonjhar.
➡️Notorious criminal Raghu Biswal sustained bullet injuries in an encounter with the Mancheswar Police in Bhubaneswar, late last night.
➡️Odisha Government decided to restructure the Ayurvedic Medical Service and Homeopathic Medical Service cadres in the state and revise their pay structures.
➡️International tennis player from Odisha Debasis Sahoo received the prestigious 31st Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2023 for his outstanding achievements in the sport.
➡️West Bengal Government will adopt technology used by the ISRO for maintaining surveillance at the Gangasagar Mela to be held in South 24 Parganas district next month.
➡️Tamil superstar and DMDK Chief Captain Vijayakanth passes away at a hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was on ventilatory support after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 71.
➡️12 dead, over dozen critically injured as bus catches fire in MP’s Guna district.
➡️Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge unfurls the party flag at AICC HQ in Delhi on the party’s 139th Foundation Day celebration event.
➡️Market soars to new heights: Sensex, Nifty surge in opening rally.
➡️Rupee rises 6 paise to 83.28 against US dollar in early trade.
➡️Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announces that it has destroyed 3 tunnel shafts in the area of Gaza City’s Rantisi Children’s Hospital.
➡️External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday. President Putin invites PM Modi to visit Russia.