1. First cabinet meet of new Bihar govt approves 5-day legislature session
The first cabinet meeting of the new government was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in which all the ministers who took oath on Monday were present.
2. SC not satisfied with Centre’s affidavit on Tablighi media coverage
The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed displeasure over the Centre’s affidavit in the case related to media reporting of Tablighi Jamaat congregation during the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, and said it should consider setting up a regulatory mechanism to deal with such content on TV.
3. Over 200 stranded in Pakistan to return to India
The Indian High Commission in Pakistan put out a list, containing names of 60 stranded Indians in Pakistan, 135 NORI visa holders, 15 Indian nationals to go with NORI visa holders, and 11 spouses of NORI and general visa holders.
4. Biden filling out top White House team with campaign vets
The new hires represent an initial wave of what will ultimately be hundreds of new White House aides hired in the coming weeks as Biden builds out an administration to execute his governing vision. The Democrat will be inaugurated January 20.
5. China positions rocket ahead of ambitious lunar mission
China has moved its Long March-5 rocket at the space base in Wenchang for launching a mission to bring back materials from the moon.
6. Karnataka colleges re-open with low attendance after 8 months
After being closed for eight months, degree colleges in Karnataka reopened today amid several precautionary measures during the COVID pandemic. However, many students did not turn up on the first day.
7. Jeff Bezos announces USD 791 million to 16 groups fighting climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will be giving 791 million US dollars in grants as part of his Bezos Earth Fund to 16 organizations fighting climate change.
8. Over 100 scientists join hands with UN to bust Covid vax myths
UN has taken an initiative to tackle the issue of misinformation around Covid-19 vaccines and over 100 scientists have joined hands with the organisation in this mission.
9. Rename JNU after Swami Vivekanada: Karnataka BJP leader
BJP leader from Karnataka CT Ravi courted controversy, after he demanded that the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the national capital be named after Swami Vivekananda.
10. Article 370 disconnected Jammu and Kashmir from rest of India: Kavindra Gupta
Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavindra Gupta, while talking about District Development Council elections said that Bhartiya Janata Party is working towards bringing development and jobs in the union territory as the former governments in the state mostly ignored the issues faced by the people and rather worked on acquiring properties.
