- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was honoured with the certificate of recognition from Guinness Book of World Records for Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela being the world’s largest fully seated hockey stadium.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday inaugurated multiple sports projects in Sundargarh that are set to play a pivotal role in the holistic development of sports in the district
- With an aim to provide livelihood opportunities to more than 1.5 lakh tribal households, the state Cabinet has approved a new livelihood and income generating scheme for tribals, having an outlay of `500 crore.
- After the outbreak of the seasonal H3N2 influenza across the country, two deaths have been reported from Karnataka and Haryana. So far, 3,038 laboratory confirmed H3N2 influenza cases have been reported from across the country.
- Ramesh Prasad Agarwal, the father of Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and Group CEO of OYO, died on Friday after falling from a 20th floor balcony of a high-rise in Gurugram. The incident took place at a gated apartment complex located in DLF Phase-5 in Sector 54.
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued thunderstorm warning for as many as nine districts of Odisha- he districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Balasore, Jajpur and Bhadrak.
- Dipali Das, daughter of late Odisha minister Naba Das, lost Rs 1.5 lakh as she fell prey to cyber fraud. Dipali filed a complaint in this regard at the Ainthapali police station in Sambalpur district.
- A pigeon fitted with devices, with the police suspecting that the bird was being used for spying, will be sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) for examination.
- Rupees 811 crore has been allocated towards scholarships to over 23 lakh students, 60 per cent of them being girls, belonging to the ST, SC, Minorities and Backward Classes in the State Budget 2023-24, said ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Jagannath Saraka, Friday.
- India is the second-most affected country when it comes to data broker breaches, and more than 1.8 crore (18.7 million) personal records of Indian citizens were compromised through 10 data breaches in the past.
- At least six YouTube channels allegedly promoting pro-Khalistan sentiments have been blocked at the instance of the government, a senior official said Friday.
- The Delhi High Court has said there is an emergent need for sensitisation of sub-divisional magistrates (SDM) to implement court orders and asked the city government to inform the SDMs about the manner in which eviction from property and recovery orders have to be executed.
- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken an initiative to distribute sanitary napkins to women sanitation workers every month, officials said.
- A day before her scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi excise policy case, BRS leader K Kavitha led a hunger strike here Friday seeking the passage of the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill in this Budget session of Parliament.
- In a fillip to the ambitious Agnipath scheme, the Union home ministry has announced 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Border Security Force (BSF) with relaxations in the upper age limit.
- The world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 per cent by 2025, which is essential to save millions of lives globally, according to a first-of-its kind report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The global average salt intake is estimated to be 10.8 grams per day, more than double the WHO recommendation of less than 5 grams of salt per day (one teaspoon). Sodium, an essential nutrient, increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death when consumed in excess.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday formally set the country's parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 — a month earlier than scheduled despite the devastating February 6 earthquake that killed some 50,000 people in Turkiye and Syria.
- Tata Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd, has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO).
- Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that India sent medicines to 150 countries during covid crisis without increasing the price and compromising on the quality of the medicines.
- Usman Khawaja’s resilience (180, 422b, 21x4) found its able ally in Cameron Green’s audacious flair (114, 170b, 18x4) as Australia tested India’s bowling depth as well as patience to put up a commanding 480 on the second day of the fourth Test here Friday.
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