1.The government Wednesday asserted that the Railways Amendment Bill will not lead to the privatisation of the national carrier and alleged that a "fake narrative" is being propagated by some Opposition members regarding this

2.A man, who was out on bail after being jailed for raping a minor girl, killed the victim, chopped her body into pieces and threw the body parts in different places, police said Wednesday.

3. US President-elect Donald Trump took a jab at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the social media platform Truth Social, describing him as the Governor of Canada.

4.The state government has exempted electricity dues amounting to `4,097.67 crore for 14 industries under various schemes during the last 10 years, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo told the Assembly Wednesday.

5.The state government will soon set up 58 cold storages in as many blocks on PPP mode, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo told the Assembly Wednesday.

6.The Winter Session of the state Assembly was adjourned sine die Wednesday, 16 days ahead of its scheduled conclusion. Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the House sine die for an indefi nite period.

7.The state government Wednesday approved seven renewable energy projects worth Rs 1,386.09 crore.

8.If things go as per plan, the Jamunanaki bridge, which was supposed to be completed before the Hockey World Cup 2023, will be completed in March 2025, according to sources at the Public Works department.

9.AAP leader and former Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia won't have to report to the investigating offi cer twice a week in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the Delhi excise policy after the Supreme Court relaxed his bail conditions Wednesday.

10.The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Thursday a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibits fi ling a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed August 15, 1947.

11.South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol’s offi ce Wednesday but have not been able to enter the main building, Yonhap news reported as an investigation into the US ally’s decision to declare martial law widened.

12.An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the university’s decision.

13.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 6.5 per cent for the current fi - nancial year from its earlier estimate of 7 per cent due to lower-than-expected growth in private investment and housing demand.

14.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 6.5 per cent for the current fi - nancial year from its earlier estimate of 7 per cent due to lower-than-expected growth in private investment and housing demand.

15.A Bangladesh court Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das’ bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fi xed January 2.