1.Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front line

2.India's total forest and tree cover has increased by 1,445 sq km since 2021, reaching 25.17 per cent of the total geographical area in 2023, according to the latest government data.

3.The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has approved a funding of `4,382 crore to set up a yarn project in Bhadrak district.

4.Odisha has recorded the third-highest increase in the combined forest and tree cover in the country since 2021, according to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) - 2023 released, Saturday.

5. The Indian Railways has set a target of achieving 100 per cent electrifi cation in 2025 and efforts in that direction has surged, Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said Saturday.

6.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Saturday said over 20 lakh women are likely to receive the fi rst instalment of Subhadra Yojana in January 2025.

7.A devotee who has accidently dropped his iPhone into the hundi of a temple here is in a peculiar situation. He wants it back, but the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department politely declined his request, saying it has now become temple property.

8.Vigilance sleuths nabbed Bipin Kumar Dehuri, the general manager of District Industries Centre, here on charge of accepting bribe of Rs 500 in lieu of sanctioning a loan under the Centre-sponsored Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Srujan Karyakram (PMEGP), Saturday

9.Officials in Mayurbhanj district Saturday said both the tigresses brought from Maharashtra are in good health, despite one of them having ventured into the forests of neighbouring West Bengal.

10.Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut Saturday hinted that his party might go solo in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election without exiting the Maha Vikas Aghadi.

11.The camel population in India faces a critical decline that requires immediate intervention, a top animal husbandry offi cial has warned and called for enhanced support for traditional herding communities.

12.Praising the diaspora's contribution to global growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday that India has the potential to become the “skill capital of the world.”

13.The Congress will hold protest marches against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for "insulting" BR Ambedkar and observe a weeklong campaign on the issue, party leaders said Saturday.

14.The US Congress passed spending legislation early Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

15.The goods and services tax council Saturday decided to levy an 18 per cent GST on margin value on sale of used electric vehicles by businesses and agreed to keep jet fuel (ATF) out of the 'one-nation-one-tax' regime.