1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha January 28 to inaugurate a business conclave in the state capital Bhubaneswar, official sources said Wednesday

2.The first ticket of the second One-Day International (ODI) match between India and England to be played at Barabati Stadium February 9 was bought by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

3.An elephant calf that had fallen into a pit in Karanjia Forest Division and was rescued and later shifted to Nandankanan Zoological Park succumbed to its injuries in the wee hours of Wednesday.

4.The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, approved 17 industrial projects with a combined investment of Rs 3,883.72 crore, Wednesday.

5.The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a minimum support price of Rs 5,650 per quintal for raw jute for marketing season 2025-26, an increase of 6 per cent or Rs315 over the previous MSP.

6.One in 12 children around the world has been exposed to some form of online sexual abuse or exploitation in the past year, according to a study published in ‘The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health’ journal.

7.The Santali Saonhed Akhada recently submitted a memorandum to the Secretary of the School and Mass Education department, urging the inclusion of the Santali language in Odisha’s education curriculum as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 implementation.

8.The CBI filed an appeal Wednesday before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death sentence for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to “life imprisonment until death” by a Sealdah court in the rape cum-murder case of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, officials said.

9.US President Donald Trump Wednesday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiation table and “stop this ridiculous war” with Ukraine or face a high-level of sanctions and trade tariffs.

10.Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has achieved a major milestone by becoming the second global IT services brand to cross a $20 billion valuation in brand value.

11.Retirement fund body EPFO has added 14.63 lakh net members in November 2024, a growth of 4.88 per cent over the same month last year, according to the latest payroll data.

12.Odisha's Director General of Police (DGP), YB Khurania, visited Nuapada and Kalahandi districts Wednesday to review Maoist activities along with the Superintendents of Police (SPs) of Chhattisgarh and Nuapada.

13.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Wednesday released before and after satellite images of the tent city here giving an insight into the grandeur of the Maha Kumbh which is drawing crores of people from across the world to take a holy dip at the Sangam.

 14.Calling it a “defective” affidavit, the Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the Assam government for not giving in its reply reasons for detaining 270 foreigners at the Matia transit camp.

15.The Indian cricket team will adhere to the dress code set by the ICC during the upcoming Champions Trophy, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told PTI Wednesday, rejecting speculation that the Board had objected to host Pakistan’s name on the side’s official jersey.