1.President Droupadi Murmu Saturday advocated for the “One Nation One Election” initiative, asserting it has the potential to redefi ne “good governance”.

2.76th Republic Day Celebration Live: The parade on Kartavya Path will commence at 10.30 am, with chief guest and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in attendance.

3. CEC Rajiv Kumar Saturday requested political parties to avoid “disruptive campaigning” and “fake narratives”, saying it might cause disillusionment among youngsters regarding the electoral process.

4.The Supreme Court recently observed that industrially allotted land should be utilised by someone who can generate income and employment.

5.Four Odias will be conferred with nation’s fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri among 139 - seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri decorations. Dr. Ashok Mohapatra, Adwaita Charan Gadnayak, Durga Charan Ranbir, and Pratibha Satpathy, are set to receive the prestigious award for their remarkable contributions in healthcare, art, and literature.

6.Chandrakant Sompura, the architect of the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, is among the Padma Shri recipients this year.

7.The Finance Ministry on Saturday notified the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) which promises an assured pension of 50 per cent of the average basic pay drawn over the last 12 months prior to superannuation.

8.The CRPF has been awarded the highest number of police gallantry medals, 21, among all central and state police forces including two defence ministry issued Shaurya Chakras on the eve of the 76th Republic Day Saturday.

9.Mahanadi Coalfi elds Limited (MCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the district administration of Sambalpur for Project ‘Sikshotthan’, a landmark initiative aimed at benefiting over 41,000 elementary students in this district of western Odisha.

10.Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has added 16.07 lakh new workers enrolled under the ESI scheme in November, about one per cent higher as compared to the year-ago month, according to the latest payroll data.

11.Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

12.YSRCP leader V Vijayasai Reddy Saturday resigned as a member of Rajya Sabha and announced he was quitting politics due to “personal reasons”, the fourth party MP to short-terminate their terms in the Upper House since its rout in the 2024 Assembly elections.

13.The Palestinian militant movement Hamas released four female Israeli soldier hostages Saturday, in return for 200 Palestinian prisoners, in keeping with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old war in Gaza.

14.Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

15.The US State Department issued a “stop-work” order Friday for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to a cable seen by Reuters, after President Donald Trump ordered a pause to review if aid allocation was aligned with his foreign policy.