1.The Odisha government has decided to implement the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), Antyodaya Gruha Yojana for economically weaker sections of society and another scheme for construction of block-level stadiums, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday

2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday disbursed Rs 5,000 each to over 18 lakh women beneficiaries under Subhadra Yojana in the 4th phase of the first instalment in the state.

3.The state Cabinet has approved construction of stadiums in all 314 blocks with an outlay of Rs4,124 crore over five years.

4.The state Cabinet has approved a proposal to undertake three projects for Hirakud Dam under the DRIP-III at an estimated cost of Rs 1,066.38 crore over a period of six years, starting FY2025-26.

5.Professor Dipak Kumar Sahoo, currently serving as a professor at the School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), in Burla.

6.The Singaporean passport has emerged as the strongest passport in the world with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 193 out of 227 countries across the globe, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. India found the 80th spot on the list, with easy access to 56 nations.

7.Bangladesh's interim government launched an operation Saturday after a student group gave a 24-hour ultimatum to track down “culprits” who assaulted their activists during a reported attack by protesters on an Awami League leader's house on the outskirts of Dhaka.

8.The organiser of the Delhi Open -an ATP Challenger event -- Saturday announced wild card entries for three Davis Cuppers - Sasikumar Mukund, Ramkumar Ramanathan and young Karan Singh -- in the men's singles main draw.

9.A fresh impasse has erupted in the Kolkata film industry amid a drastic 70% drop in film productions within a year. This is the second such cease work within the last six months as the cold war between the directors and technicians continue to shake up the industry and its work.

10.Around 150 eco-friendly CNG taxis painted in the classic yellow colour with blue border will soon ply the roads of Kolkata, a transport official said Friday.

11.The results of Delhi Assembly polls has gone as per the predictions made by several pollsters. The BJP has completely decimated the Opposition with its spectacular performance. It will form the government in Delhi after a gap of more than 26 years.

12.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate V C Chandhirakumar trounced Naam Tamilar Katchi's (NTK) M K Seethalakshmi by a margin of 91,558 votes.

13.Chief Minister Atishi and three ministers in the outgoing AAP government -- Gopal Rai, Mukesh Ahlawat and Imran Hussain -- managed to secure wins Saturday.

14.India’s forex reserves rose $1.05 billion to $630.607 billion for the week ended January 31, the RBI said Friday.

15.India is on the path to achieve $800 billion in exports in the 2024-25 fi scal for the fi rst time, according to the government, signalling a robust economy and continued growth across sectors.