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Kerala
- 55,000 people can have darshan at Sabarimala per day for mandalam.
- E Sreedharan quits active politics. Asks BJP to shun Hindutva politics.
- CM's pilot vehicle misses the convoy.
- CPM looks to revamp its approach in Ernakulam following the election defeat in the district.
- School in Balussery, Kozhikode implements gender-neutral uniforms. MSF is under fire for opposing it.
- Lulu Mall, India's largest mall inaugurated in Trivandrum, state's capital. Promises 600 jobs.
- District administration publishes route map of Omicron confirmed patient in Ernakulam, Kochi.
- Shashi Tharoor MP lands in soup to support Kerala CM P. Vijayan on Silver Line project during Lulu mall speech. KPCC criticises his move, will have to justify his stance.
- Kanam Rajendran slams minister R Bindu for recommending Kannur University VC's reappointment.
- Two political murders in 12 hours in Alappuzha. One from SDPI and BJP each. Collector imposes 144 in the district for two days.
- KPCC President K Sudhakaran attacked Pinarayi Vijayan, called him a scavenger.
- Kerala CPM opposes a nationwide alliance with the Congress party.
- Thrikkakara MLA P T Thomas passed away.
- Kerala HC serves notice to Kochi Lulu Mall, state govt over illegal parking fees.
- KS Sethumadhavan passed away.
- Kerala implements night curfew for the new year.
- Liquor worth Rs 215 crore sold in Kerala during Christmas.
- Kerala man mistakes daughter's friend for thief stabs him to death.
- Cabinet raised the marriage age of women from 18 to 21.
- Durga Puja gets UNESCO heritage tag.
- Amarinder Singh announces alliance with BJP for elections.
- PM Modi inaugrates Ganga Expressway.
- CUCET Approved for Delhi University Undergraduate Admissions Through Entrance Test From 2022.
- Govt. issues notice to Election Commission, gets criticised by Opposition and ex. CECs.
- I-T department raids SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's aides.
- Two cases of lynchings were reported in Punjab in two days over sacrilege
- Lok Sabha Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill To Link Voter ID With Aadhaar.
- Several states impose New Year restrictions and Night curfew.
- Election Laws (Amendment) Bill passed in Rajya Sabha amid din.
- Derek O Brien was suspended from parliament for unparliamentary behaviour.
- Karnataka passes the anti-conversion bill in the assembly.
- NCRB stopped collecting data on lynching, hate crime as it was ‘unreliable’, govt tells LS.
- Hindutva leaders in Haridwar call for Muslim genocide.
- Karnataka School's Christmas Celebrations Stopped By Right-Wing Group in Mandya.
- RSS begins work for its roadmap for next 25 years.
- MIG-21 crashes in Rajasthan.
- TMC wins landslide in Kolkata municipal elections.
- Farmers' Protest Spawns A Political Party, Will Contest Punjab Elections.
- 'Help Make BJP And India Strong': PM Donates Rs 1,000 To Party Fund.
- PM Modi, VP Naidu and others pay tributes to Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.
- Scuffle in Kizhakambalam after migrant labourers put police jeeps on fire close to KiTeX factory. Massive arrests took place. Company calls it a witch-hunt, while political parties call it a KiTeX plot. 156 people arrested.
- India to start vaccination of teens above 15. Only COVAXIN is approved for the same.
- NITI Aayog report for last year released, Kerala on the top and UP on the bottom.
- Bank Account of Mother Teresa mission frozen by central govt.
- AICC meet in Delhi saw Congress flag raised fall down.
- Congress party secures maximum seats in Karnataka local body polls.
- Resident doctors across India threaten shutdown of services after police ‘crackdown’ in Delhi post lathicharge by police.
- Centre approved two indigenously developed COVID vaccines, one anti-viral drug.
World/International
- Omicron is spreading faster than any other coronavirus variant.
- Super Typhoon Rai makes landfall in the Philippines.
- Biden travels to typhoon-ravaged Kentucky.
- TTP rivals Pak-military by withdrawal from the ceasefire agreement.
- A booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine can cut mortality from the Delta variant by 90%, says an Israeli study.
- 50th anniversary of Bangladesh liberation war commemorated.
- North Koreans were banned from laughing for 10 days to mark Kim Jong Il's 10th death anniversary.
- Miss World 2021 was temporarily postponed as several contestants including India's Manasa test Covid +ve
- US congress raises debt ceiling till 2023.
- Turkey raises minimum wages, reduces the bank rates.
- US releases report on ISIS terrorists. The list includes people from India.
- UK Conservative party faces backlash in its stronghold of Northern Shropshire.
- The US hosts Summit for Democracy virtually.
- Russia was warned by the EU and G7 on Ukraine.
- Booster doses are released across the globe due to Omicron fears.
- NYC reports the highest covid tally since its outbreak. New York Broadway shows were cancelled due to rising cases. The US reports the highest children hospitalisation in years.
- UK experiences its highest COVID tally followed by the world tally.
- Gabriel Boric, 35, wins Chile's presidential election.
- The ruler of Dubai was forced to pay half a Billion euros for divorce, which is the highest.
- Christmas tree removed from a mall in Kuwait for being unIslamic.
- Crowd boos Trump after he reveals he took Covid booster, later in his interview for The Daily Wire, asked everyone to take vaccines to protect from getting the severe disease.
- Doctors Without Borders Marks 50th Anniversary.
- Bomb blast in Ludhiana court complex kills two.
- Putin: Insulting Prophet Muhammad is not freedom of expression.
- Queen's Christmas message pays tribute to 'beloved' Philip
- Pakistan troops, Taliban exchange fire along Durand Line as fencing continues.
- Biden tells in an interview with ABC's John Muir, that he will contest in 2024.
- Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden meet virtually.
Technology, Business and Finance
- Linking of Aadhar and Voter ID card to begin.
- NASA Parker probe touches the sun by crossing Corona boundaries.
- Spotify unveils, rating for podcasts to support creators.
- CCI clears the way for the Amazon-Future deal.
- Tesla owner blows 2013 Model S sedan with 30 kg of dynamite.
- Razorpay is now the most valued fintech startup in India.
- Saudi Arabia Sentences Man To 15 Years For "Promoting Atheism" In Tweets.
- Twenty Youtube Channels took down for anti-India content.
- Indian Rupee is the worst-performing currency.
- India ordered 6,04,44,000 biryanis via Swiggy in 2021 becomes the top dish.
- Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against YouTuber Maridhas.
- Jubilant FoodWorks, Dominos India's offset partner to increase the price of Dominos.
- After Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg Returns As Howard in Young Sheldon.
- James Webb Space Telescope lifts off on a historic mission.
- India's first superhero movie, Minnal Murali released on Netflix. Goes on trending.
- Entrepreneur Pankhuri Srivastava passes away, startup ecosystem faces a big loss.
- Apple closes its NYC based retail stores because of increasing COVID cases.
- Govt extends FY'21 GST annual return filing deadline till February 28. RBI extends the deadline for periodic KYC updates till March 31.
- No change in IT returns deadline.
Sports
- Kidambi Srikanth wins historical silver in a nail-biting final in BWF finals.
- Kerala blasters secure consecutive victories in ISL reaches the third position.
- Australia retains Ashes with a win over England.
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