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1.Europe is closer to war than it has been at any time in the last 30 years, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau warned on Thursday at the launch of his country's year-long chairmanship of the region's largest security organisation.-livemint.com

2.North Korea vows ‘stronger’ action to US sanctions over hypersonic missile tests.-North Korea hit back at U.S. sanctions in response to recent hypersonic missile tests that raised new security concerns, vowing a “stronger and certain reaction” to Washington’s attempt to halt its weapons programs.-hindustsntimes.com

3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said despite Covid-19 cases increasing in the country, there is no need to panic as whatever variant it may be, the way to fight it is vaccination. This was the first meeting of PM Modi with the chief ministers of the states and the UTs in 2022.-hindustantimes.com

4.Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for International Trade, President of The Board of Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan on January 13 in Delhi formally announced the launch of ‘Free Trade Agreement’ between India and United Kingdom (UK).-dnaindia.com

5.While addressing the media during launch of the free trade agreement negotiations between India and United Kingdom, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on January 13 said that both the countries will try to bring new growth avenues. “Those who understand agreements, recognise that both sides have to win in a free trade agreement.-dnaindia.com

6.India witnessed a 6.7 per cent jump in new Covid cases as it added 2.64 new infections over the last 24 hours, the highest in 239 days. Deaths from Covid rose by 315, with total fatalities now at 485,350, the Health Ministry said.-ndtv.com

7.Mukesh Ambani's Reliance To Invest $80 Billion In Gujarat Green Energy.-Reliance Industries on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gujarat for an investment to the tune of Rs 5.95 lakh crore ($80 billion) as part of investment promotion activity for Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022.-ndtv.com

8.After Wednesday's high Covid tally, the state and the city reported dips in new cases. While the city reported a nearly 17% drop in its daily caseload, the state's decline was insignificant at less than 1%. Maharashtra reported 46,406 cases as against 46,723 on Wednesday, while the city reported 13,702 cases as against over 16,000 on Wednesday.-Times of India

9.After the Maharashtra health department expressed concern over an expected spike in hospitalisation of Covid-19 patients in the next few weeks, the administration on Thursday imposed several curbs at hill stations near Mumbai.-news18.com

10.COVID-19 had a serious impact on online travel agencies (OTAs), according to GlobalData, which notes that the OTA market value decreased by a gruesome 60.4% year-on-year (YoY) in 2020. The leading data and analytics company reveals that this strain has amplified OTA’s existing concerns around the growing presence of Google in the market, and how the tech giant’s control could impact competitivity and, therefore, consumer choice.-hotelierindia.com

11.Sheraton Grand Palace Indore organizes two-day festivities to bring in the harvest season in a unique way. The property is hosting the guests to a Lohri Dinner and Makar Sankranti Brunch on the 13th and 14th of January 2022 which will be an amalgamation of delicious traditional food, live counters, bonfire, dhol beats and kite flying.-hotelierindia.com