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1.International passengers arriving from UAE, including Dubai, in Mumbai are now exempted from compulsorily seven-day home quarantine and RT-PCR on arrival, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said in a notification on Sunday. These directions will be enforced with effect from midnight January 17, 2022.-livemint.com

2.All inbound travellers coming into India will have to mandatorily isolate themselves at home for seven days, according to the latest update by the Union Health Ministry. The weekly home quarantine will be followed by an RT-PCR test on the eighth day. The guidelines came into effective from January 11 and will remain effective till further government orders.-hotelierindia.com

3.Prince Harry has filed a claim for a judicial review against the British government’s decision not to let him personally pay for police protection while in the U.K.The Duke of Sussex’s legal representative said Saturday that Harry wants to bring his children Archie and Lilibet to visit his home country from the U.S.-theindianexpress.com

4.India is a “source of inspiration” and continues to set an “unmatched example” for Palestinians while gaining a leading status globally, a senior Palestinian official has said, as several events were organised across the West Bank to celebrate the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in Palestine.-theindianexpress.com

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a 'State of the World' special address at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda today (January 17) via video conference, his office said.The virtual event will be held from January 17 to 21 and will also be addressed by several Heads of State including Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, European Commission President Ursua von der Leyen, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison,among others.-dnaindia.com

6.Today on the National Startup Day, Pune-based Repos was awarded the National Startup Award 2021 at the prestigious 6-day Startup India Innovation Week. Repos was amongst the 150 entrepreneurs who got the opportunity to present their policy recommendations at the virtual gathering presided by PM Narendra Modi. Repos won this award in the Energy distribution category.-livemint.com

7.Days before India completed a year of its Covid-19 inoculation programme, the government told the Supreme Court that it has not issued any guideline that envisages vaccination without consent, or makes a vaccination certificate mandatory for any purpose.-indianexpress.com

8.The latest IMD bulletin, issued this afternoon, alerted of cold day to severe cold day conditions in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan during the next two days and over eastern Uttar Pradesh during the next three days.-hindustantimes.com

9.Even as negotiations between Tesla, the US electric car manufacturer, and the Central government seems to be stretching, a Maharashtra minister has extended the company an invite to start operations in the state and has assured all possible help.-The Times of India

10.Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic landed in Dubai on Monday after his sensational deportation from Australia over his coronavirus vaccination status put his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title on hold. As the Australian Open got under way in Melbourne.-ndtv.com


11.World Trail plans to open 15 new outlets by the end of the current fiscal year and 100 in the next 5 years to increase its footprint across India and internationally. Vipinkumar Singh and Ranjan Singh, Owners of World Trail with the aim to further diversify his brand into the F&B Industry, is looking to expand and plans to enter International markets by 2024. With this expansion plan, the company is riding on the growth wave of the food and beverage industry.-hotelierindia.com

12.Mukesh Ambani has bought a luxurious hotel for Rs 2000 Crore.-After London, Reliance Industries is taking a big bite of the real estate and hospitality market of Big Apple, buying the Mandarin Oriental Hotel New York. Reliance through its wholly owned arm Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings will be paying $98.15 million to acquire 73.37% of the hotel, it said in a late night statement on Saturday.-The Economic Times

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