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1.Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said that the peak of Covid-19 third wave is over in the state as Covid-19 cases are reducing in cities like Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar that were worst hit.-mid-day.com

2.India and Oman are set to take defence ties to next level with a number of high profile visits, including the Secretary-General of the Omani Defence ministry. Mohammed Nasser Al Zaabi, the executive head of the Omani defence establishment will be on the India visit from January 30th to February 4th.-dnaindia.com

3.Kyiv on Sunday urged Moscow to pull back its troops from Ukraine's border and continue dialogue with the West if it is "serious" about de-escalating tensions that have soared amid fears of a Russian invasion.-ndtv.com

4.The United States and Britain on Sunday flagged new and "devastating" economic sanctions against Russia, as Washington and its NATO allies step up efforts to deter any invasion of Ukraine.-deccanherald.com

5.The Budget session of Parliament, set to begin today, is likely to be stormy with Opposition parties all geared up to raise the Pegasus snooping allegations, farmers' issues and the border row with China.  -Business Standard

6.Over a month after the year-long farmers’ protest came to an end, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said that the central government has not yet met the demands of the farmers and so, January 31 will be observed as “Betrayal Day” by them.-dnaindia.com

7.A day after the Maharashtra State board sent a proposal to the government to postpone the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams to April, education minister Varsha Gaikwad said that the decision on whether to defer the offline examinations will be taken after February 15.-hindustantimes.com

8.The Karnataka government will send a team to Maharashtra to study the model it adopted for sale of wine. Karnataka’s excise minister K Gopalaiah said on Sunday that his government will decide the implementation of the model based on the report of the committees.-hindustantimes.com

9.The Maharashtra Cabinet on Thursday permitted the sale of wine in supermarket and walk-in stores across the state. Currently, only registered wine stores are allowed to sell wine. Once notified, the new rules will allow sale of wine at walk-in stores or supermarket with a minimum area of 100 sq metres.-indianexpress.com

10.More than 75% of India’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, as the country continues to expand its immunisation coverage in the face of growing challenges posed by the pandemic the world over.-hindustantimes.com

11.Emirates has signed a new agreement with Amadeus, extending their partnership to offer the travel trade community more flexibility, choice, and future capabilities. From February 1, 2022.-bwhotelier.com

12.FAITH, the federation of all the national associations representing the complete tourism, travel and hospitality industry of India (ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, TAAI, TAFI) has given reference to Ministry of Tourism of a global travel ranking for cross – country road travel, where India has been ranked 10 out of 118 countries on multiple parameters such as heritage sites, bio- diversity, landscapes, average travel cost etc.-hotelierindia.com

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