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1.US President Joe Biden has said that Americans must ensure such an attack like that on the US Capitol a year ago "never happens again" as the country seems more divided than ever.-dnaindia.com

2.India and its partners in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad along with Canada and South Korea are participating in the multinational exercise Sea Dragon at Guam in the Western Pacific.-hindustantimes.com

3.A record 9.5 million new COVID-19 cases were reported around the world during the week December 27-January 2, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday, with its chief warning that the 'tsunami of cases' caused by the new Omicron variant was overwhelming health systems around the world.-dnaindia.com

4.Despite the surge in Covid-19 cases, there will be no lockdown in Maharashtra as of now, the state health department said today. Maharashtra Health Department said the decision to impose lockdown will be taken only when the situation with regard to the availability of medical oxygen or hospital beds deteriorates, news agency ANI reported.-hindustantimes.com

5.As Omicron cases continue to shoot up in the state, health minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday clarified that even while curbs were being discussed, there was no plan to shut down Mumbai’s local trains. Tope also reiterated that a lockdown was not on the cards. “Shutting Mumbai’s local trains is not under discussion,” he said after a review meeting on Covid cases called by NCP chief Sharad Pawar.-The Times  of India

6.KYC or Know Your Customer is a process through which a bank or institution verifies the identity and address of a person. The government has made KYC mandatory for most online services - whether you want to open a bank account, mobile connection, stock market, mutual fund or depositories. Everywhere, you have to go through the process of KYC.-dnaindia.com

7.commute from Mumbai's southern tip to its northern suburbs will now take just 25 minutes and the hassle will be reduced as much. The Water Taxi service, all set to begin operating from this month, will not just reduce travel time but also improve connectivity in a city that sees bumper-to-bumper traffic and severely overcrowded public.-hindustantimes.com

8.Bambrew, an indigenous provider of sustainable packaging as an alternate to single use plastic (SUP), has raised pre-Series-A funding of $2.35 million led by Blue Ashva Capital and Supack Industries. The round also saw participation from Mumbai Angels and notable angel investors.-hotelierindia.com

9.The sixth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF 2022) has been rescheduled to March 2022. It will now be held at the beaches of Calicut (Kozhikode) from March 17th to March 20th, 2022. It was earlier scheduled to be held from January 20th to January 23rd, 2022. Organized by the DC Kizhakemuri Foundation, the Kerala Literature Festival is supported by the Government of Kerala and the Kerala Tourism Board.-hospitalitybizindia.com

10.Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) to promote hospitality and related infrastructure in the Union Territory.-hotelierindia.com

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