1.An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Nato on Thursday that a defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war. “The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war,” former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, said in a post on Telegram. “Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends,” said Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012.-hindustantimes.com
2.China reported a large jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations in the week through to January 15 to the highest since the pandemic began, according to a weekly report published by the World Health Organization on Thursday.However, the WHO said it awaited "detailed provincial data disaggregated by week of reporting" on nearly 60,000 additional COVID-related hospital deaths reported by China last week and did not include them in the tally.-ndtv.com
3.Canada summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday over an attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro that killed at least 45 people, including several children, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said. Officials summoned ambassador Oleg Stepanov to "make clear we do not accept the sheer brutality of Russia's recent attacks against civilians in Dnipro," Joly told reporters in Toronto.-hindustantimes.com
4.Spanish Woman, 115, Is World's Oldest Person, Has Never Gone To Hospital-A Spanish great-grandmother who was born in the United States has likely become the world's oldest living person at 115, a Guinness World Records consultant said Wednesday.Maria Branyas Morera is believed to have assumed the title following the death on Tuesday of French nun Lucile Randon aged 118, senior consultant for gerontology Robert D Young said.-hindustantimes.com
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated two new Mumbai metro lines 2A and 7, a 35-km long elevated corridor stretching from Andheri to Dahisar, constructed at the cost of around ₹12,600 crore. The Prime Minister also launched various development projects in Mumbai.According to the Prime Minister's Office, the metro line 2A connecting Dahisar E and DN Nagar (yellow line) is around 18.6 Km long, while metro line 7 connecting Andheri E - Dahisar E (red line) is around 16.5 Km long.-hindustantimes.com
6.The Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, was passionately asked about Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his hectic Bharat Jodo Yatra .Jeddah-based Malayali activist and OICC president K.T. Muneer, who joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab and returned to Saudi Arabia, said that Rahul Gandhi has shown interest in Saudi Arabia and was happy about the reforms initiated by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.-hindustantimes.com
7.The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday permitted the Kala Ghoda Association (KGA) to conduct their nine-day long art and cultural festival from February 4-12 at Cross Maidan, provided the association submit a written undertaking that it would not set up stalls offering refreshment and undertaking commercial activities at the venue.-hindustantimes.com
8.The central government will organise the country's first global tourism investors summit in Delhi from April 10-12 under the aegis of India's G20 Presidency, officials said on Thursday. All G20 member countries will be invited to participate, they said.India assumed the presidency of the influential bloc on December 1, setting the tone for the ministry's calendar this year.-The Economic Times
9.After the astounding success of the first edition of ‘Shefs at The Leela’ at The Leela Palace Bengaluru, The Leela Ambience Gurugram Hotel & Residences along with Rupali Dean and Akanksha Dean now presents its 2nd edition with a sublime culinary repertoire celebrating three Indian women chefs who are creating ripples in the culinary world with their passion and commitment to excellence. On January 21, 2023, -fnbnews.com
10.Satvik Council of India world’s first vegetarian’ food safety and regulatory compliance for vegetarian, allied adherents and lifestyle Standard Development Organization, has exclusively “Sattvik Certified” ITC Royal Vega Restaurants in ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, ITC Narmada, Ahmedabad and ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata, emphasizing that all the cuisines have been cooked in compliance with Sattvik management standards ensuring 100% vegetarian processing and utilization of the food products.-hotelierindia.com
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