National News
- Tamil Nadu(TN) has emerged as the leader in the country in terms of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education
- The West Bengal Government has launched its official emblem in a programme at Nabanna two days after getting the approval from the Central Government.
- The News Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) which has emerged as one of the most significant events in the publishing world will be held in the capital during January 6 -14 at Pragati Maidan
- Shri Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for commerce and Industry will chair the 3rd meeting of the council for Trade Development and promotion(CTDP) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi
- Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways in Singapore to inaugurate the ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 6th January.
- Goa will be hosting the third edition of the Science film festival of India between January 16 – 19
International News
- The US has placed Pakistan on a ‘special watch list’ for severe violations of religious freedom.
Business
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly introduce new Rs.10 currency notes under the Mahatma Gandhi series.
- The advance estimates of the GDP growth stood at 6.5% for the current fiscal FY18, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO)
Sports
- The Meghalaya Government the Indian Olympic Association(IOA) and the Meghalaya State Olympic Association has signed the host city contract to hold the 39th National Games in the State in 2022.