National
News
1.
Bengaluru
has emerged as the most well read city in India, while Mumbai and Delhi stands
at second and third position respectively.
2.
Arunachal
Pradesh would get its first film and Television Institute, being set up by the
Union Government as part of tapping the potential of the North Eastern region.
3.
18th
All India Whips conference to start from Jan 8 to the held in Udaipur.
4.
Telangana
Government has inaugurated country’s first National park of people with special
needs (differently abled people) in Hyderabad.
5.
PM
Narendra Modi will attend the Annual Conference of DGPs and IGPs after at the
BSF Academy at Tekanpur in Madhya Pradesh
6.
Income
Tax department launched an online chat service on its national website
WWW. Income tax India.gov.in
WWW. Income tax India.gov.in
7.
The
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) announced
that Atal Pension Yojana (APY) run by it has reached a subscriber base of 80
lakh
Business
8.
Fin
Tech startup Nearby Technologies has tied up with Yes Bank to provide Aadhaar –
enabled card less and PIN-less ATM service by which customers can deposit or
withdraw money at retailers place.
9.
Paytm
payments Bank has partnered Induslnd Bank to introduce a facility to create a
fixed deposit when the customer balance exceeds Rs.1 lakh at the end of day.
Appointment
10. India’s
High Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur T S Tirumurti was appointed the Secretary
(Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry
Sports
11. Switzerland’s
Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Angelique
Kerber to win the Hopman cup for the first time since 2001.