ONI Bureau: — Bijepur bypoll date announcement soon: Advisor to Election Commission Bhagban Prakash.
— Doctor of SCB Nephrology department allegedly beats up patient from Bargarh dist for consulting another doctor.
— BJD to stage dharna from Jan 8 to 17 in 12 districts protesting Centre’s refusal to Paddy MSP Hike.
— EAM Sushma Swaraj reached Bangkok for first leg of her 3 nation tour of South East Asian countries, earlier today.
— Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am, tomorrow after continued uproar over Triple Talaq Bill.
— Nazia Elahi Khan, activist and lawyer of Triple Talaq victim & Ishrat Jehan joins BJP in Kolkata.
— Kerala Government orders closure of ‘Peace International School’ in Kochi for teaching communal content.
— IPL Retentions: Kolkata Knight Riders send Gautam Gambhir back to the auction pool, retain Sunil Narine and Andre Russell; Rohit Sharma retained by Mumbai Indians.
— Hockey India Disciplinary Committee implements fifteen day ban on Goalkeeper P.R Sreejesh for taking part in the Celebrity Charity Football match in Mumbai without seeking permission from governing body.