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  • Amid refugees thronging from neighboring Myanmar, India has expressed deep concern over the fighting between Myanmar’s rebel groups and government forces. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India wants the violence to end and a resolution made through dialogue. 
  • As workers remain trapped inside the Uttarkashi tunnel for over 100 hours, some are experiencing nausea and headaches. CMO of Uttarkashi RCS Panwar said his team is sending essential medicines, glucose, and multivitamins through pipes to aid them.  
  • Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said AQI in the national capital will remain very poor as meteorological conditions look unfavorable for the next three days. He added that a Special Task Force formed will ensure stricter enforcement of GRAP-4. 
  • The Upper stage of Chandrayaan-3’s launch vehicle LVM3 M4 underwent passivation, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The occurrence, in line with Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) norms, shows ISRO’s ability to mitigate space debris safely.
  • Chitradurga Muruga Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was released from Judicial Custody on Thursday. Karnataka HC granted bail to the pontiff booked under the POCSO Act for the rape of two minor girls on 25 August 2012.
  • In Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an encounter between terrorists and security forces has been underway since Thursday afternoon. A joint team of Police, Army’s 34 RR, and the CRPF have rounded off an area where 2-3 terrorists are hiding.  
  • Bangladesh’s Election Commission has announced parliamentary elections amid deadly protests from opposition parties asking PM Sheikh Hasina to resign. CEC Habibul Awal said the country’s 12 parliamentary elections will be held on January 7 for all 300 seats. 
  • India’s cybersecurity watchdog CERT-in has warned Google ChromeOS users that they may be exposed to multiple vulnerabilities in the operating system. Meanwhile, Google has announced updates for most ChormeUS devices with several security fixes.