125 villagers massacred in Ethiopia's Amhara: Doctors (AFP)
BJP names in-charge for assembly polls; Pradhan for UP, Shekhawat for Punjab (PTI)
Cambridge International Board course to be introduced in some Mumbai civic schools (PTI)
North Korea appears to stage night-time military parade (Reuters)
Surviving Paris attacker says defendants 'treated like dogs' (AFP)
Jammu and Kashmir police carry out raids at houses of 4 journalists
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday seized laptops and mobile phones of four journalists, following raids at their respective houses here, officials said.
BCCI announces India's squad for T20 World Cup
RSS wing BKS stages protests in Gujarat over farm produce price (PTI)
Meghalaya Governor forms 3 panels for interstate border dispute talks with Assam
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has constituted three regional committees, each headed by a cabinet minister, to examine the status of six disputed areas along the state's border with Assam, an official said on Wednesday.
Centre enters into a ceasefire agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K) Niki Group
Government of India has enteredinto a ceasefire agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K) Niki Group, saidMinistry of Home Affairs. (ANI)
Assam CM confirms boat accident near Jorhat
Golfers Aditi, Tvesa lead one of the largest squads on LET outside India
Aditi Ashok and Tvesa Malik will lead one of the country's largest contingents in a Ladies European Tour event outside India as they tee up at this week’s VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open.
Union Cabinet clears signing pact between ICAI, CAAR (PTI)
'India may let foreign investors buy up to 20% in LIC IPO' (Reuters)
No objection if Assam CM is made mediator for peace talks: ULFA(I)
Reliance Retail contributes 26 % of Future Consumer's FY21 sales; becomes 2nd-largest customer (PTI)
Can't create separate avenue for scribes to come directly to apex court for quashing of FIRs: SC
Hawkish Takaichi joins race to be Japan's next PM (AFP)
Long live Test cricket while we've Virat Kohli: Shane Warne
China bans private tutors from giving online classes
China on Wednesday banned private tutors from giving classes online or in unregistered venues such as residential buildings, hotels and coffee shops, ramping up its effort to stamp out all for-profit tutoring.
Authorities this year banned for-profit tutoring in subjects on the school curriculum in an effort to ease pressure on children and parents.
(Reuters)
Kejriwal to return to Delhi after 10-day vipassana session
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he felt "rejuvenated" after completing a 10-day session of vipassana meditation.
The chief minister is expected to reach Delhi later in the day from Jaipur where he stayed for the meditation, a party source said.
"Returning rejuvenated after attending a 10 day vipassna course," Kejriwal said in a tweet.
England to host New Zealand, South Africa for Tests in 2022
England will play home Test series against world champions New Zealand and South Africa in 2022, cricket chiefs announced on Wednesday, unveiling a packed schedule.
Joe Root's Test team will begin their home summer with a three-match series against New Zealand, starting at Lord's on June 2, before games at Trent Bridge and Headingley.
(AFP)
Tata AIA Life names Neeraj Chopra as brand ambassador
Tata AIA Life Insurance on Wednesday announced on-boarding of Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra as its brand ambassador in a multi-year deal, aimed at promoting health and wellness among policyholders, and going deeper into the tier II and III markets.
The javelin thrower clinched a gold medal at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics.
(PTI)
Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya has submitted her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind, says the Governor's Secretary, BK Sant
Myanmar cell towers attacked after shadow government 'war' call
Protesters have destroyed around a dozen military-owned communications towers in Myanmar, witnesses and reports said Wednesday, after the country's self-proclaimed shadow government issued a call for a "defensive war" against the junta.
The country has been in chaos since the military seized power in February, sparking mass pro-democracy rallies followed by a deadly crackdown and renewed fighting with ethnic rebel militias in border areas.
(AFP)
Looking at procuring 350 aircraft over next two decades: IAF chief
The Indian Air Force is looking at procuring around 350 aircraft in the next two decades, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Wednesday.
In an address at a conference on the Indian aerospace sector, the Chief of Air Staff also talked about the need fordeveloping asymmetric capabilities to bolster the IAF's overall strength in view of challenges from China.
(PTI)
Ganpati festival: Mumbai civic body bans physical darshan, restricts participation in processions
The Mumbai civic body has issued fresh guidelines for the Ganpati festival beginning from Friday and has banned physical darshan for devotees at public pandals as well as imposed restrictions on the number of participants in processions during the celebrations.
For bringing the idols of the deity and during their immersion, there will not be more than 10 people in the processions of public mandals and not more than five for the household Ganpatis, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the guidelines issued on Tuesday.
(PTI)
DDMA bans public celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi in the capital due to Covid-19
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee has been appointed as a co-in charge of Uttarakhand for the upcoming Assembly election 2022.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi has been appointed in charge of Uttarakhand for the upcoming Assembly election 2022
Actor Rana Daggubati appears before ED in drugs case
Telugu actor Rana Daggubati appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Wednesday after being summoned as part of the ongoing money laundering probe in connection with a high-end drugs racket busted in the city in 2017. The "Baahubali" star is among the over 10 Tollywood (Telugu film industry) personalities including actors and directors, to be summoned by the ED.
(PTI)
Supreme Court upholds Centre's decision to extend ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra's term
The Supreme Court on Wednesdayupheld theCentral government's decision to retrospectively extend the tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra as the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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Akshay Kumar's mother passes away
Superstar Akshay Kumar's mother Aruna Bhatia, who was admitted to a hospital here, died on Wednesday morning.
Kumar, 53, shared a statement on Twitter and paid tributes to his mother, who was in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Hiranandani Hospital. The cause of her death is not yet known.
(PTI)
Bomb explosions outside BJP MP Arjun Singh's house in West Bengal
37,875 new Covid-19 cases, 369 deaths in India
India logged 37,875 fresh cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to3,30,96,718, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
Britney Spears’ father files to end her conservatorship
Britney Spears’ father, James P. Spears, who agreed earlier this summer to eventually step down from his own role in the conservatorship that has overseen her finances and controlled much of her life since 2008, filed a petition Tuesday asking the court to “now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required.”
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico, the National Seismological Service says, shaking buildings in the capital
A fire at a jail in Indonesia's Banten province has killed 40 people (Reuters)
German government admits its police used Pegasus spyware
The German government admitted Tuesday that its federal police service used controversial Israeli spyware known as Pegasus, parliamentary sources told AFP, drawing immediate criticism from rights groups.
Taliban supreme leader tells new govt to uphold sharia law in first message since takeover
The Taliban's secretive supreme leader on Tuesday told the newly appointed government to uphold sharia law, in his first message since the hardline movement swept to power.