The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a massive exercise to test its air defence missiles including the indigenous Akash air defence system and the Igla handheld launchers. The indigenous Akash Missile System along with Russian short-range Igla missiles were fired and engaged the Manoeuverable Expendable Aerial Target (MEAT) providing near realistic training to the combat crew.
Board exams in 2021 will be in written mode only and not online, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) officials said on Wednesday even as consultations on dates for conduct of the examination are still underway.
CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar asserted that the ongoing farmers stir against farm bills was an uprising to save democracy from crony capitalism and deplored attempts to discredit the agitations. Kumar appealed to people from all walks of life to lend their support to the movement launched by the farmers.
Mumbai police on Wednesday registered a complaint against Gangs of Wasseypur actor and screenwriter Zeeshan Quadri for allegedly cheating a film financier of Rs. 1.25 crores.
Ahead of the meeting between the central government and the various farmers' bodies on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh are scheduled to meet tomorrow. Most of the farmers' bodies are from Punjab. Amid the protests against the anti-farm laws, both the minister would be discussing on issues related to the farmers at 9.30 am.
Cyclone Burevi is all set to make its landfall on the southern coast of India. In this connection, the Indian Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued a red alert in four districts of Kerala. The cyclonic storm is most likely to hit Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha.
British Sikh Opposition politicians have voiced their support for farmers agitating in India against the new farm laws and called for a "peaceful solution" as soon as possible. India has called the remarks by foreign leaders on protests by farmers as "ill-informed" and "unwarranted" as the matter pertained to the internal affairs of a democratic country.
The government has asked Wikipedia to remove a link from its platform that has shown an incorrect map of Jammu and Kashmir, according to sources. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued an order under Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000 directing Wikipedia to remove the link, they added.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will take the first shot of the anti-Covid vaccine in the state after it is cleared by the ICMR following which 1.25 lakh health workers would receive it.
The shaping of a new political alliance led by the Indian National Congress (INC) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) have surfaced after both the parties were collectively seen campaigning on Wednesday for the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections. In an election campaign meeting held today at Mudiobari, Parbatjhora Nonwi Serfang, Pasnwi Serfang in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora, former Forest minister Rockybul Hussain and AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal shared the same platform.
In a major development, Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik was granted bail after three months by a special narcotic court in Mumbai on Wednesday. Showik was arrested in a drugs case in relation to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat reached Guwahati on a four-day visit to the state. The RSS chief is staying in a secluded Ashram in Adimgiri Hills near Maligaon. According to reports, Bhagwat is likely to participate in a meeting with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and top leaders of BJP today to discuss some important political issue. However, he will not make any public appearance and will not address any public rally.
The protesting farmers in Delhi against the farm laws continued their sit-in at the Delhi-Noida border for the second day on Wednesday, leading to the closure of a key route that connects Uttar Pradesh with the national capital. The Delhi Traffic Police has advised commuters travelling to the national capital to avoid using the Chilla route and instead take the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) or Kalindi Kunj road.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that five states are reporting an increase in active cases of COVID-19 in the country which is the actual disease burden of the infection. The top five states showing a rise are Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
Actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol tested positive for COVID-19. The actor-politician took to Twitter to announce the detection of the virus. The actor in his tweet wrote, "I got myself tested for coronavirus and the result has come back positive. I am in isolation and feeling well. I request that all those who came in contact with me recently should isolate themselves and get tested."