News highlights: PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate CIPET- Institute of Petrochemicals Technology, Jaipur

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi asks officials to check "rampant" corruption in local govt department and "unplanned and haphazard" construction across state

. Commissioner of Police Ludhiana orders probe into the incident where two people tried to stop Delhi CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's carcade near the venue where he held an interaction with industrialists today

. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu says changing geopolitical scenario in India's neighbourhood poses new challenges to security forces at country's border

. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has assured that issues of farmers and homebuyers in Noida will be included in the manifesto for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, say party office-bearers

. Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: Mamata Banerjee has always tried to bite the hand that fed her. She should be kept out of the efforts to form opposition unity. She is Trojan Horse of BJP, who can never be trusted in fight against BJP

. Arvind Kejriwal says Punjab govt has been reduced to 'tamasha', urges new CM Charanjit Singh Channi to immediately remove 'tainted' ministers from his cabinet

. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has written a letter to Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi, asking her to convene an urgent meeting of Congress Working Committee (CWC)

. Union Cabinet approves roll-out of 'PM POSHAN in Schools' scheme that will provide hot cooked meal to students of elementary classes in govt and govt-aided schools. The scheme will subsume existing mid-day meal scheme, says Union minister Anurag Thakur

. Indian World Forum (IWF) President Puneet Singh Chandhok says that Indian businessman, Bansri Lal Arendeh, who had been allegedly abducted on 14th September at gunpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan has been released today.

. The government will give Rs 4400 cr in form of capital to Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) enabling Banks to give additional loans of Rs 88,000 cr & ECGC will give cover on that: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

. NIA court rejects Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze's appeal to be kept under house arrest. Waze will be shifted to Taloja Jail Hospital. Waze had appealed for house arrest for 3 months for recovery post his heart surgery.

. Odisha Police, which is probing espionage case at DRDO's Interim Test Range (ITR), says it will take help of Interpol through central agencies to reach mysterious woman who had allegedly engaged five ITR employees in leaking defence information to foreign agent

. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged Punjab CMChanni to take action against tainted ministers in his Cabinet. He also demandedaction against the culprit of the Bargari Beadbi incident.

"We've said again andagain that we'll give you such a CM face that all of you will be proud, Punjab will be proud. We're holding a detailed press conference tomorrow," Kejriwal said.

. The Punjab government will pay the bills of 53 lakh families who cannot pay electricity bills. The Punjab CM said that 70 per cent to 80 per cent of consumers come under the 2KW category. The disconnected electricity connections will be reinstalled for free, he added.

. Russia on Wednesday reported 857 new coronavirus-related deaths, the most in a single day since the pandemic began and the second day in a row it has set that record. The government coronavirus task force also reported 22,430 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Reuters)

. Over 470 students will be awarded their PhD degrees at the fifth convocation of the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be the chief guest at the convocation to be held Thursday in virtual mode owing to the pandemic. (PTI)

. In an expected development, Wasim Khan has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB in a short statement said that the Board of Governors would be meeting later Wednesday on call to consider the resignation. Wasim Khan was brought in as CEO by the former Chairman Ehsan Mani in early 2019. (PTI)

. Punjab Chief Minister Channi announces relief for people in electricity bills. He waived off the electricity bills of those who couldn't pay it. The move is likely to cost the Punjab government over RS 1,200 crore.

. Amid a turmoil in Punjab, a state Cabinet meeting is under way, according to multiple media reports. The CM is expected to brief media shortly

. Deputy Commissioner R Girish has given permission to open Shiradi Ghat road, on Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75, for traffic for all vehicles. The movement of heavy vehicles was banned for repair works two months ago followinga landslide.

As the National Highway Authority of India has taken all safety measures for the movement of vehicles on the stretch, permission has been given to open the Shiradi Ghat road for all vehicles, the DC has informed.

. Breaking his silence a day after abruptly resigning as the Punjab Congress chief, Navot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday raised questions over the appointments of the director general of police and the state's advocate general. Read more

. Fumio Kishida to become Japan’s next prime minister after winning the ruling party leadership election in a runoff vote: Reuters

. A day after he resigned from the Punjab Congress as President, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday tweeted a video saying that he has had no personal rivalry with anyone and he will keep fighting for the truth and what is right till his last breath. Read more

. Real estate developer Supertech moves the Supreme Court seeking modification of its August 31 order in which it was directed to demolish two of the 40-storey towers at its Emerald Court housing project in Noida, proposing demolition of only one of the two towers.

. New Zealand is reporting 45 new local cases of the coronavirus, the most in nearly a month as an outbreak in Auckland continues to grow. Auckland remains under lockdown although officials have eased some restrictions since the outbreak began last month.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said Wednesday that people need to keep steady as officials continue efforts to tamp down the outbreak. Officials say some of the cases have been spreading among homeless people living in transitional housing, a group that may be more reluctant than most to seek health services. About 64% of New Zealanders have had at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. (AP)

. According to sources in the party, the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief has not been accepted yet, and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and senior leaders have been asked to sort out the differences. Read more

. Punjab ministers Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Pargat Singh leave from the residence of Navjot Singh Sidhu after meeting him. Sidhu tendered his resignation as president of the party's Punjab unit, yesterday.

. The Congress leadership was in a "wait and watch" mode after the sudden resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Congress chief on Tuesday.

Sources said Sidhu's resignation has not been received by the party and its leadership will take a call once it reaches them.

(PTI)

. With a guest list made up of Oscar winners and British royalty, James Bond film "No Time To Die" finally held its delayed world premiere in London on Tuesday in the cinema's most high profile red carpet since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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