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Delhi reports 2,146 new Covid cases, 8 deaths in past 24 hours

Tamil Nadu CM gives Rs 1 crore each to Indian men's and women's Chess Olympiad teams

Goa panchayat elections see 78.7% voter turnout

Trump invoked Fifth Amendment, didn't answer questions in civil probe

Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn't answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his business dealings, the former president said in a statement Wednesday.

Trump arrived at state Attorney General Letitia James' offices in a motorcade shortly before 9 am, before announcing more than an hour later that he "declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.” (AP)

CM change rumours rattle K'taka BJP after Bihar drama

The ruling BJP in Karnataka is in damage control mode following rumours of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai being replaced. The BJP which is yet to recover from the wrath of party workers and Hindu activists following the murder of Praveen Kumar Nettaru, a BJP Yuva Morcha member, now has the task of clarifying over the leadership issue when assembly elections are just 8 months away. (IANS)

Wall Street opens strong on milder-than-expected inflation data

US stocks opened with big gains Wednesday cheered by the milder-than-expected US inflation data, as investors bet the data means the Federal Reserve will slow the pace of its aggressive interest rate hikes.

With energy costs dropping in recent weeks, the annual consumer price index dipped to 8.5 per cent last month, the Labor Department reported, and there was no increase compared to June -- well below expectations. (AFP)

Corbevax to be available as precaution dose, 6 months after second dose

Trump arrives at New York AG's office for deposition in civil probe

US annual inflation eases slightly to 8.5% in July

US annual inflation eased slightly in July as fuel prices fell, but remained stubbornly high at 8.5 per cent, according to official data Wednesday, fueling the prospect of further aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

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Liz Truss summons Chinese ambassador over military drills around Taiwan

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday summoned China's ambassador to Britain, Zheng Zeguang, to explain Beijing's actions towards Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.

A furious China has extended its largest-ever exercises around the self-ruled island it claims as its own following Pelosi's visit - the highest-level trip to the island by an American official in decades. (Reuters)

Justice U U Lalit appointed as 49th CJI

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. (PTI)

China's military to resume regular patrols after completing 'various tasks' around Taiwan

China's military has "completed various tasks" around Taiwan but will conduct regular patrols, it said on Wednesday, potentially signalling an end to days of war games but also that Beijing will keep up its pressure on the island. (Reuters)

PM Modi dedicates 2G ethanol plant to the nation on World Biofuel Day

Relief to Nupur Sharma as SC orders all FIRs to be clubbed

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed to club all the FIRs filed against Nupur Sharmafor her remark on Prophet Mohammed and transferred it to Delhi Police to investigate.

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Sisodia demands CBI inquiry into alleged Rs 6,000 crore scam in Delhi Municipal Corporation

Up to 50 missing after boat carrying migrants sinks in the Aegean

Up to 50 people are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Karpathos in the Aegean Sea. (AFP)

FIFA World Cup to start one day early on November 20

The opening match for this year's World Cup in Qatar will be brought forward by one day to November 20, senior football sources told AFP on Wednesday.

FIFA and the Qatari organisers have agreed the change, the sources said. According to the current schedule, Senegal and the Netherlands play the first game on November 21, followed by the official inauguration match between Qatar and Ecuador later that day.

Comedian Raju Srivastava admitted to AIIMS after he collapsed at gym

Comedian Raju Srivastava has been admitted to AIIMS Delhi after he experienced chest pain and collapsed while working out at the gym. More details areawaited.

ABVP members protest over SSC scam in Kolkata detained

Congress leader and Kannur corporation councillor PV Krishnakumar arrested in assault case

Congress leader and Kannur corporation councillor PV Krishnakumar has beenarrested for allegedly raping an employee of women's co-operative bank. The woman had filed a police complaint on July 20. He was absconding and has now been arrested from Tirupati.

MP, MLAs denied permission to meet Sanjay Raut in jail

Permission has been denied to an MP and two MLAs who came to meet Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut currently lodged at the jail, saysArthur Road Jail administration.Raut is in judicial custody in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case.

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi sent to 2-day police remand in extortion case

Varavara Rao granted bail in 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grantedregular bail to activist and poet Dr P Varavara Rao, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, on medical grounds.

Commuters wade through waterlogged street following monsoon rains in Palghar district on Tuesday (August 9, 2022). Credit: IANS Photo

Heavy rains in western Maharashtra; Kolhapur varsity suspends exams for 2 days

Heavy rains and flooding have been witnessed in western Maharashtra districts since the last two days, prompting the Kolhapur University to suspend the exams scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. Following heavy downpour, the water level of the Panchganga river in Kolhapur has crossed the warning mark, district authorities said. Some roads in Kolhapur district were closed after water-logging on some stretches, officials from the Public Works Department said.(PTI)

Nadda to be on two-day Tripura visit from August 27

BJP national president J P Nadda is scheduled to arrive in Agartala on August 27 on a two-day visit to Tripura to oversee organisational activities, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. The visit assumes significance in view of next year’s assembly elections.

Raj Bhavan has become political place, says Puducherry Assembly Opposition Leader

Raj Bhavan has become a political place. A parallel government is being run by the Lt Governor. Puducherry CM N Rangaswamy should resign and go like Nitish Kumar in Bihar, saysR Siva, Puducherry Assembly Opposition Leader.

Govt nod to Corbevax booster shot for Covaxin, Covishield beneficiaries above 18 years

The Government of India on Wednesday approved Biological E's Corbevax booster shot for Covaxin and Covishield beneficiaries above 18 years.

If I have hurt anyone by any means, I regret it: Aamir Khan on boycott 'Laal Singh Chaddha' calls

Moderate rain in Mumbai; IMD forecasts more showers with strong wind

Mumbai and its suburbs witnessed moderate rains in the last one day and the India Meteorological Department has Mumbai has predicted more moderate showers with strong wind over the next 24 hours.

The city recorded 26.87 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period till 8 am on Wednesday, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 31.38 mm and 33.06 mm downpour respectively in the same period, he said. The IMD has predicted moderate rain in the city and suburbs with the possibility of heavy showers at isolated places in the next 24 hours. (PTI)

Wearing black clothes, Congress, DMK MLAs protest against Puducherry Governor in Assembly

Celebrations as CWG 2022 Gold medallist shuttler Lakshya Sen arrives at Bengaluru airport

The first Cabinet meet of Eknath Shinde government after expansion will take place later today.

16,047 new Covid-19 cases in India, up 25.8% since a day ago

India on Wednesday reported a 25.8 per cent surge in daily Covid-19 cases with 16,047 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The nation reported 12,751 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

The active cases now stand at 1,28,261, while the daily positivity rate is at 4.94 per cent.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tests positive for Covid-19 again, isolating at home

Panchayat polls under way in Goa; 5,038 candidates in fray

Polling was underway for 186 panchayat bodies in Goa on Wednesday with more than 5,000 candidates in the fray, an official said. The polling began at 8 am and will conclude at 5 pm, it was stated. At least 5,038 candidates are contesting the panchayat polls from 1,464 wards across Goa, an official from the state election commission said.

A total of 64 candidates have already been elected unopposed from different village panchayats, of which 41 are from North Goa and 23 from South Goa, the senior official said. North Goa district has 97 panchayats with 2,667 candidates in the fray, while 2,371 are contesting polls for 89 panchayats in South Goa, he said. There are 3,85,867 voters in North Goa and 4,11,153 in South Goa, as per official data. The administration has already imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) across the state, and liquor ban has also been enforced on Tuesday and Wednesday.(PTI)

FBI raid on Trump's home ignites political firestorm

Top Republican leaders flung their support behind former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday after an extraordinary FBI raid on his palatial Florida residence sparked a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country.

The FBI move marked a stunning escalation of legal probes into the 45th president and comes as he is weighing another White House run.

Twin blasts kill 15 Burkina Faso troops

Two explosions killed 15 soldiers in Burkina Faso on Tuesday, the army said, the latest in a series of such attacks as the country battles a jihadist insurgency.

The twin blasts using "improvised explosive devices occurred on the road from Bourzanga to Djibo" in the Centre-North region, the army general staff said.

Biden signs ratification of Finland, Sweden NATO bids

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia's Ukraine invasion one step closer.

Biden said the two northern European countries would become "strong, reliable highly capable new allies" by making the "sacred commitment" to mutual defense in the US-led transatlantic alliance.