- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government's response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slowed the pace of interest-rate increases for the second straight time when it Wednesday expectedly hiked borrowing costs by 25 basis points while keeping the door open for more hikes as core inflation remained high. The move to raise the rate will make loans – including housing and auto – and corporate credit expensive.
- The actual Covid-19 infections in India may be around 17 times higher than the official figure, a study led by researchers at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) said Wednesday.
- Dismissed policeman Gopal Krushna Das who allegedly shot dead former Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das last month will undergo narco-analysis and polygraph tests in Gujarat, officials said here Wednesday. A court in Jharsuguda district extended the police remand of Gopal, till February 13.
- Former Odisha Chief Secretary Bijay Patnaik is all set to join the Congress, sources informed.
- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday urged the Union government to take steps for inclusion of 169 tribal communities in Scheduled Tribe (ST) in order to help people belonging to these communities avail benefits of the schemes meant for them.
- All urban areas in the Odisha state will get 5G connectivity by December, while 1,814 villages will get 4G network by that time, an official said Wednesday.
- The Excise department has been conferred the prestigious Computer Society of India-Special Interest Group (CSI-SIG) e-Governance Award for computerisation and IT initiatives, sources in know of the development said Wednesday.
- The Animal Welfare Board of India has issued a notice appealing to people to celebrate ‘Cow Hug Day’ February 14 to spread ‘positive energy’ and encourage ‘collective happiness’, officials said Wednesday.
- The opposition hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday for not responding to allegations related to industrialist Gautam Adani, which they termed "the elephant in the room", with former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accusing Modi of "protecting" the billionaire.
- Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar Wednesday said he has been asked by the ED to appear before it on February 22, while his daughter has been served notice by the CBI.
- The Election Commission ahead of the February 16 Tripura assembly elections has made special arrangements for voting for the people living in Indian territory but outside the barbed wire fencing erected along the international border with Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday.
- A transgender couple in Kerala, which recently announced pregnancy, was blessed with a baby at a staterun hospital here on Wednesday, considered to be the first such case in the country.
- For the current year 2022- 23, coal demand has been assessed by the Ministry (coal) to reach 1,087 MT said Pralhad Joshi , Coal Minister .
- Shares of most of the Adani Group companies ended higher Wednesday, with the flagship firm Adani Enterprises rallying nearly 20 per cent.
- Electric-scooter maker Ola Electric Mobility Pvt is on track to deliver its first four-wheel vehicle in the second half of 2024, according to Chief Financial Officer GR Arun Kumar.
- India’s Suryakumar Yadav remained static at the top spot, while compatriot Shubman Gill shot up to a career-best 30th position in the batting chart of the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings released Wednesday.
- India recorded 96 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, according to Union health ministry data.
- Rajasthan is set to witness another high-profile wedding as Shanelle, daughter of Union cabinet minister Smriti Irani and Zubin Irani, is going to tie the knot with Canada-based lawyer Arjun Bhalla on Thursday.
- The Madhya Pradesh government would construct a temple of Sant Ravidas in Sagar district at a cost of ₹ 100 crore, it said on Wednesday.
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