- India reported at least 6,915 new COVID-19 cases and 180 deaths on Tuesday. According to Union Health Ministry, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,29,24,130.
- The Indian embassy in Romania on Tuesday said that no visa is required for Indian students sheltered here to exit Bucharest by special flights.
- The Supreme Court has granted bail to one accused observing that his appeal is pending before the Allahabad High Court since 2012 and he has already undergone 14 years and 3 months of custody.
- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has controversially claimed that "90 per cent of Indians who study medicine abroad fail to clear qualifying exams in India".
- The Delhi government has given its approval to withdraw 17 cases, including one involving the violence on Republic Day last year, registered in Delhi during the anti-farm law protests, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
- India has slipped three spots from last year's 117 to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 192 United Nations member states in 2015, a new report said.
- The price of a 19-kg commercial cylinder has been hiked to `2,012 from `1,907, according to price notification from state-owned fuel retailers. This is the second-highest rate, after `2,101 per cylinder in December 2021.
- India is also ranked third in billionaire population globally in 2021. The US is at the top of the list with 748 billionaires, followed by Chinese mainland at 554 and India with 145.
- The collection of GST revenue in Odisha has increased by 23 percent in February 2022 as compared to February 2021, Ministry of Finance said
- Noted horticultural scientist Debi Prasad Ray has taken over as the Chancellor of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here, an official said Tuesday
- Tech giant Microsoft Tuesday announced that its Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella's son Zain Nadella, who was born with cerebral palsy, has died. He was 26.
- The consent of parents for attending offline classes or exams for students of Class 10 and 12 in the national capital will not be mandatory any more.
- Farmer leaders Tuesday welcomed the Delhi government's move to withdraw cases lodged against farmers during the anti-farm law stir and urged the Centre to fulfil other promises too, including the formation of a committee on MSP.
- Jet fuel prices Tuesday were increased by 3.3 per cent to all-time high levels across the country, in step with international oil prices surging to over seven-year-high.
- Russian athletes have been excluded from yet another sport that is extremely popular at home following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
- The Higher Education department of the Odisha Government has asked all universities and colleges in the state to complete final exams of the UG and PG students by July 31 and publish results by August 15, this year.
- While releasing the Covid guidelines for the month of March, the Odisha government today stated ‘Holi’, the festival of colours, and related rituals could not be observed in public places throughout the state.
- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had acknowledged as a “problem area”, has made some headway with close to 2,000 people, mainly students, crossing over by noon on Tuesday.
- The International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) has issued an open statement requesting for peace in Ukraine and in the world. The 15th IOAA, is scheduled to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, in August 2022.
- President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday night that the US is banning Russian aircraft from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. Biden made the announcement in his State of the Union speech.
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