- Home, auto and other loan EMIs are set to increase after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked its key interest rate by 40 bps in a surprise move Wednesday
- The Union government has adopted the 24x7 ‘Drink From Tap (DFT) Mission’ launched by Odisha as a national model for replication of the same in other states. The Odisha Water Academy has been empanelled as a leading capacity building institute at the national level while the chief executive of WATCO, Odisha, PK Swain has been nominated as a member of the National Task Force.
- IPS officer Prateek Singh took charge as the Deputy Commissioner of Police for Bhubaneswar, Wednesday
- The weavers of Routapada under Begunia block in Khurda district are now busy weaving cotton and silk garments for Lord Jagannath and his siblings of Puri Srimandir for this year’s Rath Yatra.
- The Supreme Court Wednesday directed Odisha and several other states to comply with its direction for revision of the pensions of retired judicial officers.
- The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed concern at the pendency of criminal appeals in some high courts for a period between 30-40 years, and sought a report from the High Courts where pendency is high.
- Odisha is set to come up with India’s ‘only’ observatory that will establish a repository on the health of the tribal population in the state, officials said Wednesday.
- The Ministry of Education (MoE) has directed all Central Universities to join the Common University Entrance Test-2022 [CUET (UG)- 2022] for admission into the undergraduate programmes.
- A Station House Officer was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl who was left outside his police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur by four men after they raped her for three days, officials said Wednesday.
- After sending missions to the Moon and Mars, the ISRO is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the solar system’s hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it.
- Huge outstanding dues worth about Rs 7,918 crore of state-run power generating companies have resulted in less dispatch of coal especially to the states with high dues like Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, according to an official note.
- The UK government Wednesday announced a ban on services exports to Russia over the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, cutting Moscow off any business with UK sectors such as management consultancy, accountancy and public relations.
- The State Election Commission today issued a notification regarding bypoll to the Brajrajnagar assembly constituency in Odisha's Jharsuguda district. As per the notification, election will be held from 7 am to 6 pm on May 31. The counting of votes will take place on June 3. The entire election process will be completed by June 5.
- In a significant decision, Odisha Government today doubled the ex-gratia for Odia jawans martyred during war and anti-terrorist operations. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed officials concerned to increase the ex-gratia amount for the next to the kin of deceased Odia jawans to Rs 10 lakh from existing Rs 5 lakh.
- Almost a week after buying Twitter for a whopping $44 billion, Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Twitter Inc may charge a slight fee for commercial and government users. However, Musk has also assured that Twitter will always be free for casual users.
- A total of 150 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Party workers were arrested in Nashik district of Maharashtra for creating "communal tension" in the district, informed local police officials.
- India on Wednesday reported 3,205 new COVID-19 cases, taking the coronavirus tally to 4,30,88,118. The country also recorded 31 new covid-related fatalities, bringing the total number of deaths to 523,920.
- The curfew that was imposed in Rajasthan's Jodhpur following incidents of violence in the district has been extended till May 6, as per an order issued by the District Police Commissioner.
- Against the backdrop of the language controversy in some parts of the country, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that a language should neither be imposed nor opposed.
- The Centre has sought time from the Supreme Court to file its response on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial era penal law on sedition.
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