- The government Wednesday nominated four noted personalities, including celebrated athlete P T Usha and music maestro Ilaiyaraaja, from as many southern states to the Rajya Sabha, in what is being seen as the ruling BJP's big outreach to recognise prominent figures from south India.
- The Union Health Ministry has reduced the gap between the second and precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine for all beneficiaries from nine to six months following a recommendation by NTAGI.
- Cooking gas LPG price was hiked by `50 per cylinder, the eighth increase in rates in the last one year.
- A sevenyear-old girl was allegedly raped in Kendrapara district by six juveniles, police said Wednesday.
- The driver of a cash deposit van carrying cash to refill the ATMs in Boden and Sinapali blocks of this district decamped with `57 lakh cash and the vehicle, Wednesday.
- The Higher Education Department Wednesday released the schedule for Common PG Entrance Test-2022 for admission into State Public Universities and Colleges for Post Graduation (PG) Courses. According to the notification, the Common PG Entrance Test2022 will start from August 1 and will continue till August 13.
- A few days after actress Rashmirekha Ojha was found hanging in her rented house in Nayapalli area here, her rumoured boyfriend Santosh Patra allegedly committed suicide at Basanti Colony in Rourkela, Wednesday.
- Phulbani MLA Angada Kanhar (BJD) cleared his Class X board examination, the results of which was declared Wednesday. The 58-year-old lawmaker secured 72 per cent marks.
- China Wednesday expressed hope that India will conduct the ongoing investigations into the Chinese mobile manufacturer firm Vivo in accordance with the law and regulations and provide a “truly fair” and “non-discriminatory” business environment to China’s firms.
- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Wednesday rescued 22 crew members from a sinking merchant vessel off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat in a sea-air coordinated operation.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is going to tie knot for the second time Thursday at a private ceremony amidst the presence of AAP’s top leadership, including national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and R C P Singh resigned from the Union Cabinet Wednesday, a day before the completion of their Rajya Sabha term.
- The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mohammad Barkindo, 63, has died late Tuesday in Abuja.
- Finance ministry Wednesday released the fourth instalment of revenue deficit grant of Rs 7,183 crore to 14 states for the current fiscal during 2022-23 are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
- At least 16,159 new coronavirus cases reported in the last 24 hours in India, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,35,47,809. India also recorded 28 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,25,270.
- The Rajasthan cabinet on Wednesday decided to give government jobs to the sons of Kanhaiya Lal who was hacked to death inside his shop in Udaipur.
- Multiple police cases have been filed in Assam against Leena Manimekalai, the director of the documentary "Kaali" whose poster has caused huge controversy.
- Delhi government schools will soon have CCTV cameras installed and the live feed will be shared with parents, according to sources.
- Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
- Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Steel.
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