- Over 4.91 lakh people in 2,110 villages under 78 blocks and 18 ULBs of 18 districts have so far been affected by the flood and heavy rainfall, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena said here Wednesday.
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed Wednesday a charge sheet naming actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others, official sources said.
- Bhubaneswar, August 17: Cracking the whip on helmetless riding, the State Transport Authority (STA) has issued 2,073 challans to bikers on national and state highways during the last 24 hours.
- The Orissa High Court Wednesday directed actor Varsha Priyadarshini to appear before the Delhi Police within 15 days in connection with a case filed against her for allegedly hurling casteist remarks at a staffer of her spouse and MP Anubhav Mohanty.
- At a time when many parts of the state are reeling under flood, skyrocketing vegetable prices in the Capital city has come as a double whammy, reportedly due to lack of adequate stock and transportation hurdles.
- The Union Home Ministry Wednesday denied any move to shift Rohingya Muslims in Delhi to economically weaker section (EWS) flats and directed the Delhi government to ensure the “illegal foreigners” remain in detention centres pending their extradition.
- The government Wednesday approved an additional `50,000 crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to ensure lowcost credit flow to hospitality and related segments hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- The report, Air Quality and Health in Cities, released by HEI's State of Global Air Initiative, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health effects for more than 7,000 cities around the world, focusing on two of the most harmful pollutants; fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
- Delhi and Kolkata reported 106 and 99 deaths per 1 lakh population in 2019 which could be attributed to PM2.5 pollution, according to a new report published by US-based Health Effects Institute Wednesday.
- Political parties and individuals cannot be prevented from making poll promises aimed at fulfilling the constitutional mandate and the term “freebie” should not be confused with genuine welfare measures, the Supreme Court said Wednesday.
- A man arrested at Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle home on Christmas Day last year wearing a mask and holding a crossbow told security “I am here to kill the queen”, a British court heard Wednesday.
- The Supreme Court Wednesday deferred till August 22 hearing on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) matter after the Centre said it is in discussion with FIFA over holding of the U-17 Women’s world cup in India.
- Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa continued his fine run in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, beating Anish Giri of the Netherlands 2.5- 1.5 in the second round here Wednesday.
- Relocation of ATM at Daruthenga inaugurated by Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi, MLA Suresh Kumar Routray in presence of A Udaya Bhaskar Reddy, Zonal Manager Bhubaneswar, and other staffs of branch. During the programme local Sarpanch, SHG groups, BDO and other officials present.
- In a major shake-up Wednesday, the BJP dropped Union Minister and former party president Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from its parliamentary board, the apex organisational body. The saffron party brought in six new members, including former Karnataka CM, BS Yediyurappa and Punjab leader Iqbal Singh Lalpura
- 10,000 farmers who reportedly left from Punjab for Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday will participate in a 72-hour long protest against the Centre starting today.
- India reported a total of 9,062 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours. The active caseload stands at 1,05,058, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed.
- Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party has informed the Election Commission that it has not received any donation in excess of ₹ 20,000 from individual donors and entities during the financial year 2021-22.
- Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, asking to join the proceedings in the case regarding the distribution of "freebies".
- Asserting that nobody should be misled against allopathy, the Delhi High Court Wednesday told Ramdev that while he was welcome to have his followers, he should not mislead the public by saying more than what is "official".
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