- JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar Wednesday took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record eighth time in a no-frills ceremony at Raj Bhavan, a day after snapping ties with the BJPled NDA and joining hands with the RJD to form a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government.
- Eminent Odia screen play writer Ranjit Patnaik passed away at his CDA Sector-IX residence here Wednesday. He was 65.
- Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was Wednesday officially appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. He will assume charge August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office the day before. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India.
- The Supreme Court directed Wednesday the clubbing and transfer of all present and future FIRs lodged across India against suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma to Delhi Police in connection with her remarks on Prophet Mohammed during a TV debate show.
- The high-level clearance authority (HLCA) of the Odisha government headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved Wednesday investment proposals worth `74,620.18 crore. These projects will provide employment opportunities for over 24,000 people in Odisha.
- The Odisha government continued its relentless drive against corrupt and inept officials and showed the door to seven of them. Among the seven, five were handed compulsory retirements while two others were sacked over various charges of corruption.
- The Transport department has come up with a five-year (2022-23 to 2026-27) plan for the development of state’s road, rail and civil aviation infrastructure with an investment of Rs 6,367.34 crore, an official said Wednesday.
- The Excise officials have seized gold biscuits weighing around 2.2 kg and Rs 1.22 crore in cash during a search operation for smuggling of ganja in Berhampur town of Ganjam, a police official said Wednesday.
- Chief Justice of India NV Ramana Wednesday said it is unfortunate that even after 75 years of independence only a few are aware of the constitutional provisions and emphasised that the public must know their constitutional rights and duties.
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar has started its own opioid substitution therapy (OST) centre and an acute care unit to strengthen treatment for addiction and severely-ill psychiatric patients respectively.
- The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to 82-year-old poet and activist P Varavara Rao, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, on medical grounds.
- All-out efforts are being made to finish the remaining work on the new Parliament building so that the Winter Session is held there, officials have said.
- AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday promised that if voted to power, his party will provide Rs 1,000 monthly allowance to Gujarat women. Gujarat is slated to go to polls in the year end and Kejriwal has been announcing slew of ‘gurantees’ to woo electorate.
- The government has approved Biological E's Corbevax as a precaution dose for those above 18 years fully vaccinated with either Covishield or Covaxin, official sources said Wednesday.
- The RBI Wednesday mandated that digital loans must be credited directly in the bank accounts of borrowers and not through any third party, as it put in place strict norms to curb rising malpractice in digital lending space.
- Former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar will take oath as the next Vice President of India' on Thursday.
- India has recorded a total of 16,047 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 4,41,90,697, according to the Union Health Ministry.
- The West Bengal CID on Wednesday conducted a raid at the residence of one of the three arrested Jharkhand MLAs in connection with the probe into the cash seizure case and recovered ₹ 5 lakh and an SUV from there, a senior officer of the agency said.
- Bihar's new ruling coalition, Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), on Wednesday brought a no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha who is a BJP MLA, a senior JD(U) leader said.
- Outgoing Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on his last day in office on Wednesday said he is leaving satisfied with his work and urged the members of the house to make judicious use of rules.
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