- Raghav Chadha of the Aam Aadmi Party has been appointed a member of the Standing Committee on Finance. Youngest in the Rajya Sabha at 34, Mr Chadha, a chartered accountant, is one of seven members the party nominated to the Upper House from Punjab earlier this year.
- The government on Tuesday announced the removal of the three-year window period of restructuring of FM radio permissions within the same management group during the licence period of 15 years, a move that is expected to pave the way for further expansion of such services in smaller cities.
- Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, aspiring for a national role ahead of the 2024 election, launched the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), a new version of his party,
- A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashedin Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang today, killing a pilot and injuring another.
- Marking a change in its tradition, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh invited a woman for the first time in its history in the form of mountaineer Santosh Yadav as the chief guest at the annual RSS Vijayadashmi festival on Wednesday.
- A total of 10 members of the Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other proscribed outfits were on Tuesday designated as terrorists by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
- Mumbai-based AB General Electoral Trust donated ₹ 10 crore to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the financial year 2021-22, the Election Commission of India said on Tuesday.
- Four terrorists, including those involved in the killing of a policeman three days ago, were neutralised in two encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian on Wednesday, police said.
- At least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus carrying 45-50 members of a marriage party fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district, police said on Wednesday.
- The government has approved Rs 26,000 crore for the installation of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.
- The Competition Commission of India has given conditional approval to the proposed merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) and Sony.
- The Reserve Bank is planning to extensively use advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse its huge database and improve regulatory supervision on banks and NBFCs.
- The United Nations and Pakistan have jointly launched a fresh flash appeal seeking more than USD 800 million for the rehabilitation of millions of Pakistanis affected by the devastating floods that have so far claimed the lives of over 1,700 people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.
- North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains during the flight of the nuclear-capable weapon that could reach the US territory of Guam and beyond.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a medical product alert on four cough and cold syrups made by India’s Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, potentially linking it to acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in Gambia.
- This is the first time ever that the Prime Minister of the country is participating in the Kullu Dussehra celebrations.
- Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena with a renewed demand for action over a "Rs 6,000-crore scam" in collection of toll tax by BJP-run municipal bodies.
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