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1:15 PM

India records single-day rise of fresh 529 Covid-19 cases

India on Wednesday recorded 529 fresh COVID-19 cases, while the country's active infection count stood at 4,093. According to the ministry's data updated at 8 am, three new fatalities, two from Karnataka and one from Gujarat, were reported in the last 24 hours.

12:54 PM

PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra via video conferencing

12:35 PM

Rajnath Singh, Army chief arrive at Jammu to review on-ground situation following recent attacks

11:56 AM

Tamil Nadu Health Minister meets people who were hospitalised due to ammonia gas leak at Ennore

11:55 AM

Ammonia gas leak detected in a sub-sea pipe in Chennai's Ennore

11:40 AM

Several commuters were injured in pile-up on Yamuna Expressway amid dense fog

Several commuters were injured in a pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida this morning amidst dense fog across the national capital and NCR. As per officials, the incident happened around 8 am on the Agra to Noida lane of the expressway in Dayanatpur area under the Jewar police station limits. "No person suffered fatal injury in the incident while the number of those injured was yet to be ascertained," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Ashok Kumar told media.

 

11:13 AM

Central Agency officials start investigations around Israel Embassy

11:12 AM

Many injured on Agra-Lucknow expressway collisions amidst dense fog

Several commuters were injured this morning on the Agra-Lucknow expressway when at least seven to eight vehicles collided due to a dense layer of fog. The low visibility led to a massive collision of vehicles near the Jharna Nala flyover.

10:41 AM

US shoots down 12 'Iran-backed' Houthi attack drones, 5 missiles in Red Sea

The US government on Tuesday said that it had shot down twelve attack drones and five missiles, which it claimed were launched by the Iran-backed Houthis. The USS Laboon, a guided-missile destroyer, and F-18 fighter jets from the Eisenhower carrier strike group are in the southern Red Sea as part of a US-led coalition meant to protect shipping lanes from attack by the Houthis in the key Bab el-Mandeb strait, according to The Times of Israel.

10:34 AM

2 flights of SpiceJet diverted at Delhi airport due to dense fog

Two flights of SpiceJet have been diverted at Delhi airport today morning due to bad weather, an official told PTI. The flights were diverted to Jaipur between 0900 and 0915 hours, the official further said. Several areas in the national capital were engulfed in dense fog this morning resulting in low visibility. The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 7.8 degrees celsius.

10:29 AM

Mysterious object found in Lawapora area of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

10:17 AM

Fire breaks out at scrap godown in Attapur area of Telangana

9:48 AM

Cong leader Rahul Gandhi meets wrestlers at 'akhara' in Haryana's Jhajjar

Rahul Gandhi visited an "akhara" in Haryana's Jhajjar district and met a group of wrestlers including Bajrang Punia today. The Congress leader's meeting with the wrestlers comes against the backdrop of a controversy surrounding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

9:32 AM

Delhi englufed under thick blanket of fog as temperature dips further

9:11 AM

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' dies

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film ''Parasite'' dies, say reports. As per the Police reports, Lee was found dead at a car in a central Seoul park. Earlier PTI reported that Lee was found unconscious at an unidentified Seoul location. Yonhap news agency of S Korea reported that police had been searching for Lee after his family reported he left home after writing a message similar to a suicide note earlier on Wednesday.