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8:16 PM

Telangana assembly elections: BJP holds CEC meeting at party headquarters in Delhi

8:11 PM

CBSE to open office in UAE soon: Education Minister

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will set up an office in the UAE soon. The minister made the announcement during a three-day visit to Abu Dhabi. "UAE-India relations are in a very good position today. In a strategic partnership, especially in education and skill, India and UAE have strong relations. We are opening an IIT in UAE, and many prominent universities of India have already come here," the minister said.

7:18 PM

More than 97% of Rs 2,000 notes returned: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Wednesdays said more than 97 per cent of the Rs 2,000 banknotes in circulation have been returned to the banking system, and only Rs 10,000 crore worth of such notes are sill with public. On May 19 this year, the RBI had announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation.

6:49 PM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal issues directions to Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal issues directions to Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot that till the engagement and deployment of Home Guards as bus marshals is done, the current bus marshals are to be continued so that women's safety is not compromised. CM also asks to expedite the process of payments of bus marshals ahead of Diwali.

6:34 PM

SpiceJet inducts five leased Boeing 737s (including 3 737 MAX aircraft) into its fleet

6:27 PM

8,796 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct.7: Health Ministry in Gaza

At least 8,796 Palestinians, including 3,648 children, have been killed in Israeli strikes since Oct. 7, the health ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza said on Wednesday.

5:51 PM

UAE's GDP grew 3.7% in first half of 2023, supported by non-oil sector

The United Arab Emirates' gross domestic product grew 3.7% in the first half of the year, the economy minister said on Wednesday, as non-oil sector growth vastly outperformed overall growth. Non-oil growth surged 5.9% in the first six months of the year, Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri said, speaking at a business conference in Dubai.

5:45 PM

First wounded escape war-torn Gaza for Egypt

Ambulances transported wounded residents out of Gaza for urgent medical care in Egypt Wednesday, with hundreds of desperate foreign passport holders also poised to flee the territory wracked by three weeks of war with Israel. The evacuation of the first people to escape war-torn Gaza provided a rare glimmer of hope in an otherwise desolate humanitarian crisis, with 8,796 people killed in Israeli bombing, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

5:27 PM

Israel strikes apartment buildings in Gaza refugee camp for second day, says Hamas-run govt

The Hamas-run government in Gaza says Israeli airstrikes have hit apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City for a second day in a row, causing many deaths and injuries. The toll from Wednesday's strikes was not immediately known. Al-Jazeera television, which is still reporting from northern Gaza, aired footage of devastation and of several wounded people, including children, being brought to a nearby hospital.

5:06 PM

PM Modi meets Asian Para Games contingent at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

4:43 PM

Gaza faces another communications blackout for several hours

Gaza was plunged into another communications blackout on Wednesday, with internet and phone service cut for several hours as Israeli troops battled Hamas militants. Meanwhile, dozens of foreign passport holders crowded into a border crossing ahead of what could be the first such departure from the besieged Palestinian enclave. Communications began to be restored later in the day, but aid agencies warned that such blackouts severely disrupt their work in an already dire situation. Daily airstrikes have displaced more than half of the population and basic supplies are running low.

3:55 PM

India's cultural vibrancy shines brighter: PM Modi as Gwalior, Kozhikode join UNESCO Creative Cities Network

3:52 PM

Our dream was to ensure that people of Telangana rule the state: Rahul Gandhi

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Will ban construction work in areas with severe air quality for 5 days in row: Delhi minister

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the city government will ban construction work in areas recording an air quality index (AQI) above the 400 mark for five consecutive days. During a press conference, he said Delhi's AQI has remained around 350 for the past few days and meteorologists attribute this to a drop in temperatures and calm winds.

2:57 PM

Rahul interacts with coal mines workers, voices concern over privatisation

Voicing concern over "privatisation of mines", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that it was a violation of labour laws and it meant pushing the workers into "bonded" labour, as he shared a video of his recent interaction with workers of the Singareni Coal Mines in Telangana.

In the video shared by Gandhi on his YouTube channel, he tells the workers that the Congress stand is very clear that there should be no privatisation is strategic sectors.

"A few days ago, I got a chance to meet and talk to the workers and employees of the coal mines of Singareni. Listened to their problems, and after listening I came to know that the root of every problem is the privatisation of mines," he said in his post along with the video.