Breaking news highlights: Bengal records 2,455 new Covid cases, 6 more deaths

West Bengal on Wednesday recorded 2,455 new Covid cases and 6 more deaths, which pushed the caseload and death toll to 20,77,005 and 21,294 respectively, according to the state health department's bulletin. 

Telangana on Wednesday reported 640 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 8,11,616. Hyderabad district reported the highest number of cases with 277 infections.

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska appealed to US lawmakers on Tuesday to provide more help to her country as it struggles against a five-month-long Russian invasion, saying weapons could help assure a "joint great victory."

"We remain completely broken when our world is destroyed by war. Tens of thousands of such worlds have been destroyed in Ukraine," she said through a translator, in an emotional 15-minute speech to members of the US House of Representatives and Senate.

Congress MPs to raise the issue of "political vendetta on opposition parties leaders" in both the Houses of Parliament tomorrow, along with GST on essential commodities and other issues.

Delhi records 686 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate stands at 4.74 per cent: PTI reports citing authorities

Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking platform Alt News, walked free from the Tihar Jail on Wednesday hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in all first information reports (FIRs) registered against him across the state for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

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Haryana DSP murder: Main accused Mittar arrested from Rajasthan's Bhara.

Anticipated protests over the questioning of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi by the ED and an increase in the number of kanwariyas passing through the city are likely to affect traffic movement in parts of Delhi on Thursday, the Delhi Police has said.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case, asking him to appear before them on 27th July.

A local court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to five people for killing two farmers.

District Judge C Prakash awarded life imprisonment to Dharmendra, Sanjeev, Asjad, Kaiser and Vikram for killing Ikram and Anwar and looting ₹60,000 when they were returning after selling their crops.

The incident had taken place in Jhinghana area of Shamli district on April 21, 2009, government counsel Rajiv Sharma told PTI.

Former Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa gets clean chit in contractor suicide case, cops cite lack of evidence.

A Chinese firm has demanded payment of over ₹86 billion from Pakistan on an immediate basis.

China Huaneng has served notice of non-payment to Pakistan's Central Power Purchasing Agency Guarantee (CPPA-G) pursuant to guarantee within 30 days, reported Business Recorder.

The company, in a letter written on July 15, 2022, had made a demand for payment.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a round of applause from members of his Conservative Party after he finished addressing parliament at his last appearance during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

"We've helped, I've helped, get this country through a pandemic and help save another country from barbarism. And frankly, that's enough to be going on. Mission largely accomplished," Johnson said.

"I want to thank everybody here and hasta la vista, baby."

In a major setback to former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, the Madras high court on Wednesday ordered the handing over of keys of the AIADMK’s office to interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, referred to as EPS.

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The Crime Branch seized 2.8 kg of ambergris, the vomit of a whale valued at 2.6 crores from the accused namely Vaibhav Janardhan Kalekar. Case registered u/s 2, 39, 44, 48(a), 49(b), 57, and 51 of the Wild Animal Protection Act 1972: Mumbai Police

The UK government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, eastern England, which it says will generate low-carbon electricity for six million homes.

"Today, 20 July 2022, the Sizewell C Project application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy," the government said in a statement.

Punjab encounter: Operation successfully concluded after both gangsters killed, says senior police official.

Wipro consolidated net profit falls 21% year-on-year to ₹2,563.6 crore in Q1 FY23.

Delhi-Guwahati Go First flight diverted to Jaipur after windshield cracks mid-air, reports PTI citing DGCA.

Inflation in the United Kingdom has accelerated to a new 40-year high, driven by rising food and fuel prices that are contributing to a cost-of-living crisis.

Consumer prices rose 9.4% this year through June, up from 9.1% the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. The new figure is the highest since 1982, when inflation peaked at 11%.

> "No justification to keep him in continued custody and subject him to endless rounds of custody," said the Supreme Court as Mohammed Zubair was granted bail in all FIRs in Uttar Pradesh by the top court.
 

> “Zubair must be released by 6 pm today,” ordered SC.

> SC also rejected UP government's plea to stop him from tweeting.

Thundershower with moderate to heavy intensity rain with very heavy intensity rain over isolated places and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR, the weather department has said.

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Inflation in South Africa surged to its highest level in 13 years in June, driven primarily by rising prices for food, transport and housing, official data showed on Wednesday.

"Annual consumer price inflation was 7.4 percent in June 2022, up from 6.5 percent in May, and the highest rate since May 2009," the statistics agency, StatsSA, said in a statement.

Six-time Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe wins presidential elections, reports AFP. The country is in a very difficult situation, we have big challenges ahead, he says after winning the polls.