Highlights: PM Modi to attend 12 webinars from February 23 to March 11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend 12 post-budget webinars from February 23 to March 11, organised to build on the ‘Saptarishi' priorities as outlined in this year's Union budget, Ministry of Finance said in a press release on Wednesday. Read more

With the Rajasthan police have identified and released pictures of 8 absconding accused in Bhiwani immolation case, two of them belong to Karnal and one to Kaithal district.

As per the details the suspect Shashikant Sharma belongs to Munak village and Kishor Kumat to Gharuanda of Karnal district. While another accused Kaalu Jaat belongs to Kaithal.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is likely to hold its 84th Raising Day event in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, the first time its annual celebrations will be held in a Left Wing Extremism-affected area, according to officials.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to review the ceremonial parade as the chief guest at the event to be held in Jagdalpur, the district headquarter of Bastar, on March 19, they said.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the state government has decided to seek the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States of America for its expertise in behavioural analysis of main accused Gopa Das in the murder case of state health minister Naba Kishore Das. Read more

PM Modi chaired the meeting of 41st PRAGATI, the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State govts today. PM reviewed 9 key infrastructure projects spread across 13 states having cumulative worth over ₹41,500 crore.

Two gangsters were shot dead by Punjab Police in an encounter in Punjab's Bassi Pathana area. Two policemen also sustained bullet injuries.

Indian and Chinese officials held another round of diplomatic talks on the standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Beijing on Wednesday, with the Indian side insisting that disengagement of frontline troops alone will help restore normalcy in bilateral ties.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided the offices related to three departments of Chhattisgarh government in a money laundering case linked to the alleged illegal levies on coal.

Chhattisgarh police officers said that the ED officers have reached the offices in Indrawati Bhawan in Nava Raipur and search in these offices are going on.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and the Election Commission over Uddhav Thackeray's petition challenging the poll panel decision to recognise Shinde faction as the Shiv Sena and allocate the ‘bow and arrow' symbol to it. Read more

Air India has released a statement after its Delhi-bound flight from US's Newark made an emergency landing in Sweden's Stockholm. The airline said it is thoroughly checking for technical issues on the flight. Meanwhile, the immigration procedure of the passengers is being carried out to ensure their stay at the city's hotels, the statement reads.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Bajura, Nepal around 1:45 pm today, according to the country's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center.

Ahead of the Meghalaya assembly election 2023, Rahul Gandhi addresses a rally in Shillong. He said his speech is not visible in media as it is ‘controlled by 2-3 big industrialists’ and they ‘have links with PM Modi’. “My speech is not visible in the media as the media is controlled by 2-3 big industrialists who have links with PM Modi. We can't even express ourselves in the media anymore,” he said.

Pakistan will this week receive a new $700 million loan from China to help shore up its foreign exchange reserves, the South Asian country's finance minister said on Wednesday, reported Reuters.

Delhi's Dwarka court on Wednesday remanded Sahil Gahlot to 12 days of judicial custody after seven days of police custody. He was produced before the court after police custody. He was arrested on February 14 in the Nikki Yadav murder case, reports ANI

Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved the signing of the Air Services Agreement between India and Guyana.

Mumbai Police has contacted actor Alia Bhatt asked her to file a complaint in the matter where a photographer clicked her private pictures, which were published on an online portal. The actor has told police that her PR team is in touch with the concerned portal, reports ANI citing police officials.

India reiterated its stance on the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, saying it was time for dialogue and diplomacy, as finance officials from the Group of 20 (G20) started a meeting near the southern city of Bengaluru.

Handing over of Israel's Haifa Port to Adani company is a symbol of deep trust between Israel and India: Naor Gilon, Israel's envoy to India, told ANI

We are working on PM Netanyahu's visit to India. Hopefully, the visit of our foreign minister to India will be coming up soon. A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Israel and India is a priority for both sides: Israel's Ambassador to India Naor Gilon told ANI. On the completion of 30 years of Israel-India diplomatic relations, a Centre for Excellence has been launched in in Haryana, he added.

Delhi HC seeks ED response on bail plea of liquor giant Pernod Ricard's executive, Benoy Babu, arrested in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The trial Court last week denied bail to all accused, including Benoy Babu in the ED case.

Mizoram | Aizawl Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles has recovered 51.550 gm of heroin worth over ₹25 lakhs in general area of Kulikawn, Aizawl on 20 February and apprehended two individuals, one of whom is a Myanmar national, ANI reported

A case has been filed against 3,500 BJP leaders and cadres under sections 143, 151 IPC r/w 41(6) for conducting candle light march without proper permission, ANI reported citing Chennai police officials

Air India Newark (US)-Delhi flight (AI106) with nearly 300 passengers made an emergency landing at Sweden's Stockholm airport after it developed a technical snag. All passengers are reportedly safe, as per PTI.

The Jharkhand government has been on alert after bird flu cases have been reported in a state-run poultry farm in Bokaro district, PTI reported citing officials.