Highlights: ‘The Kerala Story’ film made tax free in Haryana, says CM Khattar

IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki suicide case | While granting bail to accused Arman Khatri, Bombay High Court observed that it did not find any evidence of caste-based discrimination and harassment against him. The Court also observed that it did not find evidence of abetment to suicide against Khatri.

Due to operational reasons, Go First flights until 19th May 2023 are cancelled, says the airline.

A 22-year-old lady doctor was stabbed to death on Wednesday at a taluk hospital in Kottarakkara here allegedly by a man who was brought there by police after being involved in a fight with his family members, PTI reported. 

Australia’s corporate watchdog has investigated more than 100 companies under a drive to flush out greenwashing in the managed funds sector, and warned it plans to step up scrutiny of the issue, Bloomberg reported.

5.21 % voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Jalandhar.

India has recorded 2,109 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases have come down to 21,406 from 22,742, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 tally now stands at 4.49 crore (4,49,74,909).

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, who was arrested dramatically on Tuesday in a corruption case, is likely to remain in the custody of the country's anti-graft agency for "four to five days" and is expected to be presented before an accountability court, a media report said on Wednesday.

Two days after eight people were killed when an SUV slammed into a crowd waiting at a Brownsville bus stop, information on the victims remains scarce, leaving relatives of missing people scrambling to locate loved ones and pleading for information, reports AP.

ASEAN leaders say 'deeply concerned' about Myanmar violence, reports AFP.

The death toll from wildfires in Russia's Ural Mountains rose to 21 Tuesday, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency service agencies.

Wildfires have raged in the Kurgan region of the Urals and in Siberia all week. A resident of western Siberia's Tyumen province died while attempting to extinguish a fire.

Twitter boss Elon Musk on Tuesday put out word that audio and video calls are coming to the platform.

"Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform," Musk said in a tweet.

A case has been registered after a woman worker of an airline was duped of gold jewellery worth more than ₹18 lakh and ₹65,000 in cash, police said, reported ANI.

The accused withdrew ₹50,000 of the total amount from the victim's ATM.

Polling for the Sohiong by-election in Meghalaya began at 7 am on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements, officials said.

Voting will take place till 4 pm in 3,328 polling booths, of which 1,100 have been identified as sensitive and 28 as critical.

Polling for the by-election to Jharsuguda assembly seat in Odisha began at 7 am on Wednesday amid tight security measures, officials said.

A total of 2,21,070 people are eligible to exercise their franchise in 253 booths. There are 1,10,320 male electors, 1,10,687 women and 63 of the third gender.

Australia will allocate A$2 billion ($1.4 billion) to support renewable hydrogen projects, as the major fossil fuel exporter attempts to reinvent itself as a clean energy powerhouse, Bloomberg reported. 

The German government on Tuesday presented a proposal for a law that will make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert assessments and a court’s authorization.

The United States has opened a new embassy in Tonga, the State Department said on Tuesday, part of efforts to step up the U.S. diplomatic presence in the Pacific region to counter China, Reuters reported.

A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians Tuesday as he tried to enter a synagogue on the island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said. The attacker was slain by security guards, and 10 people were injured, reports AP. 

Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided on Tuesday, dealing the former US president a legal setback as he campaigns to retake office in 2024. Read more

Britain is set to formally classify Russian mercenary force Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation, which would impose financial sanctions and other penalties, as a way of increasing pressure on Russia, The Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.