Breaking highlights: Jacqueline Fernandez questioned for 8 hours in 200 crore extortion case

The world is within reach of beating the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said, shifting to a more upbeat tone while urging countries to keep working to control the virus.

As many as 141 passengers were evacuated after one of the engines of a Kochi-bound Air India Express plane caught fire, the airline said in a statement on Wednesday. Following the incident, regulatory authorities initiated a probe while the airline also began looking into the happening, ANI reported.

Actor Jacqueline Fernandez was today questioned by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police for over eight hours in a ₹ 200 crore extortion case. Read more

The bodies of two minor sisters, aged around 15 and 17 years, were found hanging from a tree under Nighashan police station of Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district.

Troops from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, military bands and mounted police are leading the procession of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.

A court in Karnataka's Chitradurga has extended the judicial custody of Shivamurthy Sharanaru Swami, chief pontiff of the Murugha Math, till September 27, PTI reported.

Online nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards 2023, to be announced on the eve of Republic Day next year, will be received till Thursday.

The Union home ministry had opened the window for accepting nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards on May 1. They are being accepted only on the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in).

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 881 coronavirus cases and five fatalities, the health department said in a bulletin.

Supreme Court allows BCCI plea to modify the mandatory cooling-off clause for Board's administrators. They can now have a maximum tenure of 12 yrs at one go at BCCI & a state association. SC order will enable Sourav Ganguly & Jay Shah to have longer tenures at BCCI.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval calls on King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a proposal to add the Hatti community in the Trans-Giri area of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur to the list of notified Scheduled Tribes, Union Minister Arjun Munda said.

Passengers were evacuated from an Air India Express flight plane on slides after smoke started coming out of the plane at Muscat International Airport on Wednesday.

In view of the declining trend of Covid cases, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued guidelines to resume mandatory Breath Analyser Tests for all pilots and cabin crew.

Earlier, due to Covid-19, there only six such personnel were allowed to undergo the test in one hour.

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers’ online behavior without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements, reported AP.

I welcome the 8 MLAs who have joined BJP today... Congress started the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', but I think 'Congress Chhodo Yatra' started in Goa. People from across the country are leaving Congress & joining BJP: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Wholesale inflation eases to 12.41% in August as against 13.93% in July: Govt.

Bihar firing incident: 4 suspects identified, 7 police personnel suspended for 'dereliction of duty'

Jacqueline Fernandez arrives at Delhi Police unit for questioning in money laundering case, likely to be confronted with Pinky Irani.

Goa: Eight Congress MLAs to join BJP, says state party chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade.

The rupee depreciated by 43 paise to 79.60 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday.

CGST Bhiwandi Commissionerate Sumit Kumar arrests one person for fraudulent availment of ITC on bogus invoices amounting to ₹45 crores.

Markets opening bell: Sensex slides over 700 points, Nifty below 17,900

With 5,108 fresh infections, India's active Covid caseload drops to 45,749.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked a wave of nostalgia and renewed interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong, which for 156 years had lived under the British crown until its return to China in 1997, reported AP.

Waterlogging persists in Mumbai's Sion area due to incessant rainfall.