Highlights: US Senate confirms Eric Garcetti’s nomination as Indian ambassador

Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be Ambassador to India confirmed by US Senate.

The Senate voted 52-42 advancing Garcetti’s nomination to be US Ambassador to India.

Update: The fire reported at Dimtimkar Road in Nagpada, Mumbai was extinguished in 10 minutes with no injures reported so far.

The Russian Defence Ministry on Wednesday said that US drone MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle detected flying over the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula violated the boundaries of the area of the temporary airspace regime established during the special operation.

A fire has erupted in Rasul building on Dimtimkar Road in Nagpada, Mumbai. The fire brigade, BMC and BEST officials are currently on ground.

Like-minded Opposition party leaders will meet tomorrow at LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's office in Parliament to chalk out the strategy on the floor of the house, ANI report

The first Bharat Gaurav special tourist train will commence its journey from Secunderabad railway station on March 18, the South Central Railway said on Wednesday.

A total of 90 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, as per a press release shared by the Gujarat Information Department on Wednesday.

There has been a substantial rise in the number of Covid 19 cases detected in the state again as on Monday there were 45 new covid 19 cases.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav moves Delhi High Court seeking stays/quashing of summons issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in connection with the land-for-job case.

Finland's president says Turkey has reached decision on NATO bid

President of India Droupadi Murmu will begin her visit to Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep on Thursday. 

The President will visit INS Vikrant tomorrow and present the President’s Colour to INS Dronacharya in Kochi. On March 17, the President will visit Mata Amritanandamayi Math in Kollam. 

On March 18, the President will pay tributes at Vivekananda Smarak & statue of Thiruvalluvar and visit the Vivekananda Kendra in Kanniyakumari. On the same evening, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour at Kavaratti. On March 19, the President will interact with members of Self Help Groups at Kavaratti.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday offered Russian President Vladimir Putin his support in the conflict in Ukraine.

Russian authorities said that they will try to recover the fragments of a U.S. surveillance drone that American forces brought down in the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets, AP reported

Credit Suisse shares plunged over 30 percent to new record lows Wednesday after its main shareholder said it would not provide more financial assistance to the embattled Swiss banking giant.

Britain on Wednesday said cost-of-living support for this year and next will total £94 billion ($114 billion), and forecast the economy would avoid recession this year as inflation slows sharply.

"In the face of a cost-of-living crisis... we have demonstrated our values by protecting struggling families," finance minister Jeremy Hunt said in a budget speech outlining extra support for energy bills and childcare.

Floods caused by torrential rains hit two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, killing at least 10 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials and media reports said Wednesday. At least five other people were reported missing.

A fire broke out on the top floor of the Cyber Crime Police Station in Rohini Sector 17, Delhi today. A call about the fire was received at around 3 pm. 5 fire tenders were sent to the spot: Delhi Fire Service

Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda will chair a meeting of the party's national general secretaries at the party headquarters on Wednesday evening to deliberate on the agenda to analyse and prepare further for the upcoming elections.

Utility workers raced to restore power to parts of central California, after the latest atmospheric river struck the state with heavy rain and blasting winds, plunging parts of Silicon Valley into darkness.

Falling trees took down power lines and blocked roads, leaving about 193,000 homes and businesses without electricity by 4:30 a.m. local time, according to the poweroutage.us website.

One case of H3N2 has been found in Assam as on March 15: Health dept Assam

Hours after a day-long escalation continued between PTI supporters and law enforcement agencies outside former prime minister Imran residence, Lahore High Court stopped police operation at Zaman Park till 10am tomorrow: Pakistan's Dawn News

European stock markets plunged on Wednesday as concerns about the banking sector resurfaced, with Credit Suisse shares sinking after its top shareholder ruled out fresh assistance. Read more

Goa Police on Wednesday arrested a fifth accused in connection with a brutal attack on a family from Delhi in Anjuna area, reports PTI

Following the two alleged suicides in a month at the Indian Institute of Technology, an inquiry committee has been formed to look into such incidents, the IIT-Madras said on Wednesday.