LIVE: North Korea fires 23 missiles, one landing off South Korean coast for first time

Intensive negotiations continue towards a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK and new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is committed to achieving a balanced deal, Downing Street said on Wednesday.

Sunak, who took charge at 10 Downing Street last week, had a "very warm" introductory call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which both sides expressed their commitment towards an FTA.

Two women are missing and three others injured on Wednesday when a country boat carrying them capsized in the Sonkosh river in Kokrajhar district, officials said.

The incident occurred near No 1 Gorumara “Char”, a tract of land surfacing out of a river bed, when five women went to collect wood floating in the water.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday expressed his "great concern" about the safety of Chinese nationals in Pakistan, and conveyed his hope that its all-weather partner will provide a reliable and safe environment for Chinese institutions in the country.

President Xi conveyed this concern when he met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his official visit to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing today.

Russia said Wednesday that the world's "top priority" should be to avoid a clash of nuclear powers that it stressed could lead to "catastrophic consequences".

"We are firmly convinced that in the current difficult and turbulent situation -- a consequence of irresponsible and shameless actions aimed at undermining our national security -- the top priority is to prevent any military clash of nuclear powers," said the foreign ministry. Moscow called on other nuclear powers to "abandon dangerous attempts to infringe on each other's vital interests."

India on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile, the defence ministry informed. The test was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.

North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 km (40 miles) off South Korea's coast, which the South's President Yoon Suk-yeol described as "territorial encroachment."

It was the first time a ballistic missile had landed near the South's waters since the peninsula was divided in 1945, and the most missiles fired by the North in a single day. South Korea issued rare air raid warnings and launched its own missiles in response.

PM Modi inaugurates 3,024 newly constructed flats for Economically Weaker Sections in Delhi as part of in-situ slum rehabilitation project.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the traffic of ships carrying Ukrainian grain products had resumed on Wednesday after a phone call between the Turkish and Russian defence ministers.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu called Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to inform that "the grain shipments will continue from 1200 today as planned," Erdogan said in parliament.

Founder of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) and activist Ela Bhatt passed away at 89. She was the chairperson of Sabarmati Ashram Trust.

A Nigerian woman has been arrested for smuggling into the country heroin worth ₹30 crore at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, a customs official said on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported citing Customs.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea against the appointment of Justice DY Chandrachud as the next Chief Justice of India and said the entire petition was "misconceived"…read more.

Russia president Vladimir Putin may not be at his best health as photos showing strange marks and colour on his hands appeared online, a report claimed…read more.

A local court on Tuesday remanded in five-day police custody four of the nine accused arrested in connection with the bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi that left 135 people dead…read more.

Mumbai PMLA Court has extended the judicial custody of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader and MP, Sanjay Raut by 14 more days in the alleged money laundering case. The court will now pronounce judgement on the bail plea of Raut on 9th November, news agency ANI reported.

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday appealed to people in the national capital to work from home and use shared transport to reduce vehicular pollution…read more.

Two bar associations in Gujarat have decided that they won't represent the accused arrested in connection with the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy, Senior advocate of Morbi Bar Association, AC Prajapati, told news agency ANI…read more.

Saudi Arabia has imprisoned one of its royals for 30 years for phone conversations he had as a student in Boston, reports AP. “The FBI says Saudi Arabia is spying on and striking out at Saudis on U.S. soil,” it further said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the three-day 'Invest Karnataka 2022' meet via video conferencing. Addressing the event, the prime minister said that the government…read more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the ‘Invest Karnataka 2022' said that an "inclusive, democratic, strong India will pace up the world's progress." He also added that "investing in India would mean investing for a better planet."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the ‘Invest Karnataka 2022' on Wednesday said that “the world is impressed by Indian youth's potential and talent in the era of 'Industry 4.0'”, adding that "the government is focused on increasing productivity while improving human capital resources."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the ‘Invest Karnataka 2022' event in Bengaluru said Wednesday that over 1,500 outdated laws have been repealed to ensure ease of doing business in India, adding that about 40,000 unnecessary compliances were also discarded.

Three terrorists of Pakistan-proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba were gunned down in an encounter with the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces in Awantipora…read more.

Israel's former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu could return to power again as he said that his right-wing camp was on the cusp of a great election win…read more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3,024 newly constructed EWS flats at Kalkaji, Delhi on Wednesday to rehabilitate slum dwellers under ‘In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation’ Project.