Breaking: PM Modi, French Prez Macron discusses regional, global developments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday discussed issued of bilateral and mutual interests as well as regional and global developments. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a discussion on the ongoing Ukraine war during their working dinner in Paris. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a warm welcome from French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace in Paris.

The Jodhpur Police has arrested 141 people in connection with communal clashes in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur ahead of Eid celebrations that left several people injured on Tuesday. Several parts of the town continued to remain under curfew and the mobile internet service remains blocked, police said on Wednesday. Read more

AAP leaders Raghav Chadha and Atishi have been named in a 'non-cognizable report' for their alleged defamatory remarks against the BJP and its workers, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying on Wednesday.

The report was registered against them at the Cyber Cell Police Station on April 30 on a complaint from Delhi BJP IT cell head Abhishek Dubey, they said.

Delhi on Wednesday witnessed a slight dip in its Covid-19 tally, a day after registering an increase in cases. In the past 24 hours, 1,354 cases of the coronavirus disease were logged, with a positivity rate of 7.64 per cent. Read more

PM Modi arrives in Paris in final leg of Europe trip, he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 188 new Covid-19 cases, zero daily deaths. Infection tally rose to 78,78,363, death toll stood at 1,47,845, according to data shared by the city health department.

The weather office forecast said very light to light rains or thunderstorms accompanied with lightning are very likely at isolated places in the eastern part of the state on Thursday, PTI reported.

The station house officer (SHO) in Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur has been arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, who was earlier allegedly gangraped by four people and had gone to file a case at the police station.

A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a five-year sentence for corruption handed down last week, news agency AFP reported.

Hailstorms and rain brought much-needed relief from the scorching heat to residents of the national capital.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a Dokra boat from Chattisgarh to Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark. Dokra is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used, news agency ANI reported.

Hyderabad-based pharma company Bharat Biotech has sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct trials of Covaxin as Covid-19 vaccine booster dose in the 2-18 age group, sources said, ANI reported.

As many as 141 people have been arrested so far in connection with communal clashes over the hoisting of a flag before Eid in Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's constituency Jodhpur where a curfew continued for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, PTI reported.

Agri Ministry revises wheat production estimate downwards to 105 mn tons for 2021-22 crop year from 111.3 mn tons earlier. Government sees no case for any control on wheat exports: Food Secretary, PTI reported.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin on Wednesday said that governor RN Ravi had forwarded the NEET Exemption Bill passed by TN assembly for the second time, to the union home ministry for getting the assent of the President, ANI reported.

Indian shares extended losses on Wednesday after the country's central bank announced a surprise increase in key policy rate.

In an unscheduled policy review with a view to contain inflation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday announced that MPC voted unanimously to increase the policy repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.40 per cent with immediate effect. Read more

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said that playing Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques is not a one-day affair, it will go on until the government addresses the situation according to what the Supreme Court has said about loudspeakers. Read more

Ministry of defence issued a clarification on reports of non-disbursement of pension to Armed Forces personnel for April 2022.

Over 250 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers havebeen detained for playing Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers, sayMaharashtra Police.