Highlights: 4.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Himachal Pradesh

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude rocked Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday evening, according to the National Centre for Seismology. 

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting on preparations for upcoming G20 Summit in India in 2023, ANI reported.

Child dies after being run over by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP's car in Bengal's Murshidabad.

Nagpur police confirmed that they have seized more than 1,000 kg of weed from a truck coming from Odisha to Nagpur, ANI reported. They also arrested the receiver of the consignment along with the truck driver and helper, police further said.

Four persons suffer burn injuries following chemical leak at textile institute in Mumbai on Wednesday. 

Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday said usage of face mask is not compulsory but all passengers should preferably use mask/face covers in view of the threat posed by Covid-19. Read more

Delhi Police had applied for the Narco test of the accused Aftab Shraddha murder case on Saturday but till now no permission has been granted by the Court, according to ANI citing Delhi police sources.

Uttarakhand cabinet chaired by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday decided that the High Court will be shifted from Nainital to Haldwani, according to ANI reports. In the meeting it was also decided that forced conversion will now be a congnizable offence and the new law gives a provision of 10 years of punishment.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that an explosion in Polish territory on Tuesday had been caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile, and that Russian strikes in Ukraine had been no closer than 35 km (22 miles) from the Polish border. Read more

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ambassadors went into emergency talks on Wednesday after a missile explosion killed two civilians in a Polish village near the border with war-torn Ukraine, AFP reported.

Supreme Court on Monday stayed certain observations of Bombay HC including those who are interested in feeding stray dogs to "formally adopt" them, ANI reported.

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday filed his nomination from the Ghatlodya constituency in Ahmedabad for the upcoming assembly polls in presence of Union home minister Amit Shah.

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday gave nod to the solar policy and electronics manufacturing policy. Under the solar policy, all cities with municipal corporations, including Ayodhya, will be developed as solar regions.

AAP candidate from Surat (East) from Gujarat, Kanchan Jariwala, on Wednesday took back his nomination after his party claimed he was kidnapped last evening, ANI reported.

Poland explosion has been caused by missile fired by Ukrainian forces at incoming Russian missile, reported AP citing US officials.

India on Wednesday maintained its downward trend in active Covid-19 count as it dropped further to 7,561 from 7,918 the day before after 501 fresh cases were logged, health ministry's morning bulletin stated. With this, the total tally of the country reached 4,46,66,676. The death toll went up to 5,30,535 with two more fatalities - one each from Delhi and Rajasthan.

In a joint statement after an explosion in Poland, which the country claimed was caused by missile strikes from Russia, NATO and G7 nations said that they have agreed to “remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as the investigation proceeds”.

The statement came after US President Joe Biden held an emergency meeting with the leaders of NATO and G7 in Bali where everyone is currently present for the ongoing G20 Summit. Leaders of Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain and the UK attended the meeting.

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives in the Mizoram stone quarry collapse. He also announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh from the PMNRF to the families of deceased, and ₹50,000 to the injured. A total of 10 bodies have been recovered so far and two labourers are still missing.

US President Joe Biden, who held an emergency meeting with the leaders of G7 and NATO in Bali, Indonesia, where world leaders are gathered for the ongoing G20 Summit, said on Wednesday that early information suggests the blast that killed two in Poland may not have been due to missile strikes fired from Russia, Reuters reported.

The US and NATO countries would fully investigate before acting, he added.

US President Joe Biden held an emergency meeting with the global leaders who were gathering for the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, after an explosion in NATO member country Poland, near Ukrainian border, on Tuesday, killed two people. Leaders from the US, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, Japan, Spain, Italy, France and the UK took part in the meeting, Reuters reported.