1.BJP worker shot at by TMC activist in Bengal's Howrah; dies
BJP worker Kinkar Majhi, who was shot at by a TMC activist in West Bengal's Howrah district, succumbed to injuries at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday.The incident took place in Chandanapara in Bagnan police station area when 52-year-old flower trader Kinkar Majhi was returning home on Saturday night, a police officer said.
2.'Darkness of lantern era over', Modi to cheering Patna crowd
Prime Minister Narendra Modi raked up Bihar's past to project its future in his Patna rally, which was his third on Wednesday. He said, the days of the lantern were over, referring to better electric supply, as part of his 'vikas' agenda; at a metaphoric level, it was also a political dig, given the main opposition RJD's electoral symbol is a lantern.
3.Smriti Irani tests positive for COVID-19
Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said she has tested positive for COVID-19. She asked people who came in contact with her to get themselves tested at the earliest.
4.CIC issues show cause notice to NIC over Arogya Setu row
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the National Informatics Centre have said they do not have any information about the "creation" of the Aarogya Setu application promoted by the government to contain the spread of COVID 19, responses termed as "preposterous" by the Central Information Commission.
5.Pompeo arrives in Maldives for India-Pacific talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, currently on his India-pacific visit, arrived at the Maldives on Wednesday to begin discussions on ties between the two countries.In a Twitter post, Pompeo stated that he was thrilled to be the first Secretary of State to visit the Maldives in nearly three decades, and looked forward to strengthening the US-Maldives relationship.
