1. COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark
India's COVID-19 caseload went past 89 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with 38,617 infections being reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 1,30,993 with 474 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
2. BJP put Cong on defensive over Gupkar alliance: Mehbooba
Stating that the BJP has put the Congress on the defensive about its participation in the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) through false propaganda, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said in today's times, demanding constitutional rights is deemed anti-national. Her remarks came after the Congress on Tuesday said it is not a part of the PAGD, an alliance of several parties in Jammu and Kashmir that is seeking the restoration of the erstwhile state's special status, which was revoked by the Centre in August last year.
3. BJP lawmaker Ram Kadam detained ahead of march
BJP MLA Ram Kadam and his supporters were detained by the police outside his residence in Mumbai, as they were taking out a march to Palghar demanding a CBI probe into the lynching case. "The Maharashtra government is stopping us from going to Palghar. How many voices will you try to shut," Kadam tweeted today morning. The MLA had announced that he would lead a 'Jan Akrosh Yatra' today to demand a CBI inquiry into the Palghar mob lynching case.
4. MP chief minister announces 'cow cabinet'
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced that the state government has decided to form a 'cow cabinet' for the protection of cows in the state. Animal husbandry, Forest, Panchayat, Rural Development, Home and Farmer Welfare departments to be a part of the 'cow cabinet', Chouhan announced.
5. Maharashtra Governor challenges contempt move
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has moved the Supreme Court challenging a notice issued by the Uttarakhand High Court on a plea for initiating a contempt proceeding against him. The plea had sought contempt proceedings for his failure to follow the order to pay the market rent for a government bungalow. The accommodation was allocated to him as a former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.