1. Madhya Pradesh: Chouhan cabinet to be expanded today
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh cabinet will be expanded on Thursday with some of the former Congress MLAs who joined the BJP in March expected to get ministerial berths.
2. Rahul Gandhi provides 175 smart televisions to Wayanad tribal students for online education
As many as 175 smart televisions were handed over to Wayanad district administration by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. It is a part of the second phase of the contribution made by Gandhi in his constituency to provide adequate infrastructure for the students for the online classes.
3. Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: 3 more cops arrested on murder charges, locals celebrate
The Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) on Thursday arrested three more police officials--Sub Inspector Balakrishnan and constables Muthuraj and Murugan in connection with the alleged custodial deaths of a father-son duo at a police station in Tamil Nadu.
4. Double murder accused commits suicide in Hyderabad
A man who was accused in a double murder case has committed suicide at his residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The incident took place two days after the man had allegedly killed his two sisters.
5. Allow all doctors to prescribe COVID tests, Centre to states; Individuals will need to fulfil ICMR criteria for testing
Citing under-utilisation of COVID lab facilities, the Centre has advised states and UTs to enable all qualified medical practitioners, including private practitioners, to prescribe coronavirus test to any individual fulfilling the criteria for testing as per the ICMR guidelines which will prevent any delay.
6. Karnataka govt issues notice to 18 hospitals for 'denying' admission to patient who later died
Karnataka government has issued a show-cause notice to 18 private hospitals for refusing to admit a 52-year-old patient with influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms, who later died.
7. Shivakumar to take over reins of Karnataka Congress today
Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar would take the charge of party's Karnataka President on Thursday. His oath ceremony will be held at the party office from 10:30 a.m. which will be streamed live across the state.
8. STF to probe for fake appointments of teachers in Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has handed over the investigation of fake appointments of thousands of teachers in UP Basic Education Council schools, working on the same PAN number, to Special Task Force. Further, more than 100 such cases have also come up in which the salary of two teachers was going to the same bank account.
9. Rajasthan government to engage 'swasthya mitras' to spread awareness on COVID-19: Gehlot
At a review meeting held via video conference on Wednesday, CM Ashok Gehlot said he would engage 'Swasthya Mitras' to spread awareness on COVID-19 across Rajasthan. He also said that his objective is to bring down the mortality rate due to coronavirus to negligible.
10. Cop in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria arrested for masturbating in front of woman
The station house officer (SHO) of Bhatni police station, who was suspended for allegedly masturbating in front of a woman complainant, has been arrested.
