1. PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to hold virtual summit today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina will hold a virtual summit on Thursday. Sources said India and Bangladesh have been making efforts to enhance transport and connectivity.
2. India signs $400 million project with World Bank to protect poor from COVID impact
India on Wednesday signed a pact worth Dollar 400 million with the World Bank in a bid to aid the poor and vulnerable reeling under the coronavirus crisis.
3. Two Prithvi-2 missiles testfired off Odisha's Balasore coast
India on Wednesday successfully testfired two Prithvi-2 ballistic missiles off the eastern coast of Odisha in Balasore.
4.Twitter to start removing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Twitter has listed posts claiming that the virus is not real and debunked claims about the effects of receiving the vaccine. Twitter will start removing all COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
5. Following BJP's approval, cabinet expansion to take place: Nitish Kumar
The month-old cabinet in Bihar of Nitish Kumar's government is all set to expand with the Chief Minister on Tuesday saying that the following Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s approval new members will be added on.
6. Pesticide residues caused Eluru's mysterious illness: Andhra govt
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other organisations on Wednesday have found that pesticide residues were the reason for the outbreak of the mysterious illness in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district headquarters Eluru, a state government statement said.
7. SC to hear pleas seeking removal of protesting farmers
A day after the Supreme Court stated that it intends to form a committee having representatives of farmers unions across India, government and other stakeholders to resolve the deadlock, the top court will resume hearing on Thursday on the batch of pleas seeking a direction to the authorities to remove the protesting farmers at several border points of Delhi against three new farm laws.
8.13 BJP legislators given Cabinet rank in Karnataka
Thirteen BJP legislators in Karnataka, appointed as the heads of various boards and corporations, were on Wednesday given the Cabinet rank.
9.MEA launches website to boost two-way economic engagement
The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday launched an economic diplomacy website which will act as a two-way funnel connecting Indian nationals' businesses and states globally for enhancing exports, exploring employment opportunities as well as attracting foreign industries and business to India.
10. Delhi assembly's one-day session likely to be stormy
The Delhi assembly's one-day session on Thursday is likely to witness stormy scenes, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gearing up to raise an alleged scam of Rs 2,500 crore in the BJP-ruled city municipal corporations during the sitting.
