Mohammad Ashraf, the Pakistani terrorist who was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on Tuesday from Laxmi Nagar area, has told police that he had carried out recce of High Court in 2011 before the blasts. It is, however, yet to determine whether he was involved in the blast. 
On Wednesday, more than 97.79 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has condemned the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident which resulted in the death of farmers. Emphasising that there are issues of such nature happening in other parts of India equally which should be raised, the finance minister said the Lakhimpur Kheri incident is 'absolutely condemnable'. 
The National Capital Region is likely to shrink to 100-km radius from Rajghat with the NCR Planning Board approving the 'Draft Regional Plan 2041' which is aimed at focused development of NCR's urban areas, official sources said.
In the wake of prevailing power crisis in the state, the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) has bought expensive electricity to normalize the supply quota as per the demand. According to the UPCL administration, 2.3 million units of electricity were purchased at the rate of 7.56 paise per unit on Tuesday. 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four terrorists linked to Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) backed The Resistance Front (TRF). Earlier on Tuesday, the NIA had conducted raids at 16 locations across Jammu and Kashmir. The raids were conducted at locations in Shopian, Pulwama and Srinagar, in connection with a new case linked to the Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of various Tanzeems including TRF.
India recorded new 15,823 cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 226 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, the country saw a total of 22,844 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.06 per cent and total recoveries to 3,33,42,901.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
