A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Bye-election results: BJP wins four of 10 constituencies including Delhi’s Rajouri Garden: Meanwhile, re-polling at 38 voting stations in Srinagar began amid tight security.
  2. After UP’s anti-Romeo drive, Haryana launches Operation Durga to nab sexual harassers: The Manohar Lal Khattar government said the campaign was launched to identify anti-social elements since women were hesitant to report harassment.
  3. Top diplomats of US, Russia say relations between the two countries is at a new low: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.
  4. Election Commission will hold a ‘hackathon’ so sceptics can test EVMs: Sixteen Opposition parties had on Tuesday urged the poll panel to conduct future elections using the paper ballot system.
  5. Panel says Art of Living destroyed Yamuna floodplains and it will take 10 years, Rs 13 crore to fix it: The Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led foundation said it would study the report and decide on what to do next.
  6. Thirteen Bills passed in the Budget Session, among them the key legislation on GST: While the Rajya Sabha spent a majority of its productive time (41%) on non-legislative business, the Lok Sabha spent 21%, PRS Legislative Research said.
  7. Twelve contractual workers at AIIMS sacked for demanding minimum wages: The Delhi Hospitals Contractual Workers’ Union said the hospital administration called the police when the housekeeping staff asked for higher salaries.
  8. Goa’s Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, a BJP ally, wants a total ban on cow slaughter: Party leader and minister Sudin Dhavalikar said the new government should first shut down the state-run Goa Meat Complex.
  9. CID takes over probe against BJP leader who offered Rs 11-lakh reward for beheading CM: Yogesh Varshney’s arrest is on the cards with the agency planning to send a team to Aligarh on Thursday.
  10. ScoopWhoop promises to take action against co-founder if he is found guilty of sexual harassment: The Delhi Police lodged an FIR against Suparn Pandey for assaulting an ex-employee.