An earthquake of magnitude 4 shook Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla on Wednesday morning, a state disaster management official said.

A Delhi High Court judge on Wednesday recused himself from hearing pleas by internet and social media giants, Facebook, Twitter and Google, challenging an order directing them to remove, block or disable on a global basis links to a video containing defamatory allegations against yoga guru Ramdev.

Maharashtra has never bowed down before the Centre and it never will, NCP MP Supriya Sule said on Wednesday after the ED questioned state minister and her party leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case.

 Two more persons were arrested in the Bajrang Dal activist murder case in Shivamogga, where district authorities have extended the prohibitory orders till Friday.

The process has been initiated to withdraw 17 out of 54 cases registered by the Delhi Police during the anti-farm law protests at the borders of the city, including one connected to the violence on Republic Day last year, officials said on Tuesday.

Mobile operators' association COAI on Wednesday said that the power outage in parts of Chandigarh has impacted telecom towers and disrupted mobile network connectivity in certain areas, and telcos are talking all measures to power their sites and exchanges by using alternate sources.

The ED on Wednesday questioned Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, officials said.

Voting for 59 Assembly constituencies spread over nine districts in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning. The polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.