Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formed a high-level group to monitor the situation in Afghanistan and oversee safe return of Indians, official sources said on Tuesday. The group comprises of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and a number of other senior officials who will be monitoring the ground situation in Afghanistan with a focus on India's immediate priorities.
A 17-year old Afghan boy was detained in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district by the police on Tuesday, officials said. They said Abdul Rehman, son of Abdul Rashid Ahmed, was apprehended near a Covid testing centre at Lakhanpur, the entry point to J&K. He has a passport and a visa and has been taken to the Lakhanpur police station for questioning, they said.
National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Tuesday expressed regret that his party didn't participate in the 2018 panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The National Conference had not participated in the panchayat polls held in September 2018 and also boycotted the Block Development Council (BDC) polls held in 2019 after the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Heavy rains lashed several parts of New Delhi today. The Indian Meteorological Department had predicted that thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rains would take place in the parts of Delhi-NCR.
Supertech twin towers news: In a huge setback for Supertech builders, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the demolition of its two 40-floor towers in a housing project in Noida. A two-member bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said that the towers were constructed following a 'collusion' between the officials of the Noida authority and Supertech.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday resumed limited physical hearings after a gap of nearly five months when the second wave of COVID-19 hits the national capital. After the second wave struck the national capital, the Delhi High Court on April 8, 2021, suspended its physical hearing till April 23 which was later extended from time to time. Two division benches including the division bench headed by Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel are holding a physical hearing today while seven single judge benches are conducting proceedings via physical mode.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Centre as he slammed the renovation of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak. Sharing a news clip on Twitter, he said that he will not tolerate disrespect of the martyrs. His tweet came up after some social media uproar against the recent virtual inauguration of the memorial helmed by PM Narendra Modi.
Personnel of intelligence agencies active in Jammu and Kashmir have received intel reports regarding the movement of terrorists in the Union Territory, a senior official has said, adding, the reports have been received from counterparts active in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) region. "In the last 15 days around 10 alerts were issued regarding suspects who might be involved in terror activities were noticed near border areas. We have informed concerned security agencies to be on alert to avoid any untoward incident," the official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire about the flood situation in the state and assured all possible assistance. Confirming the development, Sarma took to Twitter today and said the prime minister has assured all help to combat the menace caused due to floods in Assam. 
Nine new judges, including three women, were administered the oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana today. 
As many as 11 people were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan on Tuesday. According to the details, the accident was reported from Nagaur, where a cruiser collided with a truck. 
Koramangala accident: Seven people travelling in an Audi Q3 were killed in a horrific accident in Bengaluru's Koramangala area in the wee hours of Tuesday. The deceased include Karuna Sagar and Bindu, son and daughter-in-law of DMK MLA from Tamil Nadu's Hosur Y Prakash.
Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand reported its first case of Delta Plus AY-12 variant of coronavirus on Monday. The case of the Delta Plus AY-12 variant of coronavirus was reported in Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal. According to the State Health Department, necessary guidelines have been issued and the patient has been quarantined at home. The medical team of the health department is continuously monitoring the patient.
States that did not face an intense second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are now showing early signs of the third wave with the increasing trend of COVID-19 cases, Dr. Samiran Panda, the head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday. Panda further said it is important to not talk of India as a whole and to instead take a state-specific view when talking about COVID-19 because all the states are not homogenous.
The vigilance team of the Border Security Force has caught five candidates who were allegedly resorting to unfair means during the BSF recruitment examination, the police said on Monday.
India recorded 30,941 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 350 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday, the country saw a total of 36,275 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.51 per cent and total recoveries to 3,19,59,680.
An alleged case of 'love jihad' has surfaced from the Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) district. According to the victim's complaint filed in the Bisrakh police station, she had met a man four months ago who raped her repeatedly on the pretext of marriage.
Prahlad Singh, originally a resident of Madhya Pradesh, returned home on Monday after spending 23 years in a Pakistan jail. As per the information shared by protocol officer Arunpal Singh, Prahlad returned to India through the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab after serving his term in Pakistan jail.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday visited some dengue patients in the Firozabad district where around 40 people, mostly children, have died in a week and said teams will be formed to ascertain the cause of the deaths. Commenting on the situation, chief minister Yogi Aditynath said, "Till now, 32 children and seven adults have died," adding instructions have been issued to officials to ensure treatment of every patient at government hospitals."
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Gujarat is very likely to experience an "active wet spell" during the next five days, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday, signalling possible respite for a state that has recorded rainfall 50 per cent below normal this season.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday imposed a complete ban on the sale of liquor and meat in Mathura. “The officers concerned are directed to make plans for the ban as well as for the engagement of people involved in such activities in some other trade,” he said.
With five more Assam districts affected by flood fury on Monday, two children died and over 3.63 lakh people were affected in 21 of the state's 34 districts, officials said.
The Shiv Sena on Monday termed as the "second Jallianwala Bagh" the lathicharge on farmers by the police in Haryana and said the ML Khattar government has no right to remain in power anymore. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar, a second Jallianwala Bagh was happening in Haryana.
COVID-19 has devastated many lives and it is “heart wrenching” that the survival of children who lost either or both parents during the pandemic is at stake, the Supreme Court said, but expressed satisfaction over schemes announced by the Centre and states to provide succour to them. The apex court said that “satisfactory progress” has been made by the Executive in identifying children who have either become orphans or have lost one of their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Kadam has been detained by the police in Mumbai ahead of the saffron party's protest across the state demanding reopening of temples. Amid reports that BJP workers could gather outside the famous Siddhivinayak temple, a heavy police contingent has been deployed outside the temple to avert any untoward incident.
One terrorist was killed after an infiltration bid was foiled at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The Army said that in the early hours a terrorist from across the LoC made an attempt to infiltrate the Poonch sector.
Ahead of Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat's visit to Punjab to de-escalate tension between the two factions, the Navjot Singh Sidhu's camp has opened a front against Rawat and challenged his statement on Amarinder. In a statement, Punjab Congress General Secretary Pargat Singh had posed a challenge that Harish Rawat should tell when it was decided that Punjab elections will be fought under the leadership of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
When the effect of the third wave is explicitly prominent in several states of the country, West Bengal in the last four weeks has recorded only 262 deaths at an average of 9.3 deaths per day in the state with 6 of the total 23 districts recording no deaths and 4 other districts reporting less than five deaths since the beginning of this month.
Two people were killed and several others went missing after three houses collapsed in a village following heavy rains in Dharchula sub-division of the district, an official said on Monday. The incident occurred in Jumma village late on Sunday night, Pithoragarh District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan said.
India recorded 42,909 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 380 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the country saw a total of 34,763 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.53 per cent and total recoveries to 3,19,23,405.
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced relaxation in night curfew on Monday and Tuesday across the state, in view of the Janmashtami festival. The government had lifted all curbs barring the night curfew which remains in force between 10 pm and 6 am. Additional Chief Secretary (home) Avanish Awasthi told reporters that the festival of Janmashtami would be celebrated across the state, including all police lines and jails, with full enthusiasm and vigour as per the tradition.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not in the race for the post of the Prime Minister though he has all the qualities required to become one, his party, the Janata Dal (United), said on Sunday. The party is an ally of the BJP at the Centre as well as in the state.
The inoculation of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine is 100% complete in the state of Himachal Pradesh. State health minister Dr. Rajiv Saizal said that on Saturday, Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the country to complete administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine for the 18-plus age group.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took to Twitter to extend warm wishes on the occassion of Jansmashtami. He wrote, "Greetings to you all on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami". Janmashtami is celebrated across the country to mark the birth of Lord Krishna who is believed to have been born on this day.
As many as 18 children tested positive for COVID-19 at a children's home in Maharashtra's Mankhurd, an eastern suburb of Mumbai. They were found infected with the virus in three days, a civic official said on Sunday. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), all children have been shifted to an isolation ward at a COVID centre in Vashi Naka.
The Army on Sunday said the security situation in the Kashmir valley is under control and there is nothing to worry about the fallout of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. The General Officer Commanding of the Army's 15 Corps, also known as the Chinar Corps, Lieutenant General DP Pandey, said this to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Srinagar.
Water deficits are linked to 10 per cent of the increase in total migration within countries between 1970 and 2000, a World Bank report has said.
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The flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday with over 2.58 lakh people affected across 14 districts, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 2,58,100 persons were affected by floods in Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Nagaon, Sivasagar and Tinsukia districts.
The Haryana government on Sunday assured all possible help to the Afghan students in the state, with Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala saying necessary instructions in this regard have also been conveyed to vice-chancellors of universities. Replying to a question on the volatile situation prevailing in Afghanistan, Chautala said the students from the country will not face any problem related to studies, food or accommodation in Haryana.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that if the crops are sown by the farmers in the state during the ongoing Kharif season get destroyed due to drought-like conditions, then they would be given financial assistance of Rs 9,000 per acre.
The Delhi Police on Sunday said security arrangements has been tightened across the national capital in view of Janmashtami celebrations, and asked people to strictly follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. Janmashtami, celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna, is on Monday.
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 4,666 new coronavirus positive cases, which increased its tally to 64,56,939, while 131 deaths pushed the toll to 1,37,157, the health department said.
The Goa government has extended the ongoing Covid-induced curfew till September 6, officials said on Sunday. The curfew was first imposed on May 9 this year and has been extended several times since then.
The Opposition Congress on Sunday demanded a special session of the Assam Assembly to discuss the purported threat posed by the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHEP) and rising crimes against women in the state.
Transgenders to have a separate toilet as Delhi metro makes a provision to help them with unhindered access to toilets at the stations. Delhi Metro has made the provision of allowing them access to separate toilets at its stations, which were hitherto meant for Divyanjans only.
The Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a probe after money was allegedly withdrawn under a state scheme for construction workers using fake death certificates of at least 23 villagers in Chhindwara district, Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel said.
Touching cheeks of a child without sexual intent would not attract the offence of sexual assault, the Bombay High Court said while granting bail to a 46-year-old man accused of sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl. A single bench of Justice Sandeep Shinde on August 27 granted bail to the accused Mohammad Ahmed Ulla arrested on July 2020 by the Rabodi police in the neighbouring Thane district.
Extending greetings for Krishna Janmashtami, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the countrymen to carry forward the great traditions of the nation. 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...
