Breaking News, September 21 | Highlights

PM Modi witnesses 'Garba' performed by members of the Indian diaspora in Wilmington, Delaware

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to address election rally in Jammu and Kashmir. He said, "Tomorrow, 22nd September, I shall be in Jammu and Kashmir for election campaign. Looking forward to addressing election meetings in Poonch-Haveli, Budhal, Kalakot Sunderbani and RS Pura-Jammu South assembly constituencies."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a three-day visit to the United States, where he will take part in the Quad Leaders' Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. He will join Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida as Biden hosts the summit in the final weeks of his presidency.

Atishi was on Saturday sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister. As soon as the oath ceremony, a visibly emotional Atishi touched her 'guru' Arvind Kejriwal's feet to take blessings as he moved forward to greet her. Senior AAP leader Atishi was administered oath as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday. 

Atishi on Saturday along with her new Council of Ministers during a ceremony at the Raj Niwas took oath as Delhi Chief Minister after Arvind Kejriwal resigned from top post. The new Council of Ministers announced by the party comprises Sultanpur Majra MLA Mukesh Ahlawat, a new entrant, besides ministers Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Imran Hussain.

On the Dharavi mosque issue, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said, "There is a court decision in this regard. The decision talks about demolishing unauthorized construction. BMC had also started action a few days ago. At that time it was requested that this unauthorized construction will be removed after Eid. Even today when the BMC team went there, they said that they will remove the encroachment in the next four to five days, so the team has returned. In any situation, it will not be right if someone creates a law and order situation and creates an obstacle. I am sure that they will do the same as they have written to BMC."

AAP leader Atishi to take oath as Delhi CM, shortly.  Five ministers are to be sworn in along with her today. 

Amid the ongoing controversy over his comments on the condition of Sikhs in the country, Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "The BJP has been spreading lies about my remarks in America. I want to ask every Sikh brother and sister in India and abroad - is there anything wrong in what I have said? Shouldn't India be a country where every Sikh - and every Indian - can freely practice their religion without fear? As usual, the BJP is resorting to lies. They are desperate to silence me because they cannot stand the truth. But I will always speak up for the values that define India: our unity in diversity, equality, and love."

Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly killing a stray dog in Thane city of Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday at Mogarpada in Ghodbunder locality, and a social activist lodged a complaint in this connection, the police said.

The Apni Party on Saturday ordered its chief spokesperson Muntazir Mohiuddin to show cause after he announced support for National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah in the Budgam assembly segment. Mohiuddin has been asked to clarify his remarks before the party leadership within 48 hours, "failing which disciplinary action will be taken".

Foreign liquor and beer worth more than Rs 7 lakh were seized from an SUV in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official from the state excise department said on Saturday.

The Delhi High Court has sought responses from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and police on a plea filed by 45 vendors challenging the demolition of their semi-permanent shops by authorities at a market here. A bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Sachin Datta issued notices to the MCD, the Delhi Police and the Delhi government on the petition and asked them to file their replies within two weeks.

The opposition BJP in Jharkhand has termed the state government order to suspend mobile internet services for five hours on Saturday and Sunday in view of a competitive exam as another “decree" to hide its "failed" system.

A fire broke out at a furniture market in Central Delhi's Nabi Karim area early morning on Saturday, officials said. A call regarding the fire at a shop in the furniture market was received at 3.20 am and seven fire tenders were pressed into service, they said. It took four hours to control the blaze, an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said. The officer said no one was injured in the incident but the furniture and other wooden articles were gutted in the fire. The cause of the fire is stated to be the short circuit, he said, adding further probe is underway.

Improvised rocket head ammunition and shell have been found in Manipur's Churachandpur district during search operations, a police statement said on Saturday. An improvised rocket shell, three live rocket head ammunition of different sizes, three improvised mortars and anti-riot stun shells each and one stun grenade were seized during a search operation and area domination exercise at Samulamlan on Friday, it said.

In a blow to the Pakistan government, the Supreme Court ruled that national or provincial assemblies cannot make prospective or retrospective laws which are against fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution. The observations from Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah come within days after Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq sent a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to retrospectively implement a change made by Parliament in the elections laws to restrict independently elected lawmakers from joining any political party.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the biggest test of democracy is that the ruler tolerates even the strongest opinion against him, and it leads to introspection. Writers and intellectuals should express themselves fearlessly, the senior BJP leader said at a book release function held at MIT World Peace University here on Friday.

A hotelier and four of his employees were arrested for assaulting and holding hostage a team from the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) that had arrived to investigate electricity theft, police said on Friday.

The death of a donkey in Bihar’s Buxar district led to an FIR against 65 villagers, who created a furore by allegedly disrupting electricity supply, taking exception to the animal’s demise due to electrocution, officials said. A police complaint was also lodged by a section of the villagers against some power department officials. The incident took place in Kesath block of the district, when the villagers gathered outside a local power grid station, demanding compensation for the donkey’s death.

The first polio case of 2024 in the KPK Province in northwest Pakistan was detected in a 9-month-old girl on Friday, health authorities said.

The Quad has emerged as a key grouping to work for peace, progress, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he left for the US on a three-day visit. During the extent of his visit, Modi will attend the annual Quad summit at Wilmington in Delaware, address the 'Summit of the Future' at the UN General Assembly in New York, and hold a roundtable with CEOs of top American firms working in the technology sector.