Breaking News, Latest Updates August 23 | Highlights

Roof of building collapses in Agra, 7 rescued

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of IFS officer Janesh Kain on deputation as advisor in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretariat in Bejing for a period of 3 years

Schools will reopen for students of classes 6-12 from August 25 in adherence with COVID protocols, said Tripura State School Education Department

Maharashtra: In genome sequencing of 188 swab samples collected from COVID patients at Mumbai's Kasturba hospital, Delta variant of Coronavirus has been detected in 128 samples, Alpha variant in two samples, & Kappa variant in 24 samples, says BMC

Maharashtra reports 27 fresh cases of the Delta Plus COVID variant today. The total number of Delta Plus cases has reached 103, as per State Health Department.

For the first time, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest all the seats in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections scheduled in December: MLA Jarnail Singh

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 58.82 crores, with the administration of more than 56 lakh vaccine doses today: Union Health Ministry

All schools, anganwadi centres and other educational institutions to re-open from September 1: Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao

Uttarakhand Govt extends COVID-induced curfew for seven days till August 31

Tanakpur-Champawat national highway was blocked following a landslide near Swala in Champawat, Uttarakhand today

"It would take at least two days to clear the debris. I have instructed officials concerned to divert the traffic to another route," says DM Vineet Tomar

US FDA grants Pfizer Covid vaccine full approval for people aged 16 and older: AFP

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launches the National Monetisation Pipeline in Delhi.

TMC will attend the briefing by MEA on the present situation in Afghanistan on August 26, says TMC chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Implementation of caste census is important for the betterment of people from backward sections. A caste census should be introduced. Modi ji has parliamentary power, he should make law. Sub-categorisation of OBCs is also important: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Supreme Court asks Centre to find a solution to the blockade of roads due to the ongoing farmers' protest against the three agriculture laws. The court was hearing a petition of a Noida resident seeking direction to ensure that the road between Noida to Delhi is kept clear.

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu summons both his advisors Malwinder Singh Mali and Dr Pyare Lal Garg to his Patiala residence to discuss their recent comments on Pakistan, Kashmir and the controversial sketch of late PM Indira Gandhi posted by one of them on social media

Two persons out of 146 returnees from Afghanistan test positive for Covid-19

MEA to brief Floor Leaders of political parties in view of Afghanistan situation

Arvind Kumar appointed as MD, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launches India's first 'Smog Tower' to counter pollution

Schools in Karnataka reopen for classes 9-12 from today

Their comments are appalling, paint India in bad picture: Sambit Patra on Sidhu's advisors' comments on Pak, Kashmir

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai interacts with students at Government Pre University College in Malleswaram

National Institute of Disaster Management under MHA warns of third wave in October

If reservation is made transparent, malice in society will go away: Ajeet Sharma Congress

J&K: Today at about 5:30 AM, blinking red, yellow lights seen in sky, says BSF

Uddhav Thackeray to hold key meeting with Dahi Handi Coordination Committee

As per an official statement by the airport authorities, it informed, "A Kochi-London Air India flight, which was scheduled to depart at 1:20 pm today, will now depart tomorrow morning. Some technical issues were reported. 182 passengers were shifted to hotels."
Further details are awaited.

How Sikhs, Hindus are going through a harrowing time is why CAA was needed

Police invokes NSA against person for posting objectionable social media post against country

MPCC observed ‘Memorial Day of Rishang Keishing’ as a part of his 4th death anniversary

Kalashnikov to present its new guided-missile at 'ARMY-2021' in Moscow

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain likely in Delhi, parts of UP