Breaking News, September 26 | HIGHLIGHTS

Parliament's standing committees were constituted on Thursday. Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was named as a member of the Committee on Defence and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut has been named in the Committee on Communications and Information Technology.

"...They themselves postponed the election...Manish Sisodia is right, democracy is being murdered but he is not saying the fact that Mayor herself has murdered the democracy by stopping the election...against whom will they move legally? Mayor?...," said Union Minister Harsh Malhotra on the postponement of the MCD Standing Committee election. 

To assess the preparation for the upcoming Assembly election in Maharashtra, Election Commission team including CEC Rajiv Kumar arrives in Mumbai.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann admitted to hospital in Mohali, doctors find signs of inflammation in lungs.

Days after a 38-year-old Kerala man was confirmed to have been infected with the Mpox Clade 1b strain, considered to be more virulent and transmissible, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Thursday issued a list of actionable points for all states and union territories to combat the further spread of the virus in the country.

Chhagan Bhujbal, senior NCP leader, was admitted to Mumbai hospital after his health deteriorated. 

Heavy police deployment was made around Shahi Idgah, near Sadar Bazaar police station after rumours spread about a protest being organised over the Rani Lakshmi Bai statue shifting dispute.

In line with his commitment to make India self-reliant in the field of supercomputing technology, PM Modi on Thursday launched three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers worth around Rs 130 crore, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). These supercomputers have been deployed in Pune, Delhi and Kolkata to facilitate pioneering scientific research.

Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on conviction of Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut says, " All I want to say is that, in politics when people are given a public voice, regardless of which party you belong to, exercising that public responsibility maturely, responsibly, is something everyone must follow...The kind of culture that exists in opposition, especially in UBT, is to shoot their mouth off to make reckless statements, this must be reined in by the courts. I welcome the decision"

During an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "...Till the time there is BJP, terrorism cannot return here."

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Said, "My colleagues in the opposition must be sad to see Manish Sisodia and me here. I always say PM Modi is very powerful and has a lot of resources but Modi is not God but the God who is there is with us. I want to thank the Supreme Court. Today, I went for a road inspection with the CM. Delhi University's roads used to be great before I went to jail and I have asked her to pass an order to repair the roads there....I met a BJP leader 3-4 days ago. I asked him if there was any benefit in sending me to jail, he said that we derailed the whole Delhi Government..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called and wished former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birthday.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses the Delhi Legislative Assembly. 

President Droupadi Murmu visited Siachen Base Camp and addressed the soldiers posted there. The President said that as the supreme commander of the armed forces, she felt very proud of them and that all citizens salute their bravery.

After the Mumbai court convicted Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut in a defamation complaint and sentenced him to 15 days of simple imprisonment, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said, "Today, the punishment has been given to Uddhav Thackeray as Sanjay Raut is leader of his party. They both are now exposed. In 28 months, Sanjay Raut couldn't bring a single document... He had accused me of being involved in a Rs 100 crore scam. The court said that this is the first time and that's why the sentence is 15 days, if it happens again then the punishment will not be less than 2-5 years." 

At poll rally in Haryana, Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP govt of destroying the state, says Congress would sweep Assembly elections.

PM Modi "systematically" ended employment system in country, said Rahul Gandhi in Haryana while attacking BJP over unemployment issue.

Punjab: Incident of stubble burning seen in the fields of Fatahpur in Amritsar district.

Delhi BJP MLAs hold mock Assembly session outside the House.

Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda arrives in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Andhra Pradesh: Heavy rainfall triggers waterlogging near railway underpass in Anakapalle affecting traffic.

Mumbai court sentences Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut to 15 days imprisonment in defamation case.

Bengaluru: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah refuses to comment on the BJP protest today in Bengaluru, demanding his resignation over the alleged MUDA scam.

Delhi High Court extends the interim protection from arrest granted to former IAS officer Pooja Khedkar until October 4, 2024, which is the next scheduled hearing date. 

Karur: Supporters of former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji celebrate and burst crackers after the Supreme Court granted bail to him.

Union Minister Of Steel & Heavy Industries, HD Kumaraswamy plants a sapling under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign in Delhi.

Heavy rainfall lashes parts of Chandigarh.

Himachal Pradesh: Rain continues to lash parts of Shimla, commuters face problems.

 Tamil Nadu: Chennai Mayor Priya Rajan inspects the Perambur subway and surrounding areas where waterlogging occurred following rainfall. She also inspected the ongoing stormwater canal construction works.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested an engineer working with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) here for allegedly taken a bribe of Rs 2,600 from power consumers, the ACB said on Thursday. The 43-year-old assistant engineer initially demanded Rs 4,000 for the installation of four electric meters of as many consumers. After negotiations, he brought down the demand to Rs 2,600, the ACB said in a release.

A 16-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly stabbing to death his uncle after a dispute in Maharashtra's Latur city, police said. The incident took place on Wednesday morning near Arvi locality, on the city's outskirts. The 42-year-old victim went to his sister-in-law's house to collect his Aadhaar card and bank documents which were apparently in her possession.

Faced with searing political attacks by the opposition Trump Campaign on mass-scale infiltration of illegal immigrants through an unsecured border to the south, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will travel to the US-Mexico border for an assessment of the current situation.

Vehicular and rail traffic in Mumbai resumed Thursday after heavy rains battered the city, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai and its adjoining districts Thane, Palghar, and Raigad for Thursday morning.

A person was killed and seven others were injured as two groups clashed over old enmity on Wednesday evening, police said. Tension had been simmering between the two sides in Maxi town of the district for the last two days. On Wednesday evening, they had a face-off resulting in the violence, Inspector General (IG) Ujjain Range, Santosh Singh said. A person was shot dead while seven others were injured in the clash, Singh told PTI.

Five members of a family were injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in their house in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan on Wednesday night, police said. The house was also damaged in the incident that took place in the Chhoti Sadri area. The cylinder exploded in the house of Radheyshyam Prajapat, injuring five members of the family. Two of the injured are critical and undergoing treatment in Udaipur, police said. Further details of the incident are awaited.

Nearly 40 per cent of migrant Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu cast their ballots in the second phase of polling for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The polling was held at 24 stations set up in Jammu, Delhi and Udhampur. "Nearly 40 per cent polling was registered at 19 polling stations in Jammu, followed by 37 per cent in Udhampur and 43 per cent in Delhi in the second phase of the Assembly elections," Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner Arvind Karwani told PTI.