Breaking News September 20 | Highlights

England withdraws from Pakistan tour in October

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh appointed as the party's national vice president with immediate effect. 

The first dose of COVID vaccine shall be mandatory for entry into govt offices, shopping malls, restaurants, public transport&other public spaces in Jammu from Oct 2  onwards. Appeal to all adults to get vaccinated. Sites are open 6 days a week, except Wednesdays.

The UK is committed to opening up international travel again as soon as is practicable and this announcement is a further step to enable people to travel more freely again, in a safe and sustainable way, while protecting public health: A British High Commission spokesperson.

The United States announces it will lift Covid travel bans on all passengers next month if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing: AFP News Agency

Ahead of PM's US visit, Jaishankar to hold series of meetings on sidelines of UNGA in New York

President Joe Biden will participate in a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi on September 24th: White House announcement

Five killed in shooting with police in Kazakhstan's Almaty: AFP News Agency

COVID19 curfew in Uttarakhand to continue from 6 am of 21st September to 6 am of 5th October.

NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights)writes to Rajasthan Gov against Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Assembly. Bill states that info on child marriage must be furnished by their parents within 30 days of wedding

Congress fields Rajani Patil in the Rajya Sabha by-election from Maharashtra

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to contest all 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections in November 2022. This is the 6th state after Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Gujarat and Goa where AAP is contesting for Assembly elections: AAP Himachal Pradesh in-charge Ratnesh Gupta

Why does he (UP CM Yogi Adityanath) say 'abba jaan'? He should say 'pita ji' instead. It is called dog-whistle politics: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in Ahmedabad, on recent statements by Yogi Adityanath

Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS had apprehended an Iranian boat in Indian waters yesterday with seven crew members carrying drugs

Mumbai court grants bail to businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in the pornography case on a surety of Rs 50,000

I expressed my concern as a Congress man & believe such comments were avoidable. Today, high command also announced that next poll to be fought under the combined leadership of Channi & Sidhu & under overall supervision of Sonia & Rahul Gandhi: Congress' Sunil Jakhar on his tweet

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will meet Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Puri in Delhi today.

Govt to receive over 30 cr doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Oct; over 100 cr in next three months: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Congress asks its state party chiefs, CLP leaders, AICC general secretaries, secretaries, in-charge of states, MPs, heads of frontal organizations to hold protests against the policies of the Central Govt with like minded parties between Sept 20 & Sept 30 across the country

India will participate in the first in-person Quad summit in the United States at the invitation of President Joe Biden. The agenda of cooperation under the Quad framework is constructive and diverse: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla 

Charanjit Singh Channi to meet former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

Kolkata: Severe waterlogging at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Debris fell on 6 shelters of BRO labourers: Chamoli DM

Captain Amarinder Singh did a lot of good work for the people of Punjab: Charanjit Singh Channi

Chandigarh: Charanjit Singh Channi takes charge as Punjab CM

The cloud burst incident in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district has affected temporary shelters of BRO (Border Road Organisation) labourers in Pangati Village of Narainbagar block. According to the district administration, no casualties have been reported so far.

Madhya Pradesh schools reopen for classes 1 to 5 at 50% capacity

Kolkata: Streets in Lake Gardens area waterlogged due to heavy rainfall

Chandigarh: Charanjit Channi going to meet Harish Rawat right now

Punjab CM-designate Charanjit Singh Channi offers prayer at a Gurudwara in Rupnagar

Maharashtra: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya detained at Karad Railway Station in Satara district

Congress party in-charge Harish Rawat said that there will be two Deputy Chief Ministers in Punjab.

Sources say among two Deputy chief ministers; one will be a Jat Sikh for which MLA from Dera Baba Nanak Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa's name is being considered while from Hindu community probables include Brahm Singh Mohindra (MLA from Patiala rural), Vijay Inder Singla (MLA from Sangrur) and Bharat Bhushan Ashu (Punjab Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Minister).

If the second name of Deputy Chief Minister gets finalised then along with Channi, two Deputy CMs will take the oath on Monday

Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi was unanimously elected as the new face of Punjab, and will swear in as the new CM at 11AM today, Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to attend the ceremony

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel to meet President Kovind, PM Modi in Delhi today

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on Richter scale hits Myanmar at 12.54 am today

Raipur: CM lays foundation stones, inaugurates various PWD development projects