Breaking News, September 7 | HIGHLIGHTS

A nine-year-old girl died and another was injured as a balcony of a house collapsed on a crowd of people watching a Dahi Handi event in Buldhana district of eastern Maharashtra on Thursday, police said. The incident took place in Mansinghpura area of Deulgaon Raja town around 8 pm.

Seven people from the Korean Embassy were rescued safely after a fire broke out at a flat of the Haryana Janpratinidhi (MLA) apartment in sector 28 here on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Two fire engines were pressed into service and the fire was brought under control after about an hour, they said, adding items worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in the fire.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has mocked a woman at a public event when she asked him for a factory in her neighbouring village saying that she would be sent on the Chandrayaan-4 mission. In an unverified video which went viral, the woman is heard asking for setting up a factory in her neighbouring village of Bhatol Jattan so that it can generate employment opportunities for women.

The Delhi Police has registered a case of attempt to murder in connection with an alleged attack on a doctor by a patient in the emergency ward of south Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on September 4, officials said on Thursday.

The food safety department of the Delhi government has deployed its officers to ensure that G20 dignitaries and delegates are served hygienically-cooked food during their stay at the city hotels, officials said on Thursday.

The results for bypolls to seven assembly seats in six states will be declared on Friday in what is being seen as a major test for the opposition alliance INDIA against the BJP-led NDA ahead of the polls in five states later this year and Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am at centres set up in the respective states.

The Delhi University has extended the last date to file nomination papers for the students' union elections by two days, it said in a circular. The last date to file nomination papers has been extended to September 14 from the earlier deadline of September 12, it said.

A local court in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl around five years ago. Mayurbhanj District Special POCSO Court Judge Sumita Jena also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on convict Samray Hansda, said special public prosecutor Abhinna Kumar Pattnaik.

The Congress on Thursday organised rallies across the national capital to mark the first anniversary of the Kanyakumari-to-Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, while new Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Arvinder Singh Lovely and some party workers offered prayers at Kalkaji Mandir.

Amid the conflict between West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and the TMC government over the appointment of several interim vice-chancellors in state universities, a pro-Trinamool Congress platform of former VCs and professors Thursday announced to hold a protest gathering before the Raj Bhavan gates here.

Punjab Police on Thursday arrested an alleged drug trafficker saying he was involved in cross-border drug smuggling. Nine kg heroin was recovered from the accused Malkait Singh, police said. "In a major breakthrough, Jalandhar Rural Police has arrested Big Fish Drug Trafficker Malkait Singh @ Kali and seized 9 Kg Heroin,” Punjab’s Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, posted on X.

After a long spell of heat, the national capital on Thursday witnessed rains in several parts of the city.  Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

Three wildlife smugglers, including a father-son duo, were arrested and two tiger hides and 35 kilogrammes of tiger bones seized from them, an official said on Thursday. A joint team of the Uttarakhand Police's Special Task Force, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau - Delhi and the Terai Central Forest Division made the arrests from Bajpur in Udham Singh Nagar district on Wednesday, Chief Conservator of Forests (Kumaon Division) Prasanna Kumar Patra said.

Ahead of the G20 Summit, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday went on a final round of inspection of Rajghat, Pragati Maidan and other places to take stock of preparations for the mega event. Delhi is all decked up and set to welcome the dignitaries and delegates for the G20 Summit, Saxena said during the inspection. The summit will be held from September 9 to 10 at the newly built international convention and exhibition centre -- Bharat Mandapam -- at Pragati Maidan.

The Congress on Thursday took a swipe at the government over the heads of state of Russia and China not coming for the G20 Summit, saying their absence raises a lot of questions which External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar should answer.

More than 3,200 dengue cases have been reported in Bengaluru in the past two months, said Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, who has directed the Bengaluru municipal corporation -- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) -- to intensify their efforts to control the spread of the virus.

A major fire broke out in a shut factory in Thane city on Thursday, but there was no report of anyone getting injured, a civic official said. The blaze at the factory in Wagle Estate started at 2:40pm and was doused after an hour, Thane Municipal Corporation Disaster Management Cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

A 62-year-old retired hospital employee has built robots at his own expense that can perform tasks which can help autistic children learn, spread awareness on diseases such as dengue and even work as a waiter. Atanu Ghosh, a resident of Howrah city, said he has learnt to design robots from his father Nripendra Nath Ghosh, who worked in Calcutta University’s Department of Physiology as a research equipment designer.

As many as 25 government bills, including the one dating back to 1992 pertaining to adopting a two-child norm for panchayat polls, are pending in the Rajya Sabha. Among the pending bills are the Delhi Rent (Amendment) Bill, 1997 that seeks to regulate rent, repairs of rented premises and eviction of tenants in the national capital, and one on amending the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act to relax certain conditions for appointment of regulators, according to a bulletin by Rajya Sabha.

The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) at Jeypore in Odisha has raised objection to a recent advertisement published by the Geographical Indicator (GI) authorities regarding the formal granting of the GI tag to Koraput’s renowned 'Kala Jeera Rice', often referred to as the 'Prince of Rice'. The MSSRF contended that the application for the GI tag by a private company, identified as Jaivik Shree Farmers Producers Company (JSFPC), could potentially exclude local farmers from benefits.

Ten Tamil Nadu fishermen who were stranded in the Bay of Bengal for six days after their boat broke down were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard, said an official on Thursday. ICGS Ayush rescued them 83 miles east off the port city.

Five men were killed following a collision between two motorcycles near Rajkot city of Gujarat, the police said on Thursday.

Visuals of fans celebrating in Lucknow on the release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Jawan'.

WB assembly passes resolution by majority vote making Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) on April 15 as Bengal Day.

 Delhi Police deployed mobile police station amid the traffic restrictions in view of the G20 Summit, scheduled to be held on September 9-10. The arrangement will help people who want to lodge a complaint or file an FIR. 

We will observe April 15 as Bengal Day, regardless of approval from Governor, said CM Mamata Banerjee in assembly.

Gujarat: Rain lashes parts of Vadodara.

Visuals of Dahi Handi from Mumbai on the occasion of Janmashtami. 

Sculptures placed at Bhairon Road near the Bharat Mandapam, depict glimpses of Indian music. 

Current global scenario is surrounded by difficult circumstances and uncertainties, said PM Narendra Modi at East Asia summit.

Terrorism, extremism, and geo-political conflicts are big challenges for all of us, said PM Modi at East Asia summit in Jakarta.

We all have an interest in peace, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, said PM Modi at the East Asia summit in Jakarta.

The need of the hour is Indo-Pacific where international law applies equally to all countries, said PM Modi at the East Asia summit in Jakarta.

Aditya-L1, destined for the Sun-Earth L1 point, takes a selfie and images of the Earth and the Moon, said ISRO.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departs from Jakarta, Indonesia after concluding the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin inaugurates multiple infrastructural projects in Namakkal.

Sanatan Dharma remarks: I will face all cases legally, said TN Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.

Everyone knows we are not enemies of any religion, said DMK leader and TN minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.

TMC MP Derek O'Brien wrote a letter to Delhi Police seeking permission to hold a protest at 3 places in Delhi, involving workers from West Bengal who have been denied wages under the MGNREGA scheme on October 2 and October 3, at Lodhi Street, outside the residence of Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Krishi Bhawan and Jantar Mantar.

China's exports slide 8.8 per cent in August at lower rate than expected, even as economy remains under pressure, reports AP.

Sensex falls 187.11 points to 65,693.41 in early trade; Nifty declines 55.35 points to 19,555.70.

Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth arrives in Delhi for the G20 Summit that will be held here on September 9-10.

Ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit, Delhi LG VK Saxena takes stock of preparations & cleanliness of the city. 

The 18th East Asia Summit begins in Jakarta, Indonesia.

PM Modi extends greetings to the nation on Janmashtami.

President Droupadi Murmu extends greetings to the nation on Janmashtami.

West Bengal: Devotees celebrate & offer prayers at the Iskcon temple in Kolkata on the occasion of Janmashtami.

 "ASEAN is the centre point of India's Act East Policy. This region will also play a key role in India's Indo-Pacific initiative," said PM Modi at the 20th ASEAN Summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other leaders of the ASEAN, pose for a photograph amid the 20TH ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Jakarta Convention Centre in Indonesia to attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit.

Uttarakhand: Devotees throng Badrinath temple during the Janmashtami celebrations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Indonesia to attend ASEAN-India, East Asia summits.

Ahead of the upcoming G20 summit, Police conduct vehicle checking at the Noida-Delhi border area.

UP: Mangala aarti underway in Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura, on the occasion of Janmashtami.