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2:44 PM

Russia detains IS suicide bomber plotting terrorist attack in India

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the ISIS terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack against one of India's leadership elite, Russian news agency Sputnik reported.
"Russia's FSB identified and detained a member of the Islamic State international terrorist organization banned in Russia, a native of a country in the Central Asian region, who planned to commit a terrorist act by blowing himself up against one of the representatives of the ruling circles of India," the authority said in a statement.

2:40 PM

Pak ex-PM gets protective bail till Thursday in anti-terror case

Islamabad High Court grants Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan protective bail till Thursday in a terrorism case registered against him for threatening police, judiciary and other state institutions at his Islamabad rally on Saturday. Khan was booked on Sunday under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

1:58 PM

Amit Shah chairs 23rd meeting of Central Zonal Council

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs the 23rd meeting of the Central Zonal Council. Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers Bhupesh Baghel and Yogi Adityanath attend the meeting via VC as their Bhopal visit was cancelled due to bad weather. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Uttarakhand CM Dhami present in person

1:04 PM

SC stays all proceedings against Shahnawaz Hussain in 2018 rape case

The Supreme Court stays all proceedings against BJP Leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain in connection with an alleged 2018 rape case

12:32 PM

SC scraps panel running AIFF over FIFA ban

The Supreme Court has ended the mandate Of CoA To Administer All India Football Federation (AIFF), says it hopes it will facilitate revocation Of FIFA ban

12:28 PM

Need reform, even if India has to sacrifice hosting World Cup: CoA tells SC

"We want players to be included. We have progressed with the election process. The CoA has seen impact of previous World Cup," says Court appointed administrative panel."
Panel responds, "These are pains we have to undergo when we are undertaking a reform process which was long due.

12:07 PM

SC issues notice to Centre on IOA's plea against Delhi HC order

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on the Indian Olympic Association's plea against Delhi High Court's order to set up the Committee of Administrators to take it over

11:52 AM

Delhi Police detain farmers protesting at Ghazipur border

Delhi Police detain farmers protesting at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border
 

11:51 AM

SC issues notice to Gujarat govt on Teesta Setalvad's bail plea

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Gujarat government on a plea of Teesta Setalvad seeking interim bail in a case in which she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame innocent people in 2002 Gujarat riots cases.
 

11:50 AM

Sanjay Raut's judicial custody extended till September 5

Mumbai court extends Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody till September 5 in a money laundering case

11:22 AM

Farmers protest at Jantar Mantar amid heavy security

11:01 AM

Review plea seeking the review of the PMLA judgement to be listed

Review plea seeking the review of the PMLA Judgment mentioned before CJI NV Ramana. CJI lists it.

10:58 AM

Got offer from BJP to break AAP to make the raids go away

Deputy CM of Delhi Manish Sisiodia tweeted that he got offer from the Bharatiya Janata Party to break apart the Aam Aadmi Party and join BJP if he wants the raids by Central Investogation Bureau and the Enforcement Directorate to go away. He further added that he comes from the lineage of Maharana Pratap, and that of Rajputs. He said that all the cases and allegations against him are fake and he would not succumb to the corrupt conspirators.

10:33 AM

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeats the reigning 5-time World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup.

 

10:02 AM

FIFA ban on AIFF: Centre urges Supreme Court to end tenure of CoA

Days after FIF banned AIFF, The Centre urges Supreme Court to end the tenure of Committee of Administrators (CoA) and direct that day-to-day management of AIFF be looked after by the AIFF administration led by the acting Secretary General. The central government has requested the Supreme Court to pass an order to direct the CoA to submit the final draft constitution for the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to the Court by the end of August 23 and that the mandate of the CoA be declared to be over in full from that day.
 

10:00 AM

Traffic piles up near Ghazipur border ahead of farmers protest

8:52 AM

India reports 9,531 new Covid cases, death toll at 527,368

India on Monday reported 9,531 new Covid cases, taking the nation's coronavirus caseload to 44,348,960. With 39 new deaths, including 10 reconciled by Kerala, India's toll from Covid-19 has reached 527,368. The nation's tally of cured Covid cases now stands at 43,723,944  after 11,726 people recovered from the coronavirus infection. 
 

8:04 AM

Security increased at Ghazipur border ahead of farmers protest today

Security increased at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut expressway ahead of the call given by farmers to protest at Jantar Mantar today

7:01 AM

UP: Encounter breaks out between miscreants, police in Ghaziabad

An encounter broke out between miscreants and police in Ghaziabad on Sunday night.  The incident occurred in Muradnagar area of Ghaziabad where some miscreants attempted to flee during police checking. According to Akash Patel, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad, while chasing, the miscreants fired at the police.

6:31 AM

Top Apple, Google, Amazon executives to depose before House panel today

Top executives of the Indian arms of Apple, Google, Amazon, Netflix, and Microsoft will on Tuesday depose before a parliamentary panel looking into anti-competitive practices in the digital space, the committee's chairman Jayant Sinha said. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has been looking into various aspects of competition in the marketplace, especially concerning technology majors.