LIVE news updates: PM Modi to unveil major health, nutrition initiatives in MP

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, September 17, where he is set to unveil several major initiatives focused on enhancing health, nutrition, tribal welfare, and industrial growth.

The Delhi government will soon begin clearing pending electric vehicle (EV) subsidy dues of about Rs 140 crore, officials have said.

Transport Minister Pankaj Singh said on Monday that the department will verify all subsidy applications to address the backlog, which has accumulated over two years.

  A federal appeals court in the US has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while her lawsuit contesting the dismissal is underway.

 

The 2-1 ruling, announced on Monday by a panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, allowed Cook to continue working for now and likely participate in the Federal Reserve’s crucial meeting that begins Tuesday morning, Bloomberg reported. 

 

 The ruling also leaves Trump with only a few hours to ask the US Supreme Court to oust her, after he fired her last month over allegations of mortgage fraud.

 

A Delhi court on Monday sent a woman, who allegedly drove the BMW car involved in the crash that killed a senior Finance Ministry official and left his wife injured in Dhaula Kuan, to two-day judicial custody.

 

Duty Magistrate Akanksha Singh sent Gaganpreet Kaur (38) to judicial custody after she was produced before the judge at her residence, and said her custodial interrogation was not required, her counsel, senior advocate Vikas Pahwa said.

4:21 PM

SC to decide validity of religious conversion laws, give states 4 weeks

The top court took over several petitions pending before high courts that challenge the validity of state laws on religious conversion, Bar and Bench reported. The top court is already hearing similar petitions challenging laws enacted by Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other states. The bench is being headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran.

4:09 PM

Apollo Tyres wins BCCI Team India lead sponsorship with ₹579 crore bid

The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) search for a new lead sponsor for Team India concluded on Tuesday, with Apollo Tyres emerging as the winner in a highly competitive bidding process. The Gurgaon-based tyre company secured the sponsorship rights with an impressive bid of ₹579 crore, surpassing rivals Canva and JK Cements.

3:24 PM

CBI conducts raids in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh in Valmiki STDC scam

The CBI on Monday conducted searches at the premises of former Karnataka minister B Nagendra and 15 other locations in the state and Andhra Pradesh in connection with the Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation 'scam', officials said. The case involves serious allegations of embezzlement of funds earmarked for the welfare of tribal communities.

3:17 PM

Canadian vlogger's video goes viral, civic authorities clean up pavements

A viral video recorded by a Canadian vlogger, highlighting the "neglected and poor condition" of pavements in the city, has prompted a swift response from the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), which joined a cleaning drive organised by an NGO. In the 30-minute video shot on Thursday, Youtuber Caleb Friesen documented the difficulty in walking a 2.4 km stretch on Bengaluru's pedestrian paths, from Majestic bus stand to a coffee shop, capturing its alleged poor and neglected condition.

12:14 PM

Yellow alert in Mumbai as rainfall disrupts traffic

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, forecasting isolated heavy showers, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph across the city and suburbs. Waterlogging at Dadar, Kurla, and Bandra stations caused local train delays of 10–15 minutes, while traffic disruptions continued across several parts of the city.

10:41 AM

Jairam Ramesh flags impact of Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday raised “core concerns” about the Great Nicobar Mega Infrastructure Project, asserting that it will disrupt and displace tribal communities, threatening their survival and well-being. He warned that the project contravenes existing regulations, policies, and laws.

 

10:03 AM

Centre extends ITR filing deadline for AY 2025-26 by a day to Sept 16

The central government on Monday extended the due date for filing income tax returns (ITRs) by one day to September 16, 2025, as the earlier deadline was September 15.The original due date for filing ITRs for AY 2025-26 was July 31, 2025.

 

8:51 AM

New York proposes rules to curb addictive social media feeds for children

New York’s attorney general on Monday unveiled proposed regulations aimed at curbing addictive social media feeds targeting children, including measures to verify users' ages. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, enacted last year, bans social media companies from providing algorithm-personalised feeds to users under 18 without parental consent.