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10:21 PM

CBI arrests ex-RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh over 'financial misconduct'

8:30 PM

Waterlogging in parts of Delhi after rainfall, Delhi Police cautions against traffic snarls

The Delhi Police asked commuters to plan their peak-hour travel carefully after traffic snarls in several places due to waterlogging and uprooting of trees following rainfall on Monday.

The national capital's residents woke up to a pleasant morning after rainfall in several areas of the city. The weather department said trace rain -- between 0.01 and 0.04 mm -- was recorded in Delhi.

In a post on X, the police said traffic was affected on both carriageways of National Highway 48 from Dhaula Kuan towards Mahipalpur and vice-versa due to waterlogging.

8:29 PM

Top actors should break silence, express solidarity with affected women, says Radhika

Top actors should break their silence on the Justice Hema Committee report, and express solidarity with actresses who have been treated unfairly in the film industry, actress Radhika Sarathkumar said here on Monday.

Their statement endorsing support to the women in the Malayalam film industry who have been wronged would raise the hopes of actresses who faced harassment, she said.

The Hema committee report had made shocking revelations on sexual harassment, casting couch practices and lobbying in the Malayalam film industry.

8:29 PM

Congress questions Centre's ‘silence' on drone attacks in Manipur

The Congress on Monday wondered why the central government is mum on the use of drones in militant attacks that left two persons dead and nine others injured in a village in Manipur's Imphal West district.

If bombs are dropped with the help of drones, it is a question of national security since the Raj Bhavan and the chief minister's residence might not be safe, Congress Legislature Party leader O Ibobi Singh told a press conference.

"The state government has learnt about the unfortunate incident of attack on unarmed Koutruk villagers using drone, bombs and sophisticated weapons,” a Home Department statement said on Sunday.

6:37 PM

Membership drive is about expanding the family, not just numbers: PM Modi

This very membership drive isn't just a ritual. It's an expansion of our family... It isn't a game of numbers. It doesn't matter the numbers we achieve. This membership drive is an ideological and emotional movement, said PM Modi.

6:36 PM

PM Modi recalls BJP's history of protest and perseverance

At the launch of BJP's Sanghatan Parva, Sadasyata Abhiyan 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets emotional, " Our party workers used to protest against the those in power for the issues of people. So they kept going to and coming out of jail. 50 years ago, People of Jan Sangh were doing 'Satyagraha' in Ahmedabad and so many people were jailed just for agitating. One of the women workers who went to jail, spent a month in jail with her 9-month-old baby. That's how BJP reached here...and those people who committed this crime...they had so much greed for power."

6:36 PM

PM Modi urges BJP members to make border villages fortress for party

PM Modi receives his BJP membership certificate from party president JP Nadda at 'Sadasyata Abhiyan' event at party headquarters in Delhi.

5:58 PM

Congress releases list of six candidates, fields J-K Cong chief Tariq Hameed Karra from Central Shalteng

The Congress party has released a list of six candidates for the upcoming elections, with a notable inclusion being Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra, who will contest from Central Shalteng. Other key candidates include Mumtaz Khan for Reasi, Bhupender Jamwal for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Iftkar Ahmed for Rajouri (ST), Shabir Ahmad Khan for Thannamandi (ST), and Mohd Shahnawaz Choudhary for Surankote (ST).

5:58 PM

Amit Shah hails BJP's democratic Sadasyata Abhiyan

At the launch of BJP's Sanghatan Parva, Sadasyata Abhiyan 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "As JP Nadda told us, ours is the biggest party of the world but it is also a unique party. No other political party in India runs its Sadasyata Abhiyan democratically every 6 years. BJP is the only party political that has kept this tradition intact and taken it forward."

5:30 PM

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan challenges in court his arrest in money laundering case

5:30 PM

BJP only democratically-run party, follows its constitution in functioning: Nadda at membership drive launch

5:16 PM

Firing outside AP Dhillon's Canada house, gangster claims responsibility

Shots fired outside Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's house in Canada, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's group claims responsibility.

4:57 PM

Some sort of restraint expected from those holding high offices, says SC

Some sort of restraint is expected when somebody is holding a high office, the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a plea seeking transfer of the trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote case, in which Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is an accused, to Bhopal. While hearing the matter on August 29, the apex court had voiced strong displeasure over Reddy's comments on the top court granting bail to rival Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. On August 30, the Telangana chief minister had claimed his remarks were taken out of context and expressed "unconditional regret".

4:53 PM

SC forms committee to negotiate with farmers at Shambhu Border

The top court formed a high-powered committee to address the concerns of farmers protesting at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. The committee, chaired by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh, has been tasked with facilitating a peaceful resolution to the ongoing impasse, reported LiveLaw. Read here for more details.

4:48 PM

Israeli labour court orders an end to general strike over hostage crisis, siding with government

An Israeli labour court has ruled that a general strike called over the Gaza hostage crisis must end. The court sided with the government in its ruling on Monday, saying the strike was politically motivated.

4:47 PM

News update: AAP lawmaker Amanatullah Khan produced in Delhi court

ED produces AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan before Delhi court in money laundering case.

4:38 PM

SC issues notice to Himachal govt on Adani Power plea seeking refund of Rs 280 cr with interest

The top court today sought response from Himachal Pradesh on a plea filed by Adani Power Limited seeking a refund of Rs 280 crore along with interest from the state government in connection with two hydropower projects in Kinnaur district. On July 18, a division bench of the high court had overturned the decision of a single bench to return the amount of Rs 280 crore to Adani Power.

4:25 PM

Supreme Court grants bail to Kejriwal aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case

The top court directed that Bibhav Kumar be not reinstated as personal assistant or given any official assignment in CM office.

4:02 PM

Cabinet gives nod to 7 agricultural projects worth Rs 13,966 crore

The Union Cabinet has given the nod to seven major projects with a combined investment of Rs 13,966 crore on Monday. The announcement was made by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw  where he outlined the government's commitment to advancing agricultural research, digital farming, and sustainable practices. Read here for more details.

3:51 PM

AAP, corruption have become synonyms: Delhi BJP Chief Sachdeva

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva alleged that they had filed a complaint to the Delhi ACB regarding corruption by the AAP and the authority has taken cognisance of it. There was no immediate reaction from the AAP on the BJP's allegations. "All departments of the Delhi government have become epicenters of corruption whether it is health, education or any other department," Sachdeva said.

3:44 PM

Nitin Gadkari asks state FMs' to reduce GST on flex-fuel vehicles to 12%

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that there is a need to reduce imports of fossil fuels and encourage the use of biofuel. Gadkari also stated that state finance ministers should consider reducing Goods and Services Tax (GST) on flex-fuel vehicles to 12 per cent in the GST Council meeting.

3:41 PM

NCP (SP) plans protest for assent to Shakti bill proposing stricter punishment for anti-women crimes

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader and former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday demanded that President Droupadi Murmu approve the Shakti bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature that prescribes the death penalty for rapists.NCP (SP) leaders and women workers will protest on Tuesday against the delay in clearing the bill by wearing red ribbons at the pedestal of Mahatma Gandhi's statue near the state secretariat, he said.

3:28 PM

News update: Cabinet approves Rs 3,979-cr scheme for crop science for food, nutrition

3:26 PM

News update: Cabinet approves Rs 2,291-crore programme for strengthening agri education, management

The Union Cabinet allocated Rs 860 cr for development of horticulture; Rs 1,202 cr for Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today.

3:20 PM

News update: Cabinet gives nod to Rs 2,817 cr digital agriculture mission

The government also cleared  Rs 1,702-cr scheme for sustainable livestock health, production, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated today.

2:55 PM

Had expressed displeasure over Kangana's remarks on farmers' protests: Punjab BJP leader Harjit Grewal

Senior Punjab BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal has said that he had immediately spoken to his party high command after Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut's remarks on the farmers' protests and expressed his displeasure.Grewal said that he had spoken over phone to Union Minister and BJP president J P Nadda in this regard.

Kangana, the MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, had recently posted a clip of her interview with Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar in which she suggested that a "Bangladesh-like situation" could have erupted in India but for the country's strong leadership.

2:55 PM

Liquor policy scam: Supreme Court grants bail to ex-AAP functionary Vijay Nair

The top court granted bail to former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying liberty is "sacrosanct". The court observed that pre-trial incarceration cannot be a punishment.

2:33 PM

Case registered against Karnataka BJP leader for alleged sexual assault, blackmail

A sexual harassment case has been filed against Karnataka BJP leader Arun Kumar Puthila based on a complaint by a 47-year-old woman, police said. The woman allegedly said that that the BJP leader sexually assaulted her at a Bengaluru hotel in June 2023.

2:30 PM

Happy that I&B Ministry, GoI have taken cognizance and summoned Netflix: BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar

"I vividly remember IC-814. I was very aware of that accident and very involved in following that. Every man and woman in India and indeed in South Asia knows that the hijack of IC-814 from Kathmandu was committed by Pakistan's ISI-backed terrorists. Now, nobody thinks that there were some people from India who did the hijacking. So how the people have Hindu names in that movie, I don't know. But I'm very happy that the I&B Ministry and the GoI have taken cognizance of this and have summoned Netflix," BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

2:02 PM

J&K news update: Security forces recover arms in Samba district

Security forces recovered arms and ammunition that were dropped by a drone in the border area of Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday, officials said. Security personnel launched a search operation in the Ramgarh sector following intelligence reports of material being dropped by drone during the night, they said.