LIVE news: Nirav Modi's extradition trial to resume in UK court on Monday

Nirav Modi fighting extradition charges related to the estimated $2-billion PNB fraud and money laundering case. Stay tuned for all LIVE updates on latest news

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Coronavirus LIVE: India recovery rate at 77.32%, fatality rate dips to 1.72%

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Coronavirus LIVE: India's Covid-19 case fatality rate drops to 1.72%

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President, PM Modi to address governors' conference on NEP on Monday

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on Monday morning. The President and the Prime Minister will be addressing the topic during the inaugural session of the Governors' Conference at 10.30 a.m. through video conference, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Sunday.

 

The conference titled 'Role of NEP-2020 in Transforming Higher Education' is being organised by the Ministry of Education. NEP-2020 is the first education policy of the 21st century which was announced after 34 years of the previous National Policy on Education, 1986.

 

NEP-2020 is directed towards major reforms in both school and higher education level. The new National Education Policy strives for making India into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, said the PMO, adding the policy envisions an India-centred education system that contributes directly to transforming India into a global superpower. READ MORE...

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Migrant workers from Nepal start returning to India as economy reopens

Lokendra Bahadur Dhami, who had been working in India for the past 5 years had gone back to his hometown in Nepal after the outbreak of the Covid pandemic now wants to return to India. He is among the numerous Nepali workers who have queued up at Kailali's Trinagar Customs waiting to return to India for work.

 

Lokendra used to work at a shopping Complex in New Delhi as a security guard for the last five years and had returned four months ago. Others like him too had to leave their jobs in India to return to their hometowns.

 

"Malls have opened in India. I got to join my duty. It has been four months since I reached Nepal to skip the pandemic but I have got nothing to do here. At least I have a job in India with which I am able to meet the expenses of my family. I am therefore thinking about returning to India for the work which is there for me. My employer has been for week asking me to return, so I am off to New Delhi," Lokendra said. READ MORE...

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Highest single-day recoveries of 73,642 Covid-19 patients in last 24 hours in India: Health Ministry

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Latest News LIVE: Bangladeshi smuggler killed by BSF troops in West Bengal

A Bangladeshi smuggler has been shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) troops along the India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal, officials said on Sunday. The man was killed by a BSF party near the Gopalpur post of the border force in Malda district of the state on Saturday evening, they said.

 

He was trying to smuggle Phensedyl bottles. At least 75 bottles of the cough syrup have been seized from his possession, the officials said.

 

Phensedyl is a codeine-based cough syrup and abused as an intoxicant in the neighbouring country that follows liquor prohibition. It is abused by youngsters and is "consumed in large quantity against the recommended small dose to get a kick", according to a recent BSF report.

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Bangladeshi smuggler killed by BSF troops along India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal

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Sushant's supporters organise car rally in the US as mark of solidarity

Supporters of Sushant Singh Rajput organised a car rally in the US, in a campaign seeking truth and justice for the late actor. Sushant's sister Shweta Singh Kirti shared a video of the rally on her social media accounts, Twitter and Instagram. "Car Rally in California, USA. We are calling it a world movement for truth and praying for truth to shine forth. #SatyagrahForSSR #Billboard4SSR," she wrote alongside the video.

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Coastal Karnataka likely to receive widespread rainfall from Sept 6-10

Coastal Karnataka likely to receive widespread rainfall from 6-10 Sept. Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall-yellow alert for 6-10 Sept. North interior Karnataka likely to receive fairly widespread rainfall from 6-10 Sept. Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag likely to experience isolated heavy rainfall, yellow alert on 6 & 7 Sept. South interior Karnataka very likely to experience widespread rainfall during 6-10 Sept. Yellow alert on 6,7,8 Sept in Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Tumkur, Davanagere & Chitradurga: IMD

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Multiple people injured in series of stabbings in England

British police say that multiple people have been injured in a series of stabbings in the central England city of Birmingham. West Midlands Police said officers were called to reports of a stabbing shortly after midnight on Sunday. That was soon followed by reports of other stabbings in the area. We are aware of a number of injured people, but at the moment we are not in a position to say how many or how serious, the force said. Work is still going on to establish what has happened. Emergency services were at the scene to ensure the injured received medical care.

 

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Massive blood donation drive in Rajasthan to mark Pilot's 43rd birthday

As former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot turns 43 on Monday, his supporters plan to celebrate his birthday in a novel way -- organising blood donation camps across the state with an aim to set a record in collecting units of blood. Pilot has himself appealed to people to not come to Jaipur and crowd in times of the COVID-19 pandemic, asking party workers and supporters to come forward and donate blood instead. Though the drive comes as a gesture of social service to mark his birthday, it is also seen by many as political messaging conveying that Pilot still enjoys the support of party cadres and youngsters throughout the state despite not being the Rajasthan Congress chief and deputy chief minister after he rebelled against Ashok Gehlot's leadership.

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Peak power demand in Delhi surges

The peak power demand of Delhi has increased by over 50 percent with resumption of normal activities due to easing of COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions, discom officials said. Peak power demand in the city has been muted this year as compared to the last year due to lockdown and weather conditions. "However,since easing of restrictions on May 18, 2020, Delhi's peak power demand has increased by over 50 percent. Ifwe compare the peak power demand since April 2020, it has already increased by over 87 percent," said the discom officials.

 

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INS Sahyadri closely monitoring fire-fighting efforts on MT New Diamond

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Govt mulls installing EV charging kiosks at around 69,000 petrol pumps in country

The government is mulling setting up at least one electric vehicle (EV) charging kiosk each at nearly 69,000 petrol pumps across the country to induce people to go for electric mobility. Besides, the government is also thinking of making it compulsory to install EV charging kiosks at all Company-Owned, Company-Operated (COCO) petrol pumps of state refiners. In a review meeting on EV charging infrastructure, Power Minister R K Singh suggested oil ministry top officials that "they may issue an order for their oil marketing companies (OMCs) under their administrative control for setting up charging kiosks at all COCO petrol pumps", a source said.

 

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In Pics | The international border with China saw movement over the week

Rakesh Asthana, Director General BSF, accompanied by S S Panwar, IPS, Addl DG (WC), N S Jamwal, IG BSF Jammu Frontier, visit border outposts as He also visited the spot where the tunnel was detected, in Samba sector on Saturday.

IAF fight planes were seen flying, in Shillong on Saturday.

Fighter jet of IAF seen flying in Leh on Saturday.