LIVE: 85-90% students appeared in NEET exam, says Ramesh Pokhriyal

Raghuvansh Singh had fallen critically ill late on Friday night and was put on a ventilator in ICU in the AIIMS. Stay tuned for latest LIVE news updates

2:21 AM

Won't sell TikTok's algorithm to US, says ByteDance

Chinese company ByteDance has decided not to sell or transfer the algorithm behind its video-sharing application TikTok in any sale or divestment deal, according to South China Morning Post.

1:33 AM

Ex-JNU student leader Umar Khalid arrested in connection with Delhi riots

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid was arrested late on Sunday night for his alleged role in the northeast Delhi riots, sources said on Sunday.
 

He was questioned by the Delhi Police Crime Branch for a couple of hours on September 2 in connection with the riots.
 

Khalid was earlier booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in another case related to the riots. He was also quizzed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police earlier regarding an alleged conspiracy behind the riots.
 

His mobile phone was also seized by the police.
 

Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24 after violence between supporters of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and those against the legislation spiralled out of control, leaving at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured.

10:37 PM

Investigating role of all individuals who took part in northeast violence, says Delhi Police

10:26 PM

Monsoon session of Parliament update

Opposition demands discussion on LAC standoff, Covid and economy; 23 new Bills to be taken up

10:25 PM

Nearly 2,000 final-year postgraduate and undergraduate students of Delhi University will be appearing in second phase of open book exams tomorrow: Officials

10:14 PM

Monsoon session of Parliament: Lok Sabha Speaker sends coronavirus safety kit to MPs

10:05 PM

RSS volunteers should work towards making employment available to labourers: Chief

9:45 PM

Drug probe: NCB arrests six more persons from Mumbai

Six more persons were arrested from here on Sunday by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) probing the drug angle in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case, taking the total count of people held so far to 16, an official said.

 

The six accused have been identified as Karamjeet Singh Anand, Dwayne Fernandes, Sanket Patel, Ankush Anreja, Sandeep Gupta and Aftab Fateh Ansari, he said, adding that they were picked up after their names emerged during investigation.

 

They all were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.

9:41 PM

F1: Hamilton wins crash-marred Tuscan GP, Bottas 2nd

Lewis Hamilton won a hectic Tuscan Grand Prix on Sunday to clinch his 90th Formula One win and move one behind Michael Schumacher's record.

 

The first F1 race on a Mugello track with super-fast corners usually used by MotoGP riders was incident-packed throughout. Two crashes on the first seven laps saw six drivers go out, and a red flag suspended the race for the first time after the second one.

9:01 PM

Bihar leaders pay last respects to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

8:49 PM

Cannabis in India: Delhi, Mumbai high on pot consumption, says report

After the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June, several friends of the actor have been arrested by the Narcotics Control Board (NCB) which claims it has busted a ring of suppliers of marijuana and cannabis, from all over India.

In India, cannabis is used as (a) bhang, which is legally available in many states and (b) ganja and charas, which are illegal according to the international drug conventions and the Indian law (the NDPS Act, 1985). About 2.8 per cent of Indians aged 10-75 years (3.1 crore individuals) are current users of any cannabis product. Read more

8:31 PM

Pak using underground tunnels to push terrorists, drones to drop arms: J&K DGP

Pakistan is using cross-border underground tunnels to push terrorists into India and drones to drop weapons for them, the chief of Jammu and Kashmir police said Sunday.

 

Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, however, said the anti-infiltration grid is active and anti-tunnelling operations are underway to scuttle "nefarious designs".

 

"Digging of tunnels beneath the IB is part of the nefarious designs of Pakistan to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into this side to step up terrorism," Singh told reporters in Samba district after inspecting the recently discovered 170-metre tunnel at Galar village along the IB.

 

The tunnel with a depth of 20-25 feet and originating from Pakistan was found by a BSF team near the border-fencing on August 28.

8:17 PM

85-90% students appeared in NEET exam: NTA

8:02 PM

India to be self-reliant in fertilisers production by 2023: Gowda

India will be self-reliant in fertiliser production by 2023 as new units are being set up with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore to reduce dependency on imports, Fertilisers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Sunday. Addressing a webinar organised by cooperative IFFCO for farmers of Karnataka, the minister said the government is promoting nano fertilisers as these are 25-30 per cent cheaper and give 18-35 per cent higher yield, according to an official statement.

7:46 PM

India, Pakistan trade heavy fire on LoC in J&K's Poonch

Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy fire on the Line of Control on Sunday after Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling at Indian positions in J&K's Poonch district.

 

Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Devender Anand said at about 5.45 p.m. Sunday, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Mankote sector of Poonch district.

 

"Indian Army retaliates befittingly", the spokesman said.