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6:16 PM

Fire in 12-storey building in Mumbai

A fire erupted within a 12-story residential structure situated in the Kurla district of Mumbai. In response to the emergency, the fire department promptly carried out a successful rescue operation, saving approximately 60 residents residing in the building. An official source reported that the incident transpired at approximately 12:10 am, affecting Building Number 7 under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and positioned across from Kohinoor Hospital. Subsequently, 39 of the rescued individuals were transported to hospitals due to complaints of suffocation.

 

4:09 PM

TMC and BJP councillors entered into a brawl with each other at Kolkata Municipal Corporation today

3:39 PM

Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting begins in Hyderabad, Telangana.

3:25 PM

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory in view of the inauguration of ICEC by PM Modi

The first phase of the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), which is named YashoBhoomi, in Dwarka will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, which also marks the leader's birthday. He is also set to dedicate the extension of Delhi Airport Metro Express line from Dwarka Sector 21 to a new metro station at Dwarka Sector 25.

 

3:23 PM

Flag hoisting ceremony held in Hyderabad, as Congress Working Committee meeting begins

2:51 PM

First meeting of committee on simultaneous polls on Sept 23: Kovind

The first meeting of the the high-level committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous polls will be held on September 23, said former president Ram Nath Kovind, who heads it.

The government on September 2 notified the eight-member committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats.

"The first meeting will take place on September 23," Kovind told reporters here on Saturday.

He was in Bhubaneswar to attend the convocation of a private university.

1:28 PM

Cong says 'free and open' discussions to take place in CWC, hails its 'internal democracy'

The Congress on Saturday said "free and open" discussions would take place during the CWC, asserting that its internal democracy is what makes it different from other parties.

Addressing a press conference here ahead of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee's (CWC) first meeting, Congress media and publicity department head Pawan Khera also hailed as "historic" the election of Mallikarjun Kharge as the party president last year in internal polls.

"No other party in this country has had this kind of an open election. We are very proud of our tradition of electing our president through an open election," he said.

1:22 PM

Pakistan Election Commission decides to frame charges against Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhry    

The Election Commission of Pakistan has taken the decision to frame charges against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry in a contempt case, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.

According to the ECP's cause list, the electoral body has fixed September 26 as the date for the case. According to the electoral watchdog's cause list, the charges that will be framed against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Fawad Chaudhry are for contempt of the ECP and the chief election commissioner, according to Dawn report.

12:59 PM

Bengaluru fake currency case: NIA special court sentences woman to 6 years imprisonment

National Investigation Agency's special court has sentenced a woman to six years of imprisonment in connection with Bengaluru fake currency case involving smuggling of huge quantities of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Bangladesh into India via Karnataka, the agency said on Saturday.

The woman accused, identified as Vanitha alias Thangam, was convicted by the NIA Special Court in Bengaluru on Friday.

She has been sentenced to six years of imprisonment under section 489B of Indian Penal Code (IPC), five years' imprisonment under section 489C of IPC, and two years' jail under section 120B of IPC, besides a total fine of Rs 20,000, said the NIA.

12:19 PM

Breeding, cheetah selection strategies at focus in Project Cheetah's 2nd year: Project head

India plans to import cheetahs that do not develop thicker winter coats a primary factor behind severe infections in some cheetahs and the death of three of them who were relocated from Africa to India, according to the head of the reintroduction project.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Project Cheetah in India last year by releasing a group of big cats brought from Namibia into an enclosure at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on September 17. Project Cheetah marks its one-year anniversary on Sunday.

In an interview with PTI, SP Yadav, Additional Director General of Forests at the Environment Ministry, emphasised that the project's focus in its second year would be on breeding these animals.

12:05 PM

Aurangabad to be called Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government has issued a notification on the change of names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.

The suggestions and objections sought a few months ago have been considered and the decision to change the names at the sub-division, village, taluka and district levels has been taken, the notification issued by the Revenue Department on Friday night said. The decision to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad was taken in the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government's last cabinet meeting chaired by the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 29, 2022 just before he resigned. However, Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who were sworn in a day later, had said the Thackeray-led dispensation's decision to rename these places was illegal as it was taken by it after the governor had asked it to prove majority in the state assembly. In July last year, the Shinde government gave a cabinet approval to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.

11:27 AM

CWC stands ready to write new chapter of development with dignity for Telangana, nation: Sonia Gandhi

Ahead of the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) scheduled to be held today in Hyderabad, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said that the panel stands ready to write a new chapter of development with dignity for all people of Telangana and the nation.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, in his post on X, shared the message of Sonia Gandhi ahead of the meeting.

In her message, Sonia said that her party has always stood by the aspirations of the people of Telangana.

"We had made a promise to the people of Telangana. We have fulfilled that promise. Congress has always stood by the aspirations of people of Telangana. Now it's time to lead the state into a new era of progress and prosperity. The Congress Working Committee stands ready to write a new chapter of development with dignity for all people of Telangana and our nation," the Congress former President said.

11:26 AM

Naidu will come out clean, he will be standing example for incorruptible politician: Nara Lokesh

Telugu Desam Party (TDP)'s General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Saturday came out strongly in support of his father and former Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu who was sent to judicial custody, and said that his father will come out clean in the alleged Skill Development Corporation scam.

TDP leader Nara Lokesh said, "Justice is being delayed but justice cannot be denied. Mr Naidu will come out clean and he will be a standing example for an incorruptible politician."

Nara Lokesh who came to New Delhi to garner support for his father said that there was a need to educate the nation on the injustice being done to Chandrababu Naidu by the government of Andhra Pradesh.

11:24 AM

Engine, power coach of express train derail in MP, no casualty

The engine and power coach of an express train going from Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi to Miraj Junction in Maharashtra derailed between Ratlam-Dahod rail section in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning, an official said.

No casualty was reported in the incident, said Khemraj Meena, Public Relations Officer of the Western Railway's Ratlam division.

"The engine and power coach of the train number 12494 (Darshan Express running between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Miraj Junction) derailed," he said, adding that medical and accident relief trains of the Ratlam division have reached the spot.

11:23 AM

SIA conducts searches to bust terror modules in J-K's Reasi

The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) carried out searches in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi following information about desperate attempts by terrorists to revive militancy in the district, police said on Saturday.

The search was conducted by the investigators of SIA, a counter-terrorism wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police, in Pouni and Mahore tehsils based on intelligence reports that some over-ground workers (OGWs) were providing logistical help and information to anti-national elements, a police officer said.

Some electronic gadgets and several documents were seized during the search, he said.