Bangladesh crisis updates: Sheikh Hasina lands at Hindon airport in India after resignation

Bangladesh news updates: Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka after resigning as prime minister amid Bangladesh's violent protests fueled by unemployment. Protestors had stormed the Gono Bhaban.

3:26 PM

News update: Bangladesh's Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman is addressing the nation

3:17 PM

Sheikh Hasina flees Dhaka amid turmoil

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with her sister, has fleed from the capital due to security fears. Read here for a detailed story.

3:07 PM

Delhi HC dismisses CM Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging arrest by CBI in excise policy 'scam' case

The Delhi High Court stated that CM Kejriwal can approach the trial court for relief. 

3:02 PM

Bangladesh PM Hasina flees Bangladesh after protestors storm official residence

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Bangladesh, BBC Bangla reported today.

2:55 PM

News update: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns after protesters enter Gono Bhaban premises

The organisers of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement had announced a single-point demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet members.

2:39 PM

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, her sister taken to a 'safe shelter'

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and her sister have been taken to a 'safe shelter' away from the the official residence, news agency Reuters reported today citing sources.

2:32 PM

Bangladesh PM's resignation a 'possibility,' says senior aide

"The situation is such that this is a possibility, but I don't know how it will happen," a senior advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told AFP today.

2:14 PM

Wanted decision on Art 370 to happen with concurrence of people rather than imposition: PM Modi

 "There was complete clarity in my mind that taking the public in Jammu and Kashmir into confidence was absolutely essential for the execution of the decision," Prime Minister Narendra Modi says about his government's decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. 

2:03 PM

Delhi HC directs social welfare department secretary to visit premises, file report

The Delhi High Court noted nearly all deceased in Asha Kiran shelter home had TB, and directed Delhi Jal Board to test water quality.

1:57 PM

State govt planning to make 'love jihad' punishable with life imprisonment: Asam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

“We spoke about ‘love jihad’ during the elections. Soon, we will bring a law, which will award life imprisonment in such cases,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma  said. Multiple states, including Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, have enacted ‘love jihad’ legislation. Read here for more details.

1:41 PM

News update: West Bengal Assembly unanimously passes resolution opposing any attempt to divide state

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stated that the Assembly doesn't want the division of West Bengal.

1:21 PM

Basis of reservation has been caste discrimination, not class: AAP leader Sanjay Singh

 "The basis of reservation in Article 341 of the Constitution of India has been caste discrimination and not class. So where does the point of the creamy layer arise?... If a person contests an election from SC and ST seats, then he will not be able to contest the election from the same seat again as the person will be classified under creamy layer after that," AAP MP Sanjay Singh said today.

1:16 PM

Byju Raveendran files caveat before Supreme Court against US-based creditor

Byju Raveendran has filed a caveat before the Supreme Court against its US-based creditor Glas Trust Company LLC over the order passed by the insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT. The caveat was filed before the apex court on August 3, a day after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) passed an order restoring the board of edtech major after setting aside insolvency proceedings against it.

1:15 PM

Chhattisgarh Dy CM's nephew drowns in waterfall in Kabirdham district

The 20-year-old nephew of Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao drowned in a waterfall in Kabirdham district, police said on Monday. Tushar Sahu drowned in Rani Dahra waterfall under Bodla police station limits during an outing with friends on Sunday evening, Kabirdham Additional Superintendent of Police Vikas Kumar said.

12:45 PM

Supreme Court issues notices on West Bengal's plea against Calcutta HC

The top court has sought data on  the survey and consultations conducted by West Bengal before including them in list.