Breaking News August 28 | Highlights

Secy of State Antony Blinken spoke with EAM Dr S Jaishankar. They discussed broad range of shared priorities, incl continued coordination on Afghanistan & in UN. Both agreed to remain closely coordinated on shared goals & priorities to deepen US-India partnership:US Dept of State

Delhi Police Crime Branch filed 400-page charge sheet in connection with a minor girls' rape & murder case in court within 30 days. The next hearing is on August 31: Chinmoy Biswal, Delhi Police PRO

Uttarakhand: Rishikesh-Gangotri national highway was blocked following a landslide near Narendra Nagar in Tehri, earlier today

Pentagon says drone strike killed two 'high profile' ISIS targets in Afghanistan: AFP

West Bengal Govt extends COVID restrictions till September 15 with some additional relaxations; allows coaching centres to reopen with 50% capacity

Last British flight evacuating civilians from Afghanistan has left Kabul, bringing to an end an operation that has airlifted almost 15,000 Afghan and British citizens in the two weeks since the Taliban took control: Reuters

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has slammed his Haryana counterpart for unleashing brazen brutality of the police on the peacefully protesting farmers, many of whom were injured in the lathi-charge: CMO

Kerala Govt decides to impose night curfew (10pm-6am) in the state from Monday, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

INS Trikand, currently on deployment in Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations, participated in maritime partnership exercise with German Navy on Aug 26. The exercise was conducted with German Naval Ship FGS Bayern: Ministry of Defence

NIA filed supplementary charge sheets against 7 arrested terrorists in Handwara (J&K) narco-terrorism case. The accused terrorists are Showkat Salam Parray, Asif Gul, Altaf Ahmed Shah, Romesh Kumar, Mudasir Ahmed Dar, Amin Allai & Abdul Rashid: NIA

Wall collapses in Malabar Hill, one dead

Tamil Nadu: A portion of an under-construction flyover collapses in Madurai; fire and rescue personnel on the spot

Haryana: Farmers block Panchkula-Shimla Highway near Chandimandir Toll Plaza in Panchkula to protest the lathi charge in Karnal

Indian Meteorological Department issues yellow alert in Nainital, Bageshwar, and Pithoragarh districts for the next two days

Meanwhile, a highway near Don Bosco School in Nainital has been closed for vehicular movement due to a landslide

FDI equity inflow grows by 168% in the first 3 months of FY 2021-22 (USD 17.57 billion) compared to same corresponding period last year (USD 6.56 billion). 'Automobile Industry’ emerges as the top sector with 27% share of total FDI Equity: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Thunderstorm with moderate to Heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of North-East Delhi,  Central-Delhi, South-East Delhi (Model Town, Karawal Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi University) during next 2 hours (issued at 3:45 pm): IMD

Kerala: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange & yellow alerts in various districts for today & tomorrow; orange alert has been issued for today in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur & Kasargod districts

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a total of 21 FIRs so far in connection with the West Bengal post-poll violence matter.

Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts resolution moved by CM MK Stalin

Assam: 243 villages in 11 districts affected due to floods

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways introduces new registration mark for vehicles

Govt should be serious about such (rape) incidents: Former Karnataka CM

US carried out drone strike against Islamic State 'planner' in Afghanistan

Congress stages silent protest against "drop in apple prices" in Shimla

Andhra: TDP workers stage protest against rising prices of petrol, diesel

4,200 people evacuated from Kabul in a 12-hour period on Friday: White House

Gujarat: FIR registered against 2 accused earlier arrested in alleged anti-conversion racket

Bihar: Mahabodhi Temple reopens for general public