Breaking News September 7 | Highlights

Two people dead, eight wounded after protest in Afghanistan's Herat, reports AFP

• Taliban to announce first members of new Afghanistan government tonight: AFP
• Taliban announced acting ministers for the future govt: TOLOnews
• Mohammad Hasan to lead new Taliban govt in Afghanistan: AFP
• Abdul Ghani Baradar to be first deputy leader, Mawlavi Hannafi to be second deputy leader, Mullah Yaquoub to be acting minister of defence, and Serajuddin Haqqani to be acting minister of interior in the new Taliban Govt in Afghanistan: TOLOnews quoting Taliban spokesperson

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that it has been decided to do away with the night curfew and Sunday lockdown restrictions in the state.

The CM, in a press meet held in the evening, said the decision to withdraw the Sunday lockdown and night curfew was taken during the COVID review meeting.

After daily cases rose to more than 30,000 after the Onam celebrations, the state had brought in night curfew from 10pm to 6am from Monday to Saturday to check the increasing numbers. 

Afghans with valid visas and passports stranded in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif and waiting to take chartered evacuation flights out of the country will be allowed to leave, a Taliban official at the city's international airport said Tuesday.

Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Gen Nikolay Patrushev began a two-day visit to India on Tuesday to hold extensive talks with NSA Ajit Doval on the situation in Afghanistan following its takeover by the Taliban.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Patrushev is expected to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

West Bengal Govt has decided to give Rs 50,000 each to puja committees this year, the state chief secretary said.

The Bengaluru civic agency has permitted only three-day Ganesha Pooja celebrations in the city in public places against the Karnataka government order allowing five days' of festivities in the state, to keep COVID-19 infections in check.

"Ganesha festival will not be allowed for more than three days in Bengaluru city. There should not be any procession while bringing the idol or during immersion," the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said in a circular.

BREAKING | Nishad Party will contest the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with BJP. We will win and form the government with BJP: Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad

Veteran politician and three-time MLA Ratan Chakraborty is likely to be the new Speaker of the Tripura Assembly as Rebati Mohan Das quit the post last week citing "personal reasons", party sources said on Tuesday.

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended with mild losses on Tuesday after investors rushed to profit booking at higher levels amid weak cues from European markets.

The 30-share BSE Sensex settled 17.43 points or 0.03 per cent lower at 58,279.48. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 15.70 points or 0.09 per cent to 17,362.10.

HDFC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 2.56 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, ITC, UltraTech Cement, Nestle India and Asian Paints. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, HCL Tech, Infosys and Tata Steel were among the laggards.
 

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory comments against a community. The action comes after a controversy erupted over the alleged remarks of Baghel's father against the Brahmin community. READ MORE

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J&K LG Manoj Sinha launches online portal for complaints of Kashmiri migrants

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We will fight the elections and win, muslims of UP will win: Owaisi in Lucknow

Former MP Ateeq Ahmed's wife Shaista Parveen joins AIMIM in the presence of Asaduddin Owaisi. With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections drawing close, All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi will begin a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh from Ayodhya, starting today.

I assure Brahmin community that if we come to power in the next elections, we will ensure their security: Mayawati

Telangana: Several roads waterlogged in Sircilla town due to incessant rainfall

Road restoration underway at Jeori in Shimla district after landslide blocked NH 5 

Supreme Court adjourns Pegasus hearing for September 13

78 persons airlifted from Afghanistan complete 14-day quarantine

Troops of India, Kazakhstan carry out demonstration of raid on terrorist hideout

Most restrictions eased including Internet situation in Kashmir: J&K Police

PM Narendra Modi launches multiple key initiatives in the education sector

India logs 31,222 fresh Covid cases, 290 deaths in last 24 hours

Haryana: Security personnel deployed in Karnal ahead of Kisan Mahapanchayat

Two Delhi police constables arrested in connection with extortion cases

2 female drivers operated pink city buses in MP's Indore

A new face should be elected as CM in Rajasthan: BJP leader Gyan Dev Ahuja

Bihar: Gaya DM flags off free ambulance service for fully vaccinated 10 villages

Ludhiana court issues arrest warrant against AAP MP Sanjay Singh

Congress will definitely stage come back in Punjab polls: Veerappa Moily

Delhi: Syed Jamaluddin Afghan School facing shortage of funds to give salaries to teachers

27 dengue cases confirmed in MP, 16 from Gwalior: CMO Gwalior