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Hurricane Lorena Brings Flash Floods in Mexico
Residents and tourists hunkered down in homes, shelters and hotels as Hurricane Lorena menaced Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Friday, threatening damaging winds, flash floods and life-imperiling surf.
(Source: AP)
EC to Announce Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly Election Dates
The Election Commission of India to announce dates for Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections at noon on Saturday, 21 September.
(Source: ANI)
President Accepts Madras HC Chief Justice VK Tahilaramani's Resignation
The President has accepted the resignation of Madras High Court Chief Justice VK Tahilramani. She had tendered her resignation on 6 September.
Supreme Court Collegium on 28 August had recommended the transfer of Justice Tahilramani, to Meghalaya High Court.
Congress Appoints Supriya Shrinate as All India Congress Committee Spokesperson
Congress appoints Supriya Shrinate as spokesperson of All India Congress Committee, ANI reported.
Activist Arun Ferreira Tells Bombay HC There's No Evidence Against Him in Elgaar Parishad Case
Activist Arun Ferreira told the Bombay High Court that there was no incriminating evidence against him in the Elgaar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon Violence case, on 20 September 2019.
Ferreira was arrested along with four other activists in August 2018 and accused of involvement in the protests and unrest that gripped India on 1 and 2 January 2018.
Ferreira’s lawyer, Sudeep Pasbola contended that Ferreira was only arrested because he knew co-accused Surendra Gadling, and because he was a member of the Indian Association of People”s Lawyers (IAPL).
(Source: The Indian Express)
Around 70 Students Fall Sick After Eating Hostel Food in Andhra Pradesh
Around 70 students at Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Chaitanya College fell sick after allegedly eating hostel food on 20 September.
(Source: ANI)
Pak Violates Ceasefire Along LoC in J&K's Poonch
Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control, resorting to intense mortar shelling on forward posts and villages in Balakote sector of Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, last night.
(Source: ANI)
Doha-Bound Indigo Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Chennai
Doha-bound Indigo flight made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport.
(Source: Mirror Now)
Pak Violates Ceasefire in Shahpur & Kerni Sectors of Poonch District
Pakistan violated ceasefire in Shahpur and Kerni sectors of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, 21 September.
(Source: ANI)
FIR Registered After Registrar General of Karnataka HC Receives Bomb Threat
Police registered an FIR on 18 September after Registrar General of Karnataka High Court received a bomb threat letter from a person who identified himself to be Hardarshan Singh Nagpal of 'International Khalistan Support Group.'
(Source: ANI)
NIA Team Conducts Raid in Tamil Nadu
A five-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is conducting raid at a location in Tamil Nadu.
(Source: ANI)
1 Killed, 4 Injured in an Explosion in a House in Bihar
One person was killed and four others were injured in an explosion in a house in Nautan area of Bettiah in Bihar. The injured have been admitted to a hospital. More details are awaited.
(Source: ANI)
Pak Violates Ceasefire in J&K's Rajouri District
Pakistan violated ceasefire in Kalsian village of Noushera sector of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, last night.
(Source: ANI)
ISIS Module Case: NIA Questions Person Belonging to Asarullah Group in TN
The National Investigation Agency is currently questioning a person belonging to Asarullah group, in connection with the ISIS module case in Tamil Nadu. Earlier, the NIA conducted raids at two locations in Tirunelveli district.
(Source: ANI)
Amit Shah Holds Meeting With CMs of BJP-Ruled States Via Video Conferencing
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah is holding a meeting with Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states, via video conferencing at the party headquarters in Delhi.
BJP Working President JP Nadda, and Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Anurag Thakur are also present.
(Source: ANI)
Facebook Suspends Thousands of Apps Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal Probe
Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps as part of a probe initiated after Cambridge Analytica scandal.
(Source: ANI)
Navy Chief Begins Four-day Bangladesh Visit
Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh began a four-day-long visit to Bangladesh on Saturday with an aim to further consolidate maritime cooperation between the two countries.
(Source: PTI)
TDP Senior MP N Siva Prasad Passes Away Today
TDP senior leader & former Chittoor MP N Siva Prasad passed away today at Apollo Hospital in Chennai
(Source:ANI)
Chennai City Receives Rainfall
The city recieved light rainfall, moderate rainfall expected at night and heavy rainfall expected in the Ramathapuram district. The city has been receiving moderate to heavy rainfall for the last one week that has filled up the reservoirs which were earlier bone dry.
Six Dead in Blast in Etah Cracker Factory
Six people have died, and eight people are seriously injured in a blast at a cracker factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah.
(Source: ANI)
Gully Boy to Be India’s Official Entry to Oscars 2020
Zoya Akhtar-directed Gully Boy has been selected as India’s official entry to the 2020 Oscars.
IED Blast in Afghanistan's Parwan Kills 1, Injures 11
An IED blast on Saturday evening in Parwan has killed a child and wounded 11, the Afghanistan Interior Ministry’s spokesman Nusrat Rahimi said. According to Rahimi, the IED was placed by the Taliban. The Taliban have not commented on this.
(Source: TOLO News)
Two Killed, Eight Injured in Shooting at South Carolina Bar
Two people have been killed and eight people injured in shooting at a bar in South Carolina, USA.
(Source: Associated Press)