Highlights: TN reports 1,697 new Covid-19 cases, 27 deaths in last 24 hours

With 1,697 new Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours, Tamil Nadu's tally reached 2,645,380 and the death toll climbed to 35,337, reports ANI.

Suspicious movement was detected along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector on the intervening night of September 18 - 19 and the search of the area is under progress, reports ANI quoting the Defence PRO in Srinagar.

Congress leader Harish Rawat said that he will try to ensure that Amarinder Singh attends the oath-taking ceremony of new CM Charanjit Singh Channi but also said “it's up to him,” reports ANI.

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh thanked the officials and the employees of the state government for “giving their best” during his 4.5 years as the CM. “May you continue to serve the people of the State with the same zeal & commitment,” he said.

The Delhi Prisons Department would kick start new initiative aimed at imparting professional training to Tihar jail inmates in various sports, reports PTI citing officials.

With 3,413 new Covid-19 cases and 49 deaths, Maharashtra's total confirmed cases reached 6,521,915 and the death toll climbed to 138,518. 

Mumbai saw 423 new infections and five deaths as the city's tally reached 738,101 and the death toll went up to 16,053.

Charanjit Singh Channi to take oath as new Punjab CM tomorrow at 11am.

Punjab CM-designate Charanjit Singh Channi's supporters celebrate outside the governor's house in Chandigarh, reports ANI.

Punjab's CM-designate Charanjit Singh Channi has reached the governor's house in Chandigarh, reports ANI. 

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that it was the decision of the Congress high command to appoint Charanjit Singh Channi as the CM of Punjab and said he was not disappointed at all, reports ANI. 

“I welcome it. Channi is like my younger brother,” he said.

Charanjit Singh Channi unanimously elected as the leader of the Congress legislature party of Punjab, tweets senior Congress leader Harish Rawat.

Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit has given time to AICC general secretary Harish Rawat and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa to meet him at 6.30 pm, according to Raj Bhawan sources.

Seven dead, nine injured in a road accident near Borgaon in Kondagaon Tehsil, Bastar in Chhattisgarh, reports ANI citing P Sundarraj, Bastar IG. 

Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said there has been no decision made on next CM of Punjab. He also said that the decision would be made today and asked to wait for the next two to three hours, reports ANI. 

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, whose name Congress MLAs in Punjab have proposed for the next CM, has sought time for a meeting from governor Banwarilal Purohit, reports ANI citing sources.

US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron to talk in the coming days after the spat between the two countries over the submarine deal with Australia, reports AFP.

The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the maximum number of people allowed at weddings and other celebrations to 100 from the existing limit of 50. according to an order by state's additional chief secretary (home) Awanish Awasthi.

Congress MLAs have proposed the name of Sukhjinder Randhawa for the post of Punjab CM, reports ANI citing MLA Pritam Kotbhai.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has urged his counterpart in Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan for early resumption of direct flights to the kingdom. Afghanistan and Covid-19 were also discussed by the two ministers.

Karnataka MLA Srinivas Gowda, representing the Kolar constituency, said on Sunday that he has resigned from the HD Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular). “I have resigned from JD(S). I have met DK Shivakumar as I was in Congress earlier,” he told news agency ANI.

Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister Yogi Adityanath told reporters on Saturday that during his time in the office UP has risen to a become the second best state in the country in terms of ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking. He further said that UP has climbed from 6th spot in the economy of the country to second position.

The Punjab CLP meeting, which was to be held at 11am, has been deferred, Congress party sources said. No new time has been decided, they added.

We are awaiting Sonia Gandhi's orders. Immediately after, a decision will be taken in the CLP meeting. There is a background and issues behind the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh: Congress MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid after meeting with Sunil Jakhar, in Chandigarh