Breaking news highlights: Rajasthan adds 402 Covid cases, 4 more deaths

Rajasthan on Sunday recorded 402 new Covid cases and four more deaths, which pushed the caseload and death toll to 13,05,130 and 9,610 respectively, according to the state health department's bulletin. 

Amid widespread rainfall in Jharkhand, a 17-year-old leopard died on Sunday after water entered the Tata Steel Zoological Park in Jamshedpur, PTI reported.

There is no consideration in Govt to levy any charges for UPI services. The concerns of the service providers for cost recovery have to be met through other means: Ministry of finance on reports of imposing extra charges to be paid for every UPI payment

Stones were pelted at the convoy of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday, showed visuals. Kumar was not present in the convoy when the incident occurred. Recently, Kumar took oath as the CM of the eastern state for the eighth time after his party JD(U) parted ways with the BJP-led NDA and joined hands with Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD and other parties to form the new Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar.

The row between AAP and the BJP received fresh steam on Sunday as the CBI lodged a preliminary enquiry over allegations of irregularities in purchase and maintenance of as many as 1,000 buses by the Delhi government, PTI reported citing officials. The national capital is ruled by the AAP, led by CM and party boss Arvind Kejriwal.

All schools in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal will remain shut tomorrow (August 21) in wake of heavy rainfall, news agency ANI reported quoting the district education officer.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Sunday was re-appointed as the CEO and MD of Paytm at a shareholder meeting. In a statement, Paytm said that Sharma was voted with 99.67 per cent majority for five more years. Read more.

Chembur Police station in Mumbai will file fresh summons against Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh in nude photoshoot controversy, ANI reported on Sunday. The actor was summoned earlier, and he had asked two weeks' time to appear. Now, fresh summons will be sent after fixing a new date, ANI report added citing Mumbai Police.

Rain in some areas in Delhi on Sunday brought down temperatures and heat in the national capital.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) will hold its national executive and council meeting on September 3 and 4 in Patna. This will be the first such meeting of the party after it quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and rekindled ties with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and others to form the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar.

After Odisha opened the Hirakud dam gates to release floodwater due to incessant rainfall from a deep depression over Bay of Bengal, low-lying regions of Jamshedpur in neighbouring state Jharkhand have got inundated.

Congress leader Anand Sharma in a letter to party's interim president Sonia Gandhi, resigns from the post of chairman of Steering Committee for Himachal assembly polls. However, Sharma has assured he will participate in campaigns for the Congress candidates. Read more.

"There is no plan to import wheat into India. The country has sufficient stocks to meet our domestic requirements and Food Corporation of India has enough stock for public distribution," stated Department of Food & Public Distribution, Government of India.

Kerala | About 30 kgs of drugs worth ₹60 cr were seized from Kochi International Airport from a Malayali passenger coming from Zimbabwe. Drug has been found to be metha quinol. The accused is a native of Palakkad & was handed over to the narcotics department.

Drug makers Glenmark, Strides Pharma and Cipla are recalling products in the US, the world's largest market for medicines, due to manufacturing issues, news agency PTI reported.

As per the latest Enforcement Report issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), New Jersey-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc is recalling over 72,000 units of blood pressure lowering drug due to packaging issues.

It is unacceptable to dub as 'freebies' initiatives aimed at socio-economic development of backward, most backward and all marginalised sections of the society, the DMK said on Sunday. Tamil Nadu's ruling party, which has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court in the case against freebies, said the use of the word 'freebies' is wrong, inappropriate and unacceptable.

A bus rammed into a stationary tractor-trolley on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway in Jagdishpur area, leaving nine passengers injured, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday night when the bus was going to Lucknow from Sultanpur, reports PTI.

Sixty-four districts in Uttar Pradesh have received less than normal rainfall this monsoon, with several of these staring at drought-like conditions.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) data, only 11 of the 75 UP districts have received normal rainfall till August 19.

Voting for Asansol municipal by-election begins amid heavy security

he death toll due to rain-triggered landslides and other weather-related incidents rose to 22 in Himachal Pradesh as SDRF and local administrations found one more body at a landslide site.

As per the latest disaster management authority data, six people are still missing.

India records 11,539 new Covid cases, 1,733 fewer than yesterday; 43 deaths in 24 hours.

Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday went to Munugode Assembly constituency to launch Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) campaign for the upcoming Munugode by-election.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a public meeting in Telangana's Munugode today in conjunction with the Munugode consistency by-polls.

The movement of pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir will resume on Sunday morning after a temporary suspension due to inclement weather conditions on Saturday.

The yatra was suspended since Saturday evening.