Breaking news highlights: Chhattisgarh reports 222 new Covid cases, 1 more death

A father-son duo was killed in a house collapse in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

Baldev Chand, age 42, and his two children - Bunty Kumar, age 10, and Ravinder Kumar, age 9- were trapped under the debris of their house which collapsed during repair work near Sanasar Lake, a police official told news agency PTI.

A rescue operation was immediately launched and the bodies of Baldev and Bunty were recovered, the police official said, adding Ravinder Kumar was found alive and was evacuated to a hospital.

Chhattisgarh on Monday reported 222 new Covid cases and one more death, which pushed the caseload and death toll to 11,72,474 and 14,101 respectively. Eighty-four recovered from Covid on Monday and the total recoveries have climbed to 11,56,789. The active cases in the state stand at 1,584. 

As many as 9,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the beginning of the war in late February, news agency AP reported on Monday. 

Airport Express Line services between New Delhi and Dwarka Sector 21 are delayed, news agency ANI reported.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hiked the donation amount for each club organising Durga Puja to ₹60,000 from last year's ₹50,000, besides announcing a 60 per cent rebate on electricity bills.

Maharashtra on Monday, recorded 1,183 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the number of active cases to 11,725, the state health department said.

Clashes broke out on the campus of Jawarharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi on Monday between a student group, led by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, and security staff when the former was demanding release of scholarship funds.

Two days back some uninvited guests came to my residence. People were good but those who sent them had done that uninvited. I'm not scared, I'm a soldier of Arvind Kejriwal. I've learnt the politics of working & honesty from him: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia in Himmatnagar, Gujarat

Police lathi-charge students who gathered without permission for a student election rally in Rajasthan University, Jaipur. Injuries were reported on both sides.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that if any ‘Imam’ comes to your village and is not known by anyone then it needs to be immediately informed to the Police Station.

Jailed separatist leader Yasin Malik on Monday refused to seek legal aide for hearing in the killing of four Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in 1990 and reiterated his demand for his physical appearance in the case. Read more

India on Monday handed over 21,000 tonnes of fertilizer to the crisis-ridden neighbour Sri Lanka.

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi high court order directing registration of first information report (FIR) against former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain in an alleged rape case and put a stop on all proceedings pending in the matter before a Delhi court.

Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik holds a protest march against inflation, GST, Agnipath scheme in Bihar's Patna.

 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will interact with civil society organisations, and prominent personalities at Constitution Club for 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to begin on September 7'.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Gujarat government on a bail plea filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad who was arrested on June 25 for alleged fabrication of evidence and tutoring of witnesses in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. Read more

Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj has been given the additional charge of the post of Secretary in the ministry of corporate affairs, reports ANI.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi Member of Legislative Council K Kavitha will file a defamation case against Delhi BJP leaders - MP Parvesh Varma and former MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa, reports ANI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana & Punjab on  Wednesday to inaugurate Amrita Hospital in Faridabad. Thereafter, PM will travel to Punjab's Mohali & inaugurate Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Center, at Mullanpur.

PTI Chairman Imran Khan secures transit bail for three days till August 25 after he filed a pre-arrest bail application in the Islamabad High Court earlier to avoid arrest in a terror case filed against him, reports Pakistan's Geo News.

“I want to make it clear that all allegations against me by BJP are baseless. I've nothing to do with ongoing Delhi liquor policy probe. BJP trying to malign the reputation of my family. We're not those who're going to step down, we'll put up a fight,” says Telangana MLA K Kavitha who was termed a “middleman” in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

Supreme Court passes order to dissolve Committee of Administrators (CoA) “in expectation that FIFA will revoke suspension of AIFF” and that U-17 Women's World Cup will be held in India.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Supreme Court that the consequence of FIFA suspending AIFF is “disastrous and serious” for the entire nation, all football players and football lovers, as not only would India lose hosting rights of such a historical event but the Indian teams selected by AIFF and its affiliated club teams will no longer be entitled to take part in any international football matches competitions forthwith till suspension continues.

Delhi Police detain farmers protesting at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border. Farmers are protesting today against unemployment.

Special PMLA court extends Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody till 5th September, in the Patra Chawl land scam case.

Farmers started arriving at Delhi's Jantar Mantar for their protest against unemployment. Heavy security has been deployed at the protest site and at border entry points to Delhi.