Highlights: At 214, Delhi's Covid tally sees another dip

Delhi on Monday witnessed yet another dip in its daily Covid tally after 214 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The city logged four deaths, and the case positivity rate stood at 3.77 per cent, according to health bulletin data.

A tyre of a SpiceJet B737-800 flight, which operated from Delhi to Mumbai on Monday, was found deflated after it landed safely and vacated the runway, a spokesperson of the airline said. No fumes or smoke was reported, and no abnormality was felt by the captain during landing as well. “[The] aircraft was parked at the designated bay as advised by ATC (air traffic control)…Passengers disembarked normally.,” the spokesperson added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took to Twitter to say that he is “saddened” over the devastation caused by floods in Pakistan. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, the injured and all those affected by this natural calamity and hope for an early restoration of normalcy,” he tweeted.

A doctor couple from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district has been arrested along with six others for running a child trafficking racket. In this case, a BJP corporator has also been held as a child was sold to him in Firozabad. The child was recently caught on CCTV being picked from the side of the sleeping mother at a railway station.

Naeem alias Chhotu Khan, the co-accused in Jharkhand Dunka murder case, has been arrested, ANI reported on Monday. Dumka SP Amber Lakra said that after presenting the accused in Dumka court, he was sent to jail. Last Tuesday, a 19-year-old girl was set on fire after she rejected romantic advances of the primary accused. She succumbed to her injuries at the hospital on Sunday, and this triggered massive protests across the Dumka district following which prohibitory orders were imposed.

MLAs of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi will stay overnight in the UT assembly, demanding investigation against LG VK Saxena for allegedly changing banned currency notes during his term as the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chairman, PTI reported on Monday.

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on Monday recorded his statement with the Mumbai Police over an FIR lodged against him in connection with the controversy of posing nude for a magazine photoshoot.

Delhi assembly session has been adjourned till Tuesday (August 30) 11am.

We've arrested all the accused. We are in talks with Haryana CM and sent all reports to DGP Haryana. If we later feel the need to involve CBI, we will ask for it: Pramod Sawant, Goa CM

Supreme Court issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a bail plea of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan who was booked by the UP government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and other charges in the alleged Hathras conspiracy case.

Ghulam Nabi Azad addressed media and hit back at Congress over allegations made against him. ‘Modi is an excuse, they have had an issue with me since the G23 letter was written. They never wanted anyone to write to them, question them... Several (Congress) meetings happened, but not even a single suggestion was taken’ said Azad. 

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted ahead of trust vote in Delhi Assembly's special session today. 

SC notice to Karnataka government on petitions against the Karnataka high court’s verdict on March 15 that wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islam.

DRDO-developed Enhanced Range Pinaka rockets' user trials were conducted at Balasore and Pokhran in past few weeks. In a major boost for ‘Make in India’ in defence, the manufacturers including Munitions India Ltd and Economic Explosives Ltd met user requirements at trials' completion.

Sensex opens in red at 57,625, Nifty at 17,200; Reliance key meeting today. 

Lawyer of Edwin Nunes, one of the three accused in Sonali Phogat murder case said that his client is not the owner of Curlies restaurant and there are no documents establishing that he has ownership rights of the restaurant. He also added that they will soon file a bail application in NDPS court.

Flooding in Pakistan has affected over 5.7 million people and 1,033 have lost their lives. The recent catastrophe also killed around 7 lakh livestock, destroying agricultural land and infrastructure, leaving over 9 lakh homes damaged across provinces.