Breaking: Murugha mutt seer taken arrested in minor sexual assault case

The chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of sexually assaulting minors, was taken to a police station on Thursday evening, following which he will be taken for medical test.

Amid rising speculation over Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s national ambitions, some billboards have been put up outside the Janata Dal-United (JDU)’s headquarters in state capital Patna. Read more

Delhi on Thursday recorded three more Covid-related deaths and 271fresh cases, active cases stand at 1,621, according to data shared by the city health department in New Delhi.

The special task force of Uttarakhand police on Thursday arrested a police constable posted in US Nagar district in connection with the Uttarakhand subordinate service selection commission (UKSSSC) paper leak case, taking the number of arrests to 31, an official said.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought to know details of the number of FIRs filed against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

A BJP leader named Sukhbir Khatana was shot dead by 4 to 5 unknown assailants on Thursday in broad daylight in Gurugram, ANI reported. 

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached Indian assets of a Sri Lankan man and his son as part of a drugs-linked money laundering investigation against them, ANI reported.

India on Wednesday (local time) urged global communities to call out Pakistan for supporting terror outfits operating from the territories under their control.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to travel to India on September 5 on a three-day official visit during which defence cooperation and regional stability is likely to be the focus of her talks with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

A 10-member delegation of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, including senior leaders and legislators from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will meet Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais at 4pm.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre and others on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of various sections of the Chartered Accountants Amendment Act and the Company Secretaries Amendment Act. Meanwhile, a plea challenging sections 21(9), 21A(6) and (7) and 21B (6) and (7) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 as amended by The Chartered Accountants (CA) and Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2022, was filled earlier. 

Union home minister Amit Shah has launched the central armed police forces’ eAwas web portal. Shah said: "increasing housing satisfaction ratio for Central Armed Police Forces personnel is a priority area of govt, thus, a common web portal by the name ‘CAPF eAwas’ for online allotment is being launched." 

More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history, news agency ANI reported. 

A video of a Chhattisgarh minister holding forth on how liquor unites people - he was speaking at a de-addiction event - has gone viral on social media. Referencing 'Madhushala' - a poem by noted writer Harishvansh Rai Bacchhan - Prem Sai Singh Tekam defended alcohol and declared that people should have greater self-control.

Supreme Court ordered the ministry of home affairs to obtain verification reports from Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, and Jharkhand on the steps taken on alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests. Supreme Court asked Chief Secretaries of these States to ensure and give information regarding registration of FIRs, status of the investigation, arrests made, and charge sheets filed. Court granted two months to conduct the exercise.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes out a rally to thank UNESCO on Thursday. As UNESCO has put Durga Puja on the intangible cultural heritage representative list.

UPA delegation will meet Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais at 4pm today, reports news agency ANI.

Delhi Assembly passed 'motion of confidence' moved by CM Arvind Kejriwal amid claims BJP is trying to topple AAP government. 

Kerala Assembly passed University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for which the opposition had boycotted the voting in the House. The Bill proposes changes in the appointment process of Vice Chancellors.

Mumbai Police Crime Branch seized banned tobacco, worth ₹88 Lakhs and a truck from Goregaon while two accused have been arrested. The accused had arrived from Karnataka and were scheduled to supply the tobacco to different places in Mumbai.

Arrest of five persons impersonating trainee ticket examiners, a railways job racket having an inter-state network and ramifications has been unearthed. Many other syndicate members operating from other states are also on the radar informed DCP Railways.

In a move that will bring massive relief to the common man on the very first day of a new month, state-owned fuel retailers on Thursday announced a reduction by up to ₹100 to the price of commercial liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. Read full story

India's Covid tally: India records 7,946 new Covid cases as active caseload drops to 62,748 

Market today: Sensex slides 804 points to open at 58,732, Nifty falls to 17,538

In the wake of heavy rainfall schools and educational institutes have been closed in the three districts of Tamil Nadu namely, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Thanjavur.