Highlights: Delhi logs 123 fresh Covid cases, 4 deaths in a day

Delhi on Friday recorded 123 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.06 per cent while four more people succumbed to the disease, according to data shared by the health department.

Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and ex-Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb along with former Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Mahesh Sharma have been appointed as in-charges of the BJP affairs in different states, the party said in a statement.

A 10-minute drone show on the life of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has been organised by the ministry of culture at Delhi's India Gate.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday address the valedictory session of a national-level meeting of the BJP's OBC Morcha in Jodhpur, the home turf of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

At a rally in Hyderabad on Friday, a man tried to confront Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma by dismantling the mic installed on the stage.

However, the people on the stage quickly overpowered the man.

Comedian Kunal Kamra on Friday responded to reports of right wing outfits seeking cancellation of his event in Gurugram over concerns that he makes fun of Hindu deities and his show could foment trouble in the district.

Dozens of civilians are dead after jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State group attacked a village in northern Mali, a local elected official and an armed group leader told AFP.

The prime suspect in the murder of two 17-year-old boys from Kolkata was arrested in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Friday morning, reports PTI. Satyendra Choudhury, the main accused in the twin murder case, was apprehended by a special team from Howrah railway station as he was trying to flee.

Family members of the two boys -- Atanu Dey and Abhisek Naskar -- said they would want Choudhury and others involved in the double murder be given death penalty.

A stronger India-Japan partnership is good for each other as well as for the Indo-Pacific region and the global order, external affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.

The principal of a government primary school was suspended after an undated video purportedly showing students cleaning toilets at the institution in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district created an uproar. Read more

The flood situation remained grim in certain parts of north Karnataka following torrential rains. Many rivers, rivulets and streams were in spate on Friday as water was released from the Tungabhadra Dam, reports PTI.

Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda on Friday arrived in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur for a four-day visit, during which he will take part in the events of the party's state unit and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Four people headed for Badrinath died and two more were injured after their car fell into a 50-metre-deep gorge here, reports PTI.

SC has granted bail to Siddique Kappan. He shall be released on bail after being produced before trial court in three days.

SC dismisses plea seeking arrest of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Muhammad, reports ANI

Supreme Court issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of a 17-year-old boy seeking permission to donate his liver to his father who needs liver transplantation and is in critical condition. The court ordered a officer from the UP health department to remain present before it on September 12, the next date of hearing. The court says preliminary tests of the minor to be done to see if donation can be done.

Supreme Court puts on hold demolition of Goa's Curlies restaurant, linked to BJP leader Sonali Phogat death, reports ANI

INS Tarkash which is on a voyage across 3 Oceans, over 24000nm and 133 Days with the mission to strengthen bridges of friendship and celebrate “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” arrived at Port Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday. The ship was welcomed by officials of the Nigerian Navy, the High Commission of India and children of the Indian Language School

Curlies restaurant at Anjuna being demolished over violation of coastal zone laws. 

Two persons injured, five persons feared trapped in building collapse in Azad Market area; search & rescue operation underway

Building collapse incident reported in Azad Market area, three fire tenders rushed to the spot: Fire Department

Covid tally: India's active Covid caseload drops below 50k-mark with 6,093 fresh infections.

China reported 1,404 new Covid-19 infections on Sept 8, of which 301 were symptomatic and 1,103 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

That compared with 1,439 new cases a day earlier – 280 symptomatic and 1,159 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States, which he accused of pushing a pressure campaign aimed at weakening the North’s defenses and eventually collapsing his authoritarian government.

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