Breaking news: 18 children test positive for Covid in Mankhurd Children's Home in Mumbai

Hurricane Ida makes landfall as Category 4 storm in Louisiana, reports AFP, citing US forecasters.

The IT Department said that ₹51,531 crore have been issued as refund to over 22.99 lakh taxpayers between April 1, 2021 and August 23, 2021.

As many as 18 children from the Mankhurd Children's Home have tested positive for Covid-19 in the three days between August 25 and 27, the Mumbai civic body (BMC) said.

Afghanistan, bilateral relations were discussed in a phone call today between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, reports Reuters citing Chinese state media.

The Uttarakhand government has sought a report of the investigation of damaged and dilapidated bridges in the states and issued a notification to the effect, reports ANI.

Taliban said that while women would be allowed to continue their education at university, co-education classes would be banned, reports AFP.

Delhi reported no new deaths due to Covid-19 for the fourth day running and the 19th time since the onset of second wave, reports PTI.

US military airstrike has targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who wanted to target the Kabul international airport amid the American evacuation operation, reports AP quoting Taliban spokesperson.

The US has carried out military strike in Kabul, reports Reuters citing two US officials.

An Afghan police chief says a rocket has struck a neighborhood northwest of Kabul's international airport amid the US evacuation there, killing a child.

Rashid, the Kabul police chief who goes by one name, says the rocket struck Sunday afternoon.

No group immediately claimed the attack, reports AP.

Blinken says 300 US citizens left to be evacuated from Afghanistan, reports AFP

An explosion was heard in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, reports ANI citing local media sources.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that Maharashtra transport minister Anil Parab has received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

"As the Jan Arshirwad Yatra culminated, ED notice was served to Anil Parab. The government at the top has started working. The epicentre of the quake was Ratnagiri. Parab is the guardian minister of Ratnagiri. Please understand the chronology. We will fight it legally. Jai Maharashtra," Raut tweeted.

Andhra Pradesh reported 1,557 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths as the tally reached 2,012,123 and the death toll climbed to 13,825, reports PTI.

The Kodaikanal Boat and Rowing Club reopened for tourists in wake of the Tamil Nadu government's new Covid-19 relaxations, reports ANI.

Chandigarh police used water cannons as members of the AAP party's women wing tried to enter the BJP Punjab office and many workers were also detained, reports ANI.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that France and Britain would submit a proposal for a safe zone in Kabul to protect people trying to leave Afghanistan, during an emergency meeting by the UN, reports Reuters.

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded a high level inquiry on the police baton charge on farmers in Karnal yesterday, reports ANI.

President Ram Nath Kovind offered prayers at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and planted a sapling, reports ANI.

Delhi police asked people to celebrate Janmashtami at their homes and to avoid visiting temples as DDMA has not permitted religious gatherings. It also warned of action against people violating guidelines, reports ANI.

Actor Armaan Kohli has been sent to NCB custody for a day, reports ANI. He was arrested in Mumbai after seizure of drugs from his residence.

Farmers in Punjab protested against the police baton charge on farmers in Karnal, Haryana yesterday. The road at Bhandari bridge in Amritsar was blocked for two hours, reports ANI.

Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraja Bommai on Sunday along with Union Minister Hardeep Singh puri, Revenue minister R Ashok, South Bengaluru MP Tejaswi Surya and Minister for Housing V Somanna inaugurated a new 7.5 kilometres long metro line in Bengaluru.

14 people have been reported injured in the cylinder blast in Dharavi area of Mumbai: BMC; the injured rushed to Sion Hospital.

The Gujarat government on Sunday announced a ₹3 crore reward for paddler Bhavina Patel for her historic silver medal win at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.