Breaking News: Two dead, eight wounded after protest in Afghanistan's Herat

As many as two people dead, and another eight wounded after protest in Afghanistan's Herat, reports AFP.

West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday confirmed that it will not field any candidate from Bhabanipur seat for the upcoming by-polls, ANI reported.

The Tamil Nadu government gives ₹5,000 per month to these families during monsoon, and the new announcement will be in addition to this amount.

Mohammad Hasan will lead the new Taliban government, reported AFP quoting the group's spokesman. Taliban's co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar to be deputy leader.

Six more accused have been held in alleged abduction and gangrape of a 14-year-old girl in Pune, Maharashtra. A court has sent them to custody for nine days. With this, a total of 14 accused have been arrested so far, ANI reported quoting Pune City Police.

Taliban to announce first members of the new government in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, reported AFP quoting an official.

The Karnataka government on Tuesday asked all students and employees who are yet to return to the state from Kerala to defer their return till the end of October due to the Covid-19 situation in Kerala, ANI reported.

Colleges in Kerala will resume physical classes from October 4 onwards.

Night curfew and the Sunday lockdown, which was imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19, will be lifted in Kerala after the state reported 25,723 cases today and 18 deaths today.

The BJP delegation including state vice president Pratap Banerjee and Balurghat MP Sukanta Majumdar arrive at the Election Commission's West Bengal office, ANI reported. They will talk regarding the Bhabanipur by-polls, which will be held this month.

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The West Bengal government has decided to give ₹50,000 each to puja committees this year for Durga Puja, says the state chief secretary.

INS Tabar on undertook a maritime exercise with ENS Alexandria, a frontline frigate of the Egyptian Navy, in the Mediterranean sea on September 5.

A court in Raipur today sent Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s father Nand Kumar Baghel to 15-day judicial custody for his alleged derogatory remarks against Brahmins, says Nand Kumar's lawyer Gajendra Sonkar, according to ANI.

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel is being produced before a court in Raipur. He has been arrested over his alleged “boycott Brahmins” remark. 

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's father, Nand Kumar Baghel, has been arrested over alleged derogatory remarks against Brahmins, news agency ANI reported.

Following the anti-Pakistan rally in Kabul today, Taliban have detained TOLOnews cameraperson Wahid Ahmadi who was filming the protest, the news outlet says.

Kolkata in West Bengal faced waterlogging problems after rain lashed the city on Tuesday.

Raosaheb Danve, minister of state, Railways, on Tuesday said that he spoke with some travellers of the Mumbai local trains and learnt about their convenience. “I have received some suggestions and we will discuss those in upcoming meetings,” he added.

He also said that the Railways have to develop 68 railway stations in line with the standards of Bhopal and Gandhinagar railway stations, ANI reported.

“No Covid-19 curbs as of now. The government is watching the situation closely especially in wake of the forthcoming Ganpati festival and the final decision will be taken by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray,” says Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope.

Uttar Pradesh government announces relaxation of two hours in night curfew timings in the state. Night curfew to be in effect from 11am to 6am, instead of 10pm to 7am.

Taliban open fire to disperse anti-Pakistan rally in Kabul, reports AFP.

I feel that Gurnam Chaduni took extortion money from Congress to create continuous chaos in Haryana. They will continue this until some innocent farmers die. Some Haryana farmers have understood that it isn't about farmers but is political: Haryana agriculture minister JP Dalal

“I have instructed experts to study in detail about Nipah virus and give their suggestions on how to tackle it,” says Karnataka chief minister Basvaraj Bommai.

“GOI expresses concern for the rights of Afghan people but wilfully denies the same to Kashmiris. I've been placed under house arrest today because according to admin the situation is far from normal in Kashmir. This exposes their fake claims of normalcy,” tweets PDP chief and former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti.