Breaking news highlights: Sena to contest for all 403 seats in UP Assembly polls

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged party workers to work for the betterment of society without aspiring for any posts, as the party reconstituted its national executive to elect 34 members, including prominent leaders from Uttarakhand, Goa and Karnataka, among others, through online voting.

Cases of dengue have already been reported from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and many other states and Union Territories (UTs). Read more.

Shiv Sena will contest for all 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2022, news agency ANI reported.

A total of four persons have been arrested in Kozhikode for allegedly gangraping a woman by giving her drugs in a lodge in Chevarambalam, Kozhikode, police said.

Gujarat BJP chief and Navsari MP CR Paatil on Saturday cleared the air regarding him being in the race for becoming the new chief minister, saying that he is not “in any such race," news agency ANI reported.

Ritu Singh, the block chief candidate representing Samajwadi Party, who was the victim of violence in panchayat elections, joined the Congress on Saturday. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was present in Lucknow. She had recently visited Lakhimpur Kheri to meet Ritu Singh.

A 12-year-old boy, who died, was the first victim of the Nipah virus. The contact tracing process is being done with connections to him. Read more.

New York holds the first moment of silence to remember those who died in the 9/11 attacks, AFP reports.

The ceremony in United States' New York to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks has begun, AFP reported.

The ISI chief of Pakistan Lt General Faiz Hamid held a meeting in Islamabad on Saturday with the counterparts of China,Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to deliberate on emerging security situation in Afghanistan and how to coop for ensuring peace and stability.

The central government on Saturday made a fresh cut in edible oils import duty by up to 2.5 per cent, and also suspended a cess on the items to stem rising prices, an official statement informed. In June, the Centre had decreased palm oil duties by 10 per cent. Notably, India meets up to two-thirds of its domestic demand for vegetable oils through imports.

The Ludhiana district administration in Punjab has opened a breast milk pump bank in the premises of the mother and child section in the Civil Hospital. Two electric pumps, 10 manual pumps, 16 containers, and one steriliser have been offered to the bank by the local administration, news agency ANI reported.

The BJP president said that according to all surveys, the party's victory in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls - scheduled next year, is “certain.” “Not only in UP, but the return of BJP is certain in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur too,” he added.

The 45-year-old accused in the case has been sent to police custody till September 21. Read more.

Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar also said that on June 4, 2020, during the first India-Australia virtual leader's summit, the prime ministers of both countries - Narendra Modi and Scott Morrison, respectively, “agreed to elevate our (India-Australia) relations to a comprehensive, strategic partnership.”

Dutton and Australian foreign minister Marise Payne are currently in India for a dialogue with their Indian counterparts Rajnath Singh and S Jaishankar.

The chief minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, resigned on Saturday.

A court in Mumbai has sent Sakinaka rape and assault accused to police custody till September 21, news agency ANI reported. A statement issued by Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's office said that he will “ensure strictest punishment is given to the perperator.”

At least nine people were left injured after scuffle broke out between the workers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Youth Congress outside BJP's office near clock tower in Ludhiana on Saturday. The Youth Congress workers had staged a protest outside BJP's office against inflation, and planned to put a lock on the venue. When BJP workers tried to stop them, clashes broke out with both parties exchanging punches, kicks and also hitting one another with sticks. Heavy police force has been deployed in the area now to avert further clashes between both the parties.

A map tweeted by AFP shows the flight paths of the four airlines hijacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001. All passengers, including the hijackers onboard the four planes died during the attacks 20 years ago in the US.

The Philippines on Saturday reported a record 26,303 daily coronavirus cases.

The health ministry said confirmed cases rose to 2.206 million, while deaths rose by 79 to 34,978.

Vehicles damaged in a landslide incident near Rudraprayag area on Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway, due to heavy rainfall.

Odisha’s daily detection of new Covid-19 cases dropped below 700 after a gap of three days as 630 more people including 116 children tested positive for the infection on Saturday, taking the state’s caseload to 10,15,713, a health department official said.

China has administered a total of 2.14 doses of Covid-19 vaccines as of September 10, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with the victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and paid tribute to the communities that joined together to rebuild after the devastation.