Breaking news highlights: IMD issues red alert in 7 districts of Odisha

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday asked the administration to double the vaccination rate in districts reporting a higher number of coronavirus cases. Read more

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu dedicated a 1.5MW solar power plant in Puducherry “to the nation”. "Solar power generation is eco-friendly and should be tested by all federal, state, and local government departments," he said on Sunday, reported news agency ANI. 

Assam reported 259 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday after the state conducted 31,906 tests in the last 24 hours. A total of 11 deaths were also reported in the state, said the government health bulletin.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red alert in 7 districts, orange alert in 6 districts, and yellow alert in 8 districts  of Odisha, for the next 24 hours predicting heavy rains. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday that Delhi and the adjoining areas of Noida, Greater Noida, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Indrapuram, Dadri, Gurugram are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorm.

Kerala recorded 20,240 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 4,375,431. In the last 24 hours the state also reported 67 fatalities, the death toll now stands at 22,551. Number of active cases in state now stands at 222,255 according to the state health bulletin.

Karnataka recorded 803 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 2,961,735. In the last 24 hours the state also reported 17 deaths, the death toll now stands at 37,504, according to the state health bulletin.

Delhi recorded 22 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total tally of cases to 1,438,233. The national capital did not record any fatalities in the last 24 hours, the death toll currently stands at 25,083, according to the government health bulletin.

Probationary sub inspector Arshid Ahmad, who was fired upon by the militants in Srinagar on Sunday, succumbed to his injuries at Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Science, Soura, where he was shifted for treatment. 

Russian nationals cast their votes in the federal assembly elections to elect their state Duma. A Voting booth set up at Honorary Consulate of Russian Federation in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday." It's the legislative body of our country. The main day of the election is scheduled on Sept 19. It is generally held in Chennai. But due to COVID, we decided to hold several preliminary voting campaigns in different states," Sergey Lagutin, Consul, Russian consulate in Chennai told news agency ANI. 

Four people, including three minors were killed and one is reported to be missing due to a cloudburst that occurred in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, Disaster Management Authority, J&K government told news agency ANI.

Considering the burden on healthcare and the expense of buying three doses, Zydus Cadila is planning to seek approval for the two-dose regimen of its needle-free Covid-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D, days after the vaccine was approved by India's drugs regulator for emergency use in India on August 20.

Terrorists attack police party at Khanyar in Old Srinagar city, details awaited: Police.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week set out plans to manage the Covid-19 pandemic over the colder months, his health minister said on Sunday, suggesting the government could remove some restrictions by relying on vaccines.

Afghan police at Kabul airport have returned to work manning checkpoints alongside Taliban security for the first time since the Islamists seized power, officers said Sunday.

Taliban set higher education policy, say women can study in universities, in gender-segregated classrooms

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said his party will contest the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Goa due early next year, and claimed farmers' organisations in western UP are willing to support his party.

Three persons received injuries, later rescued by the fire department after a slab fell on them from the third floor of an apartment building in Thane West.

Two people lost their lives in the incident. As a precautionary measure, the C wing (24 Rooms out of 73 Rooms) of the Khatri apartment was evacuated. All residents of the C wing temporarily shifted to Khandeshi masjid, Rabodi: Thane Municipal Corporation.

A dry cargo ship has collided with a small vessel off the coast of the Japanese city of Sasebo in the southwestern Nagasaki prefecture, leaving one person dead and another one missing, the NHK broadcaster reported on Sunday.

Arvind Kejriwal has been re-elected as Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor in the party's National Executive Meeting. Pankaj Gupta was re-elected as National Secretary and ND Gupta was re-elected as National Treasurer during Aam Aadmi Party's National Executive Meeting today.

Cloud burst reported at Kafarnar Bahak, in upper reaches of Baramulla district. Five Bakarwals from Rajouri district were reported missing. Details awaited: Disaster Management Authority, J&K Govt.