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• 26 Sept 2021, 10:17:16 PM IST

  PM Modi visits construction site of new Parliament building

• 26 Sept 2021, 09:39:58 PM IST

  Uttarakhand CM starts scheme to provide financial assistance to  transport sector

  Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has rolled out a scheme to provide financial assistance to people associated with the transport sector who were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Under this scheme, 103,235 drivers, conductors, cleaners will receive ₹2,000 every month for 6 months, informed his office on Sunday.

• 26 Sept 2021, 07:47:51 PM IST

  Maharashtra records 3,206 new Covid-19 cases, 36 deaths

  Maharashtra recorded 3,206 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the state's total tally to 6,544,325. In the last 24 hours 36 deaths were also recorded, the death toll now stands at 138,870, according to the state's health department. 

• 26 Sept 2021, 06:03:36 PM IST

  EAM S Jaishankar to visit Mexico from September 26-28

  External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will be on an official tour of Mexico from September 26 to 28, the ministry said on Sunday. His Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón has extended the invitation.

• 26 Sept 2021, 05:12:55 PM IST

  Light to moderate rain expected over South Delhi, Noida in next 2 hrs

  India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall over isolated places in South Delhi and Noida in the next two hours, reported news agency ANI.

• 26 Sept 2021, 04:52:55 PM IST

  Jitender Gogi shooting: Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana visits Rohini court

• 26 Sept 2021, 03:49:27 PM IST

  Switzerland votes in favour of same-sex marriage, says AFP

• 26 Sept 2021, 03:38:21 PM IST

  Nitish Kumar reiterates demand for caste census 

  Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar reiterated the demand for a caste census, stating that “caste census is a legitimate demand and is the need of the hour”. Kumar instead that it “is pro-development and will help policymakers frame targeted welfare policies for backward castes.”.

• 26 Sept 2021, 02:40:58 PM IST

  Manohar Lal Khattar launches pulse polio campaign  in Karnal

  Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched a pulse polio campaign in Haryana's Karnal on Sunday, reported ANI. “The scheme aims to administer polio drops to 2 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 in 12 districts of the state till Sep 30," Khattar told ANI.

• 26 Sept 2021, 02:02:39 PM IST

  G20 summit to discuss Afghanistan crisis on September 28

  The summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held on September 28, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said.

  "On September 28, as far as I remember, thereabout," TASS news agency said quoting an official.

• 26 Sept 2021, 01:47:02 PM IST

  1 dead, 2 injured after mudslide hits China's Sichuan province

  One person died and two were injured in Tianquan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province due to the heavy rain that triggered a mudslide on Sunday morning.

• 26 Sept 2021, 01:23:18 PM IST

  Uttar Pradesh cabinet expansion to be held this evening at Raj Bhavan

  Uttar Pradesh cabinet expansion to be held today evening at Raj Bhavan. Seven new faces to me inducted in the cabinet at 6 pm today, say Raj Bhawan sources.

• 26 Sept 2021, 01:18:42 PM IST

  At least 50 killed in fighting for Yemen's Marib: Military sources

  At least 50 Huthi rebels and Yemeni pro-government troops have been killed as fighting intensifies for the key city of Marib, military sources said on Sunday, reports AFP.

• 26 Sept 2021, 01:05:27 PM IST

  Rain lashes parts of Odisha ahead of cyclone Gulab’s landfall

  Rainfall activity started in Odisha’s southern and coastal regions on Sunday morning in the wake of cyclone ‘Gulab’, which is likely to make landfall between Gopalpur and Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh around midnight, the India Meteorological Department said.

• 26 Sept 2021, 12:29:32 PM IST

  Bank books are cleaner: Nirmala Sitharaman

  Bank books are cleaner; govt's recapitalisation burden will reduce, says Nirmala Sitharaman.

• 26 Sept 2021, 11:43:13 AM IST

  Bandipora encounter: 2 unidentified terrorists killed, says Jammu and Kashmir Police

  Bandipora encounter | 2 unidentified terrorists killed. Search going on. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow: Jammu and Kashmir Police.

• 26 Sept 2021, 11:04:31 AM IST

  September 26 is an important day because it is related to Indian tradition and heritage: PM Modi

  September 26 is an important day because it is related to Indian tradition and heritage. Today is World River Day: PM

• 26 Sept 2021, 10:33:07 AM IST

  22-year-old man stabbed to death in Mumbai's Kandivali, 4 arrested

  Four people have been arrested for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old man to death in Mumbai's Kandivali West, said Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Police (DCP) on Saturday.

• 26 Sept 2021, 09:38:55 AM IST

  Andhra Pradesh appoints outgoing chief secretary Adityanath Das as chief advisor, to be given cabinet minister status

  Andhra Pradesh government appoints outgoing Chief Secretary Adityanath Das. He will be positioned at Andhra Pradesh Bhavan, New Delhi, after his superannuation on September 30. He shall be assigned Cabinet Minister status.

• 26 Sept 2021, 09:24:49 AM IST

  India reports 28,326 fresh Covid-19 cases, 260 deaths in last 24 hours

  India recorded 28,326 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, which pushed the nationwide tally to 33,652,745, while the death toll climbed to 443,928 with 431 daily fatalities, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Sunday. 

• 26 Sept 2021, 08:58:40 AM IST

  Encounter underway at Watnira area of Bandipora

  Encounter underway at Watnira area of Bandipora. Police and security forces at the spot. Further details shall follow: J&K Police.

• 26 Sept 2021, 08:35:41 AM IST

  Sheriff''s office: At least 3 killed in Amtrak derailment

  At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, an official with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office said.

• 26 Sept 2021, 08:13:21 AM IST

  'Injuries reported' after US train derailment: rail operator

  Multiple people were injured when a train derailed on Saturday in the US state of Montana, rail operator Amtrak said.

• 26 Sept 2021, 07:57:51 AM IST

  Venkaiah Naidu calls for addressing shortage of doctors, paramedical workers in mission mode

  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for addressing the shortage of trained human resources in the health sector on a war footing and stressed on the need for creating more medical colleges in line with the government's intention of setting up one medical college and hospital in every district of the country.

• 26 Sept 2021, 06:44:00 AM IST

  1 killed, another injured in China's Henan following heavy rains

  One was killed, another was injured in China's Henan province as heavy rains lashed since Friday, local media reported.

• 26 Sept 2021, 06:08:46 AM IST

  Farmers to hold rally in Panipat today to ‘awaken’ govt against farm laws

  Farmers will hold a rally in Haryana's Panipat on Sunday, where farm leaders, including Rakesh Tikait, are likely to address agriculturalists protesting against the three contentious farm laws.

• 26 Sept 2021, 05:53:11 AM IST

  PM Modi to address the nation on 81st edition of Mann Ki Baat today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Sunday, September 26, through his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio programme.

• 26 Sept 2021, 05:22:55 AM IST

  Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hits Taiwan

  A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has occurred in Taiwan, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Sunday.

• 26 Sept 2021, 05:06:26 AM IST

  NYC temporarily blocked from imposing school vaccine mandate

  New York City’s school system, the largest in the U.S., has been temporarily blocked from imposing a mandate forcing teachers and other staff from getting vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a ruling from a federal judge.