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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Raj Ghat. He will be inaugurating the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, shortly. (ANI)

Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra is a edutainment centre for imparting information and creating awareness around cleanliness

PM Modi will inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra shortly

At around 11 am today, a rhino was found dead in an area under Gabrai anti-poaching camp. Adult female rhino was killed due to gunshot: ANI quoting : Divisional forest officer, Kaziranga National Park Assam

1 suspected poacher detained

On inputs about a terror-financing network in Jammu that is assisting Lashkar-e-Taiba, Special Operations Group (SOG) Jammu interrogated Mudasir Farooq Bhat: Mukesh Singh, Inspector General of Police, Jammu

During interrogation, he admitted about his links with LeT

Coastal Karnataka and south interior Karnataka is likely to experience extremely heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours: K Sathi Devi, Senior Scientist, IMD

A non-bailable warrant was earlier issued against Fareed. NIA had also approached Interpol seeking info on him under blue corner notice. His Indian passport has been cancelled

NIA team to travel to Dubai to question Kerala gold smuggling case accused Faisal Fareed: Source

The team may travel in a day or two

Saw plane plunge to the ground: CISF officer narrates crash at Kozhikode airport

Rudrendra Tandon (IFS:1994), presently Ambassador of India to ASEAN, appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, reports ANI quoting Ministry of External Affairs

Thiruvananthapuram: IMD issues red & orange alert in various districts of Kerala. Red alert issued for 8th Aug in Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad & Kannur. Orange alert issued for 9th Aug in Pathanamthitta, Alapuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad & Kasargod. (ANI)

Strong southwesterly/westerly monsoon flow prevailing over the Arabian Sea. Under its influence, scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely to continue over Kerala & Mahe during next 24 hrs, reports ANI quoting India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Rainfall activity over northwest India likely to increase from 9th August onwards with heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Western Himalayan region and adjoining plains during 9th to 11th August 2020, reports ANI quoting India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Mumbai bound Air Asia flight (i5-632) aborted take-off at Ranchi Airport due to a bird-hit. All passengers are safe, reports ANI quoting Airport official

Mining, liquor, cable, drugs & transport mafias established under the rule of Badal's are thriving under Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh's governance. If future of Congress has to be saved then we need to change the leadership in the state, reports ANI quoting Partap Singh Bajwa, Congress MP

CM Captain Amarinder Singh has Excise & Taxation, Home dept & police under him. All fingers are being raised at excise dept. If justice has to be given to 121 people who died in Hooch Tragedy then an investigation should be done by CBI or ED, reports ANI quoting Partap Bajwa, Punjab Congress MP

PM Narendra Modi will launch financing facility of Rs 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund tomorrow at 11 AM via video conferencing. PM will also release 6th installment of Rs 17,000 crores fund to 8.5 crores farmers under PM-KISAN scheme: Prime Minister's Office