Breaking news live: ED gets 6-day custody of suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain

Noted cricketers Virender Sehwag and Mithun Manhas called on to express their deep association with Jammu and Kashmir and their plans to promote sports, particularly Cricket, among the youngsters there: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Lebanon names its envoy to Germany, Mustapha Adib, as new PM: Statement (AFP)

RBI will also conduct term repo operations for an aggregate amount of ₹100,000 crores at floating rates (i.e, at the prevailing repo rate) in the middle of September to assuage pressures on the market on account of advance tax outflows, as part of new measures.

RBI announces measures to foster orderly market conditions. As per of measures, RBI will conduct additional special open market operation involving simultaneous purchase & sale of govt securities for an aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crores in two tranches of ₹10,000 crores each, reports ANI.

The ISI handler wanted to use these people as guides & for logistic support in cases of infiltration. There are around 11 suspects in this case, including a woman in Jammu who admitted to having met ISI handler Kasim in Pakistan & taking money from him: Reasi SSP Rashmi Wazir

Over the past few days, accused Tahir Hussain was interrogated by ED officers in Tihar Jail while under arrest by Delhi Police.

Subsequently, he was arrested under PMLA for his role in money laundering. Today he has been brought to ED office for custodial interrogation.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested suspended Aam Admi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and has secured six days custodial remand from the Ld. ASG, Karkardooma Court, Delhi.

Tahir Hussain has been arrested by ED in connection with ongoing PMLA investigation into his role in money laundering and funding of anti-CAA protests and organizing riots in North-East Delhi during February, 2020.

Cross border firing took place in Indreshwar Nagar, Jammu today early morning. Pakistan forces resorted to unprovoked firing along the International Border which was effectively retaliated by Border Security Force: BSF sources

The arrested people include govt employee, labourer & shopkeeper. We've verified some of their back accounts & detected some benami transactions. Some more persons will be arrested in this case. They were trying to lure family members of former terrorists: Reasi SSP Rashmi Wazir

Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) major revival plan in Kashmir has been thwarted & 3 terrorists arrested. They were in contact with ISI handler Mohammed Kasim who exfiltrated 18 years ago. An FIR was registered in his matter & an SIT was formed: Reasi SSP Rashmi Wazir, Jammu & Kashmir

Heavy rain continues in Gujarat, nearly 5,000 people shifted in Bharuch & Vadodara districts after flooding in several villages due to rise in water level of Narmada river: Officials

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal writes to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over GST compensation and the options given to states after 41st GST Council Meeting.

Widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely over West Rajasthan on 31st Aug & 1st Sept & over Kutch on 31st Aug. Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls very likely over Northwest India & Western Himalayan Region during 2nd & 3rd Sept: IMD

J&K: 6 civilians injured in a grenade attack in Baramulla area. Terrorists lobbed a grenade on an Army vehicle, which missed the target and instead exploded on the road. Injured are being treated at a local hospital

Terrorists lobbed a grenade on an Indian Army vehicle in Baramulla today. But the grenade missed the vehicle & exploded on the road, injuring six civilians present at the spot: Jammu & Kashmir Police

Election of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Election to be held on 14 September during the monsoon of Parliament. The last date for filing nomination is 11 September.

More than 3,000 people evacuated from Maharashtra's Bhandara and Chandrapur districts, where several areas got flooded after heavy rain in parts of Madhya Pradesh: Officials

Supreme Court issues notice to Tamil Nadu Government on an appeal of Vedanta Limited against Madras High Court order refusing to allow re-opening of Sterlite Copper plant at Thoothukudi in the state

Tamil Nadu CM writes to PM Modi over GST compensation of States, says he's 'very concerned about 2 options offered to States after 41st GST Council Meeting'"Our stance has been that GoI has moral & legal obligation to pay compensation for shortfall in GST collections."