Updates: AstraZeneca CEO says COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by end of year

PM Modi invites Shinzo Abe, his wife to visit India

Pakistan dismisses any option to amend local laws on India's demand to allow its lawyers to fight the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistani courts: Pakistan media

AstraZeneca CEO says COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by end of year despite pause in trials

Delhi govt will provide full support to hotels, other industries: Satyendar Jain

No need to worry in Mumbai, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale tells Kangana Ranaut

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi reached Leh today, on a two-day visit

Subhash Kamath elected ASCI chairman, says body won't look at political advertising

3rd round of bilateral foreign office consultations was held through video conference today, led by Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) & Dr Amal Jadou Shakka, Dy Foreign Minister of Palestine: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

Troops of ​Assam Rifles seized smuggled medicines worth approximately Rs 2.80 lakhs in vicinity of Haolenphai village near Moreh last night. Accused managed to escape towards Mayanmar side. Seized items handed over to Customs Office Moreh for further legal action: IG Assam Rifles

The Ministry appoints KPMG Advisory Services Pvt Ltd led consortium for consultancy on the corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board: Ministry of Defence

One therapeutic - dexamethasone - has already proven effective for patients with severe & critical COVID-19, others have been proven ineffective & still others are in trials. Around 180 vaccines are in development, including 35 in human trials: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, DG, WHO

The Chief Minister had an official meeting 15 days ago in Gwalior. He gave very strict orders to work towards stopping illegal sand mining in the state. Legal enterprises will be encouraged but illegal ones have to be completely stopped: Jyotiraditya Scindia, BJP

Searches were conducted at four locations in Mumbai including office and residential premises of accused/company which led to the recovery of incriminating documents. An investigation is underway: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

CBI registers a case against Mumbai based private company & others including its CMD, Guarantor, the then Deputy MD, the then Director, on a complaint from Central Bank of India for causing an alleged loss of Rs. 103.27 crore (approx.) to the Bank: Central Bureau of Investigation

Punjab Police approaches Centre for blocking access to 45 links indulging in false propaganda after the concerned social media platforms failed to act against them within the mandated 36 hours of notices being issued to them by the state: Punjab Chief Minister's Office (CMO)

I thank Amit Shah for providing her security, had she not been given security, nobody knows what would have happened to her: Asha Ranaut, mother of actor Kangana Ranaut

What Maharashtra govt did is condemnable. I condemn that in harshest of words. I'm happy that entire India is standing with my daughter & people's blessings are with her. I'm proud of her, she always stood by truth & will continue doing that: Asha Ranaut, mother of Kangana Ranaut

'The Avengers' and 'Game of Thrones' actress Diana Rigg dies at 82

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale met actor Kangana Ranaut at her residence in Mumbai, earlier today.

So, she said that she is not interested in politics and as long as she is working in films, she has no intention of joining politics but if she joins BJP or RPI, we'll welcome her.

- Union Minister Ramdas Athawale after meeting actor

Kangana Ranaut said she is not interested in politics but is interested in ensuring unity in society. She said that in her upcoming film she is playing the role of a Dalit and that caste system should be abolished.

- Union Minister Ramdas Athawale after meeting actor

Glass partition in place and all arrangements being made in the Parliament in the wake of #COVID19, as Monsoon Session is all set to commence on 14th September 2020.

Indian Army has occupied heights overlooking the Chinese Army positions at Finger 4 along the Pangong Tso lake. These operations were carried out along with the preemptive actions to occupy heights near the Southern bank of Pangong Tso lake around August end: ANI

Armies of India and China today held interactions at Brigade Commander-level and Commanding Officer level in Eastern Ladakh. Interactions are aimed at keeping the communication lines open between the two sides: Indian Army Sources

Supreme Court extends relief on NPAs; government says interest issue being considered at highest level

Earlier today, PM Narendra Modi & Japan PM Shinzo Abe held a telephonic conversation. This was a very warm conversation between the two leaders, recalled memories of early meetings in Varanasi, Sabarmati, Kobe, Kyoto & PM Modi's visit to PM Abe's ancestral home in Yamanashi.

- MEA

We will talk once you are well. You are not going anywhere: RJD leader Lalu Yadav in a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

There was an excellent discussion on bilateral matters, regional developments and international issues of concern: MEA spokesperson on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow

Telangana: BJP Women Wing protested against alleged high medical bills charged by hospitals for COVID-19 patients. The demonstration was done in front of the District Medical & Health Officer's (DMHO) office in Hyderabad, today.

Lebanon: A fire at Beirut port sends up a large column of black smoke into the sky, a little more than a month since a massive blast devastated the port facilities and surrounding area.

I believe that we need to discuss further steps to promote cooperation between SCO & UN, & ensure that our organisation makes an even greater contribution to shaping the multipolar world order with central coordinating role of UN and its Security Council: Russian Foreign Minister

I met Chushul village representatives, yesterday. We also spoke about the moral responsibility to assist the Indian army as citizens of the country. The local civilians will wholeheartedly support the Army, in their capacity: JT Namgyal, MP, Ladakh, on border tensions with China

SpiceJet operates repatriation flight with 160 Indians from Cebu in Philippines to Chennai

Productivity in the second and third sessions was 115% and 90% respectively. The average productivity in all the three sessions was 110%. This in itself is a record: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

The first phase of the 17th Lok Sabha session made a record with the cooperation of all the member, as far as productivity is concerned. Question Hour was held in all the 37 sittings, there were constructive discussions. No Bill was passed without discussion: Lok Sabha Speaker

Vaccine still possible this year, despite trial pause: AstraZeneca

A fire at Beirut port sent up a large column of black smoke into the sky over the Lebanese capital, a little more than a month since a massive blast devastated the port facilities and surrounding area: Reuters

Enforcement Directorate attaches under PMLA, immovable assets and balances in bank accounts totalling to Rs. 31.35 crores of Anand Balakrishna Appugol, Chairman of Krantiveer Sangolli Rayanna Co-operative Society, Belagavi and others in Co-operative Society fraud case: ED

Parents of Sanskriti School's students met me today. In past few months, they'd met the CM & me & said time & again that the School hiked its fee by 83% in past few months. CM directed that the permission given to the school to hike fee be revoked; order being issued: Delhi Dy CM

We are proud of the Indian Army. But we have the right to express concerns over the Galwan incident. Why did PM assure nation there was no intrusion & nothing was captured by the Chinese. Why was the statement of the Defence Minister in contradiction to PM.

- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

The BJP is using Sushant Singh Rajput's death as a major political trump card for the upcoming Bihar elections. Rhea Chakraborty is being persecuted on different charges without proof. They are trying to portray that only BJP can deliver justice to Biharis.

- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

BJP national president JP Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Bihar from tomorrow.

India to look at govt debt monetisation as "last resort", not on the table at present - Official sources

Delhi High Court issues notice to former telecom minister A Raja and others on Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking early hearing of the probe agency's appeal against the trial court order which acquitted him in the 2G spectrum case.

Based on a credible input, we launched a joint search operation with the 8 Rashtriya Rifles. Two M16 rifles and pistols have been recovered. According to our input, there is a possibility of recovering more arms and ammunition: Abdul Qayoom, SSP Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir

Statements will be re-recorded, & polygraph tests will be done in case of contradiction. We are probing it: SSP, Dehradun on purported audio clip of a man alleging he was forced to give statement against the woman who accused BJP MLA Mahesh Negi of sexual harassment.

Wearing mask mandatory for candidates taking civil services preliminary exam on October 4: UPSC

Scattered to moderate rains very likely over coastal, malnad & north interior regions. Scattered to widespread light to moderate rains with isolated heavy rains likely over south interior region during the next 24 hours: Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC)

Actor Paresh Rawal appointed chairperson of National School of Drama

257 members will sit in Lok Sabha while 172 in visitors gallery, rest will be in Rajya Sabha. Both sessions will function consecutively. Arrangements being done for virtual address in Lok Sabha. Sanitisation will be done on regular basis: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Maharashtra: Actor Kangana Ranaut arrives at her office in Mumbai, where demolition work was carried out by BMC, yesterday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the Conclave on “School Education in 21st Century” under the National Education Policy- 2020 (NEP-2020) at 11 AM tomorrow, through video conferencing.

West Bengal: Troops of 107 Battalion, Border Out Post, Sutia, deployed along Indo-Bangladesh International Border in North 24 Parganas, seized 33 kgs of ganja that was being smuggled to Bangladesh, on the intervening night of 9-10 September 2020. The smugglers managed to escape.

Bombay High Court adjourns actor Kangana Ranaut's office demolition matter till September 22.

SII halts trials of Oxford vaccine

US sanctions on Huawei hit chip supply and growth

South-East Asian's Health Ministers meet

Protests underway:

'e-Gopala app will free farmers from middlemen'

West Bengal lifts lockdown on 12th September in light of NEET