Latest Live News updates: Taliban move closer to Kabul after taking Ghazni city

Jairam Thakur visits Kinnaur landslide site

Ansar Khan, who was accused of preparing bombs during Delhi riots of Feb 2020, was actually framed by Mujammil Alvi due to old enmity: Delhi Police Special Cell

Opposition leaders meet M Venkaiah Naidu to apprise him of yesterday’s incident in Rajya Sabha

Three Australian publishers accuse Facebook of unfairly taking their content

Three Australian publishers of lifestyle content say Facebook used their articles on its just-launched news service after refusing to negotiate licensing deals, and that the country’s tough new internet law has failed to protect them.

PM Modi interacts with women Self Help Groups in ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’ programme

SpiceJet passengers can now book cabs during flight

In the first phase, the new service will be available to passengers arriving at the Delhi airport, starting August 12. The airline will further extend the service to all major airports, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Goa, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Pune in a phased-manner.

India’s July two-wheeler sales were 1,253,937 units

Reports Reuters quoting industry body

India’s July total domestic passenger car sales were 1,30,080 units

Reports Reuters quoting industry body

Taliban takes Ghazni city, 150 kms from Afghan capital: Local lawmaker

Taliban moves closer to Afghan capital after taking Ghazni city. The strategic city is the 10th provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in a week.

HP CM conducts aerial survey of the landslide-hit area in Kinnaur

Kinnaur landslide: Rescue and search operation stopped for the last one hour due to shooting stones coming from uphill

Total 13 dead bodies have been retrieved since yesterday: ITBP

Centre doesn’t want to run the Parliament proceedings properly: Shashi Tharoor

Govt is passing laws without discussions. There should be a discussion on COVID19 vaccination, current economic situation, unemployment, farm laws but govt is running away: Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP

SC stays Gujarat HC order granting two-week furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu

The opposition didn’t get a chance to present their views in Parliament. Yesterday’s incident against women MPs was against democracy. It felt like we were standing at the Pakistan border

– Sanjay Raut, leader, Shiv Sena

The Parliament session is over. As far as 60% of the country is concerned there has been no Parliament session. The voice of 60% of the country has been crushed, humiliated and yesterday in the Rajya Sabha physically beaten

– Rahul Gandhi, Congress

Today, we had to come out here to speak to you (media) as we (Opposition) are not allowed to speak in the Parliament. This is murder of democracy

– Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with Opposition leaders, at Vijay Chowk in Delhi

Opposition leaders march towards Vijay Chowk

Today, 35 crore students are getting education in schools, but still, 15 crore children are out of the education system: Education Minister

Kerala: Opposition leaders boycott Assembly session

Kerala Opposition leaders boycott Assembly session after Speaker denied permission to discuss the notice of adjournment motion given by Congress MLA PT Thomas. Opposition demands resignation of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Leaders of Opposition parties meet at the office of Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, in Parliament

Congress says Twitter has blocked its account for violation of rules. Twitter acting under govt pressure. It has already blocked 5000 accounts of our leaders & workers across India. They need to understand we can’t be pressurised by Twitter or govt

– Rohan Gupta, Social Media Head, AICC

Maharashtra: BKC jumbo COVID-19 vaccination centre closed for vaccination for Aug 12-13

Rupee surges 17 paise to 74.27 against US dollar in early trade

Twitter locked the official handle of Congress party stating that the handle violated rules of the microblogging site

Reports ToI

More than 54.04 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs

More than 2.55 crore balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.

Atal Setu arm from Merces circle to remain closed for vehicular movement till November 20 for repair work: District Magistrate, North Goa

India reports 41,195 new cases in the last 24 hours. Active caseload is currently 3,87,987. Recovery rate at 97.45% : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Kinnaur update

13 bodies recovered, 13 persons rescued safely and sent to CHC-Bhawanagar for medical treatment so far. NH-5 is through for vehicular activities but traffic movement has not been started yet: HP-State Emergency Operation Centre

China’s Tesla rival Li Auto makes HK debut after $1.5 bn IPO

Regarded as a mainland rival to US titan Tesla, the listing makes it the latest mainland firm already traded on Wall Street to seek exposure in Hong Kong as a hedge against regulatory risks amid China-US tensions.

Rescue operations underway

Landslide: PM announces ex-gratia to next of kin

SHO of Delhi police suspended for lack of duty compliance

According to police, SHO Adarsh Nagar briefed the Delhi Commissioner of Police that a person, who sustained gunshot injury on the intervening night of August 6 to August 7, inflicted self gunshot injury but probe revealed that the injury was born out of crossfire and it came to light that even the SHO had opened one round fire.

Kinnar landslide tally

The number of deceased recovered from the landslide site of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh rises to 13 after the retrieval of another body: ITBP

Landslide in Kinnaur

Helicopter with 16 on board crashes in Russian far east

A helicopter with 16 people on board, most of them tourists, crashed in the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s far east on Thursday, the local government said, with seven of them unaccounted for. The Mi-8 helicopter came down in Lake Kuril in the Kronotsky nature reserve, it said in a statement.

Maha: Salons, Gyms to open with 50% capacity

“All types of shops will be open till 10 pm every day. With a maximum of 200 people allowed in weddings and other events. Government offices to open with full capacity with employees being vaccinated with both doses. Private offices can open for 24 hours with employees being fully vaccinated,” stated the Maharashtra government.

Pakistani terror outfits trying to carry out major attack in J-K: DGP

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said that there are reports that Pakistani terror outfits are trying to carry out a major terror attack in the union territory.

California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff

California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns about the highly contagious delta variant, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

Polish MPs approve controversial media law

Polish MPs on Wednesday voted in favour of a new law that critics say will curb media freedom and hit ties with the United States, but the ruling coalition also lost several key votes, putting its long-term future in doubt. The media law would prevent companies from outside the European Economic Area from holding a controlling stake in Polish media companies.

New Zealand to let in vaccinated travellers from next year

New Zealand plans to allow quarantine-free entry to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from early next year as part of a phased reopening of its borders that were shut last year due to the pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.

Israel to approve West Bank settlement, Palestinian building

Israel’s new government is set to grant its first major approval of West Bank settlement construction, but will also include a rare authorization of construction for Palestinian areas as well in the upcoming announcement, according to an Israeli security official. The mixed messages appear to be aimed at bolstering the Palestinian Authority while also trying to blunt international opposition to Israeli settlement construction on occupied lands.