ISRO LIVE Updates: ‘Vikram Lander is set into sleep mode’, reports ISRO

15:10 (IST)

ISRO LIVE Updates

‘Vikram Lander is set into sleep mode’, reports ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) reported on Monday morning that the 'Vikram Lander' had been put to slumber at approximately 08 AM (Indian Standard Time).

ISRO stated that the data acquired by the payloads has been received at Earth and that the payloads have been turned off.

ISRO anticipates that Vikram Lander and Pragyaan will resurface around September 22. 

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Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates

Himachalis abroad fostering culture of state, says CM Sukhu

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu complimented the diaspora community on Monday during a virtual event hosted by a Canadian NGO.

Participating at Himachali Dham, an event held by the Himachali Association of Alberta, Sukhu stated that such events are critical in reconnecting Himachalis living abroad with their rich heritage and culture.

He commended the diaspora and emphasised the value of these events in teaching newer generations to the state's customs and culture, allowing them to feel more linked to their homeland.

14:56 (IST)

Karnataka LIVE Updates

Karnataka will become employers' hometown, says Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said, "Karnataka will undoubtedly become employer's hometown".

Speaking at the Bengaluru tech summit DK Shivakumar said, "Karnataka is not just looking for employees, workers, it is looking for job creators. There is no doubt that our state will become the employer's home by creating more jobs due to this." 

14:54 (IST)

Delhi LIVE Updates

Family court issues notice on plea of minor seeking maintenance from his mother

On Saturday, Saket Family Court issued a notice to a mother over a plea made by her young son demanding monthly support. The mother works as a nurse at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

The minor petitioner resides with his father, a junior advocate. Pritam Singh, a Family Court judge, issued a notice to the minor's mother requesting Rs 60,000 per month in maintenance. The case has been scheduled for a hearing on December 9, 2023.

14:24 (IST)

Maharashtra LIVE Updates

Flight attendant found dead with throat slit in Mumbai apartment; 1 person detained

An official claimed on Monday that a 24-year-old female flight attendant was discovered dead with her throat cut in an apartment in Mumbai, prompting police to file a murder case and hold one person.

According to the official, the deceased, Rupal Ogrey, was from Chhattisgarh and travelled to Mumbai in April for training with Air India.

He claimed she was discovered dead late Sunday night in an apartment at N G Complex on Krishanlal Marwah Marg in the Marol neighbourhood of suburban Andheri.

According to the official, the Powai police have launched a murder case and detained one individual in connection with it.

14:06 (IST)

Cauvery Water Row LIVE Updates

We are protecting farmers' interest, says Karnataka Dy CM on Cauvery water row

Speaking on the continuing row over Cauver Water sharing, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said, "We are protecting the interest of Karnataka's farmers".

Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said, "We are protecting the interest of Karnataka's farmers. We know how to protect Karnataka farmers. BJP and JDS are doing politics. They demanded 25,000 cusecs of water. We agreed on 3,000 cusecs and now the court has given direction on 5,000 cusecs. The matter is in court again, we are appealing before the authorities for it to be reduced because there is no rain".

CM has previously stated that the Mekedatu project was the only way to resolve the long-running issue.

The Mekedatu project in Karnataka proposes to build a balancing reservoir on the Cauvery River. It entails building a reservoir at Kanakapura to assist provide drinking water to Bengaluru and to support agricultural activities in the Cauvery basin.

13:50 (IST)

Maharashtra LIVE Updates

Youths from Maratha community shut shops in Kalyan in support of protest

In Kalyan, young people from the Maratha community closed their stores in solidarity of the demonstration calling for a reservation for the Maratha people.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Youths from the Maratha community shut shops in Kalyan in support of the protest being held over the demand for the Maratha reservation. pic.twitter.com/fnkgRSuBdF— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2023

13:47 (IST)

PM Modi LIVE Updates

UP CM Yogi likely to meet PM Modi on Tuesday

On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

UP Energy Minister AK Sharma is also expected to attend this conference.

According to sources, the Chief Minister and Prime Minister would likely address the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya during their meeting.

13:25 (IST)

G20 Summit LIVE Updates

Government offices on alert mode from "misleading, counterfeit emails"

As G20 week begins, all government offices are on high alert due to a warning issued earlier by a designated arm of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) about any "misleading, fake, and counterfeit" emails sent by evil elements.

The action is part of heightened security in preparation for the two-day G20 Leaders Summit, which will be held in the national capital on September 9-10.

On August 24, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C) under the MHA had warned that "the misleading emails are targeted to various government offices, and individuals and falsely accuse them of cybercrimes, urging them to respond."

Focusing with a header of "Scam alert", the warning pointed that "fake emails are in circulation impersonating CEO 14C"

13:06 (IST)

Manipur LIVE Updates

Manipur govt files FIR against members of Editors Guild of India

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced on Monday that the state administration has filed a FIR against members of the Editors Guild who are attempting to incite more conflict in the state.

According to the Manipur Chief Minister, a charge has been launched against three members: Seema Guha, Bharat Bhushan, and Sanjay Kapoor. The Editors Guild has yet to reply to the FIR filed against members of its organisation.

13:01 (IST)

West Bengal LIVE Updates

Police arrest "professor" for sending threat letter to Jadavpur University Registrar

On Sunday, Kolkata Police arrested Rana Roy for mailing a threat letter to Jadavpur University Registrar Snehamanju Basu. An officer said Roy was apprehended at a hotel in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Snehamanju Basu, the registrar of JU, recently got a threat letter regarding the arrest of a former student in connection with the death of an undergraduate student in a ragging incident at the university dormitory.

12:48 (IST)

Article 370 LIVE Updates

'File affidavit pledging allegiance to constitution' Centre asks NC's Akbar Lone

The Central government expressed its displeasure to the Supreme Court on Monday and demanded an affidavit from National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone, one of the petitioners challenging the repeal of Article 370, who allegedly raised the 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

At the start of the hearing in a batch of pleas challenging the repeal of Article 370, an advocate representing the Kashmiri Pandit NGO 'Roots in Kashmir' raised the issue before a five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, saying he had filed an affidavit about a "startling fact" that came to his knowledge.

12:45 (IST)

Maharashtra LIVE Updates

Raj Thackeray leaves for Jalna, Rasta Roko movement organized at multiple locations

On Monday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray headed for Jalna to meet with protesters demanding Maratha reservation.

The Rasta Roko movement has also spread to many regions, and Raj Thackeray has been stopping to engage with the people.

12:31 (IST)

Delhi LIVE Updates

On ‘Shivling’ fountain row MoS Lekhi says, ‘AAP does not understand Hinduism’

Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi has slammed the Aam Aadmi Party administration for attacking Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena over the installation of shivling-shaped fountains in several parts of the national capital, claiming that the AAP does not comprehend Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma.

Simply cutting a stone into a specific form does not constitute it a shivling, according to the minister of state for external affairs, in response to accusations that the LG had offended religious feelings.

"People from this party started to claim that LG doesn't know how to respect Hindu Dharma...They started blaming the LG for putting up 'shivling-shaped' fountains. They do not understand Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma because simply cutting a stone or rock into a certain shape does not become a 'shivling'," Lekhi told ANI in an interview on Sunday.

12:22 (IST)

Congress LIVE Updates

Sonia Gandhi calls Congress Parliamentary Strategy group meeting tomorrow

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the party’s Parliamentary Strategy group on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming special session of Parliament, party sources said.

Sonia Gandhi was discharged from the hospital on Monday. She was admitted to Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital with symptoms of mild fever on Sunday.

As per the information, there would be a discussion on party’s plan to tackle questions and issues likely to be raised in the Parliament Session.

11:55 (IST)

Kerala LIVE Updates

Heavy rainfall lashes parts of Kerala; two deaths reported

Heavy rains have drenched various regions of Kerala in recent days, killing two people in the state's Alappuzha district.

The deaths occurred on Sunday evening when the driver of an autorickshaw carrying a family of four lost control in heavy rain, causing the vehicle to topple and fall into the Achankovil river.

While a lady perished in the accident, her son went missing. Locals saved the woman's husband, daughter, and autorickshaw driver, according to a fire rescue officer.

11:52 (IST)

Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates

Lawyers in UP boycott work over Hapur lathi-charge incident

Lawyers in Uttar Pradesh will go on strike for three days starting Monday to protest an alleged police lathi-charge on advocates in Hapur district last week.

The strike decision was made during a meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council on Sunday.

"On the call of the Bar Council we are on strike. We will be meeting the district magistrate and hand him over a memorandum of our demands," General Secretary, Lucknow Bar Association, Kuldeep Narain Mishra told PTI.

The Council has demanded transfer of the Hapur District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, lodging of FIR against policemen, withdrawing fake cases against lawyers and compensation to lawyers injured in the Hapur lathi-charge.

11:45 (IST)

G20 Summit LIVE Updates

‘What are they seeking credit for?’: Meenakashi Lekhi targets AAP govt amid tussle over Delhi face-lift ahead of G20

While acknowledging the efforts of the MCD and the PWD, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government cannot take all the credit for the facelift because it was "missing in action" in the ongoing war of words between the Centre and the Delhi government over the beautification of the national capital ahead of the big-ticket G20 Summit on September 9 and 10.

Streets and major public places in the national capital are being decked up with spectacular lights, fountains, and hoardings in preparation for the summit, which will witness the greatest gathering of world leaders and delegates in G20 history. Cleaning of roads and other public places is also underway around the city.

11:34 (IST)

ISRO LIVE Updates

Vikram soft-lands on moon, again, tweets ISRO

The Vikram Lander outperformed its mission goals. It successfully completed a hop experiment. It ignited the engines on cue, lifted itself by around 40 cm as planned, and landed safely 30-40 cm away, according to ISRO.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: