Breaking news live updates: NIA files chargesheet in Pulwama terror attack case

Sonia Gandhi reaches out to Bengal, Maha, Jharkhand CMs for collective stand on better compensation to states in Aug 27 GST meeting, reports PTI quoting sources

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to hold a virtual meeting tomorrow with CMs of Congress-ruled states and CMs of West Bengal, Maharashtra & Jharkhand on issues of GST dues of states and NEET and JEE exams, reports ANI

An inter-state drug trafficker impersonating as a Railway Protection Force constable was held with 72.5kgs Ganja, at New Delhi Railway Station, earlier today, reports ANI

Jimmy Anderson becomes first pacer in history to take 600 Test wickets

Punjab National Bank has informed that it has received US Dollar 3.25 million (equivalent of Rs. 24.33 crores) as the first tranche of recoveries in Nirav Modi case from USA: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Central government extends deadline of submitting the expression of interests (EOIs) for proposed strategic disinvestment of Air India, from August 31 to October 30, reports ANI

Very important files regarding the gold smuggling case have been completely destroyed. No backup file is available. This is a suspicious case. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is responsible for this: Ramesh Chennithala, Congress leader (ANI)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand today at 6:18 PM, reports ANI quoting National Center for Seismology (NCS)

India & Vietnam also agreed to enhance their bilateral cooperation in line with India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and the ASEAN’s Outlook on Indo-Pacific to achieve shared security, prosperity and growth for all in the region: MEA

The co-chairs exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, especially in the context of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. External Affairs Minister invited Vietnam to take advantage of India’s new economic capacities and demands: MEA

17th Meeting of India-Vietnam Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific & Technological Cooperation co-chaired by EAM S. Jaishankar and Pham Binh Minh, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam was held via video-conference today: Ministry of External Affairs

Thiruvananthapuram: BJP and Congress hold protest outside Kerala Secretariat alleging that fire was not an accident and it was a conspiracy to destroy evidence in connection with Gold Smuggling Case. State BJP President K Surendran detained. (ANI)

Maharashtra building collapse: We've announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakhs each to the families of the deceased. Financial assistance of upto Rs 50,000 will be provided to those injured in the incident: Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar

Thiruvananthapuram: A fire broke out at Kerala Secretariat today; the fire has been doused. No injuries reported, reports ANI

ED files charge sheet in Delhi court against Pak-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, 11 others for terror funding in J&K.

Now you need to have a FASTag to avail any discount in toll charges including for return journey within 24 hours. The highways ministry has made this mandatory from today in its bid to accelerate digital payment

The charge sheet (filed in an NIA court in Pulwama terror attack case) is of 5,000 pages. If add the digital evidence also, it will run in over 15,000 pages. Masood Azhar is the prime accused. Next date of hearing is September 1: NIA counsel Vipin Kalra in Jammu

DR Congo declares end to measles epidemic that killed 7,000 children, reports AFP

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Bhiwari, Manesar, Gurugram, Bijnor, Jhunjunu & light intensity rain over and adjoining areas of Hissar, Hansi, Meham, Chandpur during next two hours: India Meteorological Department (ANI)

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against 12 accused Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) before Patiala House Court, Delhi, in a terror funding case