Latest News LIVE Updates:&nbsp; Bengal cabinet approves proposal to introduce new Bill aimed at preventing rape
The West Bengal cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to introduce a new Bill aimed at preventing rape and ensuring stricter punishments for such crimes. The Bill is scheduled to be presented in the assembly next week. Senior cabinet member and state Agriculture Minister Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay said he would request Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay to convene a special two-day assembly session from September 2. "The proposed Bill will be tabled in the Assembly on September 3," Chattopadhyay said.

Latest News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;NCP to hold `silent` demonstrations over collapse of Shivaji Maharaj statue
The NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will stage `silent` protests across Maharashtra on Thursday over the collapse of a statue of Shivaji Maharaj at a fort in Sindhudurg district. The party will demand the installation of a stronger and larger statue of the 17th Century king at the same spot, a functionary said. The move assumes significance given that the NCP is one of the three constituents in the Mahayuti government led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and considering the potential political ramifications amid huge outrage caused by the collapse of the statue. Earlier in the day, Ajit Pawar apologised to the people of Maharashtra for the collapse of the statue and assured action against guilty, whether officials or contractors.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Five arrested for double murder in Navi Mumbai
With the arrest of five persons, Navi Mumbai police on Wednesday claimed to have cracked a double murder case. Amir Anwar Khanjada (42) and Sumit Babulal Jain (39) left home in Nerul on August 21 for a property deal meeting but never returned, said additional commissioner of police (crime) Deepak Sakore. Their car was traced to Khopoli through GPS signal. Police found blood stains and two empty cartridges inside.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Champai Soren resigns from JMM, says will continue to struggle for tribal causes
Former chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday resigned from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) saying he was forced to take such a step as he was aggrieved by the party`s present style of functioning and policies. Soren, who is scheduled to join the BJP soon, said his struggle for the cause of tribals, Dalits and backwards would continue.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Will emerge unblemished out of allegations against me, says BRS MLC Kavitha
BRS MLC K Kavitha, who was released from Tihar prison in Delhi after the Supreme Court granted her bail in cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, on Wednesday expressed confidence that she would emerge unblemished out of the allegations against her.&nbsp; Kavitha, who reached her residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening, said history shows that justice and virtue always triumph. "In my case also, since I have done no wrong, justice and virtue would definitely win one day. I tell Telangana people that the truth will come out in a course of time. We will continue to fight for that day," she told reporters at her residence.

Latest News LIVE Updates: DDA admitted to cutting over 600 trees `illegally` in ridge area in SC affidavit, says Saurabh Bharadwaj
Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday alleged that the DDA has admitted to cutting more than 600 trees "illegally" in the ridge area in an affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court. No immediate reaction from the DDA was available. Citing an affidavit of the vice chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) submitted in the apex court, Bharadwaj alleged that the agency cut the trees after an inspection by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Central team arrives in Tripura to assess flood damage
A five-member inter-ministerial central team arrived here on Wednesday to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the damage caused by the devastating floods, an official said. The floods have resulted in the deaths of at least 31 people and rendered over one lakh people homeless: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP MLC calls for resignation of Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge over land allotment row
BJP MLC Pratapsimha Nayak on Wednesday called for the resignation of Minister Priyank Kharge over the alleged allotment of a land to a trust run by his family including his father and Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: HC grants bail to builder Avinash Bhosale in money-laundering case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Pune-based builder Avinash Bhosale in a money-laundering case, noting that at the end of the trial he may not be found guilty of the offence he is being prosecuted for. Bhosale, chairman and founder of ABIL Group, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in June 2022. He had been initially arrested by the CBI in a corruption case, and obtained bail from the high court in that case in May: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: India has prominent role in rule-making for fintech solutions, DPI: Dammu Ravi
Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) India has always been a "rule-taker" but it has a prominent role to play in rule-making in the fin-tech solutions and DPI area given that most of these technologies are made in the country, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday. Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, said India wants to collaborate with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to help set standards for digital payments, blockchain technologies, and cyber securities: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: PIL urges HC to direct recovery of Rs 14.8 crore arrears for police protection during IPL matches
A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government`s decision to reduce the rate for police protection provided to the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches with a retrospective effect from 2011: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse: Facing oppn ire, Kesarkar says his remarks being misinterpreted
Maharashtra cabinet minister Deepak Kesarkar on Wednesday defended his "something good may come out of the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji`s statue" remarks and demanded the erection of a similar 100-foot structure at the same spot: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: Jayakwadi dam stock at 64.3 pc, water now available for irrigation, says official
The water stock in the Jayakwadi dam in central Maharashtra`s Marathwada region has risen to 64.3 per cent and water can now comfortably be released for irrigation, an official said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Israel launches a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 9 Palestinians
Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, with its forces killing at least nine Palestinians and sealing off the volatile city of Jenin, according to Palestinian officials: AP

Latest News LIVE Updates: 3 killed, 10 injured as SUV en route to Manimahesh in Chamba falls into gorge
Three devotees, including two women, from Punjab died while 10 others were injured when am SUV they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh`s Chamba district on Wednesday, police said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: UP girls found hanging from tree committed suicide, hints doctors` panel
A day after the bodies of two Dalit girls were found outside a village in Uttar Pradesh`s Fatehgarh, a panel of doctors on Wednesday pointed towards suicide, saying they died due to hanging. The Dalit girls, aged 15 and 18, had left their homes on August 26 around 10 pm to visit a nearby temple on the occasion of Janmashtami but did not return, police on Tuesday said, adding that they were residents of the Bhagautipur village: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Four-year-old girl attacked by dog dies during treatment, locals outraged
A four-year-old girl mauled by a stray dog in Bhiwandi town of the district has died after battling for life for more than a month. The incident had taken place in New Azad Nagar locality on July 8, local sources said. Laiba Shaikh, the victim, died at the government-run Sion Hospital in Mumbai on Monday, they added.

Latest News LIVE Updates: HC grants more time to Centre to respond to WFI`s plea against suspension
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted four more weeks to the Centre to respond to a petition by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) challenging its suspension. The Centre had suspended the WFI on December 24, 2023, three days after it elected new office bearers, for allegedly not following the provisions of its own constitution while taking decisions: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Doctors` body urges IMA to revoke membership of ex-RG Kar medical college principal
The India Medical Association membership of former RG Kar Hospital principal Dr Sandeep Ghosh should be revoked, a national doctors` body demanded on Wednesday, amid a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a medic at the institute in Kolkata and alleged financial irregularities at the same facility. In a letter to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) expressed concern over Ghosh`s continued affiliation with the organisation: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Assam opposition parties file FIR against CM for `promoting enmity`
Opposition parties of Assam on Wednesday filed a first information report (FIR) against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of `promoting enmity` based on religion and race. They accused Sarma of attempting to incite communal tension by targeting a specific community, potentially leading to riot-like situations in the state: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bengal CM`s tone threatening, intimidatory: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of threatening opposition parties by abandoning her previous slogan of `badla noy, badal chai` (no revenge, only change) in response to alleged insults from the opposition. At the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) foundation day rally, Banerjee remarked that the slogan needed to be updated to reflect changing times and situations: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: 40 people injured in wall collapse in Bihar
At least 40 people were injured after the wall of a house collapsed on them in Bihar`s Patna district on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred at 2 pm in Shripalpur area on the outskirts of Patna when a religious function was going on there, a senior officer said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: RBI focusses on making UPI, RuPay `truly global`: Governor Das
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said efforts are on to make UPI and RuPay "truly global", as he outlined focus areas of the central bank going forward. Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2024, the governor said the Reserve Bank`s focus is on financial inclusion, deepening digital public infrastructure (DPI), consumer protection and cyber security, sustainable finance and global integration of financial services: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: West Bengal: BSF arrests smuggler with 40 kg Ganja, 150 bottles of prohibited cough syrup in Cooch Behar
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops foiled a major smuggling attempt at the Indo-Bangladesh International Border by arresting an Indian smuggler along with the seizure of 40 kilograms of Ganja in West Bengal`s Cooch Behar: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sebi cautions against investing in shares of SME cos resorting to price manipulation
Amid certain SME companies resorting to share price manipulation by projecting an unrealistic picture of their operations, Sebi on Wednesday cautioned investors against putting their money in scrips of such firms. Sebi, in a statement, said it has come to its notice that post-listing, some of the SME companies or their promoters have been making public announcements that create a positive picture of their operations. Such announcements are followed by various corporate actions like bonus issues, stock splits and preferential allotments: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Opposition will get buried under load of our govt`s welfare schemes: J`Khand CM Soren
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday criticised the BJP, saying opposition parties will be overshadowed by the extensive welfare schemes launched by his government over the past four-and-a-half years in contrast to their two-decade rule: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Calcutta HC orders completion of appointment process of over 14,000 candidates as assistant teachers
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) to complete the appointment process for 14,052 candidates as assistant teachers in state government-sponsored and -aided upper primary schools within 12 weeks: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Junior doctors in Bengal reject Mamata`s appeal to end ceasework
The agitating junior doctors in West Bengal, who have been continuing ceasework for 20 days to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a medic, on Wednesday rejected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee`s appeal to join duty. A member of the West Bengal Junior Doctors` Forum said they would not withdraw the agitation unless their demands, such as justice for the deceased postgraduate trainee of the RG Kar hospital, were met: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Police issues traffic advisory for motorists in BKC from August 28 to 30. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/global-fintech-fest-2024-mumbai-police-issues-traffic-advisory-for-motorists-in-bkc-from-august-28-to-30-check-details-23382262" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Coaching centre deaths: Court dismisses RAU`s IAS Study Circle`s plea to access premises
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed RAU`s IAS Study Circle`s petition to allow it access to the premises of its Old Rajender Nagar building where three UPSC civil services aspirants drowned in July due to flooding: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: ED attaches Rs 294.19-cr assets in Sunstar Overseas Ltd case under PMLA
The Gurugram unit of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has attached assets totalling Rs 294.19 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the Sunstar Overseas Ltd case, the agency said on Wednesday: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Gujarat rains: Parts of Vadodara city remain flooded for 2nd day, Army called in
With many parts of Gujarat`s Vadodara city remaining inundated on the second consecutive day, the situation is "alarming" and the Army has been called in to carry out relief and rescue work, the state government said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Silver, electronic items, sarees seized from Shillong-Dhaka bus, 3 held
A joint team of BSF, police and Customs seized silver, sarees and electronic items worth Rs 50 lakh from Shillong-Dhaka bus in Meghalaya`s East Khasi Hills district and apprehended three persons all Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly smuggling the items, officials said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: MVA to take out march on September 1: Uddhav Thackeray. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/shivaji-maharaj-statue-collapse-mva-to-take-out-march-from-hutatma-chowk-to-gateway-of-india-on-september-1-23382237" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: 5 sugar mills linked to leaders of ruling parties to get Rs 487 cr funds from Maharashtra govt
The Maharashtra cooperation department has dropped from its list of margin fund beneficiaries five cooperative sugar mills associated with the opposition leaders and added in their place those linked to the politicians of the ruling BJP and NCP for an award of Rs 487 crore funds: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Will PM Modi apologise to Chhatrapati Shivaji for putting personal ambitions above Maharaj`s legacy: Congress
The Congress on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj`s statue at Rajkot fort in Sindhudurg and asked whether he will apologise to the Maratha empire founder for putting his own personal ambitions above the Maharaj`s legacy: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: 2 Jharkhand police SIs questioned by police in Delhi for suspected `spying` on Champai Soren
Two Jharkhand Police sub-inspectors (SI) who were staying in a five-star hotel here for the past few days were questioned by Delhi Police, with sources saying on Wednesday they were suspected to have been spying on the state`s former chief minister Champai Soren: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Delhi govt not preparing balance sheets of DJB to hide `financial irregularities`
Leader of Opposition in the assembly Vijender Gupta on Wednesday alleged that the Delhi government was not preparing the balance sheets of the DJB to hide "financial irregularities". Citing a report by the Delhi chief secretary, Gupta accused the AAP government of trying to evade scrutiny by the CAG: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Breakdown in law and order in WB due to nexus among cops, politicians and gangsters: Vijayvargiya
Madhya Pradesh minister and BJP leader Kailas Vijayvargiya on Wednesday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the `deteriorating` law and order situation in her state, where he alleged that the administration has failed to protect citizens: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Criminals do not fear police in Maharashtra under Fadnavis: Anil Deshmukh
Senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday alleged that the law and order situation has worsened in Maharashtra under the watch of home minister Devendra Fadnavis, claiming that criminals do not fear the police anymore: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: In her first comment on Kolkata doctor`s rape-murder, President Droupadi Murmu tells PTI she is `dismayed and horrified`. PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sena (UBT), Rane supporters clash as Aaditya reaches site of Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse
The party workers of Shiv Sena (UBT) and supporters of BJP leader Narayan Rane clashed on Wednesday when the two sides reached the site of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse in Sindhudurg district. The 35-foot statue of the 17th century Maratha empire founder, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajkot fort in Sindhudurg on December 4 last year, collapsed on Monday afternoon: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Gujarat floods: Kharge, Rahul urge govt to provide all possible assistance
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed concern over the flood situation in Gujarat and urged the government to take all necessary steps to reduce the impact of the natural calamity. Rain-related incidents claimed nine more lives in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 16 in two days, while another 8,500 people were relocated and rescued from flood-affected areas with rains continuing to lash some parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: MCD to hold ward committee polls on Sep 4
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi`s ward committee elections will be held across its 12 zones on September 4, according to an official order. The election will be held through secret ballot in accordance with the Delhi Municipal Corporation Regulations, 1958, it said. Councillors have time till August 30 to file their nominations with the municipal secretary. The Ward Committees are essential for formation of the Standing Committee, the highest decision-making body of the MCD: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Value Chile`s participation in Voice of Global South Summit: EAM S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar welcomed his Chilean counterpart Alberto van Klaveren for the India-Chile Joint Commission meeting and stated that the two nations have a lot to discuss: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Woman TV journalist`s body recovered from lake in Dhaka 
The body of a 32-year-old woman TV journalist in Bangladesh was recovered from a lake here in the capital on Wednesday, according to media reports. The deceased was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, a newsroom editor at Gazi TV, a Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Gazi Group: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: HUL gets Rs 963 cr Income Tax demand notice 
Leading FMCG maker HUL said that it has received a demand notice of Rs 962.75 crore from the Income Tax Department and will go in for an appeal against the order. The notice relates to non-deduction of TDS on payment of Rs 3,045 crore to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) for the acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights of the Health Foods Drinks (HFD) business consisting of brands as Horlicks, Boost, Maltova, and Viva, according to a recent exchange filing: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Transport agency fails to deliver goods dispatched from Thane to Uttarakhand; FIR filed
Police have registered a case against a transporter for allegedly failing to deliver material worth Rs 5.50 lakh, which was despatched to Uttarakhand from Thane, an official said on Wednesday. The material, including gym equipment and household items, was dispatched on July 11, he said. The material was sent from Bhiwandi in Thane district to Uttarakhand through the transport firm. However, despite sending it more than a month ago, it failed to reach the destination, the complaint said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Rain, thunderstorms in parts of Rajasthan 
Rain accompanied with thunderstorms was recorded at several places in Rajasthan, with Mount Abu receiving the highest rainfall of 88.2 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD): PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Seaplanes could now land in country&rsquo;s coastal areas
Guidelines aimed at streamlining seaplane operations in India were announced by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). This move is set to harness the potential of the country`s vast coastal and inland water resources. In line with this initiative, the Ministry has also announced plans for a demonstration of seaplanes by the manufacturer, which will be held shortly. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/seaplanes-could-now-land-in-countrys-coastal-areas-23381975" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Rs 1 cr in fines imposed on traffic violators on Janmashtami
The Mumbai Police and traffic cops jointly imposed fines exceeding Rs 1 crore on traffic violators, including Govinda pathaks. Many Govindas were seen riding helmetless and three-up while several motorists were caught riding modified bikes that lacked silencers. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-rs-1-cr-in-fines-imposed-on-traffic-violators-on-janmashtami-23381976" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Politics and women&rsquo;s safety take centre stage at Dahi Handi
The Dahi Handi Mahotsav organised by Shinde Sena MLA Prakash Surve saw a dazzling response from Dahi Handi Pathaks all over Borivli and Kandivli. The ground was crowded by many mandals waiting for their turn to form layers (thars). <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-politics-and-womens-safety-take-centre-stage-at-dahi-handi-23381977" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP`s 12-hour shutdown partially affects life in West Bengal
Daily life was partially affected in West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the BJP, protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat. Rail and road blockades at several places in the state since the early morning affected public transport services, inconveniencing people.

Latest News LIVE Updates: "We were stopped, but ...." Sanjay Raut on West Bengal bandh
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday accused the Centre of double standards, stating that the Bengal Bandh was not stopped as there is an anti-BJP government in West Bengal while a similar bandh was stopped in the BJP-led Maharashtra government. "When we had given a call for bandh, then we were stopped. Because (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji is running the government here. Here, Amit Shah is running the government. The same incident of sexual assault took place here too," he told reporters here.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Dahi handi celebrations turn into hospital visits for 63 Govindas
By late Tuesday evening, Dahi Handi celebrations across the city had given way to hospital visits for 63 Govindas, with eight admitted to various hospitals. Among those injured was 26-year-old Rajesh Das, a Wadala resident and member of the Dwarkabai Mandal. He was rushed to KEM hospital after falling from a Dahi Handi pyramid. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-dahi-handi-celebrations-turn-into-hospital-visits-for-63-govindas-23381978" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi celebrations: &lsquo;Organisers don&rsquo;t matter, cash prizes do&rsquo;
On Tuesday, the Dahi Handi celebrations at Worli&rsquo;s Jambori Maidan were touted as the city&rsquo;s largest, blending cultural festivity with political signalling ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The ground was surrounded by massive hoardings from all major political parties but those of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) outnumbered most. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/dahi-handi-celebrations-organisers-dont-matter-cash-prizes-do-23381979" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai: Demolition order for 30 religious structures on landslide-prone hills
The Maharashtra government has directed the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to demolish the 30 illegal religious structures on the landslide-prone Belapur and Parsik hills which occupied 2.3 lakh square feet. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/navi-mumbai-demolition-order-for-30-religious-structures-on-landslide-prone-hills-23381983" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Gujarat Rains: PM Modi assures CM Patel of Central Govt support, assistance
Amidst heavy showers that continued to affect parts of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday had a telephonic conversation with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and assured the later of all possible support and assistance from the Central government.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Court convicts man for winking at woman, but doesn&rsquo;t impose sentence
A court has convicted a 22-year-old man for outraging the modesty of a woman by winking at her and holding her hand but refused to impose any sentence on him considering his age and the fact that he has no criminal antecedents. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-court-convicts-man-for-winking-at-woman-but-doesnt-impose-sentence-23381984" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kalyan: Bridge over 3rd, 4th lines finished ahead of schedule
The much-awaited Kalyan-Badlapur section, which is getting two new lines to segregate suburban and outstation trains, has achieved a major milestone. On August 22, commuters held a protest, demanding that more train services be operated beyond Kalyan. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/kalyan-bridge-over-3rd-4th-lines-finished-ahead-of-schedule-23381985" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ex-top cop Sanjay Pandey, six others booked in Thane
The Thane Nagar police have taken a significant step by registering a case against seven individuals on Monday, including high-profile figures such as former Maharashtra DGP Sanjay Pandey. The allegations against them include extortion, harassment, forgery, and other irregularities. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/ex-top-cop-sanjay-pandey-six-others-booked-in-thane-23381986" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: &lsquo;Doctors suspect TISS student died due to alcohol overdose&rsquo;
The Chembur police, investigating the death of first-year Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student Anurag Jaiswal, 29, have been informed by doctors at Rajawadi hospital, who conducted the post-mortem, that they suspect the primary cause of death may be an alcohol overdose. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-doctors-suspect-tiss-student-died-due-to-alcohol-overdose-23381987" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Man loses Rs 51 lakh to stock market fraud
A 35-year-old working professional has lost over Rs 51 lakh to a stock market fraud. The man, identified as Amit Amenable, has claimed that he was lured into stock trading from advertisements on Instagram reels. In May 2024, he saw an advertisement related to stock market investments and followed the steps in the advertisements. By the time he realised that he had become a victim of cyber fraud, he had lost Rs 51 lakh. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-man-loses-rs-51-lakh-to-stock-market-fraud-23381989" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: NH48 murder: Petrol pump owner believed missing suspect had reformed
The prime suspect in the murder of petrol pump owner Ramchand Kakrani has been identified as Mukesh Khubchandani, a resident of Ulhasnagar with a long criminal history who had assured the Kakrani family that he is now reformed. Khubchandani, who was last seen leaving the petrol pump with Kakrani, remains at large. Kakrani&rsquo;s body was discovered in his abandoned car on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/nh48-murder-petrol-pump-owner-believed-missing-suspect-had-reformed-23381988" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bangla Bandh: Security enhanced in Kolkata; bus drivers forced to wear helmets
Authorities have tightened security in Kolkata in the wake of the 12-hour `Bengal Bandh` call by the BJP in protest against the alleged police crackdown during the `Nabanna Abhijan` protest rally in the state capital on Tuesday.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Return of rain brings with it more potholes
Although the BMC filled over 2,000 potholes over the last two weeks, the recent heavy showers added to the number. The BMC is running behind schedule to fill up the craters, and despite the guardian minister&rsquo;s assurance, the civic body hasn&rsquo;t managed to meet the August 18 deadline. With the last weekend of the month arriving, Ganesh festival committees are still complaining about pockmarked roads. The Ganesh festival will start on September 7 and big mandals bring their idols three weeks prior. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-return-of-rain-brings-with-it-more-potholes-23381990" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Dahi Handi celebrations: Badlapur sees a quiet Janmashtami
No public Dahi Handi celebrations were seen in Badlapur on Tuesday as politicians across parties decided to forgo festivities this year in light of the recent sexual assault incident, which locals are still seething over. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/dahi-handi-celebrations-badlapur-sees-a-quiet-janmashtami-23381982" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: US: Over 200 former Republican presidential staffers endorse Harris over Trump
Ahead of the presidential elections in the United States scheduled for November this year, more than 200 Republicans who previously worked for former President George W Bush, penned an open letter on Monday endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president instead of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, the Fox News reported.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel`s `SWAGAT` programme postponed due to heavy rains
Due to heavy rainfall in Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel`s "SWAGAT" (State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology) programme, scheduled for August 29, has been postponed, according to an official statement. The programme aims to address public grievances through an online platform.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP leaders slam Mallikarjun Kharge over land allotment allegations
The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders slammed Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, following alleged land allotment in Aerospace Park near Bengaluru to a trust run by Kharge`s family. Speaking on the matter on Tuesday, BJP leader Dr CN Ashwath Narayan said that there had been many questions and doubts regarding the land allocation of the Civic Amenity (CA) land to the Kharge Family Trust.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP calls `Bengal Bandh` over `Nabanna Abhijan` clashes
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a `12-hour Bengal Bandh` on Wednesday, August 28 in protest against police crackdown on peaceful protest during `Nabanna Abhijan` - march to state secretariat on Tuesday.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Egypt, Iraq stress need to end humanitarian plight in Gaza
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia` Al-Sudani, who is on an official visit to Egypt with a high-level Iraqi delegation.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Congress accuses BJP of targeting "high ambition" leaders after Champai Soren decides to leave JMM
After former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren announced leaving Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Tuesday accused the BJP of leveraging prominent figures from rival parties who have "high ambitions."

Latest News LIVE Updates: "BJP`s script": SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Kangana Ranaut`s remarks on farmers` protests
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over her remarks on farmers` protests and said that the words were "deliberate" and was the "BJP`s script."

Latest News LIVE Updates: US: Donald Trump agrees to debate with Kamala Harris, outlines specific rules
Ahead of the presidential elections in the United States, former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accepted the debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, outlining specific conditions and rules for the face-off.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Uttar Pradesh: Eight railway stations in Lucknow division renamed
The names of eight railway stations in Uttar Pradesh have been changed according to an order issued by the Northern Railways on Tuesday. The Competent Authority has accorded its approval for the change in names of 8 stations that fall under the Lucknow division of the Northern Railways.

Latest News LIVE Updates: 279 candidates file nomination papers for Phase 1 of J-K Assembly Election 2024
As many as 279 candidates have filed their nomination papers across 24 Assembly Constituencies of seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir which are going to the polling in the first phase of the J-K Assembly Election 2024. Meanwhile, Tuesday was the last day to file nomination papers for the first phase of the Assembly Election scheduled to be held on September 18, 2024.

Latest News LIVE Updates: 35 major mandals hold joint Dahi Handi event in Pune to ease traffic woes
In a unique initiative to alleviate traffic congestion in Pune city, 35 prominent mandals have joined forces and organised a single Dahi Handi event at the iconic Lal Mahal Chowk near Shaniwar Wada. This collective effort aims to minimize disruptions and ease traffic flow during peak hours.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kolkata Police clarifies regarding registration of bike of main accused in Kolkata rape and murder case
Regarding the bike used by Sanjay Roy, the main accused of the rape and murder case at Kolkata`s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, registered under the name of the Kolkata Commissioner of Police, the Kolkata Police shared a clarification on Tuesday, stating that "all government vehicles belonging to Kolkata Police are officially registered under the Commissioner of Police."

Latest News LIVE Updates: Indian Army swiftly mobilises for flood relief operations in Gujarat
The Gujarat government has sought six columns of army assistance for urgent relief operations across several districts affected by severe flooding on Tuesday, according to a press release. In response to the severe flooding that has inundated multiple districts in Gujarat, the Indian Army has swiftly mobilised its resources to support the ongoing relief efforts.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Businessman duped of Rs 23 crore by 3 men in Mumbai; FIR filed
Police have registered an FIR against three people for allegedly duping a Mumbai businessman of Rs 23 crore on the pretext of providing bank no objection certificates (NOCs) to him after clearing dues, an official said on Tuesday.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR
Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) received incessant rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning beginning in the early hours of Wednesday.

Latest News LIVE Updates: The NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will stage `silent` protests across Maharashtra on Thursday over the collapse of a statue of Shivaji Maharaj at a fort in Sindhudurg district. We are closing the LIVE blog now

Latest News LIVE Updates: NCP led by Ajit Pawar will stage `silent` protests across Maharashtra on Thursday over Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse.

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