Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Hoax Bomb Threat Call Made To Mumbai Airport, Nothing Found During Probe
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EAM S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on the sidelines of UNGA in New York.
Several people injured after a bus overturned in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar. "A bus coming from Lakhimpur Kheri overturned after hitting a divider where several passengers were injured and were rushed to hospital. There have been no casualties and police personnel are on the spot," a local police officer told PTI.
BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over alleged derogatory remarks by BSP MP Danish Ali against PM Narendra Modi, ANI reported.
Mumbai Police says a hoax call was made to Mumbai International Airport saying there was a bomb in a blue bag at the airport, Mumbai police officer and bomb squad team reached the airport and investigation was done, nothing was found during the probe. Currently, Police are searching for the caller.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates the revamped Tezu airport in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit district.
The upgraded airport includes two aprons designed for ATR 72 type aircraft, a runway extended to 1500m x 30m, a traveller-friendly terminal, and a Fire Station cum Air Traffic Control Tower with a wide 75m runway strip.
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), visited the United States from 19- 22 Sep 23, to attend the 25th International Seapower Symposium (ISS). ISS is conducted by the US Navy at US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island and provides the opportunity to engage with Friendly Foreign Countries towards the shared vision of enhancing maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, says Navy in a statement.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan writes a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urges him to "examine the unparliamentary act and use of words" by BSP legislator Danish Ali.
Two people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, reports ANI. SP Abhishek Dixit says, "We have received information that two people died after their health suddenly deteriorated. In the prima facie inquiry, it has been told that they both had consumed country-made liquor. We have arrested two people. Further probe underway..
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the 31st meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Punjab's Amritsar on September 26. Northern Zonal Council comprises the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territories of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh, says Ministry of Home Affairs.
Rain lashes parts of West Bengal capital city Kolkata.
At an event in Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, "Right now, we are probably winning Telangana, we are certainly winning Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, we are very close in Rajasthan and we think we will be able to win."
Several vehicles were damaged after heavy rainfall and a flood-like situation in parts of Nagpur.
Joint Director Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Lavit Bharti says, "A tiger was injured, another tiger had injured him. There was a lot of infection. He was given initial treatment...Our wildlife doctor is operating on him. The treatment will continue until we don't get any further information about his fitness. He is responding to the treatment. Till yesterday he was not even able to walk, but today he can stand..."
The Border Security Force says that in a joint operation with Punjab Police, it recovered one Pakistani drone, a Quadcopter, Model - DJI Mavic three classics and one packet, suspected to be Heroin (Net wt - appx 500 gms), on the outskirts of Village Mahawa, Amritsar district.
"On September 22, a newborn girl child was found abandoned in a bag outside Laxmi Hospital, in Navi Mumbai. A case has been lodged and an investigation has been taken up," says Ajay Bhosale, Senior Inspector of Police, Navi Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday flag off 9 Vande Bharat Express trains in 11 states today including Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat.
This is a big win, I want to congratulate the ABVP on behalf of the BJP. Winning three posts shows that the youth of the country feel connected with PM Modi," says Delhi BJP Secretary Harish Khurana on ABVP winning three posts in DUSU polls.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the India-UN Global Summit says, "On the G20 Summit, a lot of folks were still surprised that we actually got everybody together. I don't think they completely expected that. So there'll be one set of people who are still wondering how that happened."
"The other part, which I think includes some people with me here now has appreciated that we got the G20 to focus on the Global South and that the job for which the G20 was created, which was global growth and development, we got them to refocus on it and with particular attention to the Global South. We did that partly by organizing a Global South summit in advance."
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PM Modi To Flag Off 9 Vande Bharat Express Trains Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday flag off nine Vande Bharat trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states.
The nine trains will provide faster connectivity across 11 states -- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat. The Prime Minister will flag off the trains through video conferencing.
The new Vande Bharat trains will run between: Udaipur – Jaipur; Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai; Hyderabad –Bengaluru; Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta); Patna – Howrah; Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram; Rourkela - Bhubaneswar – Puri; Ranchi – Howrah; and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad.
These trains are a step towards realising Prime Minister's vision of improving connectivity across the country and providing world class facilities to rail passengers, an official statement said. "The Vande Bharat trains will be the fastest train along the routes of their operation and will help save considerable time of the passengers," it said.
As compared to the current fastest train along the route, Rourkela- Bhubaneswar – Puri and Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram, the Vande Bharat trains will cut travel time between respective destinations by about three hours; Hyderabad – Bengaluru by more than 2.5 hours; Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai by more than 2 hours.
Delhi Police To Organise Raahgiri Day In Connaught Place
The Delhi Traffic Police Friday said it will organise the Raahgiri Day in Connaught Place on Sunday to promote the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
In a traffic advisory issued here on Friday, the police said the Raahgiri Day "aims at promoting the safety of pedestrians and cyclists by making a particular stretch of road vehicle-free and opening up the street for citizens to celebrate health, well-being and fitness by indulging in activities such as walking, cycling, skating, and street games".
The event is being organised by the Delhi Traffic Police in collaboration with the Raahgiri Foundation in the Inner Circle of Connaught Place, the advisory said.
A huge gathering is expected to visit Connaught Place to participate in these activities, it added.
The advisory also shared traffic restrictions to be imposed in Connaught Place for the event.
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