Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: MP CM Shivraj Participates In 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' In Khargone

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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to the breaking news live blog, please follow this space for all the latest updates and breaking news from India and around the world.BJP Mahila Morcha's Two-Day National Executive Meeting In Assam's Guwahati Starts Today: The two-day national executive meeting of the BJP Mahila Morcha will begin on Saturday in Guwahati.The meeting will be attended by 200 office-bearers, including 60 from the Northeast.The meeting, which is being held in the Northeast for the first time, will be attended by members from 35 states and union territories, with the exception of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, which have assembly elections later this year, according to the Morcha's national general secretary Indu Goswami at a press conference in Guwahati."There will be five sessions during the meeting which will deliberate, among other things, the road map of the Mahila Morcha for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls along with its role in the forthcoming assembly elections in five states. The meeting will also discuss various schemes and policy initiatives taken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the last nine years," Goswami said, as quoted by news agency PTI. Former Prime Ministers, Some Opposition Chief Ministers To Skip President Murmu's G20 DinnerFormer prime ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for world leaders on Saturday due to "health reasons". Former prime ministers and Chief ministers, including opposition-ruled states among others, have been invited to the gala dinner, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The presence of TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been confirmed. The G20 dinner is also expected to be attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, according to sources.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will also be in the capital on September 9 to attend the President's dinner, according to close aides. According to reports, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will also attend the dinner.Meanwhile, Congress sources told PTI that the Leader of the Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge, who has the equivalent of a Union minister rank and a constitutional position, has not been invited to the dinner.

09/09/2023 14:31:53

Breaking News Live: MP CM Shivraj Participates In 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' In Khargone

Madhya Pradesh CM  Shivraj Chohan participated in the 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in Khargone.

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09/09/2023 13:38:31

Maharashtra Govt Should Call For Special Assembly Session On Drought, Maratha Reservation Issues: Supriya Sule

On Maratha reservation and upcoming OBC protest, NCP Working President and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule says, "I said in Latur that Maharashtra govt too should call for special assembly session on issues related to drought, Maratha reservation, inflation and unemployment...What happened in Jalna was inhuman...The government should understand the pain of the people..."

09/09/2023 12:36:36

Fire Breaks Out At Car Showroom In Haryana's Rewari, Fire Tenders On Spot

A fire broke out at a car showroom located on Delhi Road in Haryana's Rewari. Four fire tenders and police are on the spot. Several cars burnt due to the fire. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Further details awaited.

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09/09/2023 12:03:51

Fire Breaks Out In Building In Mumbai's Andheri, No Injuries Reported

Fire broke out in a building located in the Andheri area of Mumbai, 33 people were rescued safely by firemen. No injuries were reported, Mumbai Fire Department said, as reported by news agency ANI.

09/09/2023 09:00:37

Breaking News Live: 3 Indian-Origin Men Jailed For 24 Years In UK Drug Bust

Three Indian-origin men have been sentenced to a combined jail term of 24 years in the UK for running a large-scale counterfeit class C drug supply operation on the dark web, police said. Allen Valentine, 63, his son Roshan Valentine, 39, and Roshan's childhood friend Krunal Patel, 40, were sentenced at the Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday for producing and selling Benzodiazepines, a type of sedative.

The trio also had several accounts on different dark web markets and advertised the sale of Xanax, Diazepam and in the past Valium, and made at least 2 million pounds in illicit profit, the Met Police's Cyber Crime Unit, which led the investigation, said. The court handed down a prison term of 11 years to Allen Valentine, seven years to his son Roshan and six years to Patel.

09/09/2023 08:32:36

Over 80,000 People Evacuated In China Amid Heavy Rainfall

Over 80,000 people in south China's Guangdong Province have been evacuated to safety due to heavy rainfall and flooding, according to the provincial flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters. Typhoon Haikui and monsoon have brought torrential rains to many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region since Thursday, causing urban flooding, landslides, road closures and other hazardous situations.

The provincial disaster reduction commission raised the emergency disaster relief response to Level II at 6 p.m. on Friday, and 15 cities have initiated flood control emergency responses, Xinhua news agency reported.

Schools have been suspended across the cities of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Jiangmen, and in some parts of Foshan, Dongguan, and Guangzhou.

09/09/2023 08:00:45

Breaking News Live: 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Morocco

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Morocco late on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 18.5 km, was initially determined to be at 31.11 degrees north latitude and 8.44 degrees west longitude, some 70 km southwest of Marrakesh, Xinhua news agency reported.