Breaking News Highlights: 5 Killed, 4 Injured As Portion Of Old Building Collapses Near Banke Bihari Temple In Vrindavan

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Breaking News Highlights: Hello and welcome to Breaking News Live Blog, please follow this space for all the breaking news and latest developments from India and around the world.PM Modi To Deliver 10th Consecutive Independence Day AddressPrime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver on Tuesday his 10th consecutive Independence Day address - also his last before 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He will address the nation at 7:30 am after hoisting the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort. The prime minister may choose to chart the country's journey in various sectors since 2014 and outline his vision for the years ahead, something he has done in previous addresses as well.Since his first Independence Day speech in 2014, when he had announced a host of new programmes such as Swachh Bharat and Jan Dhan accounts, Modi has made key announcements on the milestone day and sought to engage with citizens on a range of issues, including social ills like crimes against women and social conflicts. Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory For Independence Day  The Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory to ensure smooth vehicular movement in the city on Tuesday, when Independence Day will be celebrated.  According to the advisory, traffic for the general public around Red Fort, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on August 15, will remain closed from 4 am to 10 am.Eight road stretches -- Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, SP Mukherjee Marg, Chandni Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg, Esplanade Road and its link road to Netaji Subhash Marg, Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT and Outer Ring Road from ISBT to IP Flyover -- will remain closed for general traffic on Tuesday, the advisory said.Sharad Pawar On Two-Day Aurangabad Visit From TodayNationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar will be on a two-day visit to central Maharashtra's Aurangabad from Tuesday during which he will attend condolence meetings organised for late Marathi poet and lyricist Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor and educationist Prataprao Borade.According to a release issued by the party's local office on Monday, Pawar will reach Aurangabad by a helicopter from his hometown Baramati in Pune district. In the evening on Tuesday, the Rajya Sabha member will attend a condolence meeting for Mahanor who died in a Pune hospital on August 3, said the release.On Wednesday, Pawar will go to Palaskheda, the native village of the noted poet and lyricist, popularly known as Na Dho Mahanor, it said.

15/08/2023 20:35:43

5 Killed, 4 Injured As Portion Of Old Building Collapses Near Banke Bihari Temple In Vrindavan

A portion of an old building collapsed near Banke Bihari Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan on Tuesday. "An unfortunate incident happened this evening after a roof and wall of a building collapsed near Banke Bihari Temple, in which five people were killed and four injured," says Mathura DM Pulkit Khare.

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15/08/2023 20:11:39

Indian Army Signs Schemes Worth Rs 7,600 Crore Under Emergency Procurement Powers

The Indian Army, regadring modernisation project says it has signed 68 schemes worth Rs 6,600 Crore in the first three tranches of Emergency procurement powers by the Indian Army. As part of the fourth tranche, 49 schemes worth Rs 7,600 crores, have been contracted catering for capabilities ranging from mobility solutions to communication systems, energy solutions, individual protective equipment, drones & counter drones, armament and simulators.

15/08/2023 19:57:12

Locals Pelt Stone At Police Personnel In Rajasthan's Salumbar District

Nine police personnel were injured when locals pelted stones at them in a village in Rajasthan's Salumbar district while they were taking into custody a man caught by villagers for trying to steal goats, say officials, reports PTI.

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15/08/2023 19:32:25

Bajrang Dal Member Bittu Bajrangi Arrested In Connection With Nuh Violence

Member of the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal, Bittu Bajrangi has been arrested by the police in connection with the Nuh violence. 

15/08/2023 19:24:53

Yamuna's Water Level Rises To 204.94 Metres Crossing Warning Mark

The water level in Yamuna in Delhi has crossed the warning mark of 204.5 metres and is currently flowing at 204.94 metres, says the Central Water Commission as incessant rains batter upper catchment areas in past two days.  

15/08/2023 18:43:45

Slaughter House Collapses In Shimla Amid Fresh Landslide, Incessant Rains

A slaughter house in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla collapses as a fresh landslide hits the region amid incessant rainfall. 

15/08/2023 16:21:37

Sulabh International Founder Bindeshwar Pathak Dies Due To Cardiac Arrest

Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak dies due to cardiac arrest at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, reports PTI quoting close aide.  

15/08/2023 16:01:26

Heavy Rains Trigger Flood-Like Situation In Himachal Pradesh's Mandi

Incessant rains in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi has triggered flood-like situation in the district. 

15/08/2023 15:20:05

AIU Intercepts Passenger With 30 Gold Biscuits In Bengaluru

The Air Intelligence Unit officers at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport intercepted a passenger from Kolkata. The passenger was found carrying 30 gold biscuits weighing 600 grams by way of rectum concealment and further probe is underway. 

15/08/2023 12:15:08

Breaking News LIVE: Man Charged After Disruptions Force Malaysia Bound Flight Back To Sydney

A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday after causing disruptions to an international flight from Australia to Malaysia. According to a statement by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Canberra resident faced the charges of making false statements about threats to damage a Division 3 aircraft and not complying with the cabin crew's safety instructions, reports Xinhua news agency.

15/08/2023 10:52:09

Breaking News LIVE: 15 Including Women, Kids Injured In Shootout In Bengal’s Nadia

At least 15 people, including five women and three children, were injured following a shootout in Nakashipara in West Bengal's Nadia district, said officials on Tuesday, as reported by news agency IANS.

The incident happened late Monday night. The injured persons, currently under treatment at a local hospital, reportedly belonged to two families with political affiliations to the Congress. The needle of suspicion has been pointed toward Trinamool Congress, which the local leadership of the state's ruling party has vehemently denied.

 

 

 

 

15/08/2023 08:56:55

Breaking News LIVE: US Teen Charged With Planning Terrorist Attack

A 17-year-old teenager in the US city of Philadelphia was in contact with a global terrorist group affiliated with Al Qaeda and had access to a "significant" number of guns and was building bombs to conduct an attack, according to the FBI, as reported by IANS.

15/08/2023 07:13:25

Breaking News LIVE: 12 Killed, 60 Injured After Explosion At Petrol Station In Russia

At least 12 people, including two children, have been killed while 60 others were reportedly injured in an explosion at a petrol station in Dagestan in southern Russia, as reported by the news agency PTI. The blast occurred in the regional capital Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at 21:40 local time on Monday, the BBC reported.

According to an unconfirmed Russian report quoting doctors, the death toll could be as high as 25. The cause of the explosion which started the fire is not yet clear.

Pictures showed a large fire lighting up the night sky and a number of fire engines at the scene.