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Hello and welcome to the ABP News Blog. Follow this space to get the latest developments and breaking news on Amit Shah's Kerala visit, PM Modi's 2-day Kerala visit, Covid's latest update, Monkeypox and other developing stories across the country and abroad.Amit Shah To Chair Southern Zonal Council Meet In Kerala TodayUnion Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala toda where issues like sharing of river water, coastal security, connectivity and other issues of common interests will be discussed, officials told news agency PTI on Friday.The Southern Zonal Council comprises Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry.The meeting will be attended by chief ministers, ministers, chief secretaries, principal secretaries and senior officers of the member states and senior officers of central government, a home ministry official said.Ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Return To Sri Lanka TodayFormer Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to the country from Thailand on Saturday, official sources confirmed on Friday, nearly two months after he fled the country following a massive uprising against his government over the island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis.Rajapaksa, 73, fled the country on July 13 after months-long mass public demonstrations demanding his immediate resignation on July 9 gained momentum after protesters stormed the President’s House in Colombo and several other state buildings in the capital. Rajapaksa is to return to Sri Lanka in the early hours today, official sources told PTI.Assam: Major Eviction Drive Today To Clear 330 Acres Of LandThe Assam government is all set to carry out a major eviction drive in Sonitpur district on Saturday to clear encroachments from 330 acres of land, a senior official said. The drive will be carried out at No. 3 Chitalmari area in Barchalla assembly constituency, currently represented by BJP MLA Ganesh Kumar Limbu, along the northern bank of Brahmaputra River."We are ready to carry out the eviction drive from tomorrow morning. All the necessary formalities have been completed and around 1,000 security personnel have arrived for operation," a senior official of the Sonitpur district administration told PTI on condition of anonymity.

03/09/2022 18:01:04

Congress In Vanishing, World Is Getting Rid Of Communist Parties: Amit Shah In Kerala

03/09/2022 16:25:02

ED Raids Paytm, Razorpay, Cashfree In Probe Against 'Illegal' Chinese Loan Apps Case

The Enforcement Directorate Saturday said it is conducting raids at Bengaluru premises of online payment gateways like Razorpay, Paytm and Cashfree as part of an ongoing probe against "illegal" instant smartphone-based loans "controlled" by Chinese persons.

The searches were launched Friday at six premises in Karnataka's capital city, it said in a statement. The search operation is in progress, the Enforcement Directorate said.

The federal probe agency said it has seized Rs 17 crore worth funds kept in "merchant IDs and bank accounts of these Chinese persons-controlled entities", during the raids.

03/09/2022 15:49:58

UP: Three Killed In Head-On Collision Between Motorcycle, Truck Near Sonbhadra

Three people, including a woman, were killed here on Saturday after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a speeding truck, news agency PTI reported quoting police officials.

The accident occurred near Chaupania village under the Chopan police station area, they said.

03/09/2022 15:00:15

Breaking away MLAs from parties, is it constitutional, asks Nitish Kumar

"When we parted ways from NDA, all our six Manipur MLAs came & met us & assured us they were with JDU. We need to think about what's going on. They're breaking away the MLAs from the parties, is it constitutional?... Opposition will unify for 2024 elections": Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said on Manipur MLA exit, as per ANI.

03/09/2022 14:57:29

ED aids online payment gateways in probe against 'illegal' smartphone-based loans

The Enforcement Directorate raids online payment gateways like Razorpay, Paytm, and Cashfree as part of an ongoing probe against "illegal" instant smartphone-based loans "controlled" by Chinese persons.

03/09/2022 14:02:17

FIR against Gujarat AAP chief for 'derogatory language' against state BJP chief CR Paatil & minister Harsh Sanghavi

FIR registered against Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia at Umra PS for allegedly using derogatory language against Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil & minister Harsh Sanghavi during a rally, ANI reported. Sec 469, 500 (punishment for defamation), 504, 505(1) B invoked. Crime Branch is probing

03/09/2022 13:53:54

TMC Leader & Halisahar Municipality Chairman, Raju Sahani produced in Asansol court by CBI

West Bengal | TMC Leader & Halisahar Municipality Chairman, Raju Sahani who was arrested by CBI in a chit fund case, was produced in Asansol court by CBI

03/09/2022 13:23:31

Rajnath Singh offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

03/09/2022 13:22:20

NSA Ajit Doval meets Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde today and had the darshan of Lord Ganesh at his official residence in Mumbai.

03/09/2022 13:18:55

Manipur has become JDU-free, BJP will break the JDU-RJD alliance in Bihar: Sushil Modi

"Five JDU MLAs joined the BJP in Manipur, the state has become JDU-free. Those MLAs wanted to remain in NDA. Very soon, we'll break the JDU-RJD alliance in Bihar & make the state JDU free. Nobody can become PM by erecting hoardings & posters," BJP RS MP Sushil Modi said, as quoted by ANI.

 

03/09/2022 12:51:27

Sri Murugha Mutt's chief pontiff moves court seeking bail, reportedly on medical grounds

Sexual assault of minors: Sri Murugha Mutt's chief pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has moved court seeking bail, reportedly on medical grounds, ANI reported. Meanwhile, he is being questioned by the police in the Deputy SP office in Chitradurga. 

As per ANI, fourth accused mutt secretary Paramashivayya has applied for anticipatory bail. Court has issued notice to the public prosecutor to file objections & the hearing has been adjourned to Sept 5

Accused number 3, junior pontiff's anticipatory bail application to also be heard on Sept 5

03/09/2022 12:15:12

Assam: Anti-encroachment drive in Sonitpur district

Assam: Anti-encroachment drive in Sonitpur district

03/09/2022 11:52:21

Amit Shah chairs 30th Southern Zonal Council Meeting In Kerala Today

Union Home minister Amit Shah chairs a meeting of Southern Zonal Council in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin & Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai are also present at the meeting

03/09/2022 11:12:54

FIR against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, his 2 sons, MP Manoj Tiwari, & others for 'forcefully taking clearance' from ATC for take-off from Deoghar airport

Deoghar Police registers an FIR against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, his 2 sons, MP Manoj Tiwari, Deoghar airport director, & others, for allegedly forcefully taking clearance from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) for take-off from Deoghar airport on August 31, ANI reported Deoghar Police as stating

The FIR was registered at Kunda police station on September 1, on the complaint of security in-charge Suman Anand who stated that the said persons violated all safety standards by entering the ATC room and pressured the officials for clearance to take off: Deoghar Police

03/09/2022 11:08:54

Delhi Police EOW questions actor-dancer Nora Fatehi in Sukesh Chandrashekhar money laundering case

Delhi Police EOW (Economic Offences Wing) questioned actor-dancer Nora Fatehi yesterday in connection with jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar money laundering case, ANI reported.

As per ANI, Nora Fatehi was asked more than 50 questions - what gifts did she receive, who did she talk to, where did she meet them, and so on. She was cooperating. She said she had no connection with Jacqueline Fernandez and both of them were talking to him (Sukesh Chandrashekhar) separately

She said his wife talked to her for a nail art function and then often called her up. They gifted her a BMW and others. She (Fatehi) said she didn't know of his criminal background; also said that he (Sukesh) had conversations with her manager and cousin and very few conversations with her, ANI reported.

03/09/2022 10:44:15

Odisha: Ailing Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari allegedly forced to dance by social worker in hospital

Odisha: Ailing Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari allegedly forced to dance by social worker in hospital in Cuttack district

03/09/2022 09:59:23

JP Nadda offers prayers at Mata Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula

BJP national president JP Nadda offers prayers at Mata Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula

03/09/2022 09:39:58

COVID Update: India reports 7,219 fresh cases

 India reports 7,219 fresh cases and 9,651 recoveries in the last 24 hours. 

Active cases 56,745
Daily positivity rate 1.98%

03/09/2022 09:40:24

PM Modi on INS Vikrant

"Words will not be able to describe the feeling of pride when I was on board INS Vikrant yesterday," writes PM Modi.

03/09/2022 09:27:45

NSA Ajit Doval meets Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Maharashtra | National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Ajit Doval met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, today

03/09/2022 09:19:52

Amit Shah to chair 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting in Kerala today

Amit Shah to chair 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting in Kerala today

03/09/2022 08:41:14

Bombay HC issues notice to Centre, SII over plea seeking Rs 1000 cr compensation for female doctor's death after taking Covishield vaccine

Bombay HC issues notice to Government of India, Serum Institute, Bill Gates, AIIMS director, DCGI chief & others on a petition filed by a man named Dilip Lunawat seeking Rs 1000 crore as compensation for the death of his daughter Dr Snehal Lunawat after taking Covishield vaccine, ANI reported.

In his petition, Dilip Lunawat blames Government and others for misrepresenting the facts about the COVID vaccine by making false claims about its safety & 'Forcing' Medical practitioners to take the vaccine.

03/09/2022 08:39:06

NIA conducts multiple searches in Assam in ULFA recruitment case

NIA conducts multiple searches in Assam in the ULFA recruitment case. Digital devices, live ammunition along with incriminating documents and literature related to ULFA have been seized, ANI reported.

03/09/2022 07:32:11

Andaman and Nicobar: Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 106km east-northeast of Portblair

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred 106km east-northeast of Portblair, Andaman and Nicobar island, at around 6.59 am today. The depth of the earthquake was 70 km below the ground: National Center for Seismology

03/09/2022 07:08:04

Breaking News LIVE: 5 MLAs Of Nitish Kumar's JD(U) Merge With Ruling BJP In Manipur

Five Janata Dal (United) MLAs merged with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Manipur. The names include Kh Joykishan Singh, Ngursanglur Sanate, Md Achab Uddin, Thangjam Arunkumar and LM Khaute.