LIVE news updates: CWC accepts Rahul Gandhi’s resignation, Sonia Gandhi to be interim president

CWC accepts Rahul Gandhi's resignation, Sonia Gandhi to be interim president

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have arrived for the meeting

NSA Ajit Doval visits Anantnag, interacts with locals to asses situation on ground zero

Afghanistan Cricket Board suspends Afghan batsman Mohammad Shahzad’s contract for “continued violation” of principles of the administration

8 persons dead after a compound wall collapsed in Umiya Circle, Kandla Bypass in Morbi, Gujarat

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday criticised her Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar's remark on Kashmiri girls and said people holding high office should restrain from making insensitive comments about people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Without naming Khattar, Banerjee in a tweet said, "We, and more so people holding high public office, must restrain ourselves from making insensitive comments about the beloved people of Jammu and Kashmir. These are hurtful, not only for J&K, but the entire nation."

Her comments comes in the backdrop of Khattar's recent statement that people from Haryana "could now get brides from Kashmir" apparently in reference to the scrapping of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad slams Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar’s comment on Kashmiri women says he represents the mentality of all the BJP leaders

“He has equated daughters of Kasmir with land” says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slams Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar’s comment on Kashmiri women says it shows what years of RSS training does to the mind of a weak, insecure and pathetic man

Former Jammu and Kashmir MLA Rashid Engineer arrested by NIA in Terror-funding case was produced at Delhi’s Patiala House Court. He has been sent to police custody till 14th August

People should celebrate Eid without fear, and peacefully says Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Satya Pal Malik

Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary after Congress Working Committee(CWC) meeting ends says, We will meet again at 8.30 pm, it(name of new party chief) is expected to be finalized by 9 pm today itself

Sonia Gandhi on leaving from Congress Working Committee meeting says, We(She and Rahul Gandhi) will not be a part of the consultation process(to decide next party chief) and that is why we are leaving.

Two passengers left for Lahore early Saturday morning from Ambedkar Stadium Terminal here in a PTDC bus, even as the Pakistan government announced its decision to discontinue the Delhi-Lahore bus service, officials said.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal arrive at party office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

Senior Congress leaders Harish Rawat, Meira Kumar and Ahmed Patel arrive at party office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives at Congress office for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting

Russia has backed India's move on Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the changes in the status are within the framework of the Indian Constitution and hoped that the differences between India and Pakistan are resolved bilaterally on the basis of the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration.

Flooding in Kottayam after incessant rainfall in the region. 42 people have died in Kerala so far this monsoon, due to floods.

The UAE has issued a travel advisory to its citizens who are either in Kerala or intend to visit the state to exercise extreme caution in the light of heavy rains, which have caused damaging floods in many areas and killed 28 people.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu leaves from All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) after visiting former Union Minister Arun Jaitley. The Minister is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit

4 dead after a 3-storey apartment building in Pragatinagar, Nadiad, Gujarat collapsed on Friday. Rescue operations underway.

More details awaited.