LIVE News Updates: Youth Congress launches ‘Rozgar Do’ campaign

Amid job losses across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Saturday launched a nationwide 'Rozgar Do' (give employment) campaign.

Addressing the media, IYC in-charge Krishna Allavaru said, "Today's topic is 'Rozgar Do' as the country's economy has already been badly affected by the lockdown. The policies of the Narendra Modi government had already weakened India's economy much before the lockdown."

Allavaru said that the decisions of the Modi government made the crawling economy reach for the ventilator.

Taking a swipe at the government, Youth Congress president Srinivas B.V. said, "Our youth do not have bread to eat at the time of Covid crisis and the government needs to think about that."

16,867 new COVID-19 cases, 11,541 discharges and 328 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases now stands at 7,64,281 including 1,85,131 active cases, 5,54,711 recoveries and 24,103 deaths: State Health department.

Delhi reports 1,945 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths, taking the total number of positive cases in the national capital to 1,71,366 including 1,52,922 recoveries, 14,040 active cases and 4,404 deaths: Health Department.

Students of classes 9 to 12 may be permitted to visit their schools, in areas outside the Containment Zones only, on a voluntary basis, for taking guidance from their teachers. This will be subject to written consent of their parents/ guardians: Govt of India

Social/academic/sports/entertainment/cultural/religious/ political functions & other congregations will be permitted with a ceiling of 100 persons, from Sept 21: Govt of India.

Metro rail will be allowed to operate with effect from September 7 in a graded manner, by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA)/ Ministry of Railways (MOR), in consultation with MHA: Govt of India

Veteran Congress leader, multiple term Bihar MLA and former Lok Sabha member Ramdeo Rai, who had caused ripples in the 1980s when he defeated socialist heavyweight Karpoori Thakur in an electoral contest, died here on Saturday.

The 81-year-old sitting MLA from Bachhwara in Begusarai district, breathed his last at a private hospital in Patna, where he had been admitted for a few months and suffered a cardiac arrest in the morning, party sources said.

Condoling his demise, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar remembered Rai as a "sweet natured, soft-spoken and simple" political leader whose death felt to him like a "personal loss".

A die-hard Congress leader, Rai had registered his maiden electoral victory in the 1972 assembly polls and retained the seat five years later despite the massive Janata Party wave.

In 1985, he plunged into the Lok Sabha polls and, moving base to Samastipur which was Thakurs stronghold, earned the reputation of a giant-killer by defeating the former chief minister, riding the wave generated in favour of the Congress in the wake of assassination of Indira Gandhi.

Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) announces Unacademy, a learning platform as official partner for IPL, 2020 which will be held in the UAE from September 19th onwards. The partnership will cover three seasons of IPL: IPL Media Advisory, reports ANI.

UP records 62 more COVID-19 fatalities, 5,684 new cases, pushing death toll to 3,356 and infection tally to 2,19,457; active case count 53,360: Official statement.

The Delhi Commission for Women, on Friday night rescued a 20-year-old girl from a sex racket allegedly running in a house in Rohini.

The girl had dialled the Commission's 181 helpline seeking help. The DCW team got into action after the girl informed them that one of her old acquaintances had lured her with the promise of a high paying job and had instead pushed her into prostitution.

He had told her that he could help her earn easy money using a "shortcut". The girl agreed and went with him to a house situated in Rohini sector 6 on August 25. It was there that the girl realised that she was being pushed into prostitution.

Upon reaching the house in Rohini, she was told to engage in prostitution with several clients visiting the house on a daily basis. She was told that she would be paid Rs 1,000 per client. When the girl protested, she was threatened, beaten up and locked inside the house.

Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that classes for standard 12 and final year of undergraduate programmes will commence on September 15 in an informal and experimental way.

Speaking at a press conference here, he said these informal classes will be on till September 30, but it will be discontinued if any student or teacher tests positive in between.

"The principals or heads will make four-five small groups, which will come and interact with teachers in informal classes," Sarma said.

In Prashant Bhushan contempt case, Supreme Court to announce sentencing on Monday, reports NDTV.

2,397 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 23,277 active cases in the state now: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, reports ANI.

546 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 214 from Jammu division and 332 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 36,377 including 7,672 active cases, 28,020 recoveries and 685 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir

Three leaders of Congress-affiliated National Students Union of India (NSUI) sit on indefinite hunger strike in Panaji, demanding that JEE and NEET be postponed .

The founding fathers would have never imagined that the Constitution and democracy will be in danger 75 years after Independence as freedom of expression is in danger and democratic institutions are being ruined, she said.

Gandhi addressed the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Chhattisgarh Assembly building in Nava Raipur, the upcoming new capital of the state, through a recorded video message in Hindi.

"For the past some time, an attempt is being made to derail our country. New challenges have come up before our democracy. Today, the country stands at a crossroads," she said in the message.

"Anti-poor and anti-national forces and those who rule by making people fight against each other have been spreading hatred and venom of violence," she said. rday.

"Powers that want people to fight are spreading poison of hate in the country. Freedom of expression is under threat, democracy is being destroyed. They want India's people, our tribals, women, youth to keep their mouths shut. Vo desh ka muh bandh rakhna chahte hain (They want to silence the nation)," she said, speaking via video link at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Chhattisgarh legislature.

A coronavirus patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, police said.

According to them, the 42-year-old patient, who was a senior manager with a bank, was admitted to the Teerthankar University hospital on August 25. He jumped to his death on Thursday night, police said.

Local police post in-charge Praveen Kumar said a CCTV footage showed that he jumped from the sixth floor of the hospital. He was found dead at the ground floor of the hospital, Kumar said.

His room has been sealed by police, Kumar said, adding that the cause of the incident will be known only after investigation.

Prime facie, it appears to be a suicide case, he added.

This is the second such incident at the Moradabad hospital in since August 19. Earlier, a woman had fallen to her death from the second floor of the hospital.

Saddened over a case registered against him, a 25-year-old man allegedly hanged himself here, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place in Hardevpur area under Gopiganj police station limits on Friday night, they said.

According to circle officer Kalu Singh, a trader was beaten up allegedly by Sandeep Shukla alias Pintu and his friends almost three months ago.

A case was registered in this regard against six people, including Shukla, under the under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at Gopiganj police station, Singh said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, undergoing post-COVID-19 care, has recovered, likely to be discharged in short time: AIIMS.

New Zealand reported 13 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total to 1,376, the Ministry of Health said.

According to the Ministry, two infected persons had arrived in New Zealand from India on August 23, reports Xinhua news agency.

The other 11 cases were community transmissions, 10 of whom were linked to the Auckland cluster.

The remaining case was still under investigation.

The death toll due to the Category 4 hurricane Laura, that lashed the US states of Louisiana and Texas, has increased to 14, authorities said.

Ten of the victims were in Louisiana and four in Texas, the BBC reported.

Laura has now been downgraded to tropical storm status, but heavy rain is still pounding several states.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has asked the federal government for immediate financial assistance in dealing with the fallout.

Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday transferred four IPS officers, a home department spokesperson said.

ADG/IG, PAC Central command, Lucknow Ramkumar has been madeG cyber crime Lucknow.

Additional Superintendent of Police, Azamgarh, Elamaran G has been made additional DCP Gautam Buddha Nagar, ASP Bulandshahar Gopal Krishna Chaudhary is now additional DCP Lucknow and ASP Varanasi Mohammad Mushtaq has been made ASP Railway Agra, the spokesperson said.

Besides, DG, jail administration, Anand Kumar has been given additional charge of civil security, the spokesperson added.

Rajasthan records 8 more deaths due to COVID-19, raising toll to 1,025, virus count mounts to 77,965 with 595 new infections; active case count 14,697: Officials.

A meeting of the political affairs committee (PAC) of the National Conference began on Saturday, the first such gathering of the top decision-making body of the party after the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status in August last year.

The PAC meeting began at party headquarters Nawa-i-Subah here under the chairmanship of National Confenence president Farooq Abdullah, a NC leader said.

He said party's vice president Omar Abdullah and other senior leaders, including general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, are present in the meeting.

The leaders from the Jammu region, who are part of the PAC, have joined via video conference, the NC leader added.

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Satish Mahana says he has tested positive for Coronavirus, isolates self at home.

America's Time magazine exposes WhatsApp-BJP nexus:

Used by 40 Cr Indians, WhatsApp also wants to be used for making payments for which Modi Govt's approval is needed.

Thus, BJP has a hold over WhatsApp, tweeted Rahul Gandhi.

Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Suresh Raina pulls out of upcoming IPL, citing personal reasons

The Yamuna was flowing precariously close to the warning mark in Delhi on Saturday morning, but the water level is expected to recede, officials said

Telangana logged 2,751 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 1,20,166, while the death toll rose to 808 with nine more fatalities.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar, has appealed to the Centre and the state government to defer the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) examinations amid the pandemic

India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 34 lakh mark with a spike of 76,472 new cases & 1,021 deaths in the last 24 hours. COVID-19 case tally in the country stands at 34,63,973 including 7,52,424 active cases, 26,48,999 cured/discharged/migrated & 62,550 deaths: Health Ministry

A Kansas girl's killer Friday became the fifth federal inmate put to death this year, an execution that went forward only after a higher court tossed a ruling that would have required the government to get a prescription for the drug used to kill him.

There will be no lockdown or shutdown in force in the examination cities in Odisha from 30th August and 7th September and from 12th September and 14th September: State Government

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 24.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 835,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 24,646,610 and the fatalities rose to 835,730, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 5,913,564 and 181,767 respectively, according to the CSSE.

Brazil came in the second place with 3,804,803 infections and 119,504 deaths.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (3,387,500), and is followed by Russia (977,730), Peru (621,997), South Africa (620,132), Mexico (585,738), Colombia (581,995), Spain (439,286), Chile (405,972), Argentina (392,009), Iran (369,911), the UK (333,798), Saudi Arabia (312,924), Bangladesh (306,794), France (304,947), Pakistan (295,053), Turkey (265,515), Italy (265,409), Germany (242,126), Iraq (223,612), Philippines (209,544), Indonesia (165,887), Canada (129,342), Qatar (118,196), Ukraine (117,172), Bolivia (114,409), Ecuador (112,141), Israel (112,000) and Kazakhstan (105,408), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the Mexico (63,146), India (61,529), UK (41,573), Italy (35,472), France (30,601), Spain (29,011), Peru (28,277), Iran (21,249), Colombia (18,467), Russia (16,866), South Africa (13,743) and Chile (11,132).