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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered all District Magistrates in the state to immediately ban the telecast of TV serial ‘Ram-Siya Ke Luv-Kush’.

The order was issued after a person was shot at during a protest held by Valmiki community against the TV serial earlier in the day.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Sivan has said the Chandrayaan-2 mission is nearly 100 per cent successful, adding that the team will try to re-establish contact with the lander Vikram over the next 14 days.

The orbiter will function for over seven years and its high resolution camera will continue to provide critical data for global scientific community.

The president of the Shiv Sena's transport wing was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a woman colleague, police said

A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint with his friend in Rohini, police said on Saturday

Fire has broken out at a godown in Punjabi Bagh. 22 fire tenders rushed to the spot.

Former PM Manmohan Singh says in Jaipur, We've to respect supremacy of Parliament and its procedures. Serving the federal structure,institutions like Supreme Court,Election Commission, CBI and various others,are expected to function independently within framework of Constitution.

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been extended for six months in Assam effective from August 28 after reviewing the law and order situation in the state, a government release said on Saturday.

Normal life remained affected in Kashmir on Saturday though authorities lifted the restrictions re-imposed a day earlier in some parts of the Valley as a precautionary measure.

Authorities have been imposing restrictions in vulnerable areas of Kashmir every Friday, apprehending that vested interests might exploit the large gatherings at big mosques and shrines to fuel protests.

A police spokesperson said that the Friday prayers passed off peacefully.

Equating the Centre's decision to abrogate Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 with the 1947 invasion of the state by tribal warriors, the National Conference (NC) on Saturday dubbed the move an "aggression".

"The unilateral and immoral act of backtracking on the constitutional assurances to the state by New Delhi is the same as tribal invasion of Kashmir following the freedom from imperialists. The insidious tribals cared the least about the aspirations of the people the state," NC Lok Sabha members Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi said in a joint statement.

"The act of unilaterally back tracking on the constitutional assurances is no less than an aggression on the state," the statement said.

Iran seized a boat and arrested 12 Filipinos as it busted a "fuel-smuggling ring" in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported.

"A foreign tugboat was confiscated as well as 283,900 litres (75,000 gallons) of petrol worth 233.71 billion rials ($20.2 million)," ISNA said, citing the coast guard chief in the southern province of Hormozgan.

An FIR has been registered by city police against the husband and in-laws of a 28-year-old woman, days after she allegedly killed her two children before committing suicide, police said on Saturday.

A CRPF jawan was electrocuted to death after he came in contact with a live wire in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said on Saturday

The body of a 12-year-old boy with his throat slit was found in a forested area here on Saturday, a day after he went missing, police said

Priyanka Gandhi tweeted over the economic slowdown, “BJP government is going to celebrate 100 days in power. For transport, mining, auto sectors celebration of 100 days of Modi government will be like celebrating their plight. From every sector the news of retrenchment and closure of plants are coming one by one.”

Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Saturday in a bid to thwart plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the airport in the movement's first mass mobilisation since the city's leader made a surprise concession earlier this week.

The protest was against CM Arvind Kejriwal over reports that Delhi govt has decided to reject request for sanction by Police to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar & others in JNU sedition case

Congress President, Sonia Gandhi has applauded the entire team of space scientists and researchers at ISRO for their incredible and praiseworthy efforts on the Chandrayaan 2 Mission.

We owe a great debt to ISRO and the brilliant men and women who staff it. Their hard work and dedication has earned India a place in the league of space-faring nations and have inspired generations to reach for the stars, Sonia Gandhi said.

It is a testament to their remarkable ability, goodwill and unique place in the heart of every Indian, that the nation followed Chandrayaan 2’s journey at every step no matter the hour, she said.

Chandrayaan 2’s journey may take us slightly longer but ISRO’s history is replete with examples of their determination in the face of seemingly hopeless odds. They never give up. I have no doubt that we will get there, if not today, then tomorrow; together as a nation, she said.

Sonia Gandhi recollected that our scientists at ISRO have achieved incredible feats with 115 successful space missions and astounding successes with Chandrayaan 1 (India’s first Moon Mission) and Mangalyaan (Mars Mission) and the Nation is extremely proud of their immense successes.

She said that no success is final and every obstacle is a stepping stone to future success. Chandrayaan 2 has laid the foundation for achieving greater feats and the entire country awaits in anticipation for traversing the next frontier of space, she said.

A 47-year-old professor was found dead at his quarters in Odisha's Sambalpur district, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Hrudananda Pradhan, a political science professor at PDA College in Mura under Sason police station limits.

2 people died after at least 3 buildings in Nachani area of Pithoragarh district were damaged last night, due to rain.

Four members of a family including a baby girl were injured on Saturday when terrorists attacked a house in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.

"In a merciless act of terrorism, terrorists fired and injured four persons including a baby girl, Usma Jan, at Dangerpora village of Sopore," a police spokesman said.

Ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch district. Indian Army retaliating

Former West Bengal Chief Minister and CPI-M stalwart Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital in Kolkata with acute respiratory distress.