LIVE news updates: PM Narendra Modi addresses the nation on scrapping of Article 370

Rahul Gandhi in a  tweet has appealed to Congress party workers to help people in flood affected states

Ayodhya hearing put on fast-track mode, Supreme Court to hear the case five days a week

11,000 hotspots will be installed across Delhi. The work to provide free WiFi has started in a way. Every user will be given 15 GB data free, every month. This is the first phase, says Kejriwal

"No Indian movie to be screened in Pakistani cinemas," says Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister on I&B: Geo English

Resident doctors in Maharashtra postponed their agitation for a hike in stipend on Thursday in view of the floods following heavy rains in some parts of the state, saying they do not want patients to suffer.

Members of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) began their protest at the Azad Maidan here on Wednesday.

They earlier said over 4,000 resident doctors from 16 medical colleges across the state would be participating in the strike from Thursday.

Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB): Pakistan media

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and JandK Congress chief Ghulam Ahmed sent back to Delhi from Srinagar

Pakistan will not allow Afghanistan to import goods from India via the Wagah border, saying that the transit trade was a bilateral and not a trilateral issue, according to a media report.

Congress MP & leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad & Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Gulam Ahmed Mir have been stopped at Srinagar Airport.

More details awaited.

India urges Pakistan to review measures so normal channels of diplomatic communications are preserved, says MEA

Two women were dead and more than 100 people evacuated after heavy rains battered several parts of Kerala, officials said.

The third warning signal has been raised in Srikakulam district as the flood level at Gotta Barrage on River Vamsadhara crossed 1.11 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning.

Flooding in Nilambur and Perinthalmanna areas of Malappuram district due to heavy rainfall in northern districts of the state. Fire brigade team conducting rescue operations.

Bhamragad area of Gadchiroli District in Maharashtra flooded following heavy and incessant rainfall

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation in a special broadcast by All India Radio at 4 pm today

Residents of Multai celebrate as Tapti river overflows after 3 years and enters Tapti temple.

Supreme Court refuses to give early hearing to a mentioning by lawyer, Manohar Lal Sharma, challenging the abrogation of Article 370. Division bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said, “the matter would be placed before the appropriate bench, that is the CJI, for listing the matter.”

Water logging on National Highway near Muthanga check post in Wayanad, Kerala following heavy rainfall in the area.

The rebounded by 18 paise to 70.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, a day after the Reserve Bank of India cut the key interest rate by 35 basis points.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee witnessed high volatility against the US dollar. The local unit opened strong at 70.80 and touched a high of 70.71 and a low of 70.83 against the American currency in early trade on Thursday.

Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty started on a highly volatile note on Thursday amid weak domestic cues.

After gyrating nearly 250 points in opening session, the 30-share index was trading 4.78 points or 0.01 per cent down at 36,685.72 at 0930 hours; and the broader Nifty slipped 4.30 points or 0.04 per cent to 10,851.20 in morning trade.

A man divorced his wife here through triple talaq on WhatsApp from Kuwait, where he works as a labourer, after she filed a dowry and harassment case against him and his family, police said Thursday.

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress on video of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval interacting with locals in Shopian on Wednesday: Paise dekar aap kisiko bhi saath le sakte ho.

Three undertrial prisoners facing charges of dacoity escaped from police custody while being taken to Silvassa from Thane Central Jail in Maharashtra for a court hearing, an official said on Thursday.

The accused, Jairam Dalvi (21), Ganesh Dalvi (20) and Martin Madha (30), were arrested last year by Silvassa police in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and subsequently lodged in the Thane prison, senior police inspector Vilas Chowgule said.

Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday attacked the government over its actions on Jammu and Kashmir, asking if "muscular nationalism" has resolved any conflict in the world.

"Shah Faesal came first in the Civil Services Examination and joined the IAS. He has called the government's actions on J&K as 'the biggest betrayal'," Chidambaram said in one of a series of tweets.

If Shah Faesal thinks so, imagine what millions of ordinary people of J&K think, he said.

"Has 'muscular nationalism' resolved any conflict anywhere in the world?" Chidambaram asked.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is likely to be awarded Vir Chakra for his exploits and the five Mirage-2000 fighter pilots who dropped bombs on the terror facility of the JeM - the Vayu Sena medal for gallantry, reported CNN News18

Over 12 dead due to rain in Karnataka and numbers may go up. Hundreds of villages cut due to lack of electricity and no transportation and lakhs have been stranded. Major cities like Belgaum flooded

2 persons dead and 3 admitted to hospital with critical injuries as railway parcel service building at Coimbatore railway station collapses due to heavy rain. The incident took place around 4:00 am on Thursday.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, disrupting traffic and causing power outages although there were no immediate reports of casualties.

The quake struck at 5:28 am (2128 GMT Wednesday) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), off Yilan county on the northeastern coast.

Taiwan's central weather bureau put the magnitude at 6.0.