LIVE News Updates: Kerala records 12,161 fresh COVID-19 cases and 155 fatalities

Kerala records 12,161 fresh COVID-19 cases and 155 fatalities, bringing infection count to 46,64,971 and death toll to 24,965; number of active cases now 1,43,500: Official statement

Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred 62km west-northwest of Tezpur, Assam at 1612 hours today: National Center for Seismology (NCS)

Punjab government will pay the bills of 53 lakh families who cannot pay electricity bills. 75-80 % of consumers come under the 2 KW category...Their last bill will be taken care of, by us. The disconnected electricity connections will be reinstalled: Punjab CM Charanjit Singh.

(Source: ANI)

If he is breaking the relationships between Indians, he is attacking the idea of India. That is why I oppose him. And in the same way he breaks the relationships between Indians, it is my job, my duty & my commitment to build the bridge between the people of India: Rahul Gandhi

They say India is a territory, we say India is people, relationships. It's the relationship between Hindu & Muslim, between Hindu, Muslim & Sikh, between Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali. My problem with PM is that he's breaking these relationships: Rahul Gandhi in Malappuram (Kerala).

(Source: ANI)

West Bengal: Heavy rainfall in Paschim Medinipur causes waterlogging in various parts of the district.

(Source: ANI)

Swami Chakrapani has moved Delhi high Court alleging threat to life from Dawood Ibrahim, Bar and Bench reported

Taiban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan writes to DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan (Kabul). Letter is under review by Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA)

India had stopped all commercial flight operations to Kabul post 15 Aug.

(Source: ANI)

Fumio Kishida to become Japan’s next prime minister after winning the ruling party leadership election in a runoff vote: Reuters.

(Source: ANI)