SC to pronounce verdict on Monday on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on a batch of petitions challenging the repeal of Article 370 provisions on Monday. In 2019, the Constitution bench heard petitions challenging the repeal of Article 370 and the constitutionality of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which divided the former state into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The hearings in the case had begun on August 2.

Sikhs take out protest march in Delhi for release of ‘Bandi Singhs’

Several Sikh protesters marched from the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara to Sansad Marg on Sunday, demanding the release of the ‘Bandi Singhs’. According to one of the protesters, a two-hour discussion was held last week in Amritsar regarding the release of ‘Bandi Singhs,’ Sikh prisoners who the community claims are still imprisoned in various jails despite having served their sentences.

UP: Fire breaks out at factory in Ghaziabad, no casualties reported

A massive fire broke out at an ink factory under the Niwari police station limits in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, said an official on Sunday. However, no casualties were reported. Earlier this month, a massive fire broke out in a banquet hall in a multi-storey building in the Vasundhara area in Ghaziabad.

Vishnu Deo, new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Chhattisgarh, will be state chief minister after he was elected as leader of BJP’s legislative party during a meeting of 54 newly-elected MLAs here on Sunday. He was also the union minister of state for steel in NDA-1. He has served as the state president of BJP from 2020-22. (READ MORE)

Jordan says Israel aims to expel Palestinians from Gaza

Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday Israel was implementing a systematic policy of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza by a war that has killed thousands of civilians. In remarks at a conference in Doha, Safadi, whose country borders the West Bank and had absorbed the bulk of Palestinians after Israel’s creation in 1948, also said Israel had created an “amount of hatred ” that would “haunt the region” and “define generations to come”. (Reuters)

Nigerian woman held with drugs worth Rs 2 cr in Mumbai

An official with the Customs’ Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) said on Sunday that a Nigerian woman was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle heroin worth Rs 2 crore from Mumbai to Delhi. The AIU intercepted the woman traveling from Mumbai to Delhi early Saturday morning based on specific information.

6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms in central Tennessee

Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen to the hospital as homes and businesses were damaged in multiple cities. Three people, including a child, were killed after an apparent tornado struck Montgomery County north of Nashville near the Kentucky state line, county officials said in a news release. (AP)

Indian Army organises ‘Army Veterans Honour Run’ in Delhi

The Indian Army organised the ‘Army Veterans Honour Run’ on Sunday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The Honour Run – Indian Army Veterans Half Marathon (IAVHM) is a 21.1 km race. The race honours the valour of Indian Army veterans, soldiers who were disabled in service, and the next of kin of soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The race was organized by the Directorate of Indian Army Veterans (DIAV).