Latest news today (September 21): Presenting FE’s Breaking News today. We will keep you updated on all major news, views and much more throughout the day.

Married woman cannot allege rape by live-in partner under false pretext of marriage: Delhi HC

A woman who is already married to someone else cannot claim to have been induced into a sexual relationship under false pretext of marriage, the Delhi High Court has said while quashing a rape case against a man, also married, by his live-in partner. (PTI)

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down at Fox and News Corp

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down at Fox and News Corp, son Lachlan will take over as chairman. (Reuters) (READ MORE)

DUSU polls tomorrow, tight security in North Campus

Around 500 security personnel will be deployed at Delhi University’s North Campus for the students’ union elections on Friday, officials said. Adequate arrangements have also been made in the South Campus of the university for the election. They said that more than 10 station house officers (SHOs) have been deployed to ensure security at the colleges while 25 police motorcycles are patrolling the area.

General elections to be held in Pakistan in last week of January 2024

Pakistan will hold the critical general election in the last week of January, 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Thursday. (READ MORE)

Man jumps from Bandra-Worli Sea Link; Navy, Coast Guard join search

A 33-year-old man jumped into the Arabian Sea from Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link in the early hours of Thursday, triggering a search, an official said. The operation to trace him is being carried out by the Mumbai police and fire brigade with the help of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard, the official said. The incident took place around 4 am when Vinay Yadav, a resident of Jogeshwari in the western suburbs, jumped into the sea from the cable-stayed bridge. (PTI)

Bomb threat at Delhi school, turns out to be hoax

The Lal Bahadur Shastri School in RK Puram received an email about a bomb on the premises that later turned out to be a hoax, police said on Thursday. The school authorities received the email on Wednesday. They might have checked it on Thursday and informed the police, they said. Bomb squad personnel combed the premises around 8 am and found nothing suspicious, a senior officer said. The school was scheduled to conduct an exam for 400 students on Thursday. The exam went off smoothly after the bomb squad’s search of the premises, the officer added. (PTI)

Air India’s Chief of Flight Safety suspended

The Director General of Civil Aviation on Thursday suspended Air India’s Chief of Flight Safety for a month. The DGCA said that it found ‘deficiencies in the accident prevention work’ and ‘availability of required man power.’ (READ MORE)

India suspends visa services for Canadians

India halted the visa services for Canadians on Thursday. New Delhi has not given any operational reason for the suspension of the visa services. (READ MORE)

Russian strikes cities in east and central Ukraine, starting fires and wounding at least 14

Explosions rocked Ukrainian cities overnight, as a massive Russian attack started fires and injured at least 14 people. Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a 9-year-old girl, reported Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and some residential and commercial buildings were damaged. (AP)

Khalistani terrorist killed in Canada

Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke was allegedly killed in Canada, latest reports say. The Khalistani terrorist was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Canada’s Winnipeg, media reports say. He was allegedly killed in gang war. (READ MORE)