Early morning rain led to waterlogging in many parts of Delhi, affecting traffic movement on Thursday, September 12. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Delhi and warned about major traffic disruptions.
Communal tensions gripped Nagamangala town in Karnataka’s Mandya district on Wednesday after clashes erupted between two groups during the Ganpati procession. Stones were thrown at the procession, causing the clashes, following which a group set shops and businesses afire.
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Mumbai, September 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet and interact with India’s Paris Paralympic contingent at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi later today, September 12. PM Modi had previously taken time after finishing his official engagements in Brunei to call up and congratulate India’s Paralympic champions as India has now secured a historic performance in the Paris Paralympics by winning 20 medals.
On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi issued a clarification regarding his remarks on “ending reservation” during his ongoing US visit. Rahul Gandhi said his comments were “misinterpreted”. The Leader of the Opposition was facing backlash for saying the Congress party would “end reservation” when India is a fair place.
The Union government has approved health coverage to everyone who is 70 and above under the national insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a statement, said the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) will benefit 4.5 crore families with six crore senior citizens. The free cover is worth INR 5 lakh and will be on a family basis.
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Basantgarh near the Kathua-Udhampur border in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in Udhampur district earlier in the day. Upon being informed about the presence of terrorists in the region, paramilitary troops and police personnel reached Basantgarh and cordoned off the area.
Iraqi security officials said an explosion targeted a site used by the US military next to Baghdad airport late Tuesday, one day before an expected visit by Iran’s president. The expected visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad on Wednesday would be his first official trip abroad since taking office.
Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River, which flooded streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country’s north, killing at least 152 people. Asia’s most powerful typhoon this year, Yagi, brought gales and heavy rain as it moved westward after making landfall on Saturday. This week, it collapsed a bridge while scything through provinces along the Red River, the area’s largest.
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