Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, August 20, 2018: Lucknow | Portion of a Building in Ashok Marg Area Collapsed

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20 Aug, 22:59 (IST)

Lucknow: Portion of a building in Ashok Marg area collapsed earlier tonight, damaging at least six vehicles. No injuries have been reported. A police team is present at the spot.

20 Aug, 19:56 (IST)

Indian shooter Lakshay won a silver medal in the men's trap event in the ongoing 18th edition of Asian Games.

20 Aug, 17:56 (IST)

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat wins a gold medal in 50kg freestyle at Asian Games 2018.

20 Aug, 17:21 (IST)

CBI has requested Interpol Manchester to detain Nirav Modi in the UK: Sources.

20 Aug, 15:26 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir: Ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Kamalkote sector of Uri. 

20 Aug, 15:20 (IST)

Asian Games 2018: Shooter Lakshay wins the silver medal in men's trap shooting. 

20 Aug, 14:27 (IST)

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat moves into finals of 50kg freestyle at Asian Games 2018. Olympic bronze medallist Sakhi Malik has lost her semi-final to Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan.

20 Aug, 13:41 (IST)

Punjab National Bank(PNB) fraud case: Former MD and CEO of Allahabad Bank, Usha Ananthasubramanian granted bail on a surety bond of Rs 1 lakhs by Special CBI court in Mumbai, reports news agency ANI.

20 Aug, 12:29 (IST)

United Kingdom authorities have confirmed that Nirav Modi is in the U.K and CBI has moved an extradition request through proper channels, said CBI  to news agency ANI.

20 Aug, 11:46 (IST)

Rajasthan Mob lynching case: Supreme Court has sought a detailed affidavit from the Rajasthan government within a week, while hearing a contempt petition filed by Tehsheen Poonawala.

20 Aug, 11:20 (IST)

All MPs and MLAs of Shiv Sena to contribute their one month salary to Kerala Chief Minister's Relief Fund, reports news agency ANI.

20 Aug, 11:06 (IST)

Taliban take more than 100 people, including women and children, hostage in ambush in north, reports AP quoting Afghan officials.

20 Aug, 09:45 (IST)

Indian Shooter Deepak Kumar wins silver medal in Men's 10m Air Rifle event. This is India's third medal at the Games.

20 Aug, 09:41 (IST)

Four Japan athletes booted from Asian Games in prostitute scandal, reports news agency AFP.

20 Aug, 08:57 (IST)

Tow people held for attacking JNU leader Umar Khalid at the Constitution Club near Parliament in Delhi on August 13.

20 Aug, 08:46 (IST)

Asian Games 2018 Day 2: Shuttler PV Sindhu beats Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 21-19 in Women's Team Quarterfinals (Badminton).

20 Aug, 08:38 (IST)

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs to donate their one month salary to Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, reports news agency ANI.


As the rains in Kerala have subsided on Sunday, two of the five sluice gates of the Idukki dam were closed. All of the five gates of the dam were opened on August 10 because the water in the dam was almost filled to the brim. The opening of the gates resulted in adding six lakh water into Periyar River every second worsening the flood situation in Kerala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held talks over phone with Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, assuring him of all possible assistance from the Centre to expedite the relief and rescue operations.

Some big developments that are expected to happen today are:

First commercial flight lands at INS Garuda Kochi Naval Air Station after Cochin International Airport got affected due to floods. Devotees have thronged to Kashi Vishwanath temple on the last Monday of 'Sawan' month

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ashok Gehlot pay tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra also gave their tribute to the former prime minister.

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