Bihar | Sweet Shop Owner Shot At by Assailants in Bhootnath Area of Patna's Agamkuan: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates on August 19, 2020

Bihar: A sweet shop owner shot at by assailants in Bhootnath area of Agamkuan, Patna. "The person has sustained injuries in his jaw and admitted to a hospital. There was a dispute between the assailants and the victim," says Patna City ASP Manish Kumar.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Narendra Modi, opposing the Union Cabinet's approval to hand over Trivandrum International Airport to a private bidder; says 'it will be difficult for us to offer co-operation to implement the decision.'

The Chinese Communist Party chose to crush the freedoms and autonomy of the people of Hong Kong. Because of the CCP’s actions, we are terminating or suspending three of our bilateral agreements with the territory: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Two unidentified terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Ganipora Kralgund area of Handwara district. A search is still going on: Jammu and Kashmir Police

Andhra Pradesh: Water level of river Godavari receding gradually at Dowleswaram Barrage in East Godavari district. 19.78 cusecs of water was released into the sea today.

Encounter in Shopian: One pistol with 6 rounds, one UBGL with 6 rounds and four Chinese grenades recovered from the spot. The operation is now over.

Four miscreants booked for trying to disrupt peace, brotherhood and communal harmony by hoisting a flag with 'khalistan zindabad' written on it at a village under Kalanwali police station in Sirsa district: Haryana Police

There should be coordination between leaders & workers who worked to bring the party into power & we should think what can be done for them. These matters have been discussed with (the 3-member committee) & positive results will come out in the coming days: Sachin Pilot, Congress

An encounter has broken out between security forces and terrorists at Ganipora Kralgund area in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara.

Rajasthan Election Commission postponed elections for 129 urban local bodies which was to take place this month, till October in view of COVID-19 pandemic.

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has denied allegations levelled by Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi related to NFSA list.

The Maharashtra government will resume inter-district state transport bus service from tomorrow. "No private vehicle will move from one district to another without a pass," Transport Minister Anil Parab said.

A 17-year-old girl, who had gone missing 2 days ago in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi, has been found dead with her face and upper portion of body burnt with acid. Police suspect she was killed after rape.

Norway has expelled a Russian diplomat, just days after arresting a Norwegian man suspected of passing sensitive information to Moscow.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has hailed the Cabinet's decision to set up a National Recruitment Agency (NRA). "This transformational reform will remove hurdles of multiple exams for central govt jobs through Common Eligibility Test. NRA will provide equal opportunities to all sections as each dist will have exam centre, test will be in multiple languages and score to be valid for 3 years (sic)," Shah tweeted.

"The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji teaches us service, compassion and furthers harmony. It lays out the path towards a just and equal society. It also teaches us never to bow to injustice. Best wishes on the first Parkash Purab of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji," PM Narendra Modi tweeted.

"The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji illuminates the entire world with its pure teachings. Inspired by it, Sikhs globally have done pioneering service in several spheres. Their courage and kindness are remarkable. May the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji keep guiding humanity forever," he added.

We welcome judgement of Supreme Court and we will provide whatever cooperation is needed by the CBI. It is a matter of pride for Mumbai Police that Supreme Court observed there is no fault found in their investigation: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

Leader of Congress Party in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, writes to Speaker Om Birla, urging him to allow members to attend parliament proceedings virtually, in view of the COVID-19 situation.

Ministry of Home Affairs has reviewed the deployment of paramilitary in Jammu and Kashmir and has decided to withdraw 100 companies of various paramilitary forces from the Union Territory.

Delhi reports 1,398 new COVID-19 cases, 1,320 recoveries and 9 deaths over the last 24 hours. Total number of cases now at 1,56,139 including 1,40,767
discharged/recovered/migrated patients, 11,137 active cases and 4,235 deaths.