Breaking News Today (September 12) Live Updates: Strong earthquake hits Los Angeles in United States

Strong earthquake hits Los Angeles in United States, reports AP

World News Live Updates: Pakistani policeman shoots and kills a blasphemy suspect detained at a police station

A suspicious bag was discovered at the vacant protest site of junior doctors at RG Kar Medical Hospital and College in Kolkata.

Authorities reported that a bomb disposal squad has been dispatched to the scene, and security forces have cordoned off the area.

Meanwhile, junior doctors continue their sit-in outside the West Bengal Health Department's office and maintain their 'cease work' protest over the alleged rape and murder of a young medic at a hospital in the capital.

India News Live Updates: Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi adjourns recording of the victim's statement to September 13 in women wrestlers' sexual harassment case

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has postponed the recording of the victim's statement to September 13 in the women wrestlers' sexual harassment case, as the victim was unable to appear in court due to medical reasons.

India News Live Updates: SC agrees to review plea challenging NGT order limiting Lord Ganesh idol immersion groups to 30

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging a National Green Tribunal order that limits the number of participants in a 'dhol-tasha' group to 30 during the idol immersion of Lord Ganesh. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra noted the submissions of a lawyer who questioned the restriction on group size.

"They have restricted 'dhol-tasha' groups to only 30 people. The urgency is due to the upcoming 'Ganapati visarjan'," the lawyer argued.

CJI Chandrachud responded, "Send an email and the papers, we will take it up at 2 pm."

The NGT imposed the limit in an effort to control noise pollution during Ganapati immersion.

India News Live Updates: Supreme Court to deliver its verdict on Friday on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in alleged excise policy scam

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on Friday regarding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petitions seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the CBI in connection with the excise policy 'scam'. According to the cause list for September 13 on the Supreme Court's website, a bench led by Justice Surya Kant will pronounce the judgment.

The bench, which also includes Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, had reserved its decision on September 5.

Kejriwal has filed two separate petitions, one challenging the denial of bail and the other contesting his arrest by the CBI in the corruption case.

The AAP leader was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on June 26.

India News Live Updates: Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe, Patrice Emery Trovoada visits Taj Mahal in Agra

World News Live Updates: South Korean President Yoon will visit Czech Republic from September 19 to September 22

World News Live Updates: Saudi crude oil supply to China is expected to increase to 46 million barrels in October

Saudi Arabia's crude oil supply to China is expected to increase to 46 million barrels in October, according to trade sources on Thursday. This is up from the 43 million barrels that Chinese refiners are projected to receive in September.

World News Live Updates: US endorses two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa

The United States backs the creation of two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African nations and one rotating seat for small island developing states, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday.

This initiative aims to improve US relations with Africa, where there's discontent over Washington's support for Israel's actions in Gaza, and to strengthen ties with Pacific Island nations, crucial for countering Chinese influence in the region.

Thomas-Greenfield told Reuters that she hopes the announcement will help advance Security Council reform, viewing it as part of US President Joe Biden's legacy.

India News Live Updates: Defence minister Rajnath Singh attends Exercise Tarang Shakti conducted by Indian Air Force in Jodhpur

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday attended the ongoing Exercise Tarang Shakti conducted by the Indian Air Force in Jodhpur.

Aircraft from friendly foreign nations, including the US, Australia, and Greece, are participating in the exercise, which began on August 30 and will continue until September 14, according to IAF officials.

Chandigarh Police has announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for information leading to the arrest of the two remaining suspects involved in the Sector 10 blast case. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, when a small, suspected pressure-type blast took place at a house in Sector 10, damaging windows and flower pots in the residential area, according to police reports.

India News Live Updates: 'Unfortunate to see reckless commentary on PM’s visit to Chief Justice of India’s residence for Ganapati Aarti,' says Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora

"It's unfortunate to see reckless commentary on the Prime Minister’s visit to the Chief Justice of India’s (CJI) residence for Ganapati Aarti. When verdicts favour them, the opposition praises the Supreme Court’s credibility, but when things don't go their way, they conveniently claim the judiciary is compromised. Casting such baseless aspersions on the highest court sets a dangerous precedent. This reckless attempt to undermine the credibility of the CJI by the opposition is not only irresponsible but also damaging to the institution’s integrity...," Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora posted on X.

India Live News Updates: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah invites 8 chief ministers to address concerns over union government's inequitable distribution of funds

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has sent a letter to the chief ministers of eight states addressing concerns over the unequal distribution of taxes by the Union government.

He has also invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to discuss fiscal federalism, emphasizing the need for the Finance Commission to shift direction and create incentives for growth and improved tax mobilisation.

Siddaramaiah highlighted that states with higher per capita GSDP, such as Karnataka, are being unfairly penalized for their economic success, receiving disproportionately lower tax allocations.

India News Live Updates: Brajesh Malhotra and Prakash Kumar take oath as Information Commissioners at Governor House in Patna

India News Live Updates: ED provisionally seizes assets worth Rs 43.52 crores in Ushdev International Bank fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally seized assets, including land, buildings, and fixed deposits totaling Rs 43.52 crores, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in relation to a bank fraud case involving Ushdev International Limited (UIL) and others. The Mumbai Zonal office of the ED carried out the attachment on September 10.

World News Live Updates: China will 'crush' foreign intrusion in the South China Sea, says military official

India News Live Updates: Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma meets Taku Ishii, Japan’s parliamentary vice minister for economy, trade, and industry, in Tokyo

On Wednesday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma met with Taku Ishii, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice Minister for Economy, Trade, and Industry, in Tokyo. Sharma extended an invitation to Ishii for the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit, scheduled for December.

Earlier in the week, the chief minister led a high-level delegation to an investors' meet in Seoul, South Korea, where he encouraged the business community and investors to explore opportunities in Rajasthan. This event was the inaugural international investors' meet for the state's Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024.

During his address, Sharma outlined his government's plan to double Rajasthan's economy from the current $180 billion to $350 billion within the next five years. He assured investors that the state is continuously enhancing processes and policies to improve the "ease of doing business."

India News Live Updates: Assamese actress Sumi Borah and her husband Tarkik Borah surrender to Dibrugarh police in connection with Rs 2,000 crore trading scam

Assamese actress and choreographer Sumi Borah and her husband, photographer Tarkik Borah, both accused in a Rs 2,000 crore trading scam, have surrendered to the police in Dibrugarh.

Assam Police DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh posted on X, “The game is up for them. Kudos to the Team STF.”

A Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police had been investigating the trading fraud.

The couple was arrested after surrendering in Dibrugarh. They had been evading arrest since the scam was exposed last week, revealing Borah’s connections with Bishal Phukan, the mastermind behind the Rs 2,200 crore fraud.

India News Live Updates: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) announces list of 11 candidates for upcoming Haryana Assembly elections

World News Live Updates: Death toll from storms in Vietnam rises to 197, with 128 people still missing

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi, which caused flash floods and landslides in northern Vietnam, has risen to 197, according to government reports.

Approximately 128 people remain missing, and over 250,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed, as stated by disaster officials from the ministry of agriculture.

Meteorologists have noted that Yagi is the most powerful typhoon to strike northern Vietnam in 30 years.

India News Live Updates: ED team arrives at Sandip Ghosh's residence in Kolkata

Enforcement Directorate team on Thursday arrived at the residence of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Chinar Park, Kolkata, to conduct a search operation.

On September 10, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court remanded Ghosh and three others to judicial custody until September 23 in connection with the financial irregularities case involving RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Ghosh was arrested by the CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch on September 2 for alleged corruption and financial misconduct at the college and hospital, following a directive from the Calcutta High Court.

An official FIR against Ghosh was filed on August 24, as ordered by the court. Additionally, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) of Kolkata suspended Ghosh’s membership amid the ongoing investigation.

India News Live Updates: India's Paralympics 2024 team departs from their hotel in Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India News Live Updates: AP releases its 6th list of 19 candidates for upcoming Haryana Assembly elections

Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released its sixth list of 19 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. With this announcement, the party has declared 89 of its 90 candidates.

AAP still has one seat left to fill for the 90 Assembly constituencies in Haryana.

Despite discussions on seat-sharing with Congress, no agreement was reached.

The sixth list includes OP Gujjar for Kalka, Prem Garg for Panchkula, Ketan Sharma for Ambala City, and Gurtej Singh for Mulana.

World News Live Updates: South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

India News Live Updates: Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) announce list of 13 candidates for upcoming Haryana Assembly elections

World News Live Update: Record nine candidates in race to become Japan PM

The race to become Japan's next prime minister began on Thursday with a record nine candidates, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) announced. Among the contenders are the son of a former prime minister and a nationalist aiming to become Japan's first female leader.

The candidates for the September 27 leadership election include Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, former Health Minister Katsunobu Kato, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Digital Minister Taro Kono, LDP Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, and Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Alberto Fujimori, the former president of Peru, has died at the age of 86 after a prolonged battle with cancer, according to his daughter's post on X.

"After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just departed to meet the Lord. We ask those who loved him to accompany us with a prayer for the eternal rest of his soul. Thanks for so much dad! Keiko, Hiro, Sachie and Kenji Fujimori," daughter Keiko Fujimori said.

World News Live Update: Australia moves to strip medals from Afghanistan war commanders

Australia on Thursday moved to strip medals from war commanders whose units were involved in alleged war crimes and "unlawful conduct" in Afghanistan.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said the decision was related to specific unit commanders who were in charge between 2005 and 2016 and was a measure to "address the wrongs of the past", AFP reported.

North Korea launched an unidentified missile off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military reported.This incident occurred just one day after the US presidential debate, where Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, criticized former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, for his "love letters" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

India News Live Update: Tensions gripped Nagamangala following clashes between two groups during Ganpati Visarjan

Nagamangala, a town situated 45 kilometers from Karnataka's Mandya district witnessed heightened tensions following a clash between two groups during a Ganesh procession around 8 pm on Wednesday.

The incident occurred when devotees from Badarikoppalu were carrying two Ganesh idols for immersion.As the procession reached a place of worship, miscreants threw stones, leading to a heated altercation between the two groups.Police had to use mild force to disperse the crowd.