Breaking News, Latest Updates, Highlights of September 28

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: At Jagran English, we try to focus on all the top news to provide our readers a brief insight of what’s happening around the world and provide them a 360-degree coverage on all genres including politics, business, India, world, sports, and entertainment.

Today we will have a special focus on India’s right to reply after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in the UN General Assembly debate.

Apart from that, the filing of nominations for Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana next month is underway and we will have a close watch on the latest developments.

NCP leader Sharad Pawar was also asked by the ED yesterday not TO visit its office to submit information sought in connection with the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank scam. The ED had filed the money laundering case against Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar and 70 others in the bank scam on the directions of the Bombay High Court.

Apart from that, we will focus on all the other top-rated news items of the day to help our readers stay updated and well informed.

Here are the Highlights of September 28:

4:30 pm: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, TMC MP on Narada sting case: I accept that I had taken donations from Mathew Samuel, I have receipts too. All political parties accept donations to fight elections. I have taken money as donation for election&have declared it to Election Commission

4:15 pm: Ajit Pawar (NCP), on cooperative bank scam case: Sharad Pawar has no connection with this bank. I feel his name has been dragged just because I am his relative. Because of me, Sharad Pawar & NCP are being defamed. This is the reason I have resigned without asking him.

4:10 pm: Jammu Inspector General of police (IG) Mukesh Singh: Three terrorists have been eliminated in Batote town of Ramban district of Jammu Zone

4:05 pm: Indian Army: Operational contact established in Batote market at around 12:45 pm today. 1 house identified has been isolated where a civilian is hostage. Possibly 5 terrorists are inside. They have refused to surrender so far. Exchange of firing on.

4:00 pm: Odisha: President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President's Colours to the Corps of Army Air Defence today at Gopalpur Military Station.

3:53 pm: MHA Sources: Under the scheme for special remission to prisoners to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi so far 1424 prisoners have been released by states&Union Territories in 2 phases (2nd Oct 2018 & 6th April 2019). 3rd phase of release is due on 2nd Oct 2019.

3:45 pm: MHA Sources: On the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev & as a humanitarian gesture, Government of India has taken a decision to grant a special dispensation to nine Sikh prisoners from various jails in the country. In one case, decision has been taken to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment, and in remaining eight cases, decision has been taken for premature release of prisoners serving life sentences and other sentences, through special remission

3:30 pm: Uttarakhand: Five people died and five were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in got stuck in debris following a lanslide at Teen Dhara, Devprayag, today. Injured have been admitted to hospital.

3:25 pm: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow: I interacted with students from Jammu & Kashmir living in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad&Aligarh as a confidence-building measure. As Chief Minister, I see myself as their local guardian here & it is my responsibility to listen to them.

3:23 pm: J&K Police: A group of 5 terrorists trapped in Batote town of Ramban district of Jammu Zone. Joint parties of Police, Army&CRPF cordoned the area & exchange of fire ensues. Trapped terrorists had fired on a security team in morning and tried to escape.  After a hot chase the terrorists entered the house of a civilian in Batote town which was immediately cordoned. Senior officers on spot supervising the operation.

3:15 pm: Maharashtra: Charan Waghmare, BJP MLA from Tumsar has been arrested today for allegedly misbehaving with a woman police personnel on September 16. The case was registered on September 18.

3:07 pm: Patna: Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, is holding a meeting with Disaster Management officials on flood situation in the state.

3:02 pm: Shiv Sena Chief, Uddhav Thackeray on BJP-Shiv Sena alliance: We'll contest together & going to announce it soon. We have already decided on the alliance. It is just that we are working on number of seats.

3:00 pm: Delhi: Onions being sold at Rs 23.90 per kg at Safal stores by Delhi govt.

2:55 pm: A local in Batote area of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir, says: Three people in civil dress and guns in hands went to a neighbouring house, all the members of their families came out, their father is held in the house. Army personnel just rescued us. Firing is underway.

2:35 pm: CRPF: Unknown terrorists hurled a grenade on troops& escaped, early morning today. Security forces carried out search ops&cornered terrorists in Main Market, Batote. Terrorists have taken 1 civilian as a hostage. Intermittent firing is underway. A grenade was hurled on CRPF troops in Safakadal, Srinagar, earlier today. No injury or loss of life reported. More details awaited.

2:25 pm: Dilbag Singh, DGP Jammu and Kashmir: Day time restrictions have been relaxed from all 105 police station jurisdictions in Kashmir. It has been done after improvement in situation.

2:18 pm: Northern Command, Indian Army: One terrorist killed in Ganderbal. Weapon & warlike stores recovered. Joint operation in progress.

2:12 pm: Rohan Gupta has been appointed as Chairman of Social Media Department of All India Congress Committee (AICC).

2:07 pm: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman: Payments which are pending for services rendered, goods supplied or any other work is done for government agencies and the Public Sector Units to be cleared by October 15. A drive will be conducted between now and the first week of October so that all requirements are met and payments are done before October 15.

2:03 pm: Father of Lt Col Rajneesh Parmar, who lost his life yesterday in Indian Army helicopter crash in Bhutan: This is an irreparable loss. It was his birthday yesterday, we had called him in the morning but he was busy, he just said "Thanks Papa, I will speak to you in the evening".

2:00 pm: Delhi: A poster put up at Sardar Patel Marg ahead of PM Narendra Modi's arrival after his US visit.

1:55 pm: Jammu&Kashmir: Exchange of fire underway at Batote in Ramban after 2 suspicious individuals tried to stop a civil vehicle, early morning today. Security forces have launched joint operations against terrorists in Ramban, Doda and Ganderbal areas of Jammu and Kashmir, operations are still on.

1:50 pm: No evidence so far in probe against CBI Joint Director in 'allegation of fake encounter': CB

1:45 pm: Congress declares John Kumar as its candidate for by-polls to Puducherry Legislative Assembly from Kamaraj Nagar Constituency; Keshab Rajak from Ratanbari-SC; Shamsul Hoque from Jania; Kartik Kurmi from Rangapara; Sushil Suri from Sonari&Rajman Benzam from Chitrakot, Chhatisgarh

1:40 pm: Dinesh Gundu Rao, Congress on disqualified Karnataka Congress MLA ST Somashekhar calling him incapable KPCC pres: He left the party as he was sold dreams by BJP. Now, it's been 2 months,&is frustrated. He betrayed our party, what credibility he has to speak on our party matters?

1:15 pm: MHA warns govt officers, staff members against use of duplicate, unauthorised IDs to gain access in ministries, offices

1:05 pm: DIG CRPF PC Jha in Batote, Ramban: We have information that three men are present. Security forces are conducting an operation in the area.

1:00 pm: GS Priyadarshi, Relief Commissioner on heavy rains in UP: We send weather forecast&warning to all the collectors. Today,heavy rains are predicted in Eastern UP & relatively less rain in Western UP. Ganga river in Ghazipur&Ballia and a river in Gonda were running above danger mark

12:43 pm: Jammu & Kashmir: Today morning, 2 suspicious individuals tried to stop a civil vehicle at Batote in Ramban district. The driver did not stop the vehicle and informed Army QRT (Quick Response Team). Exchange of fire took place; security forces conducting investigation

12:40 pm: RSS leader Dr Krishna Gopal Sharma says, "RSS is only in India. We don't have any branches anywhere in world. If Pakistan is angry with us it means they are angry with India. RSS & India are synonyms now. We also wanted the world to see India & RSS as one."

12:35 pm: Kolkata: BJP Working Pres JP Nadda, BJP National General Secy Kailash Vijayvargiya & party's state Pres Dilip Ghosh meet family members of party workers killed in political violence in the state, after performing 'tarpan'(ritual of paying homage to ancestors) of the killed workers

12:30 pm: Supreme Court's five-judge constitution bench will commence hearing from October 1, a number of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

12:25 pm: Delhi: Finance Minister N Sitharaman holds meeting with heads of central public sector enterprises; meeting also attended by Finance Secy, Secy DEA, CGA, Secy MSME and Heads of Oil India, NHAI, HAL, NHPC, CIL, Indian Oil, ONGC, Power Grid, NTPC, GAIL, HPCL, Hindustan Petroleum & CEO GeM

12:15 pm: Tamil Nadu: A local court has sent AIADMK's ex-Councillor Jayagopal to judicial remand till 11th of October. Chennai Police had arrested him yesterday, in connection with the death of 22-yr-old Subashree after an AIADMK banner fell on her on 12th September.

12:10 pm: UP CM Yogi Adityanath interacting with students from J&K in Lucknow: Today you are here as students, maybe tomorrow you'll be part of the administration in Uttar Pradesh. We live in a democratic society where communication is vital. Prosperity comes to our lives only when we develop.

11:50 am: Kolkata: BJP Working Pres JP Nadda, BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya & party's state Pres Dilip Ghosh at a ceremony to perform 'tarpan'(ritual of paying homage to ancestors) for party workers killed in political violence in the state.

11:30 am: I'm told that to build a frigate, 4000 people get direct employment and 20000 indirect employment: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

11:24 am: RBI initiates prompt corrective action for Lakshmi Vilas Bank after directors probed for alleged fraud

11:20 am: Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the launch function of the warship ‘Nilgiri’, which is the first of the Project 17 Alpha (P17A) class ships.

11:10 am: National Herald Case: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court defers hearing in the case for 21st October.

11:00 am: Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Nepal around 10.30 am today.

10:35 am: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar: Deeply grieved to learn of the shooting of Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, a Sikh Indian-American officer in Houston, USA. We have just visited that city. My condolences to his family

10:20 am: 15 wounded in blast at southern Afghanistan polling station: AFP news agency

10:10 am: Tamil Nadu NEET impersonation issue: CB-CID has arrested 6 people including 3 students for engaging impersonators to write NEET exam on their behalf.

10:00 am: Delhi: Excise Department officials conducted a raid at Nocturnal Air Bar in South Ex-Part-1 where liquor was being sold without license. Owner of the bar, Amit Singh and Manager of the bar, Mahesh, have been apprehended.

9:53 am: Voting for presidential election begins across #Afghanistan: Afghan media

9:45 am: Suspended PMC Bank MD says withdrawal limit for depositors could soon be Rs 1 lakh

9:39 am: Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on-board the second Kalvari-class Submarine INS Khanderi

9:35 am: Defence Min Rajnath Singh: Kuch aisi taqatein hain jinki hasraten napak hain. Ve sazish rach rahe hain ki samandar ke raste Mumbai ke 26/11 jaisa ek aur speculated attack Bharat ke is coastal area mein kar saken. Lekin unke irade kisi bhi surat mein kamyab nahi honge.

9:24 am: CBI has registered an FIR against FSL Rohini after the orders of Delhi High Court for framing incorrect record/writing, causing disappearance of evidence of offence/giving false information in two cases.

9:15 am: Assam Police also seized cash amounting to Rs 6.6 lakhs suspected to be earned from trafficking of NDPS substances.

9:05 am: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai: The progressive steps we are taking in Jammu and Kashmir are receiving global support. But Pak has been going door to door &creating content for cartoon makers

9:00 am: Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissions the second Kalvari-class Submarine INS 'Khanderi.'

8:55 am: Assam: Police has seized 443 gms of suspected substances from a location in Lekhapani, and arrested one person

8:45 am: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Commissioning of INS Khanderi in Mumbai: Pakistan should understand that today with strong resolve of our government and advancement in naval capacity with additions like INS Khanderi, we are capable of giving a much bigger blow to it. I am very pleased to be present here on the occasion of the commissioning ceremony of INS Khanderi. The name Khanderi is inspired by the dreaded ‘Sword Tooth Fish,’ a deadly fish are known to hunt whilst swimming close to the bottom of the ocean

8:35 am: Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives for commissioning ceremony of the second Kalvari-class Submarine INS Khanderi.

7:45 am: USA: Vidisha Maitra, First Secretary MEA to exercise India's right of reply to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's speech. #UNGA

7:25 am: Balbir Singh, DSP Counter Intelligence, in Amritsar: On 22Sept, 4 terrorists of Khalistan Zindabad Force were arrested. During questioning terrorists revealed that 2 Pakistani drones crashed in Amritsar district, parts of drones recovered. The carrying capacity of the drone was 5-6 kgs

7:15 am: Karnataka by-polls to be held on Dec 5: EC

7:10 am: USA: America’s first turbaned Sikh police officer, Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal shot dead on Friday, during a traffic stop in Northwest Harris County in Houston, Texas.

7:05 am: New York: Taxis carrying messages highlighting the human rights violations & atrocities against minorities in Pakistan, seen near United Nations (UN) headquarters. 

7:00 am: Maharashtra: Three detained in possession of demonetised currency notes with the face value of around Rs 1 crore in Osmanpura, Aurangabad. Rahul Khade, DCP says, "Case registered under relevant sections, further investigation underway"