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In the Uttarakhand teen murder case, the forensic team confirmed to have all evidence in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. "All evidence found there being used in forensic investigation is safe; further probe underway," said the team, on September 26. Notably, after the murder incident, the Vanatara resort, owned by BJP Leader's son Pulkit Arya, was demolished on September 24, amid illegal construction.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a charge-sheet against former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee and his associate Arpita Mukherjee. Prepared on September 26, the charge-sheet claims the duo owns a luxurious bungalow in Phuket, Thailand, which was bought during their visit in 2014-2015, in partnership. Furthermore, the 1000-page charge-sheet also attached assets worth crores, informing about seized amounts worth Rs 103 crore,during… read-more

India reported 4,129 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 fatalities in the last 24 hours, on September 26. Of the 20 deaths, 13 were reported from the state of Kerala. A recovery rate of 98.72% has been recorded in the country, taking the total active caseload to 43,415. Furthermore, India has administered over 217 crore cumulative doses of COVID vaccine, since the beginning of the pandemic.

PM Narendra Modi announced to rename Chandigarh Airport after Bhagat Singh as a tribute to the great freedom fighter. On September 25, Modi announced the same in his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio broadcast and said that September 28 is an important day of 'Amrit Mahotsav', as it's the birth-anniversary of Bhagat Singh. "It has been decided that the Chandigarh airport will now be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh," said Modi.

While addressing the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov backed up India for becoming the permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. “India and Brazil are key international actors, and should be counted for permanent membership in the council,” said Lavrov. India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar is currently on a 10-day visit to US as part of the UNGA meetings.