Rains wash out India, England ODI match; more news updates of Aug 25

Bangalore, Aug 25:

Rangers used mortars and other long range weapons to target Indian positions on the international border in Jammu and Samba districts during Sunday night. More news updates of Aug 25:

10:00 pm: Thousands of mourners gather for slain Ferguson teen's funeral

9:30 pm: Two fires at two major markets in Delhi, no casualties

8:22 pm: 'Don't think transfer was Centre's vendetta': K Sankaranarayanan who quit as Maharashtra Governor after he was shifted to Mizoram

7:15 pm: People flee Nigeria to Cameroon after Boko Haram attacks again

6:50 pm: We accept people's mandate, we'll review our shortcomings: Bihar BJP leader Sushil Modi on bypolls results.

6:18 pm: CBI registers case against Jignesh Shah, SEBI officials, MCX-SX, FTIL for irregularities in grant of license to his private stock exchange.

5:53 pm: Incessant rain washes out first ODI between India and England in Bristol.

5:45 pm: MHA defers decision on holding Delhi Assembly polls; option to form govt remains open as President's rule valid till Feb 2015.

5:35 pm: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to be launched across India on Aug 28, each account holder to get a debit card and Rs 1 lakh accident cover.

5:20 pm: JMM workers show black flag to Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh in Ranchi.

5:00 pm: Scuffle betwn devotees of Sai Baba & followers of Shankaracharya Swaroopanand at 'Dharm Sansad' in Kawardha in Chhatisgarh.

4:34 pm: Kamla Beniwal went to Mizoram and was sacked so other governors don't want to go; they feel they'll be insulted: Congress's Shakeel Ahmad.

4.00 pm: NCP chief Sharad Pawar meets ailing RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in Mumbai hospital.

3.40 pm: JMM workers show black flags to Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh at Birsa Chowk in Ranchi.

3.32 pm: Fire breaks out in old Delhi's Kinari Bazaar area, 8 fire tenders rushed to spot.

3.07 pm: In utter disregard for safety of passengers, Air India ordered its Dreamliner infested with rats to continue its flight inspite of a warning from the pilot.

3.00 pm: Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit meets President Pranab Mukherjee, but no resignation yet.

2.50 pm: Coal block allocations since 1993 illegal: SC

2.20 pm: SC says further hearing is required to determine whether there is a need for cancelling 218 coal block allocations - PTI

1.27 pm: Sheila Dikshit may resign as Kerala Governor today, say home ministry sources. She will meet the President at 2 pm today.

1.20 pm: French President Francois Hollande asks Prime Minister Manuel Valls to form new government.

1.17 pm: Post Akhilesh Yadav's comments,Congress takes on BJP, says BJP trying to divide nation on communal lines.

1.11 pm: BJP hits out at SP government, accuses them of playing politics of polarisation (read more)

1.00 pm: List of Governors likely to be finalised today: sources.

12.45 pm: BJP President Amit Shah visits migration camp

12.40 pm: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's speech disrupted in Assembly.

12.13 pm: Union home secretary and chiefs of BSF, IB and R&AW meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

12.10 pm: ED questions TMC MP Ahmed Hasan Imran in connection with Saradha scam.

12.05 pm: SC refuses to entertain petitions challenging National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) bill (read more)

12.00 pm: Three killed in a fire at a wool factory in Ludhiana.

11.34 am: Congress candidate HS Shantaveerappa Gowda trails in Shikaripura Constituency.

11.27 am: Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh detained by police under IPC 323 in Panchkula after getting into a scuffle over car parking.

11.25 am: Amid reports of her likely transfer to North East, Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit meets Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi

11.20 am: RJD-JD(U) alliance leads in 7; BJP bags 1, leads in 2 .

11.16 am: BJP wins from Agar seat, Madhya Pradesh

BJP's Gopal Parmar has won against Rajkumar Gore of Congress from Agar seat, Madhya Pradesh

11.05 am: BJP's Rashmi Verma wins Narkatiagunj seat of Bihar Assembly.

11.00 am: Delhi: Fire at Connaught Place building intensifies

10.50 am: Congress wins in Bellary

Congress wins BJP bastion of Bellary in Karnataka with a margin of 25,000 seats.

10.43 am: Tough fight between BJP and Opposition alliance

Congress-RJD-JDU alliance takes 7-3 lead against main rival BJP as counting for Bihar Assembly bypolls continues.

10.32 am: Ruckus in J&K Assembly over ceasefire violations by Pak troops along the LoC; Panthers Party members stage a walkout.

10.30 am: Preneet Kaur wins Patiala bypoll

INC Candidate Preneet Kaur wins Patiala Urban bypoll election by over 23,000 votes.

10.24 am: Jayalalithaa cautions PM on tax incentives to Telangana,AP;says it may lead to industries moving out of other states.

10.13 am: India will retaliate to ceasefire violations by Pakistan, says BJP President Amit Shah in Jammu.

9.51 am: Fire breaks out at Rama Building in Connaught Place, fire tenders at work

9.40 am: Bihar bypoll trends: BJP leads in Rajnagar, Jale, Banka and Narkatiyaganj; Congress in Bhagalpur.

9.30 am: BJP-NC workers clash in RS Pura, Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Amit Shah's visit.

9.15 am: BJP MP Kirit Somaiya booked for allegedly manhandling a policeman in Mumbai.

8.45 am: BJP takes lead in Mohania and Jale seats in Bihar.

8.25 am: Counting of votes for by-elections to 18 assembly constituencies in four states begins.

8.10 am: Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad unwell, being rushed to Mumbai for medical assistance (read more)

8.05 am: Oscar-winning British filmmaker Richard Attenborough, renowned for his critically-acclaimed biopic on Mahatma Gandhi, has died (read more)

8.00 am: Pakistan continues to target Indian positions along the Jammu and Kashmir border (read more)

7.55 am: 10 killed in stampede at Kamtanath temple in Chitrakoot (read more)

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