Sheila Dikshit resigns as Kerala governor; more news updates of Aug 26

Bangalore, Aug 26: Here are the latest news updates of the day-

9:45 pm: Israeli official confirms acceptance of Egyptian-brokered ceasefire in Gaza war: Associated Press

9:30 pm: Nigerian held with cocaine worth Rs 1.25 crore in Delhi

8:30 pm: CBI arrests senior Tamil Nadu official for allegedly taking bribe from former lawmaker

7:45 pm: Long-term Gaza truce agreed with Israel: Palestinians

7:00 pm: Chabad House, Mumbai Jewish centre stormed in 2008 attacks reopens

6:33 pm: Kerala government sets September 12 as deadline for closing all bars in the state, except those in 5-star hotels

5.47 pm: Shiv Sena criticises BJP in its mouthpiece Saamna, asks it not to bank on 'waves' for local elections

5:45 pm: Italian defence firm Finmeccannica can take part in ongoing deals, but not in future tenders, say sources

5:10 pm: Car bomb kills 15 at busy Baghdad intersection: officials

4:45 pm: Six Indians who returned from Liberia test negative for Ebola. They were taken for the test on arrival at Delhi airport this morning

3.52 pm: Names of Advani and Joshi figure in the list of 'Margdarshak Mandal' (guiding group), a new body.

3.40 pm: BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi dropped from BJP Parliamentary Board.

3.30 pm: Sheila Dikshit resigns as Kerala Governor.

3.20 pm: India, Pak DGMOs hold talks;agree to hold flag meetings at army & BSF levels to defuse situation at LoC & IB: Army.

3.07 pm: PM Modi likely to chair meet to discuss the new body set to replace Planning Commission.

2.20 pm: Kalyan Singh appointed Governor of Rajasthan, Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala appointed Governor of Karnataka. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao (Governor of Maharashtra) and Mridula Sinha (Governor of Goa) (read more)

2.18 pm: Mumbai DIG Sunil Paraskar suspended over accusations of raping a model.

1.45 pm: Pakistan is now targeting civilian areas using high powered explosives: BSF DG DK Pathak

1.35 pm: Supreme Court issues notice to BSP chief Mayawati

1.03 pm: Saharanpur riot report submitted by Meerut Commissioner Bhupendra Singh to UP govt.

12.55 pm: Maharashtra home department sends proposal to suspend rape accused DIG Sunil Paraskar to CM Prithviraj Chavan.

12.40 pm: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley calls for a meet of service chiefs, to raise the issue of ceasefire violations by Pakistan.

12.35 pm: Kerala High Court directs state government to make new liquor policy into law.

12.20 pm: Nariman House reopens nearly 6 years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks

Mumbai : Nariman House reopens nearly 6 years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks pic.twitter.com/hIkDxA4Hpb

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 26, 2014

11.50 am: Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi strongly objects to security cover to BJP MP Sangeet Som, says he's a threat to society (read more)

11.30 am: Passengers suspected to have been exposed to Ebola virus arrive in Delhi airport, taken for medical check up

Passengers suspected to have been exposed to Ebola virus arrive in Delhi airport, taken for medical check up pic.twitter.com/TDXEH21c2j

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 26, 2014

11.25 am: Shah Rukh Khan provided police protection after fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari tries to get in touch with him.

11.20 am: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh again faces protest in Jharkhand over booing row, black flags shown in Ramgarh.

11.17 am: Deputy mayor Ranjanben Bhatt gets BJP ticket for Lok Sabha byelection in Vadodara, vacated by PM Narendra Modi.

11.10 am: Three students reportedly expelled from Scindia School in Gwalior for allegedly ragging junior who is now in hospital (read more)

11.05 am: Gwalior judge moves SC due to dissatisfaction over panel set up to look into sexual harassment case against HC judge (read more)

11.00 am: Kalyan Singh named as new Rajasthan Governor, VR Vala gets charge of Karnataka,CV Rao of Maha and Mridula Sinha of Goa.

10.40 am: Bulandshahr(UP): Last rites of martyr GDR Rahul Kumar of 23 GDR Battalion being performed

Bulandshahr(UP): Last rites of martyr GDR Rahul Kumar of 23 GDR Battalion being performed pic.twitter.com/HT4lodyqW4

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 26, 2014

10.30 am: Panthers Party MLAs raise slogans in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

9.55 am: Shiv Sena takes a dig at BJP post bypolls in Bihar, say people vote for state polls differently.

9.35 am: Saharanpur riots: Commissioner report blames government officials for failure to control situation.

9.30 am: Fresh firing reported in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, five heavily armed terrorists killed.

9.15 am: UN chief Ban Ki-moon asks India & Pakistan to resolve their issues peacefully and through dialogue (read more)

9.13 am: Scindia school ragging: Case registered against three seniors, two assistant house masters.

9.00 am: Six years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Chabad House to reopen today.

8.40 am: J&K : 1 militant gunned down, encounter still on in Kupwara's Kalaroos.

8.20 am: Mumbai airport to screen passengers from Ebola-hit Liberia (read more)

8.00 am: 3 jawans, 5 terrorists killed in two separate encounters in Kupwara district of J&K; the encounters have been on since Saturday.

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