Rahul Gandhi's name missing from campaigning list for UP bypoll; more news updates of Aug 29

Bangalore, Aug 29: People across the nation are celebrating Ganesh Chathurti today. Follow more news updates of the day-

9:00 pm: Comedian Joan Rivers hospitalised in New York City

8:20 pm: No option but army role to end Pakistan crisis: Minister

8:00 pm: Hope Japan visit will write new chapter in ties, says Modi

7:00 pm: Congress issues list of its 35 star campaigners for UP bypolls in 11 assembly constituencies, Rahul Gandhi not among them.

6:48 pm: Greater Noida court sends RTI activist Chandra Mohan Sharma, who faked his murder, in 14-day judicial custody.

6:23 pm: Ebola virus travels from east to west Africa, Senegal health minister confirms country's first case of deadly disease.

6:14 pm: Japan is one of our closest partners in political, economic, security and cultural realms: PM Narendra Modi says a day before his 3-day trip.

5:55 pm: Public sector banks to hold PM Jan Dhan Yojana camps from 8 am to 8 pm on Saturdays to open new accounts.

5:45 pm: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma apologises for his tweets on Ganesha, says posts were 'unintended by me to hurt anyone's sentiments'.

5:35 pm: Court has reserved the judgement, the next hearing will be on Tuesday: RK Kapoor (lawyer) on e-rickshaw issue.

5:25 pm: India & Israel are a part of the free world and together in fight against ISIS & terrorism: Ambassador Daniel Cameron after meeting Rajnath.

5:15 pm: Discussed how to implement anti-terrorism agreement signed few months ago: Daniel Carmon after meeting Rajnath Singh.

5:00 pm: AI clarifies it didn't spend crores on Air India Day celebrations as reported, says its budget was only about Rs 10 lakh.

4:55 pm: Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Prasad Yadav at Mumbai hospital, where he has been recovering after a major heart surgery.

4:50 pm: Lawyers create a ruckus at Greater Noida court during RTI activist Chandra Mohan Sharma's production, demand to hang him.

4:45 pm: Policeman injured critically as suspected militants fire at him outside DC office in Anantnag.

4:30 pm: Digvijaya Singh backs Janardan Dwivedi's call for age of retirement for politicians, says Congress has always been with youth.

4.10 pm: Kolkata lawyer files case against former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmia for dishonouring national flag.

4.00 pm: Aircel-Maxis chargesheet filed against 8 accused, court to decide on cognizance on September 11.

3.50 pm: Ram Gopal Varma finds himself in the midst of yet another controversy with the filmmaker mocking a deity on twitter (read more)

3.30 pm: Defence ministry clears proposals worth over Rs 17,500 crore, including for midlife upgrade of submarines. However Jaitley cancelled chopper tenders worth Rs 40,000 crore.

3.10 pm: Sania Nehwal knocked out of world championship in Denmark, loses in quarter finals.

3.00 pm: Maharashtra govt files affidavit in SC on dance bar ban, denies contempt of court saying issuing license a state matter.

2.45 pm: Punjab govt reacts to appeal of stranded labourers in Kuwait,says Punjab govt wasn't approached but CM's office is in contact with the MEA.

2.20 pm: AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa re-elected unanimously as the party's General Secretary.

2.00 pm: SC issues notice to MEA, civil aviation ministry and MHA regarding measures to scan international passengers for Ebola.

1.45 pm: CBI files closure report in Delhi court in coal block allocation case in which industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla is an accused.

1.40 pm: ATS issues alert in Rajasthan, claims 15 terrorists may enter Rajasthan.

1.30 pm: Ranchi Police may arrest suspended Jharkhand HC vigilance registrar Mushtaq Ahmed, named in shooter Tara Shahdeo's FIR.

12.56 pm: Lalu, Nitish happiness over bypoll win will be short-lived, says LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan (read more)

12.46 pm: Malaysia Airlines to cut 6,000 staff as part of recovery plan after disasters.

12.39 pm: Upset by continuous eve-teasing, Dalit girl commits suicide in Hisar; family refuses to allow autopsy till the accused are arrested.

12.30 pm: Jharkhand HC gives Ranchi Police three-day remand of Ranjit Kohli alias Rakibul.

12.13 pm: Separatists' meeting with Pak HC was nothing new,our govt acted in an immature way:Mehbooba Mufti on cancelled talks.

12.04 pm: Crime branch busts Delhi University admission racket, arrests 2 former students who allegedly charged Rs 5 lakh per admission.

11.55 am: Mudgal Committee submits its interim report on IPL spot fixing case.

11.40 am: Coal shortage, deficit monsoon forces northern grid to send SOS to discoms not to overdraw power.

11.10 am: Centre tells SC that it is making effort to bring servers operating from foreign land to the country to control pornographic websites: PTI.

10.38 am: 25 Indian workers arrested for murder in Kuwait, sends SOS. The Indians labourers stranded in Kuwait have appealed to the Indian Prime Minister for help (read more)

25 Indian labourers in Kuwait are taken into custody for allegedly 'killing Egyptians' #TrappedInKuwait pic.twitter.com/oSAkVqNgbd

— TIMES NOW (@timesnow) August 29, 2014

10.17 am: Najma Heptullah clarifies remark says: I had said 'we are Indians. That is our nationality. I said 'Hindi' which is an Arabic word. I did not say 'Hindu'.

10.00 am: 4 persons killed, 30 others injured as a bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district: Police

9.35 am: Dead' AAP activist Chandra Mohan Sharma admits he killed a homeless man to stage his own death to live with lover.

9.15 am: Make pre-marital clinical tests mandatory for grooms, says Madras high court .

8.50 am: Australian PM Tony Abbott is set to make his first official visit to India next week to further strengthen strategic partnership between two sides (read more)

8.45 am: Lalit Modi to Times Now: My first step was to get my passport back. It's taken time but it's there. No one call me a fugitive.

8.30 am: Minority affairs minister Najma Heptulla endorses RSS argument, says there is nothing wrong in calling Indians Hindus.

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