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10.45 pm: Will quit politics if poaching charges are proved: BJP MLA Sher Singh Dagar.

9.30 pm: Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) today appealed the Centre to "immediately" take up the matter with the neighbouring country to ensure safety of the minority community.

9.10 pm: Very heavy rains expected in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa: Met department.

8:50 pm: Delhi court reserves verdict in 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case for Sept 22.

8:30 pm: Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude shakes Andaman Islands.

8:00 pm: There are many inconsistencies; we will give a detailed reply in court: CBI director Ranjit Sinha on charges against him.

7:34 pm: She doesn't understand the law & people around her are too sacred to tell her: Subramanian Swamy on Jayalalithaa's defamation suit.

7:00 pm: People gathered in large numbers on the streets for Ganpati Visarjan.

Mumbai: People gathered in large numbers on the streets for Ganpati Visarjan pic.twitter.com/nW03cGXdLL

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 8, 2014

6:26 pm: 67 rescued people being taken to Chandigarh from Srinagar Air Base.

J&K floods : 67 rescued people being taken to Chandigarh from Srinagar Air Base (pic: earlier today) pic.twitter.com/yAcRH14qdh

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 8, 2014

6:00 pm: Satish Upadhyay,Delhi BJP Prez on AAP sting : He (Sher Singh Dagar) has to submit a clarification as soon as possible.

5:34 pm: Disappointed with order(anticipatory bail for Karthik Gowda), we will challenge the order in the High Court: Akarsh Gowda, model-actress Maithriya's Lawyer.

5:05 pm: We are working with the civil administration(J&K) to restore electricity connection & water supply : Lt. Gen DS Hooda.

3.50 pm: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa files defamation case against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

3.35 pm: Government also gives to SC details about 40 operational coal blocks and six ready to be functional.

3.17 pm: CISF recovers loaded pistol from Patna airport while screening parcels, further investigation on.

3.10 pm: SC grants 15 more working days time to Sahara chief Subrata Roy to finalise sale of his three foreign luxury hotels.

2.40 pm: 1225 villages affected by floods in Jammu and Kashmir: Home Minister Rajnath Singh .

2.14 pm: BJP leader Sher Singh Dagar refutes poaching allegations levelled on him by Aam Aadmi Party.

1.50 pm: BJP President Amit Shah addressing a rally in Ranchi

BJP President Amit Shah addressing a rally in Ranchi pic.twitter.com/vZcfIgmmXp

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 8, 2014

1.06 pm: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit reacts to AAP's poaching claims, says, 'Money being offered to Congress MLAs as well'

1.04 pm: Ranchi Police books Sherghati judge Rajesh Kumar, friend of Ranjit Kohli alias Rakibul on charge of helping him flee to Delhi.

12.50 pm: SC exempts one of the Italian marines, who suffered brain stroke, from personal appearance before police for two weeks.

12.22 pm: BJP will never indulge in horse-trading to form government in Delhi, party leader Vijender Gupta to NDTV.

12.02 pm: German Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets EAM Sushma Swaraj in Delhi.

11.50 am: BJP's dirty game has been exposed, BJP MLA Sher Singh Dagar tried to bribe our MLAs: Arvind Kejriwal

BJP’s dirty game has been exposed, BJP MLA Sher Singh Dagar tried to bribe our MLAs: Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/t9v1vHqjZC

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 8, 2014

11.45 am: AAP will submit raw footage of sting operation against Delhi BJP to SC tomorrow, says Arvind Kejriwal.

11.35 am: Manish Sisodia claims Delhi BJP vice-president Sher Singh Dagar offered Rs 4 crore to AAP MLA Dinesh Mohania.

11.28 am: AAP releases video, claiming BJP indulging in horse-trading (read more)

11.20 am: Central agencies alert Mumbai Police about terror threat during Ganpati idols immersion today.

10.55 am: CBI director Ranjit Sinha urges SC to tell Prashant Bhushan to declare the source from which he got the documents.

10.45 am: CM Omar Abdullah thanks PM Narendra Modi 'for additional assistance of Rs 1000 crore and continued support' to battle flood in J&K.

10.40 am: Supreme Court adjourns 2G case till Monday, asks CBI director to file counter-affidavit

10.36 am: SC asks CBI Director Ranjit Sinha to file counter affidavit on allegations leveled by Prashant Bhushan.

10.24 am: SC asks CBI director Ranjit Sinha to respond to allegations about his meetings with coal scam accused.

9.35 am: Naxals blow up a railway track in Latehar (Jharkhand), goods train derailed.

9.04 am: Swami Nithyananda brought to the hospital for a potency test in Bangalore-

Bangalore: Swami Nithyananda brought to the hospital for a potency test pic.twitter.com/z2wU4zbhud

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 8, 2014

8.55 am: Vaishno Devi yatra in Jammu and Kashmir resumes after four days of suspension.

8.47 am: Centre announces 1000 crore aid, more teams sent from Delhi to monitor rescue operations in Jammu & Kashmir

8.34 am: Noida's Nithari killings: Supreme Court stays the execution of convict Surinder Koli for one week (read more)

8.15 am: J&K floods: Army, IAF intensify relief operations as toll tops 150. Home Ministry sends rescue teams to the region. [Follow live updates...]

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