India News Live: Rahul Gandhi says 'no big deal' as PM Modi to visit Manipur tomorrow first time since the unrest

The former chief justice of Nepal Sushila Karki will take oath as interim Prime Minister at 9.00 pm on Friday, reported The Kathmandu Post. Karki will take oath at Sheetal Niwas, the office of the President of Nepal. After Karki's oath, the first Cabinet meeting will recommend House dissolution as demanded by the agitating Gen Z protestors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will inaugurate the new Manipur Police headquarters worth Rs 101 crore and Rs 538 crore civil secretariat, among 17 projects with a total value of Rs 1,200 crore to be unveiled during his visit to the strife-torn state. Modi will also lay the foundation stones for 14 projects worth Rs 7,300 crore from Churachandpur, a government statement said.

"Manipur has been in trouble for long and PM Modi's visit to that state now is no 'big deal'; main issue is 'vote chori', said Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat. "They stole Haryana, Maharashtra elections; we proved that in Karnataka recently," he added.

The Rupee on Friday recovered by 9 paise from all-time low level to provisionally close at 88.26 against the US dollar.

'PM's Saturday visit to Manipur will pave way for peace, normalcy, growth in state,' says Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel in Imphal. He said PM will interact with internally displaced people in Churachandpur, Imphal. He added that during Manipur visit on September 13, PM will unveil projects worth Rs 8,500 crore.

PM Narendra Modi to visit Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar from 13th to 15th September. PM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of projects worth over Rs. 71,850 crore.

Ahead of PM Modi’s September 13 visit to Manipur, security forces conducted thorough checks as the PM prepares to inaugurate projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore and lay foundations for additional initiatives totaling Rs 7,300 crore.

One-line news: Both the Delhi and Bombay High Courts were vacated as a precaution after bomb threat emails prompted security sweeps by specialized teams, including bomb disposal and dog squads.

The Delhi High Court received a bomb threat via email on Friday morning, prompting the evacuation of judges, staff, and security personnel. Bomb detection, disposal, and dog squad teams, along with fire service personnel, were deployed to search the premises. The email, sent from an Outlook account, threatened a blast in the “judge chambers” without specifying names, and investigations are underway.

The Supreme Court dismissed Kangana Ranaut’s plea to cancel a defamation case over her tweet on a farmers’ protester, observing that she added her own comments beyond a simple retweet.

A bus carrying pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh was attacked near Kathmandu, where miscreants hurled stones, smashed windows, and looted cash, bags, and mobile phones. Several passengers were injured before the Nepalese army intervened. The Indian government later airlifted the stranded pilgrims to Delhi, while security along the UP, Bihar, and West Bengal borders remains on high alert.

Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan took oath as India’s Vice President on Friday at Rashtrapati Bhavan, administered by President Droupadi Murmu. The NDA nominee secured 452 votes against Opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy’s 300, with speculation of cross-voting adding 14 unexpected votes. Senior leaders including Prime Minister Modi, Union Ministers, and state governors attended the ceremony.

The Supreme Court on Friday will hear pleas of Sharjeel Imam, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, challenging the Delhi High Court order which denied them bail in the UAPA case linked to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria will hear the matter.

The bench will also hear the pleas of Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

The Delhi High Court on September 2 denied bail to Imam, Khalid and seven others - Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Meeran Haider, Shadab Ahmed, Abdul Khalid Saifi and Gulfisha Fatima.

Four people have died and three remain missing after a landslide struck Upper Rimbi in Gyalshing district of Sikkim around midnight, officials said. According to Gyalshing Superintendent of Police (SP) Tshering Sherpa, three individuals were killed on the spot following a landslide.

Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam will visit Ayodhya on Friday, officials said here. After Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay's visit last Friday, Ramgoolam will be the second PM to visit Ayodhya and offer prayers at the Ram temple.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will welcome Ramgoolam with a traditional Mauritian red carpet reception, the officials said.

President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office to Vice-President-elect C P Radhakrishnan on Friday, officials said.

Former Maharashtra Governor Radhakrishnan will be sworn in as the next VP at a ceremony scheduled to be held at 10 am at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, they said.

The 67-year-old Radhakrishanan won the vice presidential election on Tuesday, defeating the joint opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes.

The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then-incumbent, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on July 21.