Headlines at 9 pm Sep 15: At least 12 drown, 30 missing in Andhra boat mishap

At least 12 people drowned and around 30 were missing after a boat carrying them to a tourist spot capsized in the swollen River Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, police said.

The boat was carrying around 60 people, including nine-member crew, and 17 of them were rescued by the locals while search was on for others.

President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal CM among others expressed grief over the tragedy.

Imran Khan warns of possibility of conventional war with India

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said there was no question of talking to New Delhi after it revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, as he warned about the possibility of a conventional war with India which could go beyond the subcontinent.

"So that's why we have approached the United Nations, we are approaching every international forum, that they must act right now," he said.

Khan said he "absolutely" believes war with India could be a possibility.

India vs South Africa T-20 match abandoned due to rain

The first T20 international cricket match between India and South Africa was abandoned on Sunday, without a ball being bowled due to heavy downpour that left a near capacity crowd disappointed.

Independent MLA from Haryana, INLD leaders join Congress

In a boost to the Congress ahead of Assembly elections in Haryana, an Independent MLA and four INLD leaders joined the party on Sunday in the presence of senior leaders.

Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leaders Ashok Arora, Subhash Goyal, Pradeep Chaudhary and Gaganjit Sandhu and Independent MLA Jai Prakash joined the Congress at the party headquarters here.

Arora, a former minister, was the INLD president for over a decade. Goyal is a former minister and Chaudhary a former MLA. Sandhu is the son of INLD's former minister Jaswinder Singh Sandhu. Jai Prakash is a former Congress leader and has been a former union minister too.

Iran refutes US accusations over Saudi attacks

Iran on Sunday dismissed US accusations it was behind drone attacks on Saudi oil installations, suggesting the United States was seeking a pretext to retaliate against the Islamic republic.

Malala urges UN to help Kashmiri children go back to school, evokes angry response from Indians

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Pakistani education rights activist Malala Yousafzai has urged the UN to work towards peace in Kashmir and help children in the Valley to go back to school.

Hong Kong returns to violence with tear gas and Molotovs

Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs on Sunday, tipping the violence-plagued city back into chaos after a brief lull in clashes.

Miscreants break open ICICI ATM using gas cutter, flee with cash

Some miscreants decamped with an undisclosed amount of cash after breaking open an unguarded ATM of ICICI Bank using a gas cutter in south Delhi's Maidan Garhi area, police said on Sunday. There was no guard at the ATM kiosk at the time of the incident.