Breaking News | MEA is working on early release of British tanker with 18 Indians: Jaishankar

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who was hospitalised at Fortis Escorts heart institute in a critical state, died at the age of 81 on Saturday. According to reports, the three-time Delhi chief minister from Congress had suffered a massive cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital. Dikshit breathed her last at 3.55 pm at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, doctors said. She was brought to the hospital on Saturday morning in a "critical condition with cardiac arrest". Her body will be taken to Congress headquarters today and after that it will be taken for funeral at 3 pm. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday arrived in the US on a three-day official trip. He is scheduled to address a gathering of thousands of Pakistani Americans at capitol One Arena in downtown Washington DC today.

Check all the latest updates of July 21 here:

11:54 pm: EAM S Jaishankar on reports of Indians among crew of British tanker seized by Iran: Team MEA is already working on the early release and repatriation of all 18 Indian crew members of Stena Impero.

10:27 pm: Congress leaders celebrated senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge's birthday after Legislature Party meeting at Taj Vivanta hotel, in Bengaluru, today.

9:30 pm: Army Chief approves Dhoni's request to train with Parachute regiment for 2 months

8:42 pm: CM Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death, in judicial custody, of the main accused in the recently busted Amritsar drugs case on June 29.

7:28 pm: Bharatiya Janata Party leader, BS Yeddyurappa has called legislative party meeting tomorrow morning.

7:12 pm: Congress Legislative Party meeting underway at Taj Vivanta in Bengaluru ahead of floor test in Karnataka Assembly tomorrow.

7:00 pm: Trinamool Congress MPs have given notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, for suspension of all business and to take up discussion on Monday on ‘Serious incidents of recent atrocities on SC/STs’.

6:16 pm: Rains lashed parts of the national capital on Sunday, bringing relief to the people from the humid weather.

5:03 pm: UP CM on Sonbhadra firing case: Govt has ordered to suspend police personnel responsible. Today I have ordered to provide compensation of Rs 18.5 lakh to the bereaved families of the deceased and Rs 2.5 lakh to the injured, from CM Relief Fund under SC/ST provisions.

4:12 pm: Governor of Gujarat, Acharya Dev Vrat called Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi, today.

3:40 pm: Sheila Dikshit cremated with full state honours in Delhi.

3:00 pm: Governor of Gujarat, Acharya Dev Vrat called Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, today.

2:55 pm: One person has lost his life, one injured, in fire that broke out on the 3rd floor of Churchill Chamber building on Merryweather Road near Taj Mahal Hotel in Colaba today.

2:45 pm: When Rayadu was picked for ODIs on basis of his T20 performance,there was criticism,but we had some thoughts about him.When he failed fitness test,we put him for fitness program.Due to certain combinations he wasn't picked,it doesn't make Selection Committee biased: MSK Prasad

2:30 pm: D Raja (in file pic) has been elected as the New General Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI): CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy

2:00 pm: All preparatory work for Chandrayaan-2 launch completed. Technical snags that developed in the first attempt have been rectified. Today evening, the countdown for the launch will begin. Chandrayaan-2 will perform 15 crucial maneuvers in days to come: ISRO Chief, K Sivan

1:50 pm: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Member of Parliament, Ram Chandra Paswan (in file pic) passes away at RML Hospital in Delhi. He is brother of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

1 pm: Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan will visit India on August 7 during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Amit Shah and is expected to discuss issues like illegal immigration and anti-terror cooperation.

12.15 pm: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to address a rally in Dharamtala later today, on 'Martyr's day'. In 1993, 13 people had died during a protest on Mayo Road after police opened fire on them.

12 pm: A government medical college in collaboration with Dept of Health Services, Kashmir organised a blood donation camp in Srinagar to spread awareness among people about importance of donating blood and help hospitals authorities that face shortage of blood at the time of emergencies.

11.45 am: Captain Virat Kohli & Chief Selector MSK Prasad arrive at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Cricket Centre for a meeting over Team India selection for West Indies Tour.

11.30 am: BJP Working President JP Nadda, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and other BJP leaders paid tribute at Veer Savarkar Memorial and Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial.

11.15 am: Mortal remains of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit have been taken from her residence in Nizamuddin to Congress Headquarters.

11 am: 4 persons killed allegedly by 10-12 unidentified miscreants in Jharkhand's Gumla. Anjani Kumar Jha, SP Gumla, says, "Prima facie, it appears the victims were involved in witchcraft. Crime seems to have happened because of superstitious beliefs. Investigation underway." 

10.45 am: Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pays tribute to former Delhi CM and Senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit.

10.30 am:  Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani pays tribute to Sheila Dikshit.

10.15 am: A 26 year old man Saddam was beheaded by his brother in laws in Nalgonda yesterday over a family dispute. The accused later reached the Police station with the severed head of the victim.

10 am: An international human trafficking racket was busted yesterday by sleuths of Telangana's Special Operation Team, Malkajgiri Zone, Rachakonda and local police. A Tanzanian national was arrested & two Tanzanian nationals were rescued. A case has been registered.

9.45 am: Kargil 'victory run' flagged off by Lieutenant-General Ashwani Kumar, from Delhi's Vijay Chowk. The run will conclude at India Gate.

9.30 am: Two children drowned in a river around Mahabali Temple area in Imphal, last evening. SDRF and NDRF recovered body of one of the children, the other child is yet to be found.

9.15 am: A medical student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself, at SP Medical College, Bikaner. Principal HS Kumar says, "She was a bright student. We don't know the reason of suicide." Police say, "Body shifted to mortuary. Her relatives have been informed."

9 am: Japanese were voting Sunday in an election for the upper house of parliament, where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc is expected to keep the majority. Up for grabs are 124 seats in the less powerful of Japan’s two chambers that doesn’t choose the prime minister. There are 245 seats in the upper house, about half of which are elected every three years.

Media polls have indicated Abe’s ruling bloc is expected to keep the majority as most voters consider it as a safer choice over an opposition with uncertain track records. Opposition parties have focused on concerns over household finances, such as the impact from an upcoming 10% sales tax increase and strains on the public pension system amid an aging population.

8.45 am: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday arrived in the US on a three-day official trip. Along with foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the prime minister was welcomed by a large number of Pakistani Americans. Khan is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday during which the American leadership will press him to take “decisive and irreversible” actions against terrorist and militant groups operating from Pakistani soil and facilitate peace talks with the Taliban.

8.30 am: Senior Congress leader and three-time former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit died at the age of 81 on Saturday. Dikshit breathed her last at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Delhi, where she was admitted in a critical condition with cardiac arrest. As soon as the news of the senior Congress leader’s demise was shared, politicians across the party lines expressed the condolences and paid tributes to Dikshit, credited for changing the face of national capital. Her body will be taken to Congress headquarters on Sunday and after that it will be taken for funeral at 3 pm.