Top 5 news at 1 PM on Sept 16: Mulayam rejects Shivpal's resignation,Tamil Nadu bandh and more

After his dramatic resignation from party and cabinet posts, SP leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday told his supporters that he was with party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose efforts to broker peace between his warring brother and son Akhilesh have proved futile till now.

1) Watch video: Mulayam says, there can't be a rift in the party, rejects Shivpal's resignation

After his dramatic resignation from party and cabinet posts, SP leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday told his supporters that he was with party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose efforts to broker peace between his warring brother and son Akhilesh have proved futile till now.

2) Watch Live Tamil Nadu bandh: DMK leaders MK Stalin and Kanimozhi, MDMK Chief Vaiko detained during protest over 

A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several farmers and traders bodies over the raging Cauvery dispute began on Friday across Tamil Nadu amid tight security with Opposition parties, including the DMK, supporting it.

3) Chandrakeshwar Prasad challenges Shahabuddin's bail in Supreme Court

Chandrakeshwar Prasad of Siwan has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging Patna High Court's order granting bail to the former RJD MP Shahabuddin. The petition has been been filed through lawyer Prashant Bhushan.

4) Amitabh Bachchan regrets not fulfilling promises he made as a politician

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan may have had a short tryst with politics but the actor says he is still not able to get over the times as he “regrets not fulfilling the promises” he made to the people of his constituency-Allahabad.

5) Chandra Grahan 2016: Penumbral lunar eclipse coincides with September's full moon today; watch when it happens

Moon will pass over September's full moon directly behind the Earth into its umbra (shadow) resulting in lunar eclipse on Friday.