India, Sept. 9 -- Good evening, readers! Here are the top news stories from the day - from India and world news to sports and entertainment.

India on Wednesday condemned attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, saying such strikes undermine regional security and threaten freedom of navigation in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. The comments by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal were the first official response from the Indian side since the Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted energy facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in southern Saudi Arabia as part of a "broad operation".

Election Commission of India (ECI) officials will visit 92-year-old Bharat Ratna awardee and eminent scientis...