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1:39 AM

Samsung’s Lee Kun-hee leaves behind $21-billion wealth for inheritance

Lee Kun-hee, South Korea’s richest person and chairman of Samsung Electronics Co, died on Sunday, leaving behind considerable assets subject to be potentially inherited by his surviving family as well as inheritance tax.

 

Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more than six years in hospital following a heart attack, the company said.

 

The charismatic leader of Samsung Group and the country's richest person, grew it into South Korea’s biggest conglomerate.

But he and the empire he built have also been vilified by critics for wielding huge economic clout, and for opaque governance and dubious transfers of the family wealth.

9:21 PM

Amazon gets interim relief; arbitration panel says Future cannot sell business to RIL for Rs 24,713 cr; Amazon confirms award

8:56 PM

NSA Ajit Doval's speech not about China or any specific situation, govt officials clarify

The National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval was speaking purely in a civilisational and spiritual context and was not referring to any country or specific situation at the religious function in Rishikesh on Saturday, government officials clarified.

8:38 PM

Reliance rolls back salary cuts, offers bonus

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is rolling back salary cuts for the employees of its hydrocarbons division and is also giving out performance bonus that had been deferred after business was hit by coronavirus lockdown.
 

The firm is also offering an advance 30 per cent of the variable pay from the next year's salary to its lakh-plus employees as a goodwill gesture for working during the pandemic, two persons familiar with the matter said.

8:28 PM

Dengue under control just like last year: Delhi CM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that mosquito-borne viral disease Dengue is "under control" in the national capital like previous year.
 

Kejriwal's remarks came while marking the eighth week of the '10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute' anti-Dengue campaign earlier in the day.

8:13 PM

Punjab farmers burn effigies of PM Modi, Union govt

Punjab farmers on Sunday burnt effigies of the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at several places in protest against the farm laws.
 

The protesters described the three farm legislations introduced by the Centre as black laws and raised slogans against the BJP-led Centre. They demanded that the withdrawal of the laws.

8:03 PM

Eighth round of Corps Commander level talks between India, China likely this week

7:50 PM

BJP resorting to hooliganism to suppress doctor's protest: AAP

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led MCD for "resorting to hooliganism to suppress the voices of the protesting doctors and nurses" demanding their pending salaries.
 

Senior AAP leader and MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak made the remarks in a press briefing on behalf of his party. He said, "BJP-ruled MCD has transferred four CMO level senior-most doctors of the Hindu Rao hospital because they were supporting the protest of the doctors and nurses."

7:38 PM

Paddy procurement gained 23% increase over last year's purchase

Paddy procurement for Kharif crops this year so far has gained "good momentum" in nine procuring states and Union Territories (UTs), said an Agriculture Ministry data.
 

As per the data, over 144.59 LMTs of paddy was purchased till October 24 this year against last year's corresponding purchase of 117.55 LMT -- an increase of 23 per cent.

7:14 PM

Army Chief Gen MM Naravane scheduled to visit Nepal from Nov 4-6 with an aim to reset ties

Army Chief Gen MM Naravane's three-day crucial visit to Nepal beginning November 4 is expected to have a significant diplomatic overtone with India looking at resetting relations with the Himalayan nation after the ties came under severe strain following a bitter border row, officials said on Sunday.

6:28 PM

Onion price drop by up to Rs 10/kg in consuming mkts on govt action against hoarding

Wholesale onion prices fell by up to Rs 10 per kg in key consuming markets such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai with increase in arrival of the perishable commodity after the government imposed stock limits on traders to check hoarding and price rise, government data showed.
 

Onion prices showed a declining trend even in producing areas. For instance, in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia's largest wholesale onion market, onion prices dropped by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 51 per kg in just one day after the government's order on stock limits.

6:18 PM

National e-book to compile social works carried out by Centre: JP Nadda

5:45 PM

Tejashwi says Nitish is tired, JD(U)-BJP hit back

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is tired and no longer able to manage Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday, drawing sharp retorts from leaders of the ruling NDA.
 

Yadav, 31, apparently referring to the age of the 69- year-old chief minister and said that he has got tired due to which he gives up when faced with a difficult situation -- be it the coronavirus pandemic or Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Muzaffarpur.

5:05 PM

The Army Commanders’ Conference will be held in Delhi from 26th to 29th October

4:45 PM

TMC launches 'Mark Yourself safe from BJP' digital campaign

The Trinamool Congress has launched a digital campaign 'Mark Yourself safe from BJP' from the alleged wrongdoings of the saffron party in the country In a bid to corner it ahead of the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal.
 

The BJP has made deep inroads in the TMC-ruled state and the coming assembly polls is likely to be a tough fight between the two parties as Mamata Banerjee, who is a harsh critic of the saffron party, will fight to return to power for the third consecutive time.

4:23 PM

Punjab govt acted swiftly in Hoshiarpur case: CM Amarinder

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday asserted that his government had taken swift action in the Hoshiarpur rape-murder case in sharp contrast to the Uttar Pradesh government's response to the Hathras incident.
 

He said the challan in this case will be presented in court this week.

4:05 PM

Nitish Kumar will be behind bars if LJP comes to power: Chirag Paswan

3:49 PM

19.85 Km Alternate Alignment of NH 310 was dedicated to the nation today

3:36 PM

Modi to interact with PM SVANidhi beneficiaries in UP on Oct 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi Scheme from Uttar Pradesh on October 27, the Prime Ministers Office said in a statement.
 

Modi will interact in the event at 10.30 am via videoconference. The interaction will be witnessed by beneficiaries of the scheme from across the state of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of Yogi Adityanath will also be present on the occasion.

3:17 PM

Bhagwat welcomes Centre's new agri reforms, education policy

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday praised the Centre for the agriculture and labour reform bills recently passed in Parliament, and said new policies should aim to make farmers aware of the modern agriculture science.
 

Addressing the Sangh's annual Vijayadashami rally here which was this time attended by only 50 'swayamsevaks' due to the COVID-19 guidelines, he also welcomed the government's new education policy.

2:55 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate conference on vigilance and anti-corruption

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the national conference on vigilance and anti-corruption on Tuesday via video-conferencing.
 

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Sunday said the theme of the conference is "vigilant India, prosperous India".

2:44 PM

PM has decided' date of war with China, Pak: UP BJP president

In a controversial remark, BJP's Uttar Pradesh chief Swatantra Dev Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided when the country would be at war with Pakistan and China.
 

His remarks on Friday came amid tension at the Line of Actual Control between India and China, where the two countries have massed troops.

2:30 PM

BJP National President J P Nadda virtually attended inauguration of district offices in Rajasthan today

2:12 PM

MP bypolls: 18% candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves, says report

Out of 355 candidates contesting in Madhya Pradesh bypolls, 63 (18 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
 

Eleven per cent or 39 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the report said.
 

Serious criminal cases are non-bailable offences with over five years of imprisonment.

1:56 PM

In case of Hathras incident, no police investigation was being done: Punjab CM

1:30 PM

PM Modi highlights contribution of political, spiritual leaders who strived for unity and integrity of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his "Mann Ki Baat" radio programme on Sunday talked about the political and spiritual leaders who strived for the unity and integrity of the nation. He also urged countrymen to visit website ekbharat.gov.in. which portrays efforts made to advance the campaign of national integration.

 

The Prime Minister talked about the lessons one should learn from the life of India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.

 

"On October 31, we will be celebrating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel as National Unity Day. We will find very few people with all these traits together like- ideological depth, moral courage, political acumen, deep knowledge of the agricultural sector and devotion to national unity. He was managing the people's movement of Bapu fighting against the British and still maintain his sense of humour. Bapu had said that the jestful banter of Sardar Patel made him laugh so much that he would get cramps in the stomach," the Prime Minister said.

1:25 PM

Less than 1,000 coronavirus deaths continuously reported since last one week: Ministry of Health

1:19 PM

Govt employees can submit multiple bills to avail LTC cash voucher scheme benefit

Central government employees can submit multiple bills of goods and services purchased in their own name to avail the benefit of the LTC (Leave Travel Concession) cash voucher scheme, according to the Finance Ministry.

 

The Expenditure Department, under the Ministry, has issued a set of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on LTC cash voucher scheme, clarifying that an employee can also avail the scheme utilising the applicable LTC fare without leave encashment.

 

The government on October 12 announced the LTC cash voucher scheme under which central government employees can purchase any goods or services with GST rate of 12 per cent or above to avail the benefit. Till now, employees got LTC benefits only on travels made, or had to forgo the amount.

1:01 PM

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 90%

12:57 PM

Anti-smog guns deployed at multiple locations across Delhi to control pollution