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11:19 PM

IDF carries drone strike against terror cell on Lebanon border

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it carried out a new drone strike against a terrorist cell on the Lebanon border, The Times of Israel reported. The IDF did not provide any further details on the cell and what sort of attack they were planning to carry out. The IDF said several more anti-tank guided missiles were fired from Lebanon at IDF posts on the border. It added that troops are responding with artillery shelling against the sources of the missile fire.

10:55 PM

Canadian PM Trudeau says India's actions 'contrary to international law'

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that India's decision to revoke the diplomatic immunity of 41 Canadian diplomats is a violation of the Vienna Convention and it should worry all countries in the world, hours after New Delhi rejected Ottawa's attempt to portray the implementation of parity as a violation of international norms.

9:45 PM

Construction sites not taking pollution control measures will be shut down: BMC on Mumbai's air quality

With the air quality deteriorating in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday warned it would stop construction anywhere, may it be a private site or a government project, if dust and pollution control measures are not being taken. Construction is going on at a whopping 6,000 sites in the city currently, an official release quoted municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal as saying.

9:32 PM

Chhattisgarh polls: AAP releases a list of 37 Star Campaigners'

9:13 PM

ISRO begins countdown for the launch of uncrewed test flight mission

ISRO said the 13-hour countdown for the launch of an uncrewed flight test, marching towards the ambitious mission of sending Indian astronauts into space, commenced on Friday. A single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, equipped with a Crew Module and Crew Escape System, is slated for a lift-off from the first launch pad at the spaceport here at 8 am on Saturday. The test vehicle mission is aimed at studying the safety of the crew module and crew escape system in bringing Indian astronauts back to Earth in the eventual Gaganyaan mission.

8:17 PM

Army Commanders’ Conference discusses Israel-Hamas conflict and Russian Ukraine war

8:14 PM

Punjab assembly session: AAP to move SC against Governor

The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short on its first day Friday with the AAP government announcing it would move the Supreme Court against the governor for not approving the three Bills that were to be tabled in the House. Governor Banwarilal Purohit had termed the session illegal and withheld his approval to the revenue-related Bills, escalating the tussle between him and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

7:18 PM

Israeli citizens can now travel to US without visa for 90 days

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that eligible Israeli citizens and nationals can now travel to the United States for up to 90 days without requiring a visa, CNN reported. This update accelerates the implementation of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for Israeli travellers, which was initially scheduled to begin on November 30.

6:27 PM

HC "appalled" over Mahua Moitra's counsel contacting Dehadrai to take back CBI complaint

The Delhi High Court Friday said it was appalled to know that TMC MP Mahua Moitra's counsel contacted and tried to mediate between her and the advocate against whom she has sought restraint orders to prevent him from circulating any defamatory content against her. Moitra, one of the most vocal members of the Lok Sabha and a strong critic of the Modi government, is in the eye of a raging political firestorm over allegations by Dubey that she took bribes from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions targeting industrialist Gautam Adani and his group.

6:01 PM

NewsClick row: Court extends Purkayastha, Chakravarty's judicial custody by 5 days

A Delhi court on Friday extended by five days the judicial custody of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda.

5:17 PM

Forex reserves increase by $1.153 bn to $585.895 bn, shows RBI data

India's forex reserves increase by $ 1.153 billion to $ 585.895 billion for the week ended October 13, says RBI

5:02 PM

HC dismisses AAP leader Sanjay Singh's plea against arrest in money laundering case

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of AAP leader Sanjay Singh as well as his subsequent remand in Enforcement Directorate's custody in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped excise policy of the city government.

4:27 PM

BJP's agenda is to expel me from Lok Sabha: Mahua Moitra on 'Cash for Query' scandal

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) agenda is to expel her from the Lok Sabha. 

3:42 PM

JSW Steel posts consolidated net profit of Rs 2,773-cr for Sept qtr

JSW Steel returns to black; posts consolidated net profit of Rs 2,773-cr for Sept qtr

 

3:04 PM

Low-pressure system in Arabian Sea to intensify into cyclonic storm: IMD

A low-pressure area over the southeast and the adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has developed into a depression and is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 21, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

 

This would be the second cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea this year. It will be called 'Tej', according to a formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region.

2:50 PM

Punjab assembly Speaker says two-day session being held is legal

Punjab assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Friday told the House that the two-day session being held was legal. The assertion came after opposition Congress members sought his ruling in the wake of the governor's observations.

 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has gone ahead with the session despite the governor's secretariat having said that the October 20-21 session -- being projected as an extension of the Budget Session -- is "bound to be illegal" and any business conducted during it is "unlawful".

2:36 PM

Delhi's Municipal Corporation releases funds for Chhath Puja preparations

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, in a notice, announced the release of Rs 40,000 for every ward for the preparations of Chhath Puja. It further mentioned that the allocation of the budget has been made for the augmentation of street lighting on the approach road to Chhath Ghats.

The funds allocated by the MCD, will also be used for cleaning of the ghats along with making proper arrangements for electricity and water. The approach road to the Ghats will also have adequate street lighting.

1:52 PM

If Congress didn't want to give seats (in MP), then they should have said it before: Akhilesh Yadav

1:31 PM

IGL stock slips on Delhi's EV policy, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley downgrade

Indraprastha Gas Ltd., India’s largest city gas distributor by revenue, is heading for its worst day in more than three years after Jefferies and Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock following a new electric vehicle policy in the national capital. 

Delhi accounts for 88 per cent of IGL’s overall volumes but the EV policy could put about a third of it at risk, Jefferies analysts Bhaskar Chakraborty and Niraj Todi wrote in a note. The brokerage downgraded the stock to hold from buy earlier, while slashing its price target by 18 per cent. Morgan Stanley also cut its recommendation to underweight.

12:42 PM

Delhi calls for firecracker ban in entire NCR in meeting of states with Centre

In a joint meeting of states with the Centre on Friday, the Delhi government urged the Union environment ministry to impose a complete ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses across the National Capital Region. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai told reporters here that Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav held a meeting with environment ministers of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. During this meeting, Delhi suggested several measures to curb pollution in the entire NCR region, he said. Earlier, Rai had requested the Centre to convene a meeting of all NCR states to collaboratively develop an action plan to combat pollution during the winter season.

12:29 PM

Our fundamentals continue to be sound, financial sector sound: RBI Guv on impact of Israel-Hamas conflict

12:26 PM

Road crash in UP leaves six injured, four people admitted to the district hospital

A road crash involving three vehicles on the Etawah-Agra national highway left six people injured, police said on Friday. The accident took place on Thursday night when a speeding truck hit a tractor while trying to overtake it and suddenly applied brakes. The bus coming from behind then rammed into the truck near Adda Bhagwan village, SHO, Sudhir Kumar said. Six people were injured in the accident. While four people were admitted to the district hospital, two critically injured passengers were referred to the Saifai Medical College, he said.

12:10 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the people gathered for his public rally in Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh.

12:08 PM

High-level committee to examine Teesta Stage III dam breach: Sikkim CM

The Sikkim government has decided to form a high-level committee to examine the Teesta Stage III dam breach which was triggered by a sudden cloud bust and flash flood on October 4 at Chungthan in Mangan district, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said.

 

The state cabinet meeting held on October 17 decided to form a high-level committee comprising technical experts, financial experts and subject experts to examine the allotment process of Teesta Stage III, 1,200 MW project keeping in view the credibility, genuineness and technical know-how, financial solvency, of the consortium which was building the dam, he said.

11:50 AM

Pm Modi inaugurates the priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor and flag off RapidX train

11:43 AM

FibreNet case: SC asks AP Police not to arrest Chandrababu Naidu

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Andhra Pradesh Police not to arrest TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the FibreNet case till it delivers verdict on the plea in the Skill Development scam case.

A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi listed the anticipatory bail of Naidu in the FibreNet Case for hearing on November 9 and told the Andhra Pradesh Police, "Let the earlier understanding continue." The bench was referring to the statement of the Andhra Pradesh Police on October 13, when it had said that police will not take Naidu into custody.

11:11 AM

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor

11:08 AM

Three of family die as cooking gas cylinder catches fire in UP

Three members of a family were killed after a cooking gas cylinder in their house here caught fire, police said on Friday. Two members of the family sustained serious burns in the incident that took place in Mohalla Gaddi Tola in Ujhani town on Thursday night, they said. Sukhbir Maurya (35) and his sons -- Gopal (8) and Yash (6) -- died and his wife and mother were seriously injured in the fire that broke while food was being prepared, Senior Superintendent of Police O P Singh said.

10:59 AM

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das speaks about financial stability at Kautilya economic conference

RBI, in the capacity of the regulator in the country, has taken several steps to attain "financial stability". While financial stability is not quantifiable, it has to be taken care of by considering various factors.

10:49 AM

Plenary Address by Shri Shaktikanta Das at the Kautilya Economic Conclave 2023 at 10.30 AM on October 20, 2023