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11:41 PM

MP assembly polls: Samajwadi Party releases list of nine candidates

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday declared a list of nine candidates for the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh scheduled on November 17. SP leader Yash Bhartiya said the names of six candidates on the list were announced earlier while three new names were added to it. "The nine candidates include former MLA Meera Deepak Yadav who is fielded from the Niwari assembly constituency," said Bhartiya.

10:49 PM

Delhi CM Kejriwal felicitates kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat, announces Rs 1 cr reward

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday felicitated Pawan Sehrawat, who was part of the gold medal-winning kabaddi team at the recently-concluded Asian Games. He also announced that the Delhi government will grant him a reward of Rs 1 crore. During the event, Kejriwal mentioned that the city government is creating a policy that other states will want to emulate.

9:09 PM

Former chief election commissioner MS Gill dies aged 86

Former chief election commissioner Manohar Singh Gill died at a south Delhi hospital on Sunday after a brief illness, according to people close to him. He was 86. Gill will be cremated in New Delhi on Monday, they said. A former bureaucrat, Gill served under Parkash Singh Badal as a young officer when the Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch was the Punjab chief minister.

8:49 PM

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviy rejects India's low rank in Global Hunger Index

Rejecting India's low rank in Global Hunger Index-2023, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said parameters that are currently being followed for evaluation are not based on conditions specific to the country. Interacting with students at IIT-Guwahati, he refuted reports of large-scale malnutrition in India.

8:03 PM

SpiceJet to operate its second flight to Tel Aviv under 'Operation Ajay'

"A group of 120 Israeli nationals, among others, will be travelling from Delhi to Tel Aviv on the SpiceJet flight. SpiceJet's first evacuation flight from Israel, carrying 320 Indian passengers, touched down in Delhi at 8.10 am today," the airline said in a statement.

7:54 PM

Air India Express flight from Dubai makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

A Dubai-Amritsar flight made an emergency landing at Karachi airport on Saturday after an onboard guest had a sudden medical complication during the journey. According to an Air India Express spokesperson, the crew opted to divert the flight to Karachi as it was the closest location to provide the guest with immediate medical assistance.

7:13 PM

No support for terrorism, terror activities in India: LS Speaker Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said he has conveyed to his counterparts from G20 nations that India does not support terrorism or terror activities in any form.

6:43 PM

Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza; medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms

Water has run out at UN shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory's largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive and overwhelmed doctors struggled to care for patients they fear will die once generators run out of fuel. Israel has cut off the flow of food, medicine, water and electricity to Gaza, pounded neighbourhoods with airstrikes and told the estimated 1 million residents of the north to flee south ahead of Israel's planned attack.

5:45 PM

UP CM Adityanath inaugurates development projects worth Rs 233 crore in Gorakhpur

At the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of 303 development projects, the UP chief minister said urban development is the need of the hour, and it will play an important role in making India an economic superpower

5:25 PM

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flags-in first ever ship into Vizhinjam port

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday flagged-in the first ever ship at the Rs 7,700 crore deep-water international Vizhinjam port. Zhen Hua 15 -- which began its journey from China at the end of August, was scheduled to dock at Vizhinjam on October 4, but its journey got delayed due to bad weather conditions along its route.

4:31 PM

Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 strikes Faridabad in Haryana at 4.08 pm

Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 strikes Faridabad in Haryana at 4.08 pm: National Centre for Seismology

4:21 PM

PM Modi urges Amitabh Bachchan to visit Rann Utsav, Statue of Unity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Amitabh Bachchan to visit the upcoming Rann Utsav and Statue of Unity in Gujarat. Bachchan on Sunday shared a photograph on X from the prime minister's recent visit to the Adi Kailash peak, an abode of Lord Shiva, and Parvati Kund in Jolingkong, Uttarakhand, and lamented that the "tragedy is that I shall never be able to visit it in person".

3:56 PM

Chandrasekhar Rao releases BRS's election manifesto, launches campaign for Telangana assembly polls

Raising social security pension amounts, increasing financial assistance given under the 'Rythu Bandhu' investment support scheme for farmers and providing LPG cylinders at Rs 400 each are some of the promises made by the ruling BRS for the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana. 

3:31 PM

Farmers in Karnataka incurred loss of Rs 30,000 cr due to drought: CM Siddaramaiah

According to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, there is a crop loss of 42 lakh hectares and 216 out of 236 taluks of the state have been declared drought-hit. "There is crop loss of 42 lakh hectares in the state. The farmers have incurred a loss of Rs 30,000 this year. As per the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms, we have sought Rs 4,860 crore from the Union government and the Central team has visited the drought-hit areas," Siddaramaiah said addressing people during the inauguration of historic Mysuru Dasara festival.

2:52 PM

IndianOil to invest Rs 1,660 cr in JV with NPTC to set up power plants

Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's biggest oil firm, will invest Rs 1,660.15 crore as equity in a newly set up joint venture with energy major NTPC Ltd for setting up renewable power plants.

In June, IOC and NTPC had formed a 50:50 joint venture company, IndianOil NTPC Green Energy Pvt Ltd, to set up renewable energy projects to meet round-the-clock power requirements of refineries of the oil company.

2:30 PM

Quarterly earnings, crude prices, geopolitical uncertainties to dictate market trends this week: Analysts

The ongoing second quarter earnings, movement of oil benchmark Brent crude and the uncertainty in the Middle East would dictate terms in the domestic markets this week, analysts said.

Furthermore, the activities of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) will also influence trading in the markets. "A slew of earnings reports from heavyweights expected this week will significantly impact market direction. The activities of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) will be important, given their recent consistent selling streak," Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

2:10 PM

There should be no politics, says Ravi Kishan ahead of Akhilesh's visit

On the upcoming visit of Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on October 16 to meet the families of the Deoria incident, Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Ravi Kishan has said that there should be no politics regarding this incident.

Ravi Kishan told ANI "There is nothing wrong with Akhilesh Yadav coming here. Everyone should come, but when he is going to meet the Yadav community, he should also go to meet the Dubey family. The Dubey family has become abandoned and there is no one in the family. I went there and saw how the entire family was destroyed. I hope Akhilesh Ji this time do not indulge in politics because someone's entire house has been destroyed. There is an atmosphere of sadness in the entire village regarding this incident. There should be no politics regarding this incident."

1:49 PM

Eight including two children killed in road accident in Tamil Nadu

Eight persons, including two children, were killed after a car and truck collided head-on near here on Sunday, police said.

While the cause of the accident is being probed, four men and a woman, besides the two children were killed on the spot, Chengam town police said.

1:35 PM

Yokohama bets on local production for sustainable business in India

Japanese tyre maker Yokohama is betting on local production in India for a "sustainable and competitive" business model in the country, according to a top company official.

Yokohama Rubber company, which is present in the country through a wholly-owned subsidiary, is coming up with a new plant in Visakhapatnam in addition to its existing plant in Bahadurgarh, Haryana.

1:20 PM

"Will try to continue work we started five years ago": Chhattisgarh Dy CM on Assembly polls

Hours after the Congress on Sunday announced the first list of 30 candidates for Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo expressed gratitude to the Congress High Command and assured to continue work in the state.

The ruling party in the state has fielded Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Patan and Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo from Ambikapur.

1:00 PM

MP polls: BJP leans on welfare push amid headwinds in Chambal-Gwalior

The BJP's big push to change its fortunes in the region, which had spurned it in the last Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, seems to be facing some headwinds as regional factors take precedence and the Congress' pitch for change challenges the ruling party's narrative woven around the planks of development and welfarism.

Across several constituencies of the Chambal-Gwalior region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi largely draws unreserved praise for his stewardship of the country but many of the same voters also talk of the need for "badlav" (change) in the state, offering mixed views on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government and voicing a litany of complaints.

12:53 PM

Rosmerta lines up Rs 200 cr to set up 10 vehicle scrappage units in next 3 yrs

Automobile technology and automation firm Rosmerta Technologies plans to invest Rs 200 crore to set up ten vehicle scrappage units over the next three years, according to a top company executive.

The company currently operates a single vehicle scrapping facility in Manesar (Haryana) with a capacity of processing 30,000 vehicles annually.

12:40 PM

"We are not walking away...": Biden assures families of unaccounted American citizens amid Hamas attack

United States President Joe Biden spoke with the families of American citizens who are stuck in Israel amid the ongoing war against the Hamas terror group and assured bringing them back is the top priority of the Govt and they are "not walking away" from their duty.

He assured them there is no higher priority than this and the US is not walking away.

12:25 PM

China, Pak to ink key agreements under CPEC during caretaker PM's visit

China and Pakistan will ink significant agreements regarding motorways and highways during caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar's four-day visit to Beijing starting Monday, according to a media report on Sunday.

The agreements would be signed under the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) programme, Dawn newspaper reported.

 

12:12 PM

Committee in PLI scheme approves Rs 1,000 cr disbursement to beneficiaries

The Empowered committee in PLI (production-linked incentive) scheme has approved Rs 1,000 crore disbursement to beneficiary firms of the electronics sector, a top government official said.

The government disbursed Rs 2,900 crore till March 2023, out of claims worth Rs 3,400 crore received under the scheme, which aims at boosting domestic manufacturing, creating jobs and supporting exports.

11:52 AM

ED attaches over Rs 315 cr worth assets against ex Maha NCP MP, biz groups

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday said it has attached land, windmills, silver and diamond jewellery and bullion worth more than Rs 315 crore as part of an alleged bank fraud linked money laundering probe against a former NCP MP from Maharashtra, his family and businesses.

Ishwarlal Shankarlal Jain Lalwani (77), the former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is the promoter of the Rajmal Lakhichand Jewellers Pvt Ltd, R L Gold Pvt Ltd and Manraj Jewellers among others.

11:28 AM

See eventual split in platforms for ICE, electric passenger vehicles: Tata Motors' Martin Uhlarik

Tata Motors sees an eventual split in the platforms for its conventional engine and electric passenger vehicles in order to make future products unique and remove the handicap of developing EVs on traditional platforms, according to its Global Head of Design, Martin Uhlarik.

With electrification and connectivity fast gaining momentum, he also said interiors of cars of the future could become more "like a home" driven by minimalistic approach, as sophisticated customers seek material comfort, simplicity and ease of use

11:10 AM

Sri Lankan Prez calls for stability amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a fresh approach from the world to maintain a stable geopolitical system in the wake of the escalating conflict involving Israel and Hamas.

Speaking at a dinner hosted by the Geopolitical Cartographer, an international research foundation specialising in the Indian Ocean, under the theme Emerging New Order in the Indian Ocean Region', Wickremesinghe on Friday night talked about the importance of the current situation in West Asia and its potential impact on the global order.

10:51 AM

Powerful quake shakes west Afghanistan again a week after killing thousands

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

The US Geological Survey said the latest quake's epicenter was about 34 kilometers (21 miles) outside Herat, the provincial capital, and eight kilometers (five miles) below the surface.

10:42 AM

After export ban, smuggling of rice booms along the Indo-Nepal border

At the crack of dawn every day, hushed frantic activity begins in villages located along the India-Nepal border here as some residents set out on foot or in small vehicles to smuggle rice into the neighbouring country.

Young unemployed men, women and sometimes even the elderly act as carriers for local smugglers and are paid up to Rs 300 for delivering a quintal of rice to warehouses set up across the border by Nepali traders.