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11:21 PM

20-member team led by ADGP to probe Kalamassery blast case: Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Sunday that a special 20-member team led by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order will be investigating the Kalamassery incident. "A special team led by ADGP Law and Order will be investigating this incident...20 members will be in the investigating team," Vijayan said at a press conference. The Chief Minister said that an all-party meeting has been called on Monday to have a discussion on the incident.

10:11 PM

6 dead, 25 injured in train accident in Vizianagaram district of Andhra

At least 6 dead, 25 injured, after two trains collided in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening, railway officials said. “There was an overshoot of train 08532 Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger with 08504 Visakhapatnam-Rayagada Passenger, where 3 coaches were involved and about 10 persons were injured,” an East Coast Railway zone official said. It is suspected that some deaths have occurred in the accident as well, an official said but could not immediately confirm the information.

9:58 PM

We are very happy India won. Surya Kumar Yadav played well: Cricket fan after India beat England by 100 runs

9:23 PM

India 5G rollout fastest in world but revenues not picked up: COAI DG

Rollout of 5G network in India has been the fastest in the world but revenue has not picked up as apps that are generating 80 per cent of the traffic are not paying for the network, a top official of the telecom industry body COAI said. While speaking with PTI at India Mobile Congress, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Director General S P Kochhar said telecom players do not want to burden consumers but someone has to bear the cost of investment being made in the network.

9:10 PM

Odisha to spend Rs 2,000 cr to create disaster-resilient infrastructure

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said his government has decided to spend more than Rs 2,000 crore to create disaster-resilient infrastructure in various parts of the state. Addressing a gathering virtually at a function at Rabindra Mandap here on the occasion of Odisha Disaster Preparedness Day 2023, he said the government was giving priority to resilient infrastructure and state-wide risk mapping would be undertaken for various disasters.

8:57 PM

Stubble burning: Punjab sees 1,068 farm fires, highest in a day this season

Punjab reported 1,068 farm fires on Sunday, the highest in a single day in the current harvesting season as paddy growers continue to burn crop residue. Out of 1,068 stubble burning incidents witnessed on Sunday, among the districts Sangrur reported a maximum 181, followed by 155 in Ferozepur, 133 in Tarn Taran, 83 in Patiala and 66 in Mansa, according to the data of the Ludhiana-based Punjab Remote Sensing Centre. On the same day in 2021 and 2022, the state had seen 1,353 and 1,898 farm fires, respectively.

 

8:50 PM

Kerala blasts: Another woman dies, death toll rises to 2 in Kochi

One more woman succumbed to her injuries, taking the toll to two in the blasts at the convention centre of a Christian group in Kochi on Sunday morning, officials said. According to the Public Relations Department of Kerala, a 53-year-old woman who was undergoing treatment at the Kalamassery succumbed to her burn injuries. "Kumari, a native of Thodupuzha in Idukki, who had taken part in the convention, passed away after suffering more than 90 per cent burns from the blast," it said.

8:42 PM

Central agencies will probe pro-Hamas' event in Kerala: BJP spokesman

BJP national spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday said central agencies will investigate the alleged virtual participation of a Hamas leader in a protest programme in Kerala against Israel's war with the militant outfit. Kerala BJP chief K Surendran alleged on Saturday that Hamas leader Khaled Mashal had participated virtually in the protest programme organised by an Islamist group in the southern state.

8:12 PM

We brought Olympic movement back to our country, says Nita Ambani

7:37 PM

Indian women football team's Olympic dreams over after 1-3 loss against Vietnam

India's Paris Olympics dreams ended at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sunday, when they went down fighting to Vietnam 1-3 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group C encounter. Having lost their second consecutive match in a row, India is now out of contention for the Olympics despite having a match in hand. In the first match, India lost to former World Cup champions Japan.

7:29 PM

J&K receives investment proposal worth Rs 86,000 crore: LG Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the Union Territory has received investment proposals worth Rs 86,000 crore as the region has emerged as a favourite destination for investors in the country and abroad. "Investment proposals to the tune of Rs 86,000 crore have come to the Industries and Commerce Department. People from within the country and outside are considering J&K as a favourite investment destination," Sinha said while addressing a function at the Industrial Complex at Lassipora, 35 kilometres from Srinagar.

7:19 PM

Delhi AQI stands at 322, in 'Very Poor' category as per SAFAR-India

6:24 PM

Fire breaks out at a warehouse in Ahmedabad's Bapunagar area

6:14 PM

Vision plan to become $30 trn economy by 2047 in works: NITI Aayog CEO

NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam on Sunday said a vision document is being prepared for India to become a developed economy of about USD 30 trillion by 2047. The vision document will outline the institutional and structural changes/ reforms that will be needed for the country to become a developed nation by 2047. The draft Vision India @2047 will be ready by December 2023 and it will be presented before the country in the next three months, he said.

5:52 PM

Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends: Biden

As the 3-week-old Israel-Hamas war enters what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says could be a long and difficult new stage, President Joe Biden is calling on Israeli and Arab leaders to think hard about their eventual postwar reality. It's one, he argues, where finally finding agreement on a long-sought two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict should be a priority. There's no going back to the status quo as it stood on October 6, Biden told reporters, referring to the day before Hamas militants attacked Israel and set off the latest war. The White House says Biden conveyed the same message directly to Netanyahu during a telephone call this past week.

5:38 PM

Amrit Kalash Yatra under 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign reaches Delhi

The team of Amrit Kalash Yatra from Uttarakhand under the 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign reached Delhi on Sunday morning, said an official statement. On this occasion, local Commissioner Ajay Mishra, representatives of the Government of India, Department of Culture and Office of the Local Commissioner, Government of Uttarakhand welcomed the team with formal puja.

 

5:26 PM

Thousands loot UN aid warehouses in Gaza as death toll tops 8,000 and Israel widens ground offensive

The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says over 8,000 Palestinians have been killed since war broke out on October 7. It said on Sunday that the toll has risen to 8,005 Palestinians, including more than 3,300 minors and over 2,000 women. The Health Ministry is part of the Hamas-run government but includes doctors and veteran civil servants who are not affiliated with the group. Its tolls from previous wars have held up to UN scrutiny, independent investigations and even Israel's tallies.

5:09 PM

CM Gehlot arrives at 15 GRG Congress war room, for Screening Committee meet

4:45 PM

Rahul Gandhi promises hike in health benefits for poor, incentives for landless labourers in Chhattisgarh

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday promised free treatment facility up to Rs 10 lakh to the poor people under an existing health assistance scheme in Chhattisgarh if his party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally at the Rajnandgaon district headquarters in the poll-bound state, Gandhi also promised that agricultural landless labourers (in rural areas) will be given Rs 10,000 per year in place of the existing Rs 7,000. Caste census will be conducted in the country if the Congress is voted to power at the Centre, Gandhi said.

4:23 PM

Modi govt tried to 'weaken' 2010 Act meant for protecting monuments, archaeological sites: Cong

The Congress on Sunday claimed the Modi government has tried to "weaken" a 2010 law meant for the protection of monuments and archaeological sites and that its determined resistance along with that of other parties has prevented this from happening so far. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X on the National Monuments Authority (NMA) having released draft heritage bylaws for one more centrally protected monument in Bihar - the supposed site of the Palace of Asoka located in the state capital- for conservation and periphery development. He hailed it as great news.

4:08 PM

Fire breaks out at a chemical godown in Bhiwandi Rahnal village in Maharashtra

3:52 PM

India pitches for clear definition of e-commerce trade of goods in WTO

India has asked the WTO members to work on a clear definition of e-commerce trade in goods and services as it would help provide developing countries a policy space to make decisions on the fast-growing sector, an official said. At present, there is a difference of understanding about the subject between developed and developing member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The issue came up for discussion during a recent meeting of senior officials of WTO members in Geneva last week.

3:34 PM

Do you remember who formed Telangana? Sonia Gandhi did: Kharge

3:23 PM

Delhi LG accords sanction for prosecution of 10 Delhi Police officials in embezzlement case

3:03 PM

PM Modi to launch multiple development projects on 2-day Gujarat visit from Oct 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Monday during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 5,950 crore, officials said on Sunday. The PM will also pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Narmada district during the visit. Modi will offer prayers at Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district on Monday morning, Collector Varun Banarwal said.

2:46 PM

Chhattisgarh Cong to hold marathon on Monday for first-time voter awareness

The Congress will organise a marathon on Monday in Raipur in Chhattisgarh to create awareness among first-time voters in the poll-bound state.

Assembly polls will take place in Chhattisgarh in two phases on November 7 and 17, while votes will be counted on December 3.

 

2:31 PM

India a key market, will continue investments and accelerate electrification: Honda

Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co Ltd will continue to invest in India, a key market for its future growth strategy while also accelerating electrification of vehicles in line with its global plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, according to top company officials.

At the global level, Honda is open for alliances and collaboration with other firms if it offers a "win-win" situation in the wake of new development in the mobility sector, Honda Motor President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe told visiting Indian journalists at the company's headquarters here in an interaction.

 

2:16 PM

Israel strikes near largest Gaza hospital after accusing Hamas of using it

Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes early Sunday near Gaza's largest hospital, which is packed with patients and tens of thousands of Palestinians seeking shelter, residents said.

Israel has said Gaza's militant Hamas rulers have a command post under the hospital, without providing much evidence. The strikes came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a second stage in Israel's war on Hamas, three weeks after Hamas launched a brutal incursion into Israel October 7.

1:54 PM

Fire dept identifies 240 rooftop restaurants in Bengaluru violating norms

Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services Department has identified over 240 rooftop restaurants in the city which have allegedly violated fire safety norms and license rules, officials said on Sunday.

These include bars, hookah bars and pubs, they said. Following a massive fire that broke out at a cafe in a multi-storied commercial building in the posh Koramangala area here early this month, the fire department started inspecting various such premises to check if the fire safety norms in these establishments were complied with.

1:43 PM

Preliminary investigation suggests IEDs used to trigger blasts: Kerala DGP

After one person died and several others were injured in blasts that ripped through a prayer hall during a meeting in Kochi's Kalamassery, the state DGP on Sunday confirmed that there were two explosions.

"Preliminary investigation suggests that IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) were used to trigger the blasts. We are carrying out further investigations," Kerala DGP Shaik Darvesh Saheb told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. The DGP informed 36 injured persons were undergoing treatment in various hospitals in the district, adding that a thorough investigation into the incident is underway.