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11:17 PM

Centre to sanction road projects worth Rs 2,800 cr in Tripura

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will sanction projects worth Rs 2,800 crore to Tripura to boost the state's connectivity, an official statement said on Monday. The assurance came at a review meeting chaired by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, held in Vanijya Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.

11:10 PM

MoUs worth Rs 15 trn signed ahead of Rising Rajasthan Summit: CM Bhajanlal Sharma

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday slammed the Congress and said that MoUs worth Rs 15 lakh crore have already been signed for investment, two months before the Rising Rajasthan Summit. Addressing the welcome ceremony organised by the Joint Valmini Workers Union, he said, "Today I was listening to the Congress press conference, they were saying that the chief minister is going abroad and he has not brought a single penny. Will anyone bring the money in a sack or a bag?

10:40 PM

BJP will win Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly polls, says Scindia

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said the BJP will win assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pursuing policies of development and progress. He said the results in the two states will be like the ones in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.

10:09 PM

Delhi Police writes to Telegram to probe Khalistan link to blast

Probing a possible Khalistani link to the explosion near a CRPF school in Rohini, the Delhi Police on Monday wrote to the social messaging app Telegram, seeking information about a 'channel' which claimed that the blast was in retaliation to the "targeting" of pro-Khalistan separatists allegedly by Indian agents. Police sources also said that the CCTV footage of a suspect from the night before the incident was recovered and more than two dozen people spotted near the site just before the explosion have been questioned.

8:40 PM

Four JMM leaders including minister, 2 BJP MLAs file nominations for J'khand polls

Jharkhand Minister Mithilesh Kumar Thakur and three others filed their nomination papers as JMM nominees on Monday, ahead of the party's official candidate announcements. While Thakur will contest from Garhwa, Sanjib Sardar filed his papers from Potka, Mangal Kalindi (Jugsalai) and Anant Pratap Deo from Bhawanathpur.

8:28 PM

Will be able to go back to 2020 patrolling: EAM Jaishankar on India-China patrolling pact

Indian and Chinese troops will be able to carry out patrolling the way they used to do before the military standoff between the two sides erupted in May 2020, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday after the two sides sealed a pact to resolve the festering border row in eastern Ladakh. Shortly after the foreign secretary announced the agreement on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, Jaishankar said the disengagement process with China has been completed.

8:17 PM

Nitin Gadkari reviews 15 ongoing National Highway projects in Arunachal Pradesh

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday reviewed the progress of 15 ongoing National Highway projects covering 423 km in Arunachal Pradesh. During the meeting, he emphasised the importance of expediting development to ensure timely completion of these critical infrastructure projects, highlighting the Modi government's commitment to enhancing mobility and driving economic growth in the northeast region, sources at the chief minister office (CMO) here said.

7:55 PM

Five Naxalites gunned down in encounter with security forces in Gadchiroli district

Five Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Monday, police said. The gunfight, in which commandos of the C-60 specialized combat unit of the Gadchiroli police played a leading role, took place in a forest in Bhamragadh taluka in the eastern Maharashtra district and comes just one month ahead of the state assembly polls.

7:40 PM

ED seizes 300 sale deeds, 'benami' land passbooks after raids against ex-YSRCP MP, others

The Enforcement Directorate Monday said it has seized more than 300 sale deeds of properties "acquired" by former YSRCP MP M V V Satyanarayana and some others, apart from 'benami' land passbooks, following raids against them in an Andhra Pradesh government land grab case. The federal agency conducted searches against the former legislator and an auditor, Gannamaneni Venkateswara Rao, on October 19 at five locations in Visakhapatnam.

7:13 PM

SC refuses to stay Grade-1 posts exam in Telangana, says it will lead to chaos

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the examination being conducted by the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) to fill up 563 Grade-1 posts in various government departments, saying such an order will lead to chaos. "The examination will commence at 2 pm There will be chaos if we stay the exam at this stage," a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, had said during the hearing earlier when senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing for a petitioner, pressed for an interim stay.

5:59 PM

Russia hits Kyiv with drone attacks for 2nd night in a row, says Ukraine

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with several waves of drones for the second night in a row, damaging residential buildings and injuring at least one civilian, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.

5:27 PM

Latest LIVE: Bajaj Housing Finance Q2 PAT at Rs 546 cr

Bajaj Housing Finance Q2 profit after tax at Rs 546 crore, revenue from operations at Rs 2,410 crore.

5:20 PM

RG Kar impasse: Meeting between Bengal CM, junior doctors begins at state secretariat

RG Kar impasse: Meeting between Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and junior doctors begins at state secretariat

5:05 PM

Secularism held to be part of basic structure of constitution, says SC

The Supreme Court on Monday said secularism had always been held to be part and parcel of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution. A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar passed the remark while hearing a batch of petitions filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain and others, who have challenged the inclusion of words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble of the Constitution.

4:51 PM

Bengal CM Mamata writes to PM Modi over revised prices of essential medicines

In the backdrop of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) hiking the prices of eight essential drugs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the relevant ministry to promptly reconsider this decision."I urge upon your kind office to issue directions to the concerned ministry to immediately reconsider the decision on the price escalation in the overall interest of the health and wellbeing of the common people," Banerjee wrote to PM Modi.

4:48 PM

Newly elected Haryana MLAs to take oath on Oct 25

The newly elected members of the Haryana assembly will be administered oath here on October 25. Senior Congress leader and party MLA Raghuvir Singh Kadian (80) will be the pro-tem Speaker in the 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly and will administer the oath. But before that Kadian will be administered oath by Governor Bandaru Dattatreya as acting speaker.

4:33 PM

NCP (SP) leader slams Sena over 'removal' of Gauri Lankesh murder case

NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Monday claimed the ruling Shiv Sena "removed" an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case from the party fold temporarily until elections are over. Amid backlash, the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday stayed the appointment of the accused, Shrikant Pangarkar, to any post in the party in Jalna district. Pangarkar, who was granted bail by the Karnataka High Court in September, joined the Shiv Sena on Friday in the presence of party leader and former minister Arjun Khotkar, ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls.

4:23 PM

Priyanka Gandhi to file nomination for Wayanad bypoll on Wednesday

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will file her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll on Wednesday, party sources said. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will be present on the occasion, they said. Before filing the nomination, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will lead a roadshow from Kalpetta New Bus Stand at 11 AM. The nomination will be filed before the district collector at 12 noon on October 23, they said.

 

4:03 PM

Indian, Chinese negotiators discussed LAC patrolling agreement for weeks

Over last few weeks, Indian and Chinese negotiators have been in touch on it: Foreign Secretary Misri on border row with China in eastern Ladakh.

3:43 PM

PM Modi, Xi to hold bilateral meet on sidelines of BRICS Summit

The announcement on the breakthrough comes a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's travel to the Russian city of Kazan to attend the BRICS Summit. Though there is no official announcement, it is expected that Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

3:41 PM

India, China reach agreement on patrolling along Depsang, Demchok areas

The foreign secretary said the Indian and Chinese negotiators were in touch over the last few weeks to resolve the remaining issues. It is understood that the agreement pertains to patrolling in Depsang and Demchok areas.

3:36 PM

Nitish expresses grief over killing of 3 migrant workers from Bihar in J-K

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed grief over the killing of three construction workers from Bihar in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district.

Seven people, including three migrant workers from Bihar, were killed in a terrorist attack at a construction site in Ganderbal on Sunday night. In a statement, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said Kumar directed the state's resident commissioner in Delhi to make adequate arrangements for transporting the bodies of the three persons to their native villages in Bihar.

3:00 PM

Indian and Chinese negotiators have reached an agreement on Ladakh border issue: Misri

Over last few weeks, Indian and Chinese negotiators have been in touch on it, Foreign Secretary Misri stated on the border row with China in eastern Ladakh. 

2:56 PM

India brings great value to BRICS: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri

We place great deal of importance on BRICS, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated ahead of PM Modi's visit to Russian city of Kazan to attend BRICS Summit.

2:16 PM

Centre plans to take legislative actions to deal with instances of bomb threats, says aviation minister

The Central government plans to amend aviation security rules and the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu stated.

 

2:12 PM

No talks should be held with Pakistan till it stops terror attacks: Farooq Abdullah

Former chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday lashed out at Pakistan for perpetrating terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, saying Islamabad will have to stop terror incidents here if it wants to have friendly relations with India. "I do not know what action India should take, that is the domain of the central government. It is a problem for us and we have been going through it for years now. I have been seeing it for 30 years now. I have told them many times to stop it but their thinking is like that only," Abdullah stated.

2:10 PM

India has credibility to be mediator in Ukraine war: Ex-British PM Cameron

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday said India has the credibility to play the role of a mediator in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Cameron said any role that can be played to bring this conflict to an end would be welcome. "But, it must be done in a way that recognises Ukraine's sovereignty and independence," he said. Cameron's remarks at the NDTV World Summit here came a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a visit to Russia for the BRICS Summit.

1:53 PM

SC rejects Kejriwal's plea against defamation case for comments on PM Modi

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal challenging an order of the Gujarat High Court refusing to quash summons in a defamation case over his alleged remarks over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti noted that a separate bench of the apex court had junked the plea filed by AAP leader Sanjay Singh on April 8 in the same case.

1:48 PM

Low-pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal, Odisha on high alert

The cyclonic circulation over the Andaman sea on Monday intensified into a low-pressure area and is likely to turn into a cyclonic storm by October 23 which will impact Odisha-West Bengal coast, the IMD said. The India Meteorological Department in a special message said Sunday's upper air cyclonic circulation over North Andaman Sea and adjoining Bay of Bengal has formed a low-pressure area over the eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea in the early morning.

1:35 PM

Centre to extend UDAN scheme for 10 more years: Civil aviation minister

The government will extend the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN for 10 more years, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Monday. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) is aimed at enhancing regional air connectivity and making flying more affordable. It was introduced on October 21, 2016 for 10 years. UDAN has led to the birth and growth of regional airlines, generation of jobs and contribution to tourism, the minister said at a function in the national capital to mark eight years of the scheme.