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11:17 PM

BRS party candidate Reddy stabbed during poll campaign, 1 held for murder

An attempt was made on the life of ruling BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy by a 38-year-old man who allegedly stabbed him with a knife in Siddipet district on Monday, police said. The incident took place in Surampalli village of Doulthabad mandal when Prabhakar Reddy, (59), who has been fielded by BRS from Dubbak segment for the November 30 assembly elections, was campaigning, they said. The accused identified as Raju was taken into custody following the incident and a case was registered against him, they said adding the motive behind the attack is under investigation.

11:00 PM

Andhra Pradesh train accident: Odisha Cong demands Vaishnaw's resignation

The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the wake of the train accident in Andhra Pradesh where 14 people were killed and 50 others injured. OPCC president Sarat Pattnayak said Vaishnaw should resign from the post on "moral grounds due to frequent train accidents" during the NDA regime at the Centre. "The prime minister should drop Vaishnaw from the Railway Ministry if he is not effectively managing affairs. Otherwise, Vaishnaw should resign from the post on moral grounds," the Congress leader said.

10:17 PM

Telangana TDP president Gnaneswar resigns from party

Telugu Desam Party's Telangana unit president Kasani Gnaneswar on Monday announced the resignation of his membership following the party's decision not to contest in the November 30 assembly polls in the state. Announcing his resignation at a press conference, Gnaneswar said he took the decision because he and the party workers in Telangana were thoroughly disappointed with the decision of the top leadership. We were fully prepared to contest in the polls. There was no response (from the top leadership of the TDP) as to why the party is not contesting in the polls. We cannot do injustice to the party cadre being in the party. So I decided to resign from the party, he told reporters.

10:00 PM

ED summons Delhi CM Kejriwal for questioning in excise policy case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case on November 2, official sources said on Monday. Kejriwal (55) has been issued the summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and according to the sources, the agency will record his statement once he deposes before the investigating officer of the case in Delhi. The ED has mentioned Kejriwal's name multiple times in its chargesheets filed in the case and said the accused were in touch with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader regarding the preparation and execution of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

8:56 PM

Telangana CM Chandrashekar Rao arrives at Yashoda Hospitals

8:45 PM

China's declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies: Australian think tank

China's declining aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward its political allies in the region as appetite there for Chinese credit declines and competition grows with the U.S. for influence, an independent Australian think tank reported Tuesday. Chinese overall economic influence among the 14 aid-dependent island nations in the region is losing ground because of better loan deals being offered by U.S. allies, especially Australia, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute said in its annual analysis of aid to the region.

 

8:30 PM

General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, ending 6-week strike

General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit automakers, a person briefed on the deal said Monday. The deal follows the pattern set with Ford last week and Jeep maker Stellantis over the weekend. The deals will last four years and eight months and include 25 per cent general pay raises and cost of living adjustments. Combined they bring the wage increase to over 30 per cent over the life of the contract.

8:08 PM

Farm fires in Punjab surges by 740% in a day: NDTV report

Pubjab stubble burning sees massive surge of 740% on Sunday with 1,068 farm fire incidents, as per a NDTV report. This is the highest increase in a single day during this harvesting season, as per data sourced from NASA worldwide by the media outlet.

7:59 PM

IDF tanks reach strategic intersection on main road in Gaza City

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) tanks on Monday reached a strategic intersection on the main road in Gaza City, Israel-based i24 News reported. The tanks were spotted on the Salah al Din thoroughfare which connects Gaza City in the north to Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip.

7:54 PM

First passenger train passed through the affected UP line in Vizianagaram

The first passenger train 18463 Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Special Prashanti Express passed through the affected UP line in Vizianagaram after the line was restored by the railways department earlier today. Fourteen people were killed and at least 50 injured, when the Palasa Passenger train collided with the Rayagada Passenger train at Kantakapalli on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district on Sunday, causing three coaches to derail.