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President Vladimir Putin is hosting Russia’s largest gathering of world leaders since the Ukraine invasion, using the BRICS summit to signal to the United States and its allies that he is not a pariah. As Russian troops make gains in eastern Ukraine and some of Kyiv’s allies show signs of war fatigue, the Kremlin is leveraging the event to portray Putin as challenging the West and working to reshape the global order. While the United States and its Group of Seven partners reject this narrative, it resonates with some emerging nations. Leaders from 32 countries, top officials of regional organisations, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the three-day summit starting Tuesday in Kazan.

Bajaj Finance reported a 13 per cent rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by strong credit demand. The company reported a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 4,014 crore ($477.6 million) for the quarter ended Sep 30 from Rs 3,551 crore a year earlier.

India believes the Russia-Ukraine conflict should be resolved peacefully and New Delhi is ready to play any role to support peace and stability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of a meeting at the BRICS summit in Russia's Kazan. PM Modi held bilateral discussions with Putin hours after arriving in this central Russian city. PM  Modi told Putin that New Delhi "fully supports" the early return of peace and stability in the region. "We are in constant touch on the issue of ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. As I said earlier, we believe that problems should be resolved in a peaceful manner," PM Modi said. "We fully support the early return of peace and stability. All our efforts give priority to humanity. India is ready to provide all possible cooperation in times to come," he said.

Adani Green Energy registered a net profit of Rs 515 crore, up 39 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from Rs 371 crore in the same period last year. The firm's total income rose 30.4 percent to Rs 3,376 crore as against Rs 2,589 crore in the same period last year. 

China has stated that it has reached an agreement with India to end the standoff between the two armies in eastern Ladakh. “Over a recent period, China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the China-India border,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.

Multiple Central Reserve Police Force schools across the nation received hoax bomb threats.  According to reports, an email was circulated to the management of these schools on Monday night. 

The Punjab government today gave the nod to prosecute Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet. Ram Rahim Singh  in the three sacrilege cases of 2015. This comes days after the top court lifted the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial against Ram Rahim Singh in the sacrilege cases.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday departed for his two-day visit to Russia to attend the 16th Brics Summit in the city of Kazan. Upon his arrival, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit is being held under the chairmanship of Russia from October 22-24. PM Modi also likely to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as hold bilateral discussions with leaders from the other Brics member nations. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, "The Summit, themed 'Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security,' will provide an important platform for leaders to discuss key global issues." It will be the prime minister's second visit to Russia in 2024 as he travelled to Moscow in July to attend the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit.

Congress party has released the first list of 21 candidates for Jharkhand Assembly elections. Prominent names in the list includes State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon and senior party leader Ajoy Kumar and Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta. Rameshwar Oraon will contest from Lohardaga (ST) seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes, Banna Gupta from Jamshedpur West and Ajoy Kumar from Jamshedpur East. Voting in Jharkhand will be held in two phases - November 13 and 20. Votes will be counted on November 23.

At least six people were killed in a cylinder blast that occurred in a house in the Ashapuri Colony of Sikandrabad on Monday, said officials. City Magistrate Bulandshahr Chandra Prakash Paryadarshi said," Six bodies have been brought here in the district hospital for post-mortem, three male bodies and three female bodies. These are the victims of the Sikandrabad tragedy. I can't exactly say the total number of casualties. I have my duty in the district hospital and six bodies were brought here."