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Tejashwi slams CM Nitish for 'turning away from Bihar people'

Patna (Bihar), Oct 22 (ANI): Speaking to media on October 22, ahead of Bihar elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav spoke on CM Nitish Kumar. Yadav said, "Bihar government has spent only 60% of the budget. Be it floods or coronavirus, CM Nitish Kumar turned away from people of Bihar." "Now during election time, on what basis is he going amongst them and asking for votes. All he has done is getting everyone beaten with a stick," he added.

Bihar polls: Nirmala Sitharaman releases BJP's manifesto

Patna (Bihar), Oct 22 (ANI): Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released BJP's manifesto for Bihar Assembly elections in Patna on October 22. BJP come up with '11 sankalp' in their party's manifesto. Addressing the mediapersons, Finance Minister Sitharaman said, "Bihar is one state where all citizens are politically sensitive and well informed. They know and understand the promises a party makes. If anyone raises questions on our manifesto, we can answer them with confidence as we fulfil what we promised." Bihar will go for three-phased elections beginning from October 28 and the result will be declared on November 10.

Army Chief General Naravane commissions ASW ship INS Kavaratti into Indian Navy

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 22 (ANI): Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane commissioned anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship INS Kavaratti into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. Indian Navy, in a statement, said the warship portrays the growing capability of the force. "Designed by Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design, the ship portrays our growing capability in becoming self-reliant through indigenization," Indian Navy stated.

Will bounce back by maintaining belief: KKR's Coach after massive defeat against RCB

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Oct 22 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders faced a humiliating defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets in Abu Dhabi on October 21. KKR's Coach Brendon McCullum expressed disappointment, but on a positive note he said that as long as morale of team stays high, the team has great talent to go deep in the tournament. KKR was restricted to abysmal total of 84 by RCB's bowling attack led by pacer Siraj, who clinched 3/8.

Northeast border row: 'Mizoram decides to withdraw forces,' says Assam Home Secy

Silchar (Assam), Oct 22 (ANI): A meeting of Home Secretaries of Assam and Mizoram, over the present Assam-Mizoram border situation was held on October 21. Following the meeting, Assam Home Secretary, Gyanendra Dev Tripathi informed that Mizoram government agreed to withdraw forces from the state. "In view of the present situation, we requested Mizoram Govt to withdraw the forces in Assam side which they had deployed. Government of Mizoram has agreed to our request. So, the problem of deployment of forces has been resolved," said Gyanendra Dev Tripathi..

'Vaccine trials are being expedited,' says Harsh Vardhan at World Bank Annual Meetings

New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at World Bank Annual Meetings Virtual Event said the private companies with research institutes are expediting trials of vaccine candidates. "To address present and future challenges, public health research agenda for COVID-19 has been escalated to advance the development of an affordable vaccine as well as ensure its equal distribution. Our private companies in partnership with foreign and domestic research institutes are expediting trials of their vaccine candidates. We also plan to leverage an integrated IT platform for managing vaccine distribution," said Dr Harsh Vardhan.

'Planned to give magical performance': RCB's Siraj on his phenomenal spell

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Oct 22 (ANI): After gaining a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore's Mohammed Siraj said RCB supported him and he had planned to give a magical performance. "RCB support me a lot. My plan was to give a magical performance for RCB. I had planned that I will do something different for RCB," said Siraj.

'First election without my father's presence, will live up to expectations': Chirag Paswan

Gaya (Bihar), Oct 22 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan visited Atri assembly constituency in Gaya, late night on October 21. While addressing a public gathering, Chirag Paswan said, "This is the first election when my father is not with me. I am alone but I will try my best to live up to your expectations."

MoS Muraleedharan slams Rahul Gandhi for meeting 'PFI-linked' journalist's family

New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs MoS V Muraleedharan lambasted on Rahul Gandhi for meeting journalist's Siddique Kappan family, who was arrested at the toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh, on his way to Hathras. He said that Congress leader is following the footstep of his party, which according to him "divides the country on the basis of demand raised by Muhammad Ali Jinnah". "Rahul Gandhi is following the same footsteps, by aligning with those forces, who are out to break the country into pieces. Out to create division in the society."He also said that the "assurance given by Gandhi to family of the PFI journalist is highly objectionable and deplorable."

Watch: Lost leopard cub enters cattle barn in Mumbai

Mumbai, Oct 21 (ANI): A leopard cub lost its way in Mumbai and entered a cattle barn at Aarey's Milk Colony. The incident is of October 20. The locals tried to chase the cub away.

Police seal Pune biotech company involved in manufacturing Mephedrone drugs

Pune (Maharashtra), Oct 21 (ANI): Pimpri-Chinchwad Police sealed a biotech company in Pune on October 21. It was involved in manufacturing and selling of Mephedrone drug and arrested 3 more accused, including a Nigerian national. A total of 12 people arrested so far in the matter. Drugs worth Rs 20 crore and cash were seized.

Watch: Slogans raised in support of Lalu Yadav in CM Nitish Kumar's rally

Chapra (Bihar), Oct 21 (ANI): Slogans were raised in support of RJD leader Lalu Yadav during Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's public rally in Bihar's Chapra on Oct 21. CM Nitish Kumar said, "If you don't want to vote for us, don't but don't create nuisance. You will do harm to the person for whom you're here."'Mahagatbandhan' and JD(U)-BJP are intensifying campaign ahead of three-phased Bihar elections to begin on October 28.

EVMs to be used for 1st time in Leh council polls

Leh (Ladakh), Oct 21 (ANI): Political campaigning and rallies have been ended ahead of the Leh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) election scheduled to take place on October 22 in which people of the region are going to vote through Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) for the first time. The local administration has sought help from the Indian Air Force (IAF) to transport polling parties and their material to places where road connectivity is poor. This time around, the administration has also made a special arrangement for the senior citizen and physically challenged voters. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are the major political parties in the fray in the Leh council election.

Cabinet approves adoption of J-K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989

New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar informed that the Union Cabinet has approved adaptation of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989. "This move will help establish all the three tiers of grass-root level democracy like in other parts of the country," he said.

Cabinet approves productivity and non-productivity linked bonuses for 2019-20

New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar informed that Union Cabinet approves productivity linked bonus and non-productivity linked bonus for 2019-2020. "More than 30 lakh non-gazetted employees will be benefited by the bonus announcement and total financial implication will be Rs 3,737 crores," said Javadekar.

Bihar polls: 'PM Modi changed character of India's politics,' says JP Nadda

Bettiah (Bihar), Oct 21 (ANI): Ahead of Bihar elections, while addressing public rally in Bettiah on October 21, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda said, "Prior to 2014, nobody presented their report card. People used to speak of their caste in public addresses and ask for votes on basis of their caste and region." "In 2014 Narendra Modi changed the character of India's politics," he added. "Tejashwi Yadav's posters don't show Lalu. PM Modi's politics has made people so aware that son is removing his own father from posters. Tejashwi knows that if there's Lalu Yadav's photo, it'll remind of 'lalten yug' and when JP (JP Nadda) speaks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo it will remind of 'LED yug'," BJP National President further stated.

'Suffered a lot in BJP': Eknath Khadse blames Devendra Fadnavis

Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Oct 21 (ANI): Eknath Khadse sent his resignation to Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) president Chandrakant Patil on October 21. He wrote, "I am resigning from the primary membership of BJP due to personal reasons." Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil later said, "I got Eknath Khadse's resignation this morning and it has been accepted. We give him our best wishes for joining a new party." Addressing the press conference, Eknath Khadse said, "The then CM (Devendra Fadnavis) instructed police to register First Information Report (FIR) against me on false allegation of harassment by a woman. He said the case would be withdrawn later." "Inquiries for corruption were initiated against me in which I came clean. I suffered a lot in BJP," he added. "I will be joining the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) on October 23," he further stated.

Bihar polls: 'Laalten phoot gayi hai aur tel beh gayi hai', mocks Rajnath Singh on 'Mahagathbandhan'

Kahalgaon (Bihar), Oct 21 (ANI): Addressing public rally in Kahalgaon town on October 21 ahead of Bihar elections, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mocked 'Mahagathbandhan' of Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He said, "Laalten phoot gayi hai aur tel beh gayi hai, ab na panjaa ka chali aur na unka koi khel chali."

Around 25 lakh people in Bihar receiving benefits under Ayushman Bharat Scheme: Rajnath Singh

Kahalgaon (Bihar), Oct 21 (ANI): Addressing public rally in Kahalgaon town on October 21 ahead of Bihar elections, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "Around 25 lakh people in the state of Bihar are receiving benefits under Ayushman Bharat Scheme." "There will come a time when everyone in Bihar will receive the healthcare benefits from the scheme," he added.

Eknath Khadse resigns from BJP, will be inducted in NCP on Oct 23

Mumbai, Oct 21 (ANI): Eknath Khadse sent resignation to Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) president Chandrakant Patil on October 21. He wrote, "I am resigning from the primary membership of BJP due to personal reasons." Addressing the press conference, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra minister, Jayant Patil said, "Eknath Khadse promoted BJP in Maharashtra over years. I have been informed that BJP leader Eknath Khadse has resigned from his party. We have decided to give him an entry in NCP." "He will be formally inducted into NCP at 02:00 pm on Friday (October 23)," he added.