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Cop shot dead his son in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 25 (ANI): A head constable has shot dead his son in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur on October 24. The incident took place at the Chauri-Chaura police station in Gorakhpur. While speaking to ANI, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Gorakhpur Sumit Shukla said, "He had an altercation with his son during which a shot was fired and his son died on the spot." "Perpetrator was apprehended and his licensed weapon has been seized," DSP added.

JP Nadda meets Amit Shah as Haryana gets hung assembly

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): National Working President of Bharatiya Janata Party Jagat Prakash Nadda on October 25 met party president Amit Shah at his residence after meeting Haryana leaders. National General Secretary of BJP Anil Jain and BJP's new Organising Secretary BL Santosh were also present in the meeting which held in the wee hours of October 25. The meeting comes in the view of Haryana polls where BJP has fallen short of seats to form the government.

Watch: Wild tusker rescued with help of other tamed elephants

Bandipur (Karnataka), Oct 25 (ANI): An elephant that had entered the fields near a village in Karnataka's Bandipur, was rescued with the help of other tamed elephants. The rescued elephant was later released in the Bandipur forest.

Low-salt diet can stave off dementia: Study

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): A recent study suggests that consuming low salt diet and maintaining healthy blood vessels in the brain may keep away dementia. The new study builds upon research published last year in 'Nature Neuroscience' by Dr. Faraco and senior author Dr. Costantino Iadecola, director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and the Anne Parrish Titzell Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine. The 2018 study found that a high-salt diet caused dementia in mice. The rodents became unable to complete daily living tasks such as building their nests and had problems passing memory tests. The research team determined that the high-salt diet was causing cells in the small intestine to release the molecule interleukin-17 (IL-17), which promotes inflammation as part of the body's immune response. IL-17 then entered the bloodstream and prevented the cells in the walls of blood vessels feeding the brain from producing nitric oxide. This compound works by relaxing

BJP to do 'jugaad' with independents, others to form govt in Haryana: Kamal Nath

Bhopal (MP), Oct 25 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath reacted on Haryana polls, where BJP has fallen short of seats to form the government. He said that now BJP will do 'jugaad' with other parties and independents and will form government there but will not forget it. "In Haryana they didn't get majority, BJP leaders should accept that they have been rejected by people. Now they will do 'jugaad' with other parties and independents, they will form government, but people will not forget it," said Kamal Nath.

Twitter says it removes more than half of abusive tweets before they are flagged

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Despite reporting systems in place, Twitter said that it is more proactive in removing harmful content even before someone puts in a complaint. Twitter said that it now removes more than 50 per cent of all abusive tweets before users report them, The Verge reports. Twitter, which uses automated moderation tools that leverage machine learning for faster identification and moderation, said automated flagging has grown from 43 per cent of all abusive tweets last quarter.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar chairs meeting on water-logging issue in Patna

Patna (Bihar), Oct 25 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a meeting with elected representatives from Patna on the water-logging issue here on Thursday. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi and Union Minister Ravi Shakar Prasad were also present at the meeting. Taking to Twitter, Prasad stated that the meeting was held today to discuss the damage caused by water-logging here. The capital city of Bihar has witnessed incessant rainfall in the past few days and it is still in the grip of waterlogging and water-borne diseases like dengue. A total of 615 dengue cases have been reported in the city this year till October 17.

Would be delighted to call on CM Banerjee on Bhai Dooj: WB Governor

Kolkata (WB), Oct 25 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he and his wife would be delighted to meet the state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of Bhai Dooj. He added that the meeting with CM Banerjee is subject to her convenience. "Raj Bhavan may have been informed, I'm not aware of it so far. My wife and I would be delighted to call on the CM on Bhai Dooj subject to her absolute convenience," said Dhankhar.

Locals, forest officials join hands to rescue jumbo from well

Sundargarh (Odisha), Bhopal (MP): An adult tusker which had fallen into a well was rescued by the forest officials and fire service personnel with the help of locals in Odisha's Sundergarh. It took about two hours to rescue the tusker. The fire service personnel used their long ropes and managed to pull the jumbo out.

Bhupinder Hooda appeals to all parties, independents to come together to form strong govt in Haryana

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Haryana former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda reacted said that the people of the state have given their mandate against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government. He also urged all the opposition parties, independent or other parties, who got mandate against BJP to come together and form a strong government in the state. Hooda won from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi assembly constituency, beating his nearest rival Satish Nandal of BJP by 58,312 votes.

Mandate against current govt in Haryana: BS Hooda

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 24 (ANI): Amid the Haryana's Vidhan Sabha Election 2019 results and vote counting, state's former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said all opposition parties should come together and form government. "Mandate is against the current governemnt of Haryana (Bharatiya Janata Party). All parties should come together to form a strong government whether it's JJP, BSP, INLD or independent candidates," said Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Hooda won the Garhi Sampla Kiloi Assembly Constituency in Haryana. Haryana assembly elections were held on October 21.

BJP, Shiv Sena will go ahead with pre-decided plan in Maharashtra: Fadnavis

Mumbai, Oct 24 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that BJP and Shiv Sena will go ahead with "what has been decided" between the two parties. "What has been decided is something which you will get to know when the time is right," Fadnavis added. As per official trends by the Election Commission, Fadnavis is leading from Nagpur South West constituency. Counting of votes for 288 seats in the Maharashtra assembly is underway.

BJP and allies won 8 of 11 seats in UP by-polls: Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow (UP), Oct 24 (ANI): Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that BJP and its allies have registered victory in UP by-polls, out of the 11 seats they won 8 seats. Yogi also congratulated all the candidates who have won today by-polls in UP. He further said, "PM Modi's 'mantra' of 'Sabka saath sabka vikas' has become the 'mantra' of the politics in India."

'People have blessed me': Aditya Thackeray after winning Worli assembly seat

Mumbai, Oct 24 (ANI): Aditya Thackeray won the Worli assembly constituency in Maharashtra. "I am very happy that the people have blessed me with so much margin and vote," said Aditya Thackeray. He is the son of Uddhav Thackeray, leader of the Shiv Sena, and grandson of Bal Thackeray. He is also the president of Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shiv Sena.

Pak has agreed to make sufficient provision for 'langar' in Gurdwara premises: MHA Secy

Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab), Oct 24 (ANI): Joint Secy MHA SCL Das, after India and Pakistan signed agreement on Kartarpur Corridor informed that Pakistan has agreed to make sufficient provision for langar in the Gurdwara premises. "The Pakistan side has agreed to make sufficient provision for 'langar' and distribution of 'prasad' in the Gurdwara premises," said SCL Das.

After being granted bail, DK Shivakumar meets KC Venugopal in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Congress leader DK Shivakumar met senior party leader KC Venugopal at Congress office in Delhi on October 24. Congress MP and brother of DK Shivakumar, DK Suresh was also present. Shivakumar was granted bail by Delhi High Court on October 23 in connection with a money laundering case after being in jail for almost a month. While speaking to media persons, he said, "Investigation is going on. I don't want to hamper any investigation. I am law abiding citizen."

India, Pakistan sign agreement to operationalise Kartarpur corridor

Zero Point, Oct 24 (ANI): India and Pakistan sign an agreement to operationalise the Kartarpur corridor, at Zero Point. Earlier, the agreement was scheduled to be signed on October 22, but could not take place. The corridor will facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was established in 1522 by Sikh Guru Nanak Dev. India and Pakistan have held a series of high-level talks for the operationalisation of the corridor ahead of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.

PM Modi urges people to convey best wishes to security forces on Diwali

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to convey their best wishes to security forces on Diwali festival. "Today when we are all celebrating Diwali with our family members, it is our duty to convey best wishes to those who work for us, at borders and within the country, whether it is security forces, police personnel or NDRF personnel. I bow down to all such people," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing BJP workers through video conference.

'Really happy' for Maharashtra and Haryana: Priyanka Gandhi on election trends

Raibarelly (UP), Oct 24 (ANI): Congress general secretary for UP (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reacted over Maharashtra and Haryana's Vidhan Sabha Election 2019 results and vote counting. She said, "I haven't seen the latest trends, really happy for both (Haryana and Maharashtra). We also are happy about the fact that here in UP our vote percentage has increased."Both Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections were held on October 21.

CM Fadnavis shows victory sign at BJP office after leading from Nagpur South West

Mumbai, Oct 24 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis arrived at BJP party office in Mumbai on October 24. As per official trends by the Election Commission, he is leading from Nagpur South West constituency. Counting of votes for 288 seats in the Maharashtra assembly is underway. The state went to polls in a single phase on October 21.