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President Kovind returns to India after concluding 7-day visit to Philippines, Japan

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on October 24 returned from Tokyo after concluding his 7-day visit to Philippines and Japan. The visit witnessed the President taking part in the enthronement ceremony of newly anointed Japanese Emperor Naruhito and unveiling the bust of Mahatama Gandhi at the Center of peace education at a college in Manila, Philippines. President Kovind's visit to Tokyo was the first presidential visit to Japan from India after a gap of 19 years.

Markets decked up with range of options for Diwali

Coimbatore (TN)/ Mumbai, Oct 24 (ANI): The markets in Mumbai and in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore are all decked up to welcome one of the biggest festival of the country, Diwali. The market roads are flooded with hawkers selling colourful earthen lamps, stuffs for worship, organic rangoli colours and idols. Eco-friendly decorative items like paper lamps, paper flowers and rangolis, etc are also attracting people this year. Diwali is the festival of lights is one of the most awaited festivals, associated with the Legend of Lord Ram symbolizing the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness. This year Diwali will be celebrated on Sunday, October 27, 2019.

Kamlesh Tiwari murder case: 2 accused being taken to Lucknow from Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Oct 24 (ANI): In the latest development in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case, two accused in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case are being taken to Lucknow from Ahmedabad airport after a local court granted 72 hours transit remand. The accused, Ashfaq Hussain Jakir Hussain Shaikh and Moinuddin Khurshid Pathan were arrested by Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from the Gujarat-Rajasthan border on Tuesday. A total of five persons have been arrested so far. Recently, other accused were sent to police custody for four days in connection with the case. On October 18, Tiwari was murdered in Naka area of Lucknow.

Farmers throw vegetables in Mysuru amid low prices due to rains

Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 24 (ANI): Farmers in Karnataka's Mysuru were forced to throw away tons of vegetables as prices sank in market due to heavy rains in the region. Tomatoes, cauliflowers and other vegetables were seen lying on ground at Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market in Mysuru. Vegetables became wet garbage for the farmers as they don't have proper shelter or godown to store them. APMC Market is going to hold meeting with vendors to stability in prices of vegetables.

DK Shivakumar released from Tihar jail, thanks Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Hours after Delhi High Court granted bail to senior Congress senior leader DK Shivakumar, the Karnataka leader walked out of Tihar jail here on October 23. After walking out from the jail, he said, "I thank all those who have helped me and stood with me in the hour of crisis. I thank all the leaders of fairest political party including my party president Sonia Gandhi, she came all the way to visit me give me strength and solidarity." The Delhi high Court on October 23 granted bail to Shivakumar in the alleged money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Court has ordered that the senior Congress leader cannot leave India without the court's permission. He was arrested by the ED on September 3.

Google Chrome 78 releases Tab customisation, Forced Dark Mode, more

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Google released its latest Chrome 78 stable version that brings a host of improvements and bug fixes. A new customisation menu for the New Tab page lets you personalise your tab while the Forced Dark Mode enables dark mode for even those websites which do not support the dark theme, Engadget reports. Chrome 78 also comes with support for Password Checkup that lets you know if you are signing in with unsafe credentials. Google is also testing DNS-over-HTTPS protocol with Chrome 78 to prevent spying. It will be rolled out for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS in the coming days.

Clash erupts between BJP, TMC workers in WB's Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar (West Bengal), Oct 23 (ANI): A clash had erupted between members of Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Cooch Behar on October 23. Offices of both the parties were vandalised, and one of the vehicles was also torched during the clash. Both the party supporters alleged each other for the violent conflict.

Govt increases MSP for Rabi crops

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, announced on October 23 that the Union Cabinet has decided to increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Rabi crops, MSP for wheat and barley has been increased by Rs 85, gram by Rs 255, Masur (Lentil) by Rs 325, mustard by Rs 225.

School set ablaze in JandK's Kulgam

Kulgam (JandK), Oct 23 (ANI): A school in Jammu-Kashmir's Kulgam area was set ablaze, allegedly by terrorists, on Tuesday (October 22). Visuals show debris of the burnt school roof strewn on the floor. The visuals also show the scorched walls and pieces of charred furniture. Meanwhile, the centre has stated that the situation in Kashmir is slowly being restored back to normalcy. The government had revoked Article 370 (August 05) which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two union territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Arvind Kejriwal welcomes centre's decision to give ownership rights to people living in unauthorised colonies

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, welcomed the decision of central government to give ownership rights to 40 lakh people who are living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi. "This has been an old demand of the people of Delhi. We welcome this decision and I would like to thank central government on behalf of the people," said Kejriwal at a press conference. He further added that the Delhi government submitted the whole proposal over the scheme on 12th November 2015 and later they submitted their suggestions over the draft on 24th July 2019.

Former Congress leader Ammar Rizvi joins BJP in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Former Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh, Dr Ammar Rizvi, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on October 23. He joined BJP in the presence of party's national general secretary Arun Singh. Earlier, he resigned from Congress alleging negligence of party workers.

Sonia Gandhi sends 'Chhadhar' for Bareilly Sharif Dargah

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi sent a 'Chhadhar' to be offered at Bareilly Sharif Dargah on October 23 in Delhi, via party's minority wing. Salman Khurshid, PC Chacko and several other Congress leaders were present. The Minority Department of Congress will present the Chhadhar at the Dargah.

Yogi govt gave 'attractive shape' to traditional 'Deepotsav' in Ayodhya: Mahendra Nath Pandey

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government will celebrate 'deepotsav' or the festival of lamps in Ayodhya on the occasion of Diwali where over 5.50 lakh earthen lamps or 'diyas' will be lit. While speaking to ANI on 'deepotsav' programme, Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Mahendra Nath Pandey, said, "India is a country of rich cultural heritage. It is a healthy ritual that our society should participate and support such culture of our nation." "I would like to congratulate Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his government that he has given this old traditional culture of 'Deepotsav' in Ayodhya a very systematic and attractive shape," Pandey added. Diwali is celebrated across the nation which marks return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana.

Delhi Police arrests man for murdering his mother

New Delhi, 23 October (ANI): With the arrest of one person namely Ashutosh, North East District police has solved a murder case. Information was received by PS Jyoti Nagar Delhi from GTB hospital regarding admission of a lady in an injured condition. Immediately police reached the hospital and a case was registered. After few days the injured lady succumbed to her injuries. The son of victim was absconding since the incident. Police team raids were conducted at all the possible hide outs to trace the absconding son of victim. The sincere efforts bore result, as information was received that culprit had been spotted in Modi Nagar area in outskirts of Delhi. On this information, a team of police rushed to the location. After searching, narrowed down on suspect he was arrested. During interrogation he admitted his crime and he revealed that he is a drug addict and asked her mother for money and she refused. Accused got furious and brutally assaulted his mother in a fit of rage before flee

Cabinet approves ownership rights to 40 lakh people living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, announced on October 23 that the Union Cabinet has taken the "historic" decision to give ownership rights to 40 lakh people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi.While addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Minister of State with independent charge for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, elaborated the whole scheme. However, the minister also targeted Delhi government for "delaying" the process.

MTNL and BSNL to be merged, no intentions of disinvestment: RS Prasad

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Delhi, Union Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on October 23 said that neither MTNL or BSNL are being closed, nor being disinvested, nor is being hired to any third party. "Union Cabinet approves revival plan of BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) and MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) and in-principle merger of the two," he said.

Want full statehood for Delhi, special status for Bihar: Nitish Kumar

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated 'Training Camp 2019' in Delhi on October 23. While addressing the event, he said, ""Our party has always been in favour that Delhi should be given full statehood. We want statehood for Delhi similarly like we want special status for Bihar."

Farmers continue to burn crop residue in Punjab

Sangrur (Punjab), Oct 23 (ANI): Farmers continued to burn stubble as latest incident has been reported from Kheri village in Sangrur region. Stubble burning, near the autumn season every year, has been a key contributing factor of air pollution and breathing problems among people across the northern region, including New Delhi.The ban and action against people burning crop residue is regulated under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The National Green Tribunal in the order passed on (10.12.2015), directed and prohibited agricultural residue burning in any part of the NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

He was a bright student, secured 9.5 CGPA: Bhubaneswar DCP on death of IIT student

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Oct 23 (ANI): A 2nd year student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar fell from a campus building and succumbed to injuries in hospital on Oct 21. Speaking on this incident, Bhubaneswar DCP, Anup Sahu said, "We have learned that he was a bright student and was securing 9.5 CGPA. We are investigating the matter" added DCP Bhubaneswar.

Army performs wreath laying ceremony of soldier killed in Nowshera gunfight with terrorists

Jammu, Oct 23 (ANI): The wreath laying ceremony of Naib Subedar Valte Sunil Ravsaheb was performed in Jammu on Oct 23. A suspicious movement of terrorists was observed near the forward area along the LoC in Nowshera sector on October 22. During a counter insurgency operation, Naib Subedar lost his life in a gunfight in Nowshera sector. Senior Army officials paid their last tribute to the slain soldier.