Latest LIVE updates: CWG gold medallist shooter Shreyasi Singh joins BJP

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has already suspended the Hathras Superintendent of Police, DSP and some other police officers. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start his "Kheti Bachao Yatra" campaign in Punjab on Sunday to protest against recently-enacted agriculture sector reform laws. A series of mass programmes have been planned which will begin from Punjab and will reach Delhi later. Initially, a three-day programme through rallies and roadshows using tractors has been planned.

In another news, the Left and Congress will be organising state-wide protests on October 6 against the alleged gang rape of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, besides incidents of rape and murder in West Bengal. A mega rally will be organised in Kolkata, while similar programmes will also be held in the other districts, according to a statement issued by Left Front Chairman Biman Bose and Leader of Opposition Abdul Mannan of the Congress.

BJP's Bihar election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis and other party leaders including State Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi and Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Saturday held a meeting with Janata Dal (United) leaders today.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced that he is recommending a CBI probe into the Hathras case, amid a growing political storm over the death of the 19-year-old Dalit victim who was assaulted and allegedly gang-raped. He also said that his government was "determined to ensure the harshest punishment" for those guilty in the entire incident.

 

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2:02 AM

London transport regulator bans Ola over public safety failings: Report

2:01 AM

UP CM Adityanath calls for sensitive policing in cases of crime against women

1:32 AM

BJP councillor Manish Shukla shot dead in West Bengal, Governor summons top govt officials

12:23 AM

More than 1.9 million people have returned to India and flown out since Vande Bharat Mission began: Hardeep Singh Puri

11:36 PM

Hathras case: Congress to hold 'stayagraha' across states on Monday

A day after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the family of the Hathras victim, the party announced it will stage 'satyagraha' in the district headquarters of states across the country on Monday to demand justice for them.

 

"The Pradesh Congress Committees will be organising silent Satyagraha sit-in, at Mahatma Gandhi/Ambedkar statues and any other place of significance, against the brutal and arbitrary actions of the UP Government, demanding justice for the victim and her family," AICC general secretary, Organisation, KC Venugopal said in a statement.

 

He said senior leaders, MPs, MLAs, office bearers, party functionaries and ordinary workers will participate in full strength in the 'satyagraha'.

11:36 PM

Assam flood situation improves as number of affected people reduces to 135,000

11:35 PM

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot condemns cremation of Hathras victim's body at night without family's consent

11:23 PM

Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath hits back at Opposition

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath hits back at Opposition over their relentless attack on his govt on Hathras incident, says they are "indulging in newer conspiracies" to trigger riots, hamper development

10:47 PM

Let me enjoy the moment, says LJP president Chirag Paswan after deciding to go solo in Bihar

9:58 PM

Regal-owner Cineworld considering temporary closure of all US, UK screens

9:25 PM

Will support every demand of Hathras victim's family, says Samajwadi Party after meeting them

9:20 PM

Overall credit growth continues to be muted: FinMin report

Overall credit growth continues to remain muted amid weak credit demand and heightened risk aversion among banks, as per a report by the Finance Ministry.

 

Credit to medium enterprises, however, has witnessed an uptick, according to the Monthly Economic Review for September 2020, released by the Department of Economic Affairs on Sunday.

 

"Bank credit growth continued to moderate in the first six months of this year to reach 5.3 per cent as on 11th September 2020. Bank credit to the commercial sector recorded a growth of 5.4 per cent, mirroring weak credit demand and increased risk aversion in the banking system," it said.

 

As per the report, while credit growth to the services sector declined from 10.1 per cent YoY in July to 8.6 per cent in August, credit to trade services picked up significantly to record 12.5 per cent YoY growth.

9:20 PM

BJP headquarters abuzz with activity as PM Modi visits to finalise strategy for Bihar assembly polls, bypolls

9:09 PM

Editors Guild of India slams Adityanath govt

Editors Guild of India hits out at Yogi Adityanath govt in UP, alleging law enforcement agencies under it 'prevented' media persons from reporting on developments in and around Hathras in connection with alleged sexual assault, murder of Dalit woman.

9:02 PM

CWG gold medallist shooter Shreyasi Singh joins BJP, may contest Bihar polls

Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter Shreyasi Singh, whose father Digvijay Singh was a seasoned socialist leader from Bihar, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday and may fight the state assembly elections.

 

She joined the BJP at the party headquarters here in the presence of its general secretaries Bhupender Yadav, who is in charge of its Bihar affairs, and Arun Singh. She later met party president J P Nadda.

 

The 29-year-old Arjuna Awardee, who won a gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, is likely to be fielded by the BJP in the assembly polls.