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2:14 PM

Former BJP leaders Ashish Das, Rajib Banerjee join TMC in Tripura

Former BJP leader from Tripura Ashish Das, who had recently left BJP, joins TMC in the presence of party's General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Agartala.

 

West Bengal BJP leader Rajib Banerjee also joined TMC at Banerjee's public meeting in the state.

1:53 PM

Drugs-on-cruise case: Arbaz Merchant released from Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail

Arbaz Merchant, who was arrested in the drugs-on-cruise case, was released from Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai on Sunday.

Speaking to reporter here, Aslam Merchant, father of Arbaz Merchant, said, "I am immensely happy, his mother is the happiest person that our son has come home. Our prayers and blessings came true. We'll obey all the bail conditions religiously."

On Thursday, Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, who are accused in the drugs-on-cruise case, were granted bail by the court following the three-day hearing in the case.

12:30 PM

Haryana bans crackers

Haryana has banned the sale and use of firecrackers in 14 districts near Delhi before Diwali on November 4, the state government said today in a notification. Online shopping sites too cannot make any sales of such nature, NDTV.com reported.

11:16 AM

Saudi Aramco Q3 profit soars

Saudi Arabian state oil producer Aramco said on Sunday its third-quarter net profit more than doubled, boosted by higher crude oil prices and volumes sold, beating analysts forecasts. Net income jumped to $30.4 billion for the quarter to Sept 30 from $11.8 billion a year earlier, Bloomberg reported.

10:53 AM

NSUI protests Ajay Mishra Odisha visit

The National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student's wing of the Congress party, on Sunday three eggs at Union Minister Ajay Mishra's vehicle outside the airport in Bhubaneswar. Mishra' son is under arrest for the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on October 8 in which eight people died. Mishra, the Minister of State for Home, is scheduled to attend a function at the Central Industrial Security Force campus near Cuttack.

10:46 AM

Farmers' union leader warns against removing protesters

Rakesh Tikait, leader of the union at the helm of farmers' protests, says government authorities plan to remove them from Delhi’s borders with Uttar Pradesh. "We have come to know that the administration is trying to pull down the tents here with the help of JCB. If they do that, the farmers will set up their tents at police stations, DM (district magistrate) offices," Tikait told ANI on behalf of the Bharatiya Kisan Union at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border.

9:48 AM

Bryan Adams tests positive for Covid-19

Canadian singer Bryan Adams has tested positive for Covid-19, upsetting his plan to perform at pop icon Tina Turner's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Adams is fully vaccinated for Covid, Variety magazine reported.

9:36 AM

American Airlines cancels 1,400 flights in 3 days

American Airlines said on Saturday it has canceled more than 1,400 flights over the weekend due to staff shortages and unfavourable weather, Reuters reported. The US airline said it canceled 551 flights on Saturday, 480 flights on Sunday, in addition to 376 flights canceled on Friday.

9:33 AM

India logs 12,830 new Covid cases

India recorded 12,830 new cases of Covid-19 and 446 deaths from the diseas in the last 24 hours, said the health ministry on Sunday. Active cases declined to 1,59,272, the lowest since March 2020.

8:53 AM

Puneeth Rajkumar buried

Actor Puneeth Rajkumar was buried in Bengaluru Sunday morning as Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and the Kannada film industry paid homage to him. "I had seen him as a boy. We had relations since those days. Therefore I am giving him a final salute. Certainly, I was emotional," NDTV.com quoted Bommai as saying.

 

 

 

8:15 AM

75.91% turnout in bypoll to Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat

The seat fell vacant following the death of sitting Independent member Mohan Delkar in February this year.

 

 

7:55 AM

Japan votes in national election, 1st key test for Kishida

Japanese voters are casting ballots in national elections Sunday, a first big test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to determine if he has a large enough mandate to tackle a coronavirus-battered economy, a fast-aging and dwindling population and security challenges from China and North Korea, the AP reported.

7:05 AM

China factory activity contracts for second month

China's factory activity contracted more than expected in October, shrinking for the second straight month, as high raw material prices and power disruptions pressured manufacturers in the world's second-largest economy. The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) was at 49.2 in October, down from 49.6 in September, Reuters reported quoting data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Sunday.

6:57 AM

Antarctica gets a Glasgow Glacier ahead of climate summit

Britain is naming a thinning Antarctic ice mass the Glasgow Glacier, to symbolise the vast implications for the world of a climate conference that starts Sunday in the Scottish city. More than 120 world leaders will join British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Glasgow for the COP26 summit, the AP reported.

6:26 AM

Kolkata police say will not allow crackers during festivals

Kolkata will "strictly enforce"” the High Court's ban on sale and use of all kinds of fireworks during Diwali and Chhath Puja, the police chief said on Saturday. "There will be tight surveillance throughout the city, and we would take strict action as per the law against the violators,” said Soumen Mitra, PTI reported.