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6:06 PM

Special court to hear Aryan Khan's bail plea on Oct 13; seeks NCB's reply

A special court here on Monday said it would hear the bail application of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, arrested in connection with the seizure of banned drugs onboard a cruise ship, on October 13 and directed the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file its reply on that date.

Special Judge V V Patil, hearing matters related to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, said the court would hear the bail plea on Wednesday after the NCB said there was "no extreme urgency" to hear the application and sought a week to file an affidavit. The defence said Aryan Khan was "falsely implicated" and releasing him on bail would not stop the probe.

Aryan Khan was arrested on October 3 after the NCB raided a Goa-bound cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and claimed to have recovered drugs from some persons. He is currently in judicial custody and lodged at the Arthur Road prison in Mumbai.

5:56 PM

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Gujarat Congress demands SC-monitored inquiry

The Gujarat Congress on Monday staged a silent protest against the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on October 3 and demanded an inquiry into the incident under the direct supervision of a Supreme Court judge.

Newly appointed Gujarat Congress in-charge Raghu Sharma, who is Health Minister in the Rajasthan government, led the silent protest organised by the party outside the Mahatma Gandhi-founded Kochrab Ashram in Paldi area of the city.

Congress leaders, among them Gujarat unit president Amit Chavda, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Paresh Dhanani and former state unit chiefs Bharatsinh Solanki and Arjun Modhwadia, and workers took part in the three-hour long silent protest wearing black masks and holding banners demanding justice for the farmers.

5:25 PM

500 dengue cases in Gwalior now, health teams constituted: Health Officer

5:11 PM

Delhi govt launches "Desh ke Mentor" programme today

5:03 PM

Power ministry mandates energy accounting for discoms to curb electricity losses

The Ministry of Power on Monday said it has mandated energy accounting of distribution companies (discoms) to reduce electricity losses.

"As an important step under the ongoing power sector reforms, the Ministry of Power today mandated electricity distribution companies to undertake energy accounting on a periodic basis," the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The regulations in this regard have been issued by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) with the approval of the Ministry of Power, under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.

4:34 PM

Lakhimpur Kheri case: MoS Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra has been sent to three-day police remand

4:18 PM

Maharashtra bandh evokes good response in Chandrapur

The bandh called by three parties in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident evoked a good response in Chandrapur city in Maharashtra on Monday with shops and hotels remaining closed.

In Chandrapur, Shiv Sena workers ransacked a Shivbhojan hotel located near the bus stand.

Notably, this hotel provides food at a cheap rate to underprivileged people under the Shiv Bhojal Thali (food plate) scheme of the Shiv Sena-led MVA government.

4:00 PM

Seven new companies will be launched formally on October 15: Defence ministry

3:53 PM

Kerala govt will take a decision on imposing power cuts after Oct 19

3:34 PM

Maharashtra bandh: Road transport affected, shops closed in many cities

Leaders of three ruling parties - Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP - staged protests against the Lakhmipur Kheri incident, and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut claimed the bandh to protest the killing of four farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri distric was “100 per cent” successful.

The opposition BJP in the Maharashtra claimed it was a state government-sponsored bandh and was unwarranted.

However, Maharashtra Water Resources Minister and NCP leader Jayant Patil said the bandh, which began at midnight, and the state government had no connection with the protest, which was called by the ruling parties.

Essential services were not involved in the bandh, he said.

3:15 PM

Stone pelting being reported in Maharashtra, not right: Nawab Malik on statewide 'bandh'

Amid the Maharashtra bandh that was announced in light of Lakhimpur Kheri violence, state's minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Monday said that there are reports of stone pelting in the state and it is not right.

He urged people to not involve themselves in such acts.

"There are reports about stone pelting at some places, which is not right. No one should indulge in such activities," said the NCP leader.

 

3:04 PM

Pune shopkeepers support Maharashtra Bandh, all shops except essential services remains shut

Pune shopkeepers extended support to Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) call for Maharashtra Bandh on Monday. All shops except the essential services remained closed in the district.

The bandh was called by MVA, a coalition of NCP, Congress, and Shiv Sena in protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident that claimed the lives of eight people including four farmers.

"The traders of the market had decided to observe the bandh and informed the farmers in advance," market administrator Madhukant Garad said.

3:00 PM

Union Power Minister RK Singh, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi arrive at MHA to meet HM Shah

2:36 PM

NCP leader Jayant Patil says people are supporting bandh called by Maha Vikas Aghadi

Amid the ongoing state bandh in protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident that claimed the lives of eight people including four farmers, Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jayant Patil on Monday said that the people of Maharashtra are supporting the bandh called by the Maha Vikas Aghadi.

Patil also alleged that BJP is 'anti-farmer' and wants to crush them.

"People are supporting the bandh. No action has been taken against the Union minister and his son who were involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. BJP is anti-farmer and wants to crush them," he said.

2:29 PM

PM Modi to virtually attend upcoming G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan on Oct 12