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11:50 PM

Women marching ahead in all areas with determination: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said women are today marching forward in all areas with determination and hard work.

Women are excelling in every field, be it guarding the country's borders or flying aircraft, and they are making the country proud, she said in an address at a civic reception hosted in her honour at the Punjab Raj Bhavan here.

11:47 PM

North Korea launches missile toward sea after US-South Korea drills

The South Korean military said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest in the country's barrage of weapons tests in recent days.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the launch occurred early Sunday but gave no further details, including how far the weapon may have flown.

The Japanese government also said North Korea fired what was a possible ballistic missile.

10:18 PM

PM Modi to embark on 3-day visit to Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh from tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat from October 9 to 11, followed by a visit to Madhya Pradesh on October 11, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Saturday.

The Prime Minister will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 14,500 crore in Gujarat.

9:40 PM

KCR stopped going to state secretariat on advice of tantriks: Sitharaman

Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday, alleging that he stopped going to the state secretariat and did not induct women in his cabinet for a long time on the advice of "tantriks" and numerologists.

The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also claimed that Rao, popularly known as KCR, changed the name of his party on the advice of "tantriks" (occultists).

9:13 PM

Objective of Bharat Jodo Yatra is to bring India together, not 2024 elections: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the objective of the Bharat Jodo Yatra was not 2024 general elections but to unite the people of the country, as he alleged that the BJP-RSS were spreading "violence and hatred".

Addressing a press conference here during the yatra, he said thousands of crores of media money has been spent in trying to project him in a way which is just "untruthful and wrong", and the people who care to look carefully will see what his truth is.

8:40 PM

G-20 summit: MCD begins work on beautification of Delhi

Over 370 public places in Delhi have been identified for beautification in view of the G-20 summit next year, civic officials said on Saturday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has earmarked 375 public places for planting exotic flowering species, including gazania and pansy, in all its 12 zones, it said in a statement.

7:33 PM

'After CBI, I am expecting ED': Tejashwi on fresh charge sheet against parents

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, whose parents Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi were named in a fresh CBI charge sheet, on Saturday sought to link the development to the BJP's loss of power in the state where it is now pitted against a formidable multi-party 'Mahagathbandhan'.

The RJD heir apparent, who had earlier mockingly asked central investigating agencies to open their offices at his residence, added tongue in cheek that after the CBI, he expected the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to swing into action.

6:22 PM

No party has ideology, intention, strength to fight BJP: J P Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday claimed no other party in the country has the "ideology, intention and strength" to fight the might of the saffron party, which is "on the rise".

Addressing a party workers' meet here after inaugurating the new office of the Assam BJP, Nadda asserted that his party is fighting against all the "family-led parties" in every state.

5:17 PM

Amit Shah conducts a meeting on Drug Trafficking and National Security in Guwahati

5:16 PM

CBI questioned former Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik over Rs 300 cr bribe

CBI questioned former Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik, at CBI headquarters in Delhi over his allegations that when he was J&K Governor, he was offered Rs 300 crore in bribes to clear two files, said CBI sources to ANI.

4:28 PM

Flood mitigation work progressing satisfactorily, says TN CM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said the stormwater drainage work, initiated as part of the flood mitigation in Chennai, and desilting work are progressing satisfactorily and would be completed soon.

The Chief Minister who has been showing interest in completing the works before the North-East Monsoon invigorates, said he had inspected several areas in south Chennai last week and visited many localities where the stormwater drainage works were taken up in north Chennai.

3:36 PM

Tharoor's appeal goes beyond party, Cong needs urgent reformist thinking: Karti Chidambaram

Voicing strong support for Shashi Tharoor in the Congress presidential poll, party MP Karti Chidambaram on Saturday said the former diplomat's pragmatic modernism coupled with his appeal beyond the party is crucial to fight against the BJP's "divisive politics".

Chidambaram also asserted that business as usual will not help the Congress and there is an urgent need for reformist thinking in the party.

"I support Shashi Tharoor for Congress President. His pragmatic modernism coupled with his appeal beyond the party, is crucial to fight BJP's divisive politics," the MP from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga said.

3:06 PM

Arvind Kejriwal running from constitutional duties: Delhi LG

In a no holds barred letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, LG VK Saxena has accused him and his ministers of running away from their constitutional duties and responsibility of governance in Delhi.

 

In the letter dated October 7, Saxena also hit out at Kejriwal government saying its rule, based on "speeches and advertisement", was alienated from works of basic public interest.

 

Saxena's letter comes days after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused him of interfering in AAP government's functioning and "unconstitutionally" setting up probes on its decisions and works.

3:06 PM

Tharoor dismisses talk of withdrawing from Cong prez poll race, says 'it's a fight to the finish'

Congress presidential polls candidate Shashi Tharoor on Saturday dismissed talk of him withdrawing from the election, asserting that he never backs down from a challenge and "it is a fight to the finish".

Tharoor, who has been aggressively campaigning in the polls, also asserted that it was a "friendly contest" within the party that was taking place and he is here to stay the course.

Tharoor is set to take on Mallikarjun Kharge in the polls.

"There are rumours going around attributed to sources in Delhi that I am withdrawing (from the polls) today. Let me assure you, I don't withdraw from a challenge, never have all my life, never will," the MP from Thiruvnathapuram said in a video message on Twitter.

"This is a struggle, it is a friendly contest within the party, but it is a fight to the finish and I am here to stay the course. Please come and vote on October 17. For me, 'Think tomorrow, think Tharoor'," Tharoor said.

3:01 PM

UK trade minister sacked after 'serious misconduct' complaint

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacked her trade minister, Conor Burns, with immediate effect after a complaint of "serious misconduct" made against him.

 

In a case reminiscent of a similar complaint against a senior aide in Boris Johnson's team that ultimately ended in his resignation as Prime Minister, Downing Street said the Conservative Party MP for Bournemouth West has also had the party whip suspended on Friday while the complaint is investigated. This means Burns is now an independent member of Parliament until the investigation is completed.

 

"Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the prime minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the government with immediate effect, a Downing Street spokesperson said.