HIGHLIGHTS AT 2215 HOURS

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MDS15 KA-BUS-2ND LD ACCIDENT

At least 30 killed as bus falls into canal in Mandya district

Bengaluru: At least 30 passengers, most of them women and children, were killed when a speeding private bus in which they were travelling plunged into a canal in Karnataka's Mandya district Saturday, officials said.

ELX 10 MP-POLL-MODI-INDIRA

Modi targets Indira Gandhi, says 'garibi hatao' was false promise, bank nationalisation a fraud

Mandsaur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the late Indira Gandhi on Saturday, saying her famous slogan 'garibi hatao' was a "false promise" and bank nationalisation was a "fraud" in the name of the poor.

 

ELX 9 MP-POLL-LD-RAHUL

Modi 'betrayed' people on promises of jobs, 'depositing' Rs 15 lakh in accounts: Rahul

Sagar/ Damoh/ Tikamgarh: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said Saturday Prime Minister Narendra Modi has betrayed the people, claiming that he had not fulfilled promises of providing two crore jobs every year and "depositing" Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts

DEL 33 CONG-RAHUL-RAFALE

Theft committed by watchman in Rafale deal has landed France in trouble: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday, alleging that the "theft" committed by "our watchman" in the Rafale deal had even put the French government in trouble.

Nation:

DEL 32 UP-LDALL-AYODHYA

Ahead of VHP's show of strength in Ayodhya, Thackeray mocks Modi govt over Ram temple

Ayodhya: Arriving here ahead of Sunday's VHP rally for a Ram temple, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray asked the Narendra Modi government to wake up from a Kumbhakarna-like slumber and declare the date for its construction.

DEL6 RJ-JOSHI-EC NOTICE

Election Commission serves notice to C P Joshi over casteist remarks

Jaipur: The Election Commission has served a notice to Congress leader C P Joshi for alleged violation of code of conduct over his casteist remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others, a senior official said.

DEL 30 PILOT-INDONESIA

Indonesian plane crash: Body of Indian pilot identified

New Delhi: Indonesian authorities have identified the body of Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja who captained the ill-fated Indonesian plane that crashed into the sea on October 29.

BOM 9 MH-26/11-CHABAD HOUSE (CORRECTED)

Ten years after 26/11 Chabad House continues to stand tall

Mumbai: Rex Bakery, opposite the Chabad House building, was given a fresh coat of paint but the bullet marks on its wall were circled carefully in red, a symbol of the city's spirit of defiance, on the tenth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack. By Komal Panchamatiya

DEL 28 ED-TDP-LD SUMMON

ED summons TDP MP Y S Chowdary in bank loan fraud case; seizes 6 cars following raids

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized six high-end cars, including Ferrari, Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz, reportedly belonging to TDP MP Y S Chowdary and has summoned him for questioning next week in connection with an alleged Rs 5,700 crore bank loan fraud case, officials said Saturday.

DEL 24 JK-PANCHAYAT-2NDLD POLLS

Kashmir records 55.70 pc, Jammu region 83 pc in third phase panchayat polls

Jammu: Kashmir recorded 55.70 per cent voting while Jammu region witnessed an impressive turnout of 83 per cent on Saturday in the third phase of the panchayat elections in the state where a retired Army captain was killed in a clash between rival groups at a polling station.

DEL 23 PB-BLAST-LD ARREST

Punjab police makes second arrest in Amritsar grenade attack case, recovers pistols

Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Saturday claimed to have nabbed the man who allegedly threw a grenade on a religious congregation at Nirankari Bhavan in Amritsar last Sunday leaving three persons dead, the second arrest in the case.

CAL1 TR-NCERT

Tripura to do away with Left-era school syllabus

Agartala: The Tripura government has decided to do away with the school syllabus introduced by the previous Left Front regime and instead follow the curriculum on the CBSE pattern.

SPORTS

SPD 13 SPO-BOX-2ND LD IND

Mother Mary wins historic sixth World Championships title

New Delhi: India's M C Mary Kom won a historic sixth gold in the World Championships here Saturday, the mother-of-three doing, without breaking a sweat, what no other woman boxer has done or known before.By Philem Dipak Singh

FOREIGN

FGN 19 CHINA-INDIA-BORDER-2NDLD TALKS

India, China resolve to intensify efforts to find solution to boundary question

Beijing: In a significant step, India and China on Saturday resolved to "intensify" their efforts to achieve a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable" solution to the vexed boundary question at an early date as the special representatives of the two countries held "constructive and forward-looking" talks over the issue.By K J M Varma

FGN 21 PAK-SWARAJ-2NDLD KARTARPUR

Swaraj invited to Pakistan to attend groundbreaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor

Islamabad: Pakistan has invited External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit the country to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor next week, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday.