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12:50 PM

PM Modi is our Brahmastra, says national chief of BJP's OBC Morcha Chief ahead of Telangana polls

The national president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, L Laxman, on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra is the party's 'Brahmastra' (lethal weapon) and it will go into the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections in his name.

Speaking to ANI in the national capital on Thursday, Laxman said, "Modi-ji is our 'Brahmastra'. We will fight the assembly elections in Modi-ji's name."

12:34 PM

Govt's stance on Israel-Palestine conflict is disappointing: K C Venugopal

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal has strongly criticised the Union Government's stand on the Israel-Palestine war, terming it as "highly disappointing". He said India's approach on the conflict used to be different from the very beginning. India used to extend support to the Palestinian cause and advocate for their rights, the Congress leader said in a Facebook post in Malayalam.

12:06 PM

British PM Rishi Sunak arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, according to Reuters

11:55 AM

Supreme Court issues notice to police over pleas filed by Newsclick founder, HR

Supreme Court issues notice to Delhi police on pleas filed by Newsclick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and website's human resources head Amit Chakraborty challenging their arrest under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda. 

 

Supreme Court posts the matter for hearing on October 30.

11:38 AM

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holds 'Vijayabheri Yatra' in Bhupalpally during election campaigning in Telangana

10:37 AM

Fire in building in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar market

A minor fire broke out in a building in Gandhi Nagar market in east Delhi on Thursday morning, fire officials said. No one was injured in the blaze that was reported at 9 am. The fire broke out in the the basement of the building where some machines were kept, a Delhi Fire Service official said.

10:04 AM

Congress says pollution rising in Mumbai; demands MVA 'action plan'

Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad has claimed the city's air quality index has surpassed the danger level in the last few days due to which people are suffering from respiratory problems, and asked the Maharashtra government to implement the previous MVA regime's climate action plan. She also demanded an audit of expenses of all projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and criticised the manifold increase in their costs.

9:51 AM

Jharkhand govt to construct 80k houses for homeless under 'Abua Awas Yojana'

Under the leadership of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren state-supported Abua Awas Yojana (AAY) was given approval at a meeting of the council of ministers held here on Wednesday.

Under AAY, the state government is planning to construct 800,000 houses across Jharkhand and provide them to the poor and needy free of cost. This comes after the Central government did not give its approval for the construction of more than 800,000 houses in the state.

9:41 AM

Sensex down 450 pts, Nifty below 19,550; Wipro slides 3%

Equities got hammered in early hours Thursday as weak global sentiment, amid escalating war concerns in the Middle East, kept investors on the sidelines. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 474 points to quote at 65,403 levels, while the Nifty50 opened below 19,550-mark.

9:16 AM

These games are based on 'one nation, one spirit': Goa CM Pramod Sawant on 37th National Games

9:09 AM

Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court denies RSS permission to hold rally in 3 districts

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday denied permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold rallies in Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Sivangai districts of Tamil Nadu on October 22.

 

However, RSS was granted permission to conduct processions on October 22 in 11 districts. A petition was filed in the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court seeking permission to hold RSS rallies at 20 places in 14 southern districts, including Madurai.

9:05 AM

Chhattisgarh polls: Union minister Amit Shah to address 2 rallies in Bastar region

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Thursday address two rallies in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division, where polling will be held in the first phase on November 7, a BJP leader said. This will be Shah's second visit to the Congress-ruled state after the announcement of election schedule for the 90-member assembly.

9:00 AM

President Droupadi Murmu appoints new governors of Odisha, Tripura

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Raghubar Das as Governor of Odisha, and Indra Sena Reddy Nallu as Governor of Tripura.

 

An official statement from the President's Secretariat issued on Wednesday, said, "The President of India is pleased to make the following appointments:- Shri Indra Sena Reddy Nallu as Governor of Tripura and Shri Raghubar Das as Governor of Odisha."

8:58 AM

Delhi's overall air quality recorded in 'moderate' category today