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11:55 AM

Bomb threats received for over 30 flights

Around 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Monday night. The flights of Indigo, Vistara and Air India were among those that received the bomb threats, news agency PTI reported.

11:49 AM

CPI (M) lawmaker Mukesh taken in custody in sexual assault case, released on bail

CPI(M) MLA and actor M Mukesh was formally arrested by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday in connection with a 2010 sexual assault case in the central Kerala district of Thrissur. His lawyer confirmed that the MLA was arrested, his medical examination and potency test were carried out and then he was released as he had been granted anticipatory bail in the case by a sessions court on September 24.

11:27 AM

Punjab govt gives sanction to prosecute Dera chief Ram Rahim in sacrilege cases

This comes days after the top court lifted the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial against Ram Rahim Singh in the sacrilege cases.

10:56 AM

Two children feared drowned in Kengeri lake in Bengaluru

Two siblings were feared drowned in the Kengeri lake in the city, police said on Tuesday. The children, a boy and a girl were living with their mother in a slum next to the lake and were missing since Monday evening, police sources said.

10:32 AM

China conducts live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, week after large-scale exercise

China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it called punishment for Taiwan's president rejecting Beijing's claims of sovereignty. The live fire drills were being held near the Pingtan islands off Fujian province from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to a notice from the Maritime Safety Administration. It warned ships to avoid the area. It did not offer additional details.

10:16 AM

Cylinder explodes in Uttar Pradesh's Siknadrabad, 6 dead

At least six people were killed in a cylinder blast that occurred in a house in the Ashapuri Colony of Sikandrabad on Monday, said officials. City Magistrate Bulandshahr Chandra Prakash Paryadarshi said," Six bodies have been brought here in the district hospital for post-mortem, three male bodies and three female bodies. These are the victims of the Sikandrabad tragedy. I can't exactly say the total number of casualties. I have my duty in the district hospital and six bodies were brought here."

10:11 AM

Arms, ammunition captured in Manipur's Kangpokpi

 Arms and ammunition were seized in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, police said on Tuesday. The seizures were made during an area domination exercise in Aigejang in the hill district, they said. One each of .303 rifle, 9mm CMG with magazine, 9 mm pistol, SBBL along with two 51mm mortars, two hand grenades, five live ammunition, and two smoke grenades were seized, they added.

9:59 AM

Air quality in Delhi drops to 'very poor', GRAP Stage II enforced

Air quality in delhi fell to the 'very poor' category with 27 monitoring stations falling in the red zone, the Central Pollution Control Board said. The city's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 317 at 9 am on Tuesday, it said.

9:55 AM

Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha, Bengal on Thursday, heavy rainfall to affect both states

The Odisha government has strengthened operations for cyclone preparedness. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja conducted a review meeting with senior officials and the district collectors have been asked to prepare cyclone shelters to accommodate residents if evacuations are necessary.

9:40 AM

Saket court advocates to boycott work on Tuesday

Advocates in the Saket district court here will abstain from work on Tuesday to protest against an alleged attack on lawyers in a nursery in Delhi's Mehrauli area.

The lawyers of Saket court bar association received messages on their mobile phones that said: "Respected member, completely abstain from work on October 22 due to the brutal attack on lawyers by local goondas within the jurisdiction of police station Mehrauli." Vinod Sharma, president of the bar association, confirmed that there was a call to boycott courts.

 

9:37 AM

Ahead of Jharkhand polls, multiple BJP leaders join JMM

Multiple BJP leaders, including three former lawmakers, joined the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) weeks ahead of the assembly polls in the state. The former legislators who switched sides on Monday were Lois Marandi, Kunal Sarangi and Lakshman Tudu. The development also comes barely two days after three-term BJP legislator Kedar Hazra and AJSU Party leader Umakant Rajak joined the JMM.

9:15 AM

Bus crashes into autorickshaw in Andhra Pradesh, five dead

Five people were left dead and two injured when a private bus collided with an autorickshaw at Kalakada village in this district, police said on Tuesday.

The accident took place at around 9.30 pm on Monday, they said. "The bus was coming from Piler side to Rayachoti side and while overtaking another bus, it had a head-on collision with the autorickshaw," Rayachoti sub-divisional police officer Krishna Mohan.

9:06 AM

Cyclone Dana update: Odisha schools to remain shut in Ganjam, Puri, Bhadrak, Cuttack, and other districts

In view of the incoming cyclone, Schools will remain closed in Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagargh and Cuttack districts.

8:50 AM

PM Modi leaves for Russia to attend Brics Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday departed for his two-day visit to Russia to attend the Brics Summit in Kazan. PM Modi is expected to hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from Brics member countries in Kazan.