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12:54 PM

ED finds 'irregularities' in ticket sales for Coldplay, Diljeet Dosanjh's concerts after raid

On Saturday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced that it had uncovered alleged irregularities following raids related to a money laundering investigation into the "black marketing" of tickets for Coldplay and Diljit Dosanjh's 'Dil-Luminati' concerts. The searches took place on Friday across 13 locations in five states: Delhi, Maharashtra (Mumbai), Rajasthan (Jaipur), Karnataka (Bengaluru), and Punjab (Chandigarh). 

12:11 PM

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Congress releases 2nd list of 23 candidates

The Congress released its second list of 23 candidates for the November 10 Assembly elections in Maharashtra. This announcement followed a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee, which reviewed potential candidates for the polls. Previously, the Congress had declared 48 candidates in its first list, bringing the total number of announced candidates to 71.

12:02 PM

Nadda appoints Dr Ravindra Kumar Rai as working president of BJP Jharkhand

BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda has appointed Dr. Ravindra Kumar Rai, a former MP, as the working president of BJP Jharkhand, effective immediately.

11:52 AM

Punjab: Farmers to hold 'chakka jam' in 4 locations over paddy procurement

Farmers in Punjab started a sit-in protest on Saturday at Phagwara Main Chowk in Kapurthala district, staging a one-day demonstration to demand government action on various issues, including timely paddy procurement. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Krantikari) Punjab, organising the protest, announced plans to block four national highways today.

11:48 AM

President Droupadi Murmu addresses convocation of IIT, Bhilai

10:58 AM

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar meets former PM Deve Gowda in Bengaluru

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Saturday morning in Bengaluru. The meeting occurred at Deve Gowda’s residence, though no details were disclosed. Upon arrival, Vice President Dhankhar was welcomed by Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy

10:40 AM

President Droupadi Murmu offers prayers at Lord Jagannath temple in Raipur

President Droupadi Murmu visited the Lord Jagannath temple in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on today morning and offered prayers there. President Murmu has been on a two-day visit to the state

10:20 AM

Waterlogging witnessed at several parts of Madurai after incessant rainfall

10:00 AM

US urges Israeli strikes on Iran to end, warns against further retaliation

The White House signaled that Israel’s strikes on Iran should conclude the direct exchange of fire between the two rival nations and cautioned Tehran against retaliating. A senior White House official noted that the administration views the Israeli action as a means to end the military exchange with Iran, a position shared by other allies.

9:53 AM

Thick toxic foam seen floating on Yamuna River in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj

9:49 AM

UP CM Yogi Adityanath holds Janta Darshan at Gorakhnath Temple

9:26 AM

Illegal firecrackers seized from house in UP's Chitrakoot, one arrested

Police seized a large cache of illegal firecrackers from a house in Chitrakoot city ahead of Diwali, resulting in one arrest, officials said. Chitrakoot Sadar Kotwali Police Station SHO Upendra Singh stated, "Acting on a tip-off, we raided a house in the Jagdishganj locality on Friday night and recovered firecrackers. Kuldeep Gupta was arrested as he failed to produce a valid storage license."

9:22 AM

NIA yet to receive Hardeep Nijjar's death certificate from Canada

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has not yet received the death certificate of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, according to NIA sources. The Canadian government requested the reason behind NIA's request for Nijjar's death certificate.

 

8:58 AM

We are one of the first central banks to voice serious concerns about cryptocurrencies: RBI Guv

"In the G20 under India's presidency, there was an agreement to develop an international understanding with regard to how to deal with this whole crypto ecosystem. Some progress has been made...I think more work still needs to be done. From India, from the Reserve Bank's perspective, I think we are one of the first central banks which very clearly voiced its serious concerns about the so-called cryptocurrencies. We see them as big risks, huge risks to financial stability. There are good reasons why we are saying that," said Reserve Bank of India Governor Shantikanta Das.

8:54 AM

Stubble burning cases reported in Punjab, Haryana despite SC's criticism