Breaking News, Latest News Updates of October 16

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BREAKING NEWS OF OCTOBER 16:

6:00 pm: Suspension of two Kashmiri students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been revoked. Earlier three Kashmiri students were booked on sedition charges for trying to hold a prayer meeting for terrorist Manan Wani who was killed in an encounter in J&K.

5:42 pm: Union Health Min JP Nadda spoke to CMs of Maharashtra,Rajasthan;Health Ministers of Karnataka,Kerala,Tamil Nadu &assured them all assistance in curbing H1N1 flu, &also asked them to remain vigilant.He asked Health Secys to do video conferencing tomorrow with all respective states

5:31 pm: Delhi: Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte join BJP in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal. The two Goa MLAs resigned from Congress earlier today

5:22 pm: Delhi High Court directed the Delhi government to frame guidelines on burning of effigies of Ravana and use of firecrackers during #Dussehra, which can be implemented from next year

4:48 pm: In the light of the unfortunate incident at Karnataka's Davanagere, we have terminated the services of the employee with immediate effect. DHFL strongly promotes & cultivates an environment that is conducive for the safety of women: DHFL

4:35 pm: Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani Mukerjea who had filed a bail application on medical grounds,today argued herself before a special CBI Court in Mumbai

4:14 pm: Lucknow: Delhi Police arrives at the residence of Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey, who was seen brandishing a gun outside Hyatt Regency in Delhi on October 14

3:45 pm: Indian Commercial Pilots Association writes in a letter to Civil Aviation Min Suresh Prabhu on 'One Rank One Pay' for pilots,"

03:14 pm: Law & order is no one's priority. Priority is to frame AAP MLAs in fake cases. The day law&order is made priority,it'll be on right track. It's a 5-star hotel in VIP area,how did this happen? :Delhi Deputy CM on son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey seen brandishing gun outside Hyatt Regency

02:56 pm: The safety & security of our guests is our primary concern. We take the incident seriously & have been working with the local police authorities on the same: Hyatt Regency Delhi on Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey, seen brandishing a gun outside the hotel. (ANI)

02:50 pm: Kerala: A woman attempted to hang herself from a tree in Thiruvananthapuram in protest against the Supreme Court's verdict over the entry of women of all age group in Sabrimala Temple. She was saved by locals and the police. (ANI)

02:40 pm: Odisha: Death toll in the state due to Cyclone Titli & subsequent floods rises to 26. Over 57.08 lakh people in 7402 villages in 16 districts are affected. Over 3.6 lakh people evacuated to safer places & relief centres. Around 2.34 lakh hectares crops have been damaged. (ANI)

02:35 pm: We have medicines & testing kits. Ventilator management training has been done. Health workers have been immunised. Ministry & state governments are geared up: Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on H1N1 outbreak after chairing a meeting on H1N1 flu & Zika virus in Delhi. (ANI)

02:27 pm: Chhattisgarh: 3 ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) jawans were injured in an IED blast which took place in Rajnandgaon's Rajadera village, earlier today. (ANI)

02:15 pm: Maharashtra: 1 naxal killed in an encounter with police in the forest area of Malewada in Gadchiroli district earlier today. 1 rifle has been seized from the spot. (ANI)

02:10 pm: Lucknow police arrives at the residence of Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey, who was seen brandishing a gun outside a 5-star hotel in Delhi on October 14. (ANI)

01:35 pm: NSUI President Fairoz Khan has resigned from his post over sexual harassment charges against him. His resignation has been accepted: Sources (ANI)

01:16 pm: Self-styled godman Rampal sentenced to life imprisonment by Hisar court in murder case

01:15 pm: NGT fines Delhi government Rs 50 crore for not taking action against steel pickling units in residential areas. (PTI)

12:42 pm: JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar appoints Prashant Kishor as party's vice president (PTI)

12:40 pm: Haryana: Fire has broken out in a garment warehouse at Rewari Road near Pataudi in Gurugram district. 6 fire tenders are present at the spot. Fire extinguishing operation is underway. More details awaited.(ANI)

11:00 am: Delhi's Patiala House court has listed the matter of M J Akbar to 18 October. He had filed a criminal defamation case in the Court against journalist Priya Ramani yesterday.

10:45 am: WestBengal: 5 died, 20 injured when a bus fell into a canal in Hooghly district's Haripal today. More details awaited. (ANI)

10:40 am: CycloneTitli: Odisha CM directs officials to provide an assistance of Rs1000 along with 50kg rice & 2 litre Kerosene to affected families,remaining assistance of Rs2000 to be transferred to their bank a/c.The cyclone & subsequent flood affected more than 57.08 lakh people in 16 districts. (ANI)

10:35 am: Ghaziabad: One person killed, 4 injured after being hit by a train while trying to cross railway tracks between Ghaziabad-Chipyana at 8 am today; Injured persons admitted to Ghaziabad Civil hospital (ANI)

10:30 am: Kerala: Pilgrims begin arriving in Pampa as Sabarimala Temple is set to open tomorrow. (ANI)

10:00 am: Haryana: Security tightened in Hisar as the Court here will pronounce quantum of sentence against self-styled godman Rampal and 22 others in two murder cases today. (ANI)

09:36 am: Sensex opens at 35,020.72; Nifty currently at 10,553.60

09:10 am: TamilNadu: Justine, who was injured in lathi-charge by police during anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi on 22nd May, passed away last night after being in coma for 5 months; Total death toll in anti-Sterlite protest till now is 14.

08:37 am: Bihar: Enforcement Directorate attaches 28 assets worth Rs 10 crore of toppers scam mastermind Baccha Rai (ANI)

07:30 am: Koreas and UN Command begin talks on demilitarising border

07:30 am: Jammu & Kashmir: Voting underway for the fourth phase of urban local body polls. 

07:00 am: Delhi: According to the latest Air Quality Index (AQI) data, major pollutants PM 2.5 is at 214 (poor) and PM 10 at 255 (poor) in Lodhi Road area.

06:08 am: Petrol and diesel prices in Delhi are Rs 82.83 per litre (increase by Rs 0.11) and Rs 75.69 per litre (increase by Rs 0.23), respectively. Petrol and diesel prices in Mumbai are Rs 88.29 per litre (increase by Rs 0.11) and Rs 79.35 per litre (increase by Rs 0.24), respectively.

05:30 am: Jharkhand: Movement of trains disrupted on Delhi-Gaya-Howrah railway section after Maoists blew up railway tracks between Choudhary Bandh railway station and Chengro railway halt in Giridih, last night.

05:05 am: Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 occurred at 04:06 am today in Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

05:00 am: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at 65. 

03:00 am: United States President Donald Trump said he believes that "rogue killers" could be behind the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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