Breaking News, October 20 | HIGHLIGHTS

 Telangana: Union Minister Smriti Irani participates in Bathukamma Celebrations at Municipal Ground, Amberpet.

BJP Central Election Committee on Madhya Pradesh elections is underway at the party's headquarters in Delhi.

"There are only a few incidents now as compared to thousands of incidents of stubble burning earlier," he said.

Special CP of Delhi Police Crime Branch Ravinder Yadav says, "Through technical analyses, raids were conducted in Rajasthan, UP, and Delhi. One accused Mahender was arrested from Alwar and then one Sandeep Singh was arrested from Greater Noida. 

He applauded their unwavering dedication and professionalism in safeguarding the nation's borders: Kashmir Frontier, Border Security Force (BSF)

"Rs 4-5 crore worth of transactions were recovered. They lured innocent people by giving them lucrative offers and taking money from them. Each person in the team used to target more than 10 people in a day. More than 100 SIM cards, 11 mobile phones, bank accounts and ATMs were also recovered," says DCP Shahdara Rohit Meena.

"Any vote for the Congress is a vote for the Bharat Rashtra Samthi (BRS), as the elected Congress MLAs will eventually migrate to BRS after elections... Congress and corruption are two sides of the same coin. Just like we (BJP) chased away Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in UP and then from Wayanad in Kerala, you have to drive away BRS from Telangana," she said.

PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, HM Amit Shah and others to campaign.

A 45-year-old man was killed after being hit by a wooden plough allegedly by his wife and son, following a quarrel over a domestic issue at a village in Karnataka's Mandya district, police said on Friday.

Adani Cement on Friday said it has refinanced USD 3.5 billion loan it had taken for the acquisition of ACC and Ambuja Cement. As many as 10 international banks refinanced the facility, the firm said in a statement.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will travel to Egypt on Friday as part of his Middle East tour for crisis talks to prevent the Israel-Gaza conflict spilling over across the region.

The launch of a single-stage liquid rocket on Saturday will signal ISRO's journey towards its ambitious human space flight programme, Gaganyaan, when the first crew module test to ensure the safety of astronauts will be conducted by the space agency here.

The Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced its third list of two candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections amid strained ties with its INDIA grouping ally Congress over the formation of an alliance in the state.

Sensex falls 320.63 points to 65,308.61 in early trade; Nifty declines 106 points to 19,518.70

A passenger was killed and at least 34 others injured when a private bus carrying them overturned in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district on Friday, the police said.

The Navi Mumbai police have arrested a 32-year-old man after recovering charas, a banned drug, worth nearly Rs 5 lakh from him an official said on Friday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, currently on the campaign trail in Telangana, will address a public rally at Armoor on Friday before leaving for the national capital ending his three-day visit, party sources said.

An inmate in Bhondsi jail here attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself in his barrack using an electricity wire, police said on Thursday. Anil Prajapati’s suicide attempt failed after the electric wire that he used broke and he fell on the ground and the jail officials rushed him to a hospital, they said.

A 19-year-old man shot four people Thursday in central Washington state, killing three of them, and then killed himself, police said. Toppenish Police Chief John Clary said in a statement that at about 5 am the man shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, an 18-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman at a house in Toppenish. The man also shot a 21-year-old man who was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Clary said.

Amid the Israel-Gaza war and increasing anti-US protests, the United States on Thursday issued a worldwide caution for Americans travelling overseas. "Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against US citizens and interests, the Department of State advises US citizens overseas to exercise increased caution,” the travel advisory said.

San Francisco police said Thursday that a man killed by a sergeant after intentionally crashing a car at the Chinese Consulate earlier this month was armed with a knife, and a crossbow and arrows, offering the first official details of the attack.

President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America's national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening US involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he preparedto ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries.