Breaking News, October 27 | HIGHLIGHTS

West Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick, who was arrested earlier in the day, has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with high blood sugar and renal issues, officials said on Friday. He had earlier fainted when produced in court and complained of dizziness, nausea and weakness of the left arm. Mallick, 66, is currently stable, and has been admitted for close monitoring and further evaluation, the hospital said in a bulletin. Mallick was rushed to hospital on Friday evening from a city court, where he fainted, hours after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to an alleged multi-crore ration distribution scam. "He underwent a CT scan, MRI, and relevant blood tests. He was admitted with an initial diagnosis of hyperglycaemia, renal impairment, dyselectrolytemia... and hypertension,” the bulletin said.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is to link all the states of North East India with South East Asia and the Act East Policy is the main point of the bilateral relationship with these key countries. India's foreign policy under Prime Minister Modi is focused on bringing the whole world under one family, Singh said at the inaugural session of the three-day North East India Festival (NEIF) here in Vietnam. 

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Friday presented Social Bravery Awards to five people for their contribution to the promotion of the union territory's culture.

The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by slain gangster Ashraf's wife Jainab Fatima, who had sought a stay on her arrest in the Umesh Pal murder case.

A fire broke out late Friday night in a factory manufacturing oil for electricity transformers in Indore district in Madhya Pradesh, resulting in injuries to one person.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the architect of a new India and a new BJP. "Under his guidance, the BJP, which stands as the world's largest political party with 18 crore members, has not only strengthened its organisational structure but has also expedited the nation's progress," Adityanath said. "There is no difference between what the BJP says and what it does," he added.

CPI members hold protest in Vijayawada in support of Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Arrested Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick hospitalised; diagnosed with high blood sugar, renal issues, said officials.

Delhi: Police have recovered the bodies of woman, man from a hotel near Maujpur metro station.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) releases fifth list of 12 candidates for Chhattisgarh Assembly Election.

The Mumbai police, which seized mephedrone worth Rs 300 crore in a two month-long operation, has arrested two persons in connection with the case, an official said on Friday. The arrest includes that of a man who allegedly provided the formula for manufacturing the banned substance and the manpower to set up a factory in Maharashtra's Nashik district, the official added. With the latest arrests, the police have apprehended 18 persons for their involvement so far, he said. A team from Saki Naka police arrested Harishchandra Pant from his native Dehradun in Uttarakhand on Thursday evening, the official said. Pant used to stay in Vasai in neighbouring Palghar district, he added.

The number of voters in Odisha has increased by around 3 lakh, taking the total to 3.26 crore, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Kumar Dhal said on Friday. Launching the special summary revision of the voters' list, Dhal said Odisha added 3,03,094 voters to the draft list till January 5. This increased the total number of voters from 3,23,52,119 to 3,26,55,213, a rise of 0.94 per cent. While 6,22,429 new voters have been added to the draft list, names of 3,19,345 voters have been deleted for various reasons, including death, he said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami meets Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan in Dehradun.

BJP releases a list of 40-star campaigners for Chhattisgarh Election phase 2.

The Congress on Friday released its second list of 45 candidates for the November 30 Telangana assembly elections, fielding former India cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin from Jubilee Hills. The party fielded former MP Madhu Goud Yakshi from Lal Bahadur Nagar, Ponnam Prabhakar from Husanabad, Kandi Srniwas Reddy from Adilabad, Tumla Nageshwar Rao from Khammam, K Raj Gopal Reddy from Munugode, according to the party list.

Reliance Retail Venture Ltd (RRVL) on Friday reported a 21.04 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 2,790 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, on growth across consumption baskets, increase in footfalls and new store openings. Its revenue from operation surged 19.48 per cent to Rs 68,937 crore in the September 2023 quarter. The retail arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) posted a net profit of Rs 2,305 crore in the July-September quarter of FY23, and its revenue from operations was Rs 57,694 crore. Its gross revenue in the quarter was Rs 77,148 crore, up 18.83 per cent.

"He has developed technology in such a way that it reaches everyone..." he said.

A Delhi court on Friday extended till November 10 the judicial custody of AAP leader Sanjay Singh, arrested in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam.

A 19-year-old youth was stabbed to death in northeast Delhi's Welcome area, police said on Friday. A 16-year-old boy has been apprehended and a button knife was recovered from him, they said.

The decomposed body of a woman, believed to be around 30, was recovered from the parking area of the Shastri Park Metro station in northeast Delhi, police said on Friday.

An offence has been registered against six persons for allegedly manhandling a team of police personnel and preventing officials of a state-run power company from installing an electricity meter in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Friday.

Air India on Friday announced the appointment of Klaus Goersch as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, as well as various other senior level appointments.

Fake antibiotic drugs and medicines used to induce abortion worth nearly Rs 40 lakh have been seized from two different locations in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district, an official said Friday. Two persons have been detained for questioning, he said.

A 70-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to 12 weeks' jail and banned from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licence for eight years upon release for killing a cyclist in an accident in 2021.

The MCD has started a unique initiative in which one teacher from each municipal school is nominated as a 'Nature Coordinator' and works for conservation and promotion of nature at schools.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends the passing-out parade of the 75th batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers.

 Former Premier Li Keqiang, China's top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack in Shanghai, state media CCTV reported. He was 68.

Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today flagged off the 'Amrit Kalash Yatra' train at Guwahati Railway Station.

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo broke off talks on Thursday without signaling progress after European Union leaders weighed in to help them bridge their differences and start enacting an agreement they endorsed several months ago.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of a 39-member global advisory panel to report on international governance of artificial intelligence and its risks, challenges and key opportunities.