Breaking News, October 3 | LIVE Updates

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to vacate the CM residence on Friday. According to AAP, a house has been finalised in the New Delhi area for the AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal where he will move along with his family, vacating the official residence of Delhi chief minister at Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines.

In a tragic development, the death toll has increased in the blast reported at a firecracker manufacturing unit near the Sirauli Police Station area. Authorities said that while three casualties were initially reported following the explosion on Wednesday, October 2, the count has now risen to five, as two more people died from the injuries they sustained in the incident.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh confirmed the safe release of remaining two youths out of three abducted by Kuki militants in Kangpokpi. The three men were on their way to a recruitment test when they were taken captive.

In yet another major attack reported against medical professionals across the country, a doctor working at Delhi's Nima Hospital was shot dead by two unidentified individuals as they approached him for a medical inquiry. According to released information, the doctor, identified as Javed was shot after the two assailants demanded to meet him following treatment for an injury.

Mangesh Yadav's mother Sheela Devi - a resident of village Agaraura under Buksa police station in Jaunpur - moved court seeking action against police personnel including Sultanpur SP. She alleged her son Mangesh Yadav, an accused in a robbery case, was killed in a fake encounter.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and several Ladakhis were released from police custody on Wednesday after a peaceful protest in Delhi. Before ending the fast, the group paid tributes at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Rajghat. Wangchuck confirmed that a memorandum has been submitted to the government seeking constitutional protection for the fragile ecosystem of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule. They have been assured of a meeting with the top leadership soon.

As part of the Navratri festivities, aarti performed at the Jandewalan Mata temple. Today marks the first day of Sharadiya Navratri.