Live Breaking News, Latest News Updates of October 17

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BREAKING NEWS OF OCTOBER 17:

5:30 pm: 'Congress party has lost ground in MP,' says PM Modi (READ)

3:30 pm: Supreme Court's order is Constitutional & govt is bound to implement it: K K Shailaja, Kerala Minister

3:15 pm: Protesters block and attack Republic TV journalist Pooja Prasanna's car in Pathanamthitta

02:36 pm: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik increases ex-gratia from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh each for the kin of the deceased, who have been affected due to cyclone Titli in the state.

01:28 pm: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's Advisor and Coordinating Secretary, Shiral Lakthilaka rubbished media reports that claimed President had named Indian intelligence agency, RAW, for hatching an assassination plot against him, reports ANI.

2:00 pm: Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists attack a police party in Baramulla's Pattan. Two security personnel are injured in the incident. Further details awaited. (ANI)

01:42 pm: Odisha: Death toll in the state due to #CycloneTitli & subsequent floods rises to 52. 10 mores are being verified. As per preliminary estimate, property worth Rs 2,200 crore have been damaged

01:40 pm: Delhi government has notified the appointments of 7 principal judges for family courts of various district courts. Earlier, Delhi High Court had directed the Delhi government to notify the appointments as soon as possible on the recommendations of the court.

12:58 pm: As per inputs available to us, there is no change in terrorist infrastructure across the LoC in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, and therefore we keep having several reports of infiltration attempts by Pakistan trained terrorists: GOC Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh (ANI)

12:08 pm: Self-styled godman Rampal awarded life imprisonment in a murder case (FIR number 430).

11:47 am: Minister of Interior Wais Ahmad Barmak confirms 3 killed, including election candidate, Jabar Qahraman, in this morning's explosion in Afghanistan's Lashkargah city. Seven others were also wounded: TOLO News

11:43 am: This is a clear case of cold-blooded murder. In a feat of rage, gunman Mahipal first attacked the judge's son,when the judge's wife intervened he shot at her: DCP Crime Gurugram,on the incident of wife&son of addtitional sessions judge shot by judge's gunman in Gurugram on 13 Oct

11:42 am: Haryana: Security heightened in Hisar ahead of the pronouncing of the quantum of sentence for self-styled godman Rampal in a murder case (FIR number 430).

11:15 am: Four Army personnel posted at Pune's Khadki Military hospital booked for molesting & raping a speech-impaired woman in the hospital premises. The woman filed complaint in Indore with the help on an NGO & the letter was sent regarding it to Defence Minister and Army Chief. (ANI)

11:08 am: Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Enforcement Directorate registers case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). ED sources told ANI that accused Brajesh thakur and his staff are involved in illegally taking money from the state govt in the name of shelter home.

10:40 am: A soldier of Indian Army's Signal Regiment has been arrested in Meerut cantonment on the charges of espionage, interrogation is underway.

09:57 am: Kerala: Protests being held near Pamba base camp against entry of women in the age group 10-50 to Sabarimala Temple

09:45 am: Chhattisgarh: Ten people died after a car collided with a truck in Mahasamund last night

09:35 am: Rupee gains 6 paise against US dollar

09:30 am: Sensex opens in green, gains 293 points in early trade; Nifty at 10,668.40

09:20 am: Tamil Nadu: Pilgrims begin arriving at Nilakkal, the base camp of Sabarimala Temple as the portals of the temple are all set to open today. (ANI)

09:10 am: Chhindwara: A Durga Puja Pandal caught fire at around 5 am today. More details awaited. Madhya Pradesh

08:40 am: Ramanathapuram: 3 persons died on the spot, 4 persons received injuries in a collision between a car and a government bus near Sayalgudi, TamilNadu

08:05 am: Kerala: Total 1000 security personnel, 800 men and 200 women, deployed at Nillekal and Pampa base. 500 security personnel deployed at Sannidhanam. Portals of the Sabarimala Temple will be opened today.

07:30 am: Delhi: Several people injured after a bus overturned after being hit by a truck under Wazirabad flyover, around 6 am today. Police at the spot.

07:25 am: Jammu And Kashmir: Encounter underway between security forces & terrorists in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar. More details awaited.

07:10 am: Youtube facing global outage.

07:03 am: UP: 4 dead after a pick-up van collided with a tractor in Saharanpur last night. District Magistrate says, ”3 minors and 1 adult dead in accident; 8 injured people admitted to district hospital; all are out of danger. Absconding driver of the tractor will be arrested soon.”

06:00 am: Nation begins celebrations of Durga Ashtami/Mahaashtmi

02:41 am: Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize.

02:07 am: USA Gymnastics interim CEO Mary Bono resigns: Reuters quotes US Olympic Committee

02:06 am: US strike in Somalia killed 60 militants, reports AFP quoting Pentagon

01:14 am: Andhra Pradesh: Two naxals have been arrested by Visakhapatnam police. The two naxals had fled with land mines & other explosives during a police vehicle checking at Paderu in Visakhapatnam.

01:00 am: The United States has announced the imposition of fresh sanctions on Iran targeting banks and investment companies