Breaking News October 9 | Highlights

UPDATE | One more accused has been arrested in connection with an alleged gang-rape of a woman onboard Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express. Search for three other accused underway, says Mumbai Railway Police Commissioner Quaiser Khalid

Ashish Mishra arrested in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Further relaxing COVID restrictions, West Bengal Govt allows all shops, restaurants & bars to remain open as per the normal operational hours between Oct 10 and Oct 20

"Late closing of bars may be allowed as per the extant rules," the order reads

YSR Congress MP V Vijayasai Reddy has been made the chairman of the reconstituted Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Congress asks chiefs of its state/UT units to observe maun vrat (vow of silence) between 10 am & 1 pm on Monday outside Raj Bhavans or Central Govt offices, demanding  immediate sacking of Mos Home Ajay Mishra & arrest of all culprits including his son

Mumbai Police Crime Branch pastes notice outside the residence of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in the city, asking him to appear before it for questioning on Oct 12 in connection with the extortion case

Lebanon has no electricity after the country's biggest two power stations shut down due to a fuel shortage. The power outage will continue for a few days: Reuters quoting a Lebanese government official

Two police personnel were injured in the terrorist attack on a police party at Manzgam, Kulgam district. Details awaited: Jammu & Kashmir Police

Corruption, commission, and criminalisation were the order of the day in Manipur before we formed the govt here: BJP chief JP Nadda in Nambol, Imphal

Uttarakhand: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar held a meeting with CM Pushkar Singh Dhami & state govt officials in Dehradun today & discussed the planned development of the state

"NITI Aayog is playing the role of partner in the development of Uttarakhand," Kumar said

Farm laws protesters throw a shoe at the vehicle of Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal in Jalandhar, Punjab

A 14-year-old boy was injured in an attack by a leopard at Aarey Colony in suburban Goregaon, police said on Saturday. This is the eighth such attack in the area by a leopard within a month, they said.

"The latest incident took place around 9 pm on Friday at unit number 13 of Aarey Colony, when the boy, Darshan Dravid, was walking with his friends in the area," a police official said.

After being attacked by the leopard, Darshan cried for help and his friends rushed to rescue him. The feline left him and disappeared into the forest, he said, adding that the boy suffered injuries on his neck, mouth and head. Dravid was taken to a local hospital, from where he was shifted to Jogeshwari Trauma Care Hospital for further treatment, the official said. 

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked across the country for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, ranging from 26 paise to 35 paise. 

In Delhi, the petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre, taking it to Rs 104.23. In Kolkata, the price of diesel as of Saturday is 95.58 per litre, up by 35 paise.

Whereas, the prices of petrol and diesel in Chennai is Rs 101.27 and 96.93 per litre, respectively, up by 26 paise.

We consider India as a close partner. I see this visit as a milestone for Denmark-India bilateral relations, said Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen at Rashtrapati Bhavan

With 36,130 students completing their admission process under the first cut-off list, a little over half of the seats at Delhi University colleges have been filled. The university had received a total of 60,904 applications under the first cut-off list, which was announced on October 1.

Eight colleges had pegged their cut-offs at 100 per cent for 10 courses in the first list. The process of admission for this list ended at 11:59 pm on Friday, the last day to make payments. Till this time, 36,130 students had paid their fees, according to official data.

There are 70,000 seats at colleges of the varsity for undergraduate courses. The second cut-off list will be released by the university later on Saturday with principals warning that the decline in the asking marks won't be more than 0.5 per cent to one per cent.

Police yesterday arrested four persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Nagpur. Three suspects absconding, further investigation underway, said police.

"Latin America's Covid death toll surpasses 1.5 million," reports AFP