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Acting swiftly, an 11-year-old boy was rescued by the Greater Noida Police on Monday (October 3) from four kidnappers who demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakh from the family. The boy, Harsh was rescued within 10 hours of being kidnapped.

Two of the kidnappers sustained gunshot injuries while the other two fled post a brief encounter with the police. A search operation is underway to nab the other two suspects. The complaint was registered on Sunday (October 2) after which the police swung into action.

The Supreme Court panel on freebies should fix a band of one per cent GSDP or one per cent of state-owned tax collections or one per cent of state revenue expenditure for these welfare schemes of the states, according to a research report.

With this, the desired welfare schemes can be implemented in a proper way, Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, State Bank of India, has said.

Indian Air Force jets were scrambled on Monday after reports came about a ‘bomb threat’ onboard China-bound Iranian passenger jet over Indian airspace, said sources. The plane is now moving towards China. Security agencies monitoring the plane, added sources.

The report about the possibility of a bomb on board came from security agencies in Delhi which triggered an alert. Subsequently, the permission was not granted to the plane to land in Delhi. 

The death toll in the Bhadohi Durga Puja pandal fire incident reached 5 on Monday. Three children, including a 12-year-old boy, a 10-year-old boy and two women died, said Bhadohi DM Gaurang Rathi.

Over 60 people were injured after pooja pandal caught fire when the Aarti was being performed at around 9 PM on Sunday night.

A Durga idol in Kolkata in which the ‘Mahisasura’ (Buffalo demon) was replaced by a crudely crafted Mahatma Gandhi-look alike has created controversy on Sunday, the birth anniversary of the father of the nation.

Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, organisers of the puja near Ruby Crossing in southwest Kolkata, changed the appearance of the idol that looked like Gandhi following instructions from the police after a complaint was lodged. The organisers said the similarities were “just a coincidence”.

Bhadohi Durga Puja fire incident: The death toll in the Bhadohi Durga Puja pandal fire incident reached 5 on Monday. Three children, including 12-year-old boy, a 10-year-old boy and two woman died, said Bhadohi DM Gaurang Rathi.

Punjabi singer Alfaaz was injured after a speeding vehicle hit him while he stood at side of road on Banur Landran highway outside a Dhaba. Accused Vicky, resident of Raipur Rani, Panchkula, Haryana has been arrested by Mohali police. The singer is out of danger now.

Punjabi singer Amanjot Singh Pannu, alias Alfaaz was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali after an accident on Saturday night. He suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a reversing tempo truck outside Pal Dabha on Banur-Landran road.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi resumes 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Mysuru Karnataka on Monday. The Kerala leg of the Yatra had been completed on Sept 29.

The death toll reached 3 in the Durga Puja pandal fire incident in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. A 12-year-old boy, a 10-year-old boy and a 45-year-old woman died, said Bhadohi DM Gaurang Rathi. 

RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday expressed concern over alleged rising income inequality and unemployment in the country, asserting that poverty is posing as a "demon-like challenge in front of us.
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However, Hosabale said several steps have been taken in the last few years to address this challenge. He said he appreciates the efforts for 'atmanirbharta' and several other initiatives of the Union government such as FPO, Jan Dhan, and programmes related to healthcare and digital revolution.

Rio de Janeiro: Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Workers' Party got the most votes in Brazil's presidential election Sunday, but not enough to avoid a runoff vote against his far-right rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

With 97% of the votes tallied, da Silva had 47. 9% support and Bolsonaro 43. 6%. Since neither candidate received more than 50% of the valid votes, which exclude spoiled and blank ballots, a second round vote between them will be scheduled for October 30.

Brazil's election authority announced late Sunday that a second round was a mathematical certainty.

Mulayam Singh Yadav, ex-Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party patriarch, who was shifted to the ICU of Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Sunday after his health deteriorated is currently stable, the party said. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialled SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav to enquire about Yadav's health.