Breaking News, October 12 | HIGHLIGHTS

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah today attended the 'Sahkar Se Samriddhi' programme at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi.

Aam Aadmi Party releases third list of candidates for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections.

IMD issued yellow alert in districts Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Idukki for tomorrow.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated puja at Sree Bhoomi Sporting Club virtually in Kolkata.

PM Modi will inaugurate the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session on 14th October at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai.

A 23-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times by her jilted lover in Delhi's Lado Sarai. The accused Gaurav Pal, 27 was apprehended and an FIR has been registered under section 307 IPC at the Saket Police station, said Delhi Police.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appoints Dr. Sunny Ahluwalia as the Sah-Prabhari of Chandigarh and Ranjodh Hadana as the State Secretary of Punjab.

Reliance Industries Chairman, Mukesh Ambani donated 2.51 Crores each to Shree Kedarnath ji and Shree Badrinath ji temple.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar's security cover has been upgraded to the 'Z' category.

Retail inflation eases to 5.2% in September as compared to 6.83% in August, as per Government of India.

We see these attacks as terrorist attacks, said MEA on strikes by Hamas on Israel.

The previous govts ignored the development of border areas, we consider border villages as our first villages, said PM Modi at rally in Uttarakhand.

Tamil Nadu: Two rowdies were killed in a police encounter in Sholavaram,  Sub Urb of Chennai.

The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) will take out a rally in Puri on October 16 to demand the reopening of all the four gates of Jagannath temple for devotees.

Three superintendents of police and a district collector have been relieved from their posting in Rajasthan and put under awaiting posting orders (APO) status, officials said on Thursday.

Leaders and workers of some Delhi BJP frontal organisations Thursday staged a demonstration near the Aam Aadmi Party office here, demanding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's resignation over alleged corruption in his government.

The Karnataka government has constituted the fifth State Finance Commission, which has been tasked with coming out with recommendations on the division and allocation of resources after reviewing the financial position of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Panchayat Raj institutions.

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday on a rare trip abroad for the Russian leader who was indicted earlier this year by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine. Putin was to meet with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov on Thursday. He will take part on Friday in the Commonwealth of Independent States summit, which Kyrgyzstan is hosting.

A 71-year-old man was killed when a wild tusker strayed into the town of Ulikkal in northern Kerala a day ago. Police said it is suspected that when the elephant was being driven away from the populated area, it attacked the man who was in its path.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said India's 5,000-year-old culture is secular and called upon people to remain united and present the best example of human behaviour before the world. Addressing a book launch event on Wednesday, Bhagwat appealed to people to have devotion, love and dedication for their motherland. "We consider motherland as an essential component of our national unity," he said.

The Meghalaya government has set up a helpline for the people of the state who were travelling in the North East Express that derailed in Bihar's Buxar district, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday. Sangma said he has also spoken to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw about the situation.

A petrol pump attendant was robbed of about Rs 10,000 at gunpoint in west Delhi's Mundka area by six people who came on two motorbikes, police said on Thursday.

The India-France strategic partnership is more relevant today than ever and both sides are looking forward to taking it to "newer heights", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Singh said this following his talks in Paris with French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu.

The Army conducted a demining operation in three areas of Leh district and destroyed 175 mines, officials said on Thursday. This has been done on the demand of locals living along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

The Delhi Police on Thursday issued a traffic advisory in view of the P-20 Summit being held in the city from October 12-14. The meeting is being hosted at Dwarka's India International Convention and Expo Centre, also known as Yashobhoomi.

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended by three months the interim bail of former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. Malik had moved the top court against the Bombay High Court's July 13 order denying him bail on medical grounds in the case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Two people were arrested after 12 kg of heroin was allegedly recovered from their possession in Ferozepur, a top Punjab Police officer said on Thursday.

The Delhi Police on Thursday issued a traffic advisory in view of the P-20 Summit to be held in the city from October 12-14. The meeting is being hosted at Dwarka's India International Convention and Expo Centre, also known as Yashobhoomi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday on a daylong visit during which he will lay the foundation stones for multiple development projects and address a public meeting. The prime minister has arrived at Adi Kailash peak at Jolingkong, Pithoragarh District Magistrate Reena Joshi said.

A fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city following which five patients were evacuated safely from there, an official said on Thursday. The blaze erupted in the ICU located on the first floor of the Care CHL Hospital on A B Road late Wednesday night.

Odisha should lead the way in developing the roadmap for millets in the next decade, both nationally and internationally, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said. Odisha should aim to become a centre of excellence, he said, addressing a meeting on Wednesday for the International Convention on Millets, which the state government is organising here on November 10 and 11.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will provide a single window system for giving permission to Navratri festival mandals and also ensure cleanliness and other facilities at Chhat Puja sites here, the civic body has said.

Indian Railways cancelled ten trains and diverted 21 after several coaches of 12506 Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday killing at least four people and injuring many others. The derailment occurred at 9:53 pm and at least two AC III Tier coaches had toppled over while four other coaches jumped the tracks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Vijaya Raje Scindia, a leading figure of the BJP and its forerunner Jana Sangh, on her birth anniversary, saying she dedicated her entire life to public welfare and national service.

The Maharashtra government has set up a four-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the escape of drug case accused Lalit Patil from the Sassoon General Hospital in Pune. The committee will be headed by Dr Dilip Mhaisekar, director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, as per a government notification.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stones of several development projects, and address a public meeting here during a one-day visit to the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand on Thursday.

An Indian-origin student at a sports school in Singapore died after feeling unwell following a fitness trial last week. The school has said it is initiating a detailed investigation into death of the 14-year-old student. Pranav Madhaik felt unwell following a 400m fitness time trial on October 5, Channel News Asia reported, adding that Pranav was part of the Singapore Badminton Association’s (SBA) national intermediate squad, a youth training programme for promising players.

At least four passengers died and 70 others injured when six coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday night, officials said. The derailment occurred at 9:53 pm and at least two AC III Tier coaches had toppled over while four other coaches jumped the tracks, television visuals showed.

A 17-year-old girl lost one hand and both her legs after she was hurled before a train here by a youth for objecting to sexual harassment, police said on Wednesday. Her condition is critical, doctors say. The girl suffered multiple fractures in the incident that took place in the CB Ganj area of Bareilly City on Tuesday, police said.

A delegation of the Sikh community in Jammu and Kashmir met President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum listing their various demands. The All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) delegation led by Harmilan Kour and Manmeet Kour met the President at the Raj Bhavan here. The delegation said the community has faced persistent challenges and firmly believes that it is time for the Government of India to take decisive actions to address its pressing issues, according to the APSCC.

The Karnataka government on Wednesday constituted a committee of experts to frame the Karnataka State Education Policy to replace the National Education Policy (NEP).

Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman on Wednesday met her Moroccan counterpart Nadia Fettah Alaoui and discussed mutual issues related to trade and investment.

Following the Election Commission of India's (ECI) directives, two Superintendents of Police (SPs) and two district collectors have been transferred in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday. Jabalpur SP Tusharkant Vidhyarthi and Bhind SP Manish Khatri were transferred and posted as Assistant Inspector Generals (AIG) at the Police Headquarters Bhopal.

Unidentified men stabbed a woman to death and injured her son after barging into their residence in the northern part of the city's Burtola area on Wednesday evening, a senior officer said.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Wednesday made an emergency landing in Assam's Dhubri district and then again in Barpeta after sometime, officials said. According to a defence official, the chopper carrying a few personnel had gone to Dhubri for "some work".

President Droupadi Murmu Wednesday said Kashmir is unfurling a new era of progress, peace and prosperity with ramped up civic structure development and improved healthcare services. The President made her remarks at a civic reception hosted in her honour at Raj Bhavan here this evening.

A court here on Wednesday granted seven hours of custody parole for two days each on humanitarian grounds to an accused arrested in connection with a firing incident in the Tis Hazari district court premises during a fight between lawyers.

The Assam government on Wednesday said it will add around 7.3 lakh people in its flagship poverty alleviation scheme 'Orunodoi', taking the total number of beneficiaries to 26 lakh.

The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday approved an advertisement policy for social media news channels and influencers for the purpose of highlighting the government's developmental policies and programmes. The decision to approve Haryana Digital Media Advertisement Policy, 2023, was taken at the cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, said an official statement.

A Pataudi court Wednesday sent alleged cow vigilante and Bajrang Dal activist Monu Manesar to 14-day judicial custody in an attempt to murder case. He was produced in the court after the completion of his four-day police remand on Wednesday.