Breaking News, October 19

The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a member of a Mewat-based gang who was declared proclaimed offender in a case of firing on a police party, officials said on Thursday. Nadeem alias Kallu (43), a resident of Ghaziabad, was arrested from Sonia Vihar on Tuesday night, they said, adding a semi-automatic .32 bore pistol and four live cartridges were recovered from his possession.

A security guard at a housing complex allegedly ended his life in Badlapur area of the district early Thursday morning, police said. Narayan Late, age around 50, allegedly hanged himself sometime during his night shift, said an official. The reason for the extreme step was not known yet, he addded. 

The Punjab Police on Thursday said it has busted a terror funding module, backed by Pakistan-based Harwinder Singh Rinda, and arrested its five operatives, including a woman. The module was operated by Parminder Pindi, who was directly in touch with gangster Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, a close aide of Rinda, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said in a statement.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the state distinguishes itself in a world grappling with turmoil and unrest, owing to its unique spirit of fraternity.

A pregnant woman who went missing after setting out along with her 4-year-old son to get ice cream in Chandrapur in Maharashtra was found dead on Thursday morning near a river bridge with the latter having sat near the corpse through the night, a police official said. Sushma Kakde had gone with her son Durvansh from her home in Teachers' Colony in Ballarpur at around 9:30pm on Wednesday but did not return in time, Superintendent of Police Ravindrasingh Pardesi said.

AICC general secretary in charge Meghalaya Manish Chatrath on Thursday claimed many leaders who left the Congress, now want to return to the party. He claimed that many former Congress leaders are not happy in other parties and want to return before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The final phase of registration for candidates who want to run in Iran's parliamentary election next year opened Thursday, state media reported. Nearly 49,000 people filed initial paperwork in August seeking to run for the 290-seat parliament in the election, set for March 1, 2024. The elections will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year.

The income tax department on Thursday raided multiple premises of the Yatharth hospital group in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on charges of tax evasion, official sources said. The group's offices and premises in Noida, Greater Noida, Jhansi and Delhi are being covered since morning, they said. An email sent by PTI to the hospital did not elicit any immediate response.

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday unveiled ‘Heartland Tripura’, a project to provide skill training to the youth of the northeastern state. This will help the entire northeastern region attract investment and create job opportunities, the minister of state for entrepreneurship and skill development said.

A 52-year-old man strangled his wife to death in south Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar area following a quarrel over her going out for work, police said on Thursday. Their son told police that his parents had a fight on Tuesday night and when he came down from his first floor room after receiving a call from his father Ved Prakash, he found him dragging his mother's body from the bathroom, they said. On being questioned by his son Akash, Prakash confessed that he had strangled Sushila (50) to death with a dupatta, police said.

Congress leader Jagwinderpal Singh, who unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Punjab assembly polls from the Majitha seat, joined the Aam Aadmi Party here on Thursday.

The Odisha government has set a target to complete 20 ongoing mega piped water supply projects by the end of March 2024, an official said. The government has undertaken 207 mega piped water supply projects worth Rs 35,920 crore. Out of which, 16 mega projects have been completed while two are under tendering process. The remaining 189 mega projects are under various stages of implementation in different districts of Odisha. Target has been set to complete at least 20 of these projects by March, 2024, the official said on Thursday.

Police have registered a case against five men for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Thursday.

President Droupadi Murmu attended the first convocation ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in East Champaran district of Bihar on Thursday. Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were also present at the ceremony held in Motihari, where East Champaran is headquartered.

SC seeks Delhi Police's reply on pleas of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, its HR head Amit Chakravarty against their arrest.

Mexican court employees said Wednesday they will go on strike from Thursday through Tuesday to protest proposed funding cuts, threatening an already creaky court system.

FMCG major Nestle India Ltd on Thursday reported an increase of 37.28 per cent in net profit at Rs 908.08 crore for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. The company, which follows the January-December financial year, had posted a net profit of Rs 661.46 crore in the same period a year ago, Nestle India said in a regulatory filing.

A man was found dead in a village farm here, and his son has been booked for the alleged murder, police said on Thursday. The murder case against the son was filed based on a complaint by the victim's family, they said. The body was recovered from a farm in Bharkauli village late on Wednesday evening, they added.

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail petition of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case. Justice G Jayachandran dismissed the bail petition of Senthil Balaji.

Three men met with a tragic end after the autorickshaw they were travelling in collided with a jeep in this district, police said on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Anand, Vishnu and Shyamlal, hailing from various parts of Kottayam district.

The rupee was trading in a narrow range and appreciated 3 paise to 83.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, amid a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the rupee is trading in a narrow range as sustained foreign fund outflows and strength of the American currency in the overseas market weighed on investor sentiments.

A 40-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after setting herself on fire in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, police said on Thursday. The incident happened in Bansgora in Marafari police station area on Wednesday, they said.

Three members of a family were found hanging at their home in Kuzhalmannam area of this north Kerala district on Thursday.

India’s Unified Payments Interface system (UPI) stands out in advancing bilateral links with other countries, including Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, a US treasury official said.

 A man entered into the tracks of the Delhi Metro at the Barakhamba station here on Wednesday, following which he was rescued, DMRC officials said.