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The Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge, has approved the proposals to nominate the following members as party candidates for the bye-elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Punjab and West Bengal.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the house of Dr Shahnawaz Dar, who was killed in a terror attack in Ganderbal, and announced a government job to a family member. The CM also announced the state will bear all expenses related to the civil services education and training of the doctor's son, who wants to become an officer.
Kerala: Congress candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visits the houses of locals.
MNS released a list of 45 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday urged the city residents to filter and boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure. It had received complaints of turbid water supply from certain areas in the eastern suburbs and island city, the civic body said in a release.
A 58-year-old assistant sub-inspector, posted with traffic unit of Delhi Police, died after his car collided with a roadside divider on Tuesday morning, police said.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) releases a list of 6 candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly Elections.
BJP releases list of star campaigners for Punjab by-polls.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in Delhi.
Ahead of Diwali, Mumbai police ban flying and sale of sky lanterns in city as safety and security measure, said official.
BJP announces the names of leaders who will campaign for the party in the by-election to the Gambegre Assembly constituency in Meghalaya. The list includes the names of Anil K Antony, Rikman Momin and AL Hek, among other leaders.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Mathura.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will file her nomination for the Wayanad parliamentary by-election tomorrow, in the presence of CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
JMM lacks candidates for Jharkhand assembly polls, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on BJP leaders joining the state's ruling party.
Karnataka: Locals were seen fishing at several places in Bengaluru amid waterlogging due to incessant heavy rain. Visuals from Allalasandra, Yelahanka.
J&K LG Manoj Sinha arrived at Gagangeer, Ganderbal the terror incident spot. The area was cordoned off by security forces.
Haryana: Incident of stubble burning seen in a field in Jhajjar's Dubaldhan village.
Bombay HC grants bail to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in corruption case involving ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.
Bihar: Union Minister Giriraj Singh holds 'Hindu Swabhiman Yatra' in Kishanganj.
Delhi: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee leaves from the meeting of the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) on the Waqf Bill.
Mumbai Police questioned filmmaker Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor who were booked under POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of the ALT Balaji’s web series 'Gandi Baat'. Mumbai Police registered a case against Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Alt Balaji company under the POCSO Act. They have been asked to appear for questioning again on October 24.
Karnataka: Potholes cause inconvenience to the commuters on a stretch of Shivajinagar Road in Bengaluru.
Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the Legislative Drafting Training Program at Gujarat Assembly.
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday updated the 'Alert List' of unauthorised forex trading platforms by adding 13 more entities, including TDFX and Inefex, taking the total to 88.
The Alert List contains names of entities which are neither authorised to deal in forex under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) nor authorised to operate electronic trading platform (ETP) for forex transactions under the Electronic Trading Platforms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018.
Based on the Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction, a man accused of raising a pro-Pakistan slogan, reached a police station here on Tuesday and saluted the national flag 21 times by raising 'Bharat Mata ki jai' slogan.
The man, Faizan, was directed by the high court last week to salute the tricolour and raise the 'Bharat Mata ki jai' slogan on every first and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Misrod police station here.
China on Tuesday confirmed that it has reached an agreement with India to end the standoff between the two armies in eastern Ladakh. “Over a recent period, China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the China-India border,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing here.
In a setback for the Congress in Kerala, former Youth Congress leader A K Shanib announced on Tuesday that he will contest as an independent candidate in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll. Shanib, who last week declared his resignation from the grand old party in protest against the fielding of Youth Congress president Rahul Mamkootathil for the seat, made his candidature official at a press conference held here. He said that he would file his nomination on October 24.
The nomination process for 38 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand where elections will be held on November 20 commenced on Tuesday with the issuance of the notification for the second phase of polls in the state.
The nomination process will continue until October 29, with submissions accepted from 11 am to 3 pm. Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases - November 13 and 20, with counting scheduled for November 23.
BJP leaders and workers staged protests across the city, accusing AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal of spending taxpayers' money on personal comfort during his tenure as Delhi chief minister. The BJP leaders alleged that Kejriwal spent crores on lavish items and modern facilities at his official residence at 6 Flagstaff Road. Kejriwal after resigning as Delhi Chief minister vacated the Flagstaff Road bungalow in Civil Lines earlier this month.
As many as 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Monday night, according to sources. The flights of IndiGo, Vistara and Air India were among those that received the bomb threats, the sources in the know said.
An IndiGo spokesperson on Tuesday said four of its flights on Monday received security-related alerts. They are 6E 164 (Mangaluru to Mumbai), 6E 75, (Ahmedabad to Jeddah), 6E 67 (Hyderabad to Jeddah) and 6E 118 (Lucknow to Pune).
Two siblings were feared drowned in the Kengeri lake in the city, police said on Tuesday. The children, a boy and a girl were living with their mother in a slum next to the lake and were missing since Monday evening, police sources said. Police have launched a search operation.
Several BJP leaders, including three former MLAs, joined the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) weeks ahead of the assembly polls in the state. The former legislators who switched sides on Monday were Lois Marandi, Kunal Sarangi and Lakshman Tudu. The development also comes barely two days after three-term BJP legislator Kedar Hazra and AJSU Party leader Umakant Rajak joined the JMM.
An encounter took place between Delhi Police and criminals in Mehrauli area. After the encounter, Delhi Police arrested the biggest auto lifter of Meerut named Salman. Salman has over 50 cases registered against him. Delhi Police has arrested Salman along with his three other associates. A total of 5 rounds of bullets were fired in the encounter with the arrested accused.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) in an order on Monday, discontinued the services of all its contractual staff with immediate effect. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) blamed the role of the BJP behind the move saying that it was disappointing that the party "cruelly" chose Diwali, to render hundreds of DCW staff jobless and effectively 'terminating' their families' celebrations.
India values the close cooperation within BRICS which has emerged as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on a range of issues concerning the global developmental agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.
PM Modi said this in a statement as he embarks upon a two-day visit to the Russian city of Kazan to attend the annual summit of the BRICS grouping.
Ahead of the cyclonic storm Dana's landfall, the Odisha government on Tuesday announced the closure of schools in 14 districts which are likely to be impacted. Odisha government's Office of Special Relief Commissioner issued a communique on Monday stating that the schools in 14 districts will remain closed from October 23 to October 25 as a precautionary measure, in view of the impending cyclonic storm.
The districts where schools will remain closed for 3 days
PM Narendra Modi left for Russia to attend the 16th BRICS Summit to be held in Kazan, under the Chairmanship of Russia. The Prime Minister is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from BRICS member countries.
India, the US, Australia and Japan have announced the continuation of the Quad Cyber Challenge for strengthening responsible cyber ecosystems, promoting public resources, and raising cybersecurity awareness.
In a press release on Monday, the US State Department said, "Quad partners of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States--under the auspices of the Quad Senior Cyber Group--announced the continuation of our joint campaign, the Quad Cyber Challenge, to strengthen responsible cyber ecosystems, promote public resources, and raise cybersecurity awareness. The theme of this year's Challenge is promoting cybersecurity education and building a strong workforce."
Law enforcement officials found five people killed in a shooting inside a home southeast of Seattle on Monday morning and took a teenager into custody, police said.
Multiple people called 911 around 5 am to report a shooting in Fall City, Washington, King County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Mike Mellis said at a media briefing Monday afternoon.
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