Breaking News, October 28 | HIGHLIGHTS

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) releases its 7th list of 10 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's convoy met with an accident in Thiruvananthapuram earlier today. No injuries were reported. 

Police patrolling and vehicle checking increased in Noida ahead of Diwali. 

Shiv Sena releases another list of 15 candidates for Maharashtra polls.

Rajasthan: Jaipur city decked up beautifully ahead of Diwali.

Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya's Ram temple decked up with colourful lights ahead of Diwali. 

Delhi: People throng markets to shop for the festive season. Visuals from Sarojini Nagar Market.

Rohtak, Haryana: An explosion occurred inside a bogie of Jind Delhi MEMU train.

Delhi: Police monitor the security arrangements as people throng the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station ahead of the festive season.

Indian Army dog, Phantom lost its life in operation after terrorists fired upon an Army convoy near Asan, Sunderbani Sector today morning. 

Karnataka: A woman, Niharika arrested for allegedly killing her husband Ramesh, a 54-year-old real estate businessman from Telangana, with the help of her lover and friend - Ankur and Dr Nikhil, for money. All three accused have been arrested. After the murder the accused burnt the body near Sunticoppa in Kodagu district. On October 8, the half-decomposed body was found in Panya Estate near Suntikoppa.

An explosion was reported at a petrol pump in Mansa, Punjab. Police have launched an investigation on the matter. Details awaited. 

West Bengal: People buy earthen lamps ahead of Diwali in Kolkata.

Karnataka: An FIR was registered by the Bengaluru police on October 26, against Malayalam film director Ranjith Balakrishnan, following allegations of sexual assault by a 31-year-old man.

Delhi: Today's JPC meeting on Waqf Amendment Bill concludes.

Uttar Pradesh: Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya, lit with colourful lights ahead of Deepotsav, scheduled to be on October 30.

Maharashtra: Independent candidate Lalasab Shaikh held a 'funeral procession' ahead of filing his nomination from the Latur City Assembly constituency.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi conducted an aerial survey of Cyclone Dana and flood-affected areas in Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts of the state.   

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini meets Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and extends his best wishes for Diwali.

Delhi BJP leaders today held a protest against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann over the issue of air pollution in the national capital, at Kapurthala House.

J-K: Area domination exercise conducted by Indian Army at Dehra Ki Gali (DKG) forest in Poonch district.

NSG team arrives in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Kali Puja pandal in Kolkata. 

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu chaired a review of Finance Department in the Secretariat. Minister Payyavula Keshav, CS Nirab Kumar Prasad and senior officials attended the meeting.

NCP-SCP releases another list of 7 candidates, including Salil Deshmukh son of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh from Katol.

 Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena candidate from Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency, Eknath Shinde meets people and conducts a roadshow in Thane.

Adani Power announces Q2 FY25 results: Continuing revenue grows 20% y-o-y to Rs. 28,517 Crore in H1 FY25 and 10.8% y-o-y to Rs. 13,465 Crore in Q2 FY25

BJP releases third list of 25 candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls.

The nomination papers of UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been accepted for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections.

BJP Jharkhand president Babulal Marandi files his nomination papers from the Dhanwar Assembly constituency.

Several opposition members walked out of the meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill on Monday, protesting against the presentation made by the Delhi Waqf board.

Opposition members claimed that the Delhi Waqf Board administrator, who had appeared before the Committee, made changes to the presentation without the knowledge of the Delhi government.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday convened a meeting of the ruling NDA in the state to ensure better coordination among alliance partners in the run-up to assembly polls due next year.

Leaders of JD(U), BJP and smaller partners Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Hindustani Awam Morcha thronged the chief minister's 1, Anne Marg residence for the meeting.

"Our party leader has been asserting that the NDA will win 200 plus seats of the 243-strong House. For that perfect synergy among constituents is a must. Today's meeting has been called for that purpose," Ashok Choudhary, state minister and JD(U) national general secretary, said.

An elderly man aged 70 years has died of injuries after his son hit him with a stick over a dispute here, police said on Monday. They said Ramnath, a resident of Mahona West in the Shukul Bazar police station area, had a disagreement with his son Manoj Kumar over some issue on Saturday night which escalated into a fight. 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar on Monday filed his nomination from Baramati seat here for the November 20 state assembly polls. He reached the tehsil office in the Pune district to file the nomination while being accompanied by a large number of supporters who took out a rally as a mark of their show of strength.

A day before the deadline for filing of nominations, NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar on Monday said the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has reached a consensus over 90 to 95 per cent of the total 288 seats in the state.

Speaking to reporters, Pawar, in a veiled attack on the BJP, said their fight was against those who engineered splits in rival political parties and those who compromised with their ideology. Those who are in power did not solve problems of the people, he claimed.

The Maharashtra assembly elections are scheduled on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.

Former Jharkhand Congress working president Manash Sinha on Monday joined BJP ahead of the assembly polls. He was welcomed into the saffron party by Jharkhand BJP working president Ravindra Rai and Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also BJP's state election co-incharge, during a ceremony at the party's headquarters.

"I have served the Congress party and held different posts for the past 27 years. But, there is no respect left for dedicated workers in the party. So, I decided to join the BJP," Sinha said after joining the saffron camp. Following this, the Lucknow Police suspended.

The BJP on Monday released its second list for the Jharkhand assembly polls, announcing Gamliyel Hembrom as its nominee from Barhait seat against Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

Hembrom contested from Barhait in 2019 on an AJSU Party ticket and polled 2,573 votes. The assembly polls will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 and counting will take place on November 23.

A class 6 student died after being taken ill at the Kasturba Gandhi Residential School in Sikheda here, officials said Monday.

An inquiry has been ordered into the matter that took place on Sunday. Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Sandeep Kumar said that the girl's body has been sent for postmortem to ascertain the cause of death. "The cause of her death will be determined following the postmortem report," Kumar said.

According to the details, at around 07:00 AM on Monday, three terrorists fired some rounds on Army Vehicles in Batal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor. 32 field regiment cordoned off the area and initiated the search operation.

Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, former Union minister and senior BJP leader Raosaheb Danve's daughter Sanjana Jadhav has joined the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

She is likely to be fielded from the Kannad assembly segment in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. Jadhav joined the Shiv Sena on Sunday.

• Pusa: 319 AQI · Very Poor
• Shadipur: 303 AQI · Very Poor
• Shivaji Park: 358 AQI · Very Poor
• Delhi Milk Scheme Colony: 324 AQI · Very Poor
• Bhim Nagar: 366 AQI · Very Poor
• Central Delhi: 341 AQI · Very Poor
• Shalimar Bagh: 361 AQI · Very Poor

Jharkhand Minister and Congress candidate from Jamshedpur West, Banna Gupta held an election campaign in the constituency on Monday morning. He is contesting against JDU's Saryu Roy from Jamshedpur West.