DH Evening Brief | After 'fruitful talks' over friendly fights, Tejashwi allays fears of rift; Yathindra sparks yet another buzz around leadership change

Here are the top stories this evening

After 'fruitful talks' over friendly fights, Tejashwi allays fears of rift within I.N.D.I.A.

Congress leader Ashok Gehlot with AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and others during a meeting ahead of the state Assembly elections.

Of the 243 seats, altogether 254 candidates of the RJD-led alliance are in the fray, which includes Congress and RJD face off in five seats while Congress and CPI on three seats, besides three with VIP.

Read more

'Father nearing end of his political life': Yathindra Siddaramaiah sparks yet another buzz around leadership change

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah(L), his son and MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah. 

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, not wanting to comment on Yathindra's statement, said he is committed to his earlier statement that he and Siddaramaiah will work together, abiding by the party's direction.

Read more

Delhi is still far away, will continue as Maharashtra CM till 2029: Devendra Fadnavis

Union Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis made it clear that there will be no change in the present ruling dispensation, which comprises the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP.

Read more

Ola engineer who died by suicide was not paid variable pay, incentives for 2 years, alleges kin

An Ola office in India(L), founder Bhavish Aggarwal

Aravind, a homologation engineer, allegedly consumed poison at his home in Chikkakallasandra on September 28. Family to pursue legal action, govt says company not exempt from labour laws

Read more

President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter wheels sink into newly concreted landing pad

The landing was originally planned at Nilackal near Pamba, but it was changed to Pramadam due to inclement weather.

After the President left for Pamba by road, visuals on TV channels showed several policemen and fire force personnel pushing the helicopter's wheels out of the small depressions created when it landed on the concrete.

Read more

India and US inch closer to long-pending trade deal; 15-16% tariff cuts likely: Report

India and the United States appear to be finally inching closer to a trade deal that have been long pending, a move that could potentially reduce US tariffs on Indian imports to 15% to 16% from the earlier 50%

Read more

'Hurt sentiments...': Video of sanitation workers sweeping away diyas in Ayodhya sparks row

Reacting to the videos, senior SP leader Jai Shankar Pandey said on Wednesday that the action of the municipal sanitation workers has deeply hurt the religious sentiments of people.

Read more

Prof EV Chitnis, Vikram Sarabhai's associate and APJ Abdul Kalam’s guide, passes away at 100

Prof Eknath Vasant Chitnis

Professor Chitnis played a crucial role in the early years of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which later transformed into the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Read more

SC seeks Centre's assistance on PIL seeking nationwide ban on online gambling

The Supreme Court of India.

The top court was hearing a plea filed by think tank Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) seeking directions to the Centre to prohibit online gambling and betting platforms that allegedly operate under the guise of social and e-sports games.

Read more

From tech to Tulsi: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' surprise cameo in Smriti Irani's 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2'

Smriti Irani in 'Kyunki...' and Bill Gates(R)

The newly-released promo of the Star Plus programme shows Irani's Tulsi Virani talking to someone on video call.

Read more