<h2>MUDA case: Lokayukta police question Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi for over 4 hrs</h2>.<p>The Lokayukta police probing the the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment on Friday questioned Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi at Lokayukta office in Mysuru.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/muda-case-lokayukta-police-question-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiahs-wife-parvathi-for-over-4-hours-3248935">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Cyclone Dana spares Odisha, Bengal of major damage, brings heavy rains</h2>.<p>Cyclone Dana spared Odisha and West Bengal of any severe damage to infrastructure while flight and rail operations resumed on Friday after the cyclonic storm completed landfall, triggering heavy rains and uprooting of trees and electric poles.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha/cyclone-dana-spares-odisha-bengal-of-major-damage-brings-heavy-rains-3248966">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Germany increases visas for skilled Indian workforce from 20,000 to 90,000</h2>.<p>PM Modi said the confidence that Germany has expressed in India's skilled manpower is amazing as the European nation has decided to increase visas for the skilled Indian workforce from 20,000 to 90,000.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/germany-increases-visas-for-skilled-indian-workforce-from-20000-to-90000-pm-modi-3248587">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Recalled envoy cautions students going to Canada, says many returned in body bags after suicide</h2>.<p>Indians hoping to study in Canada should think twice because many students have ended up in substandard colleges with no job prospects despite spending lakhs of rupees, resulting in depression and suicide, India's top envoy there says.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/recalled-envoy-cautions-students-going-to-canada-says-many-returned-in-body-bags-after-suicide-3248741">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Weeks after Baba Siddique's murder, 7 Bishnoi gang shooters arrested by Delhi Police</h2>.<p>In a crackdown on the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested at least seven suspected shooters who were planning to target someone in Rajasthan, officials here said on Friday. The arrests come days after the sensational murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in Mumbai on October 12. The Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the murder.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/weeks-after-baba-siddiques-murder-7-bishnoi-gang-shooters-arrested-by-delhi-police-3248914">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Nikhil Kumaraswamy files nomination for Channapatna Assembly bypoll</h2>.<p>JD(S) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Friday filed his nomination for the November 13 Assembly bypolls from Channapatna, a seat vacated by his father and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy after being elected to Lok Sabha, amid a show of strength along with alliance partner BJP.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/nikhil-kumaraswamy-files-nomination-for-channapatna-assembly-bypoll-3248843">Read more</a></p>.<h2>2020 riots case: SC asks Delhi HC to expedite Sharjeel Imam's bail plea hearing</h2>.<p>The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition by former JNU student Sharjeel Imam for release but directed the Delhi High Court to consider his bail application expeditiously. Imam is accused in an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/2020-riots-case-sc-asks-delhi-hc-to-expedite-sharjeel-imams-bail-plea-hearing-3248744">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Indian and Chinese armies to complete disengagement by Oct 28-29: Report</h2>.<p>Indian and Chinese armies to complete disengagement by October 28-29, <em>ANI</em> reported, citing army sources. The army sources further noted that all temporary structures like sheds and tents would be removed, as would the troops.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/indian-and-chinese-armies-to-complete-disengagement-by-oct-28-29-report-3248937">Read more</a></p>.<h2>UN peacekeepers withdraw from post in Zahajra in south Lebanon under Israeli fire</h2>.<p>Peacekeepers of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon withdrew from a observation post in Zahajra town in south Lebanon on Tuesday after Israeli forces fired at it, the force said on Friday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/middle-east-conlfict-live-updates-west-asia-israel-palestine-gaza-lebanon-hamas-hezbollah-houthis-iran-benjamin-netanyahu-tel-aviv-beirut-latest-news-3236304">Follow LIVE updates from the conflict in West Asia</a></p>.<h2>NZ end Day 2 with 198/5, take 301-run lead against India in second Test</h2>.<p>New Zealand have taken control of the second Test in the 3-match series against hosts India in Pune as they finished Day 2 with 198 runs on the board losing 5 wickets in the process in the second innings.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/nz-end-day-2-with-1985-take-301-run-lead-against-india-in-second-test-3249007">Read more</a></p>
<h2>MUDA case: Lokayukta police question Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi for over 4 hrs</h2>.<p>The Lokayukta police probing the the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment on Friday questioned Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi at Lokayukta office in Mysuru.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/muda-case-lokayukta-police-question-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiahs-wife-parvathi-for-over-4-hours-3248935">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Cyclone Dana spares Odisha, Bengal of major damage, brings heavy rains</h2>.<p>Cyclone Dana spared Odisha and West Bengal of any severe damage to infrastructure while flight and rail operations resumed on Friday after the cyclonic storm completed landfall, triggering heavy rains and uprooting of trees and electric poles.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha/cyclone-dana-spares-odisha-bengal-of-major-damage-brings-heavy-rains-3248966">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Germany increases visas for skilled Indian workforce from 20,000 to 90,000</h2>.<p>PM Modi said the confidence that Germany has expressed in India's skilled manpower is amazing as the European nation has decided to increase visas for the skilled Indian workforce from 20,000 to 90,000.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/germany-increases-visas-for-skilled-indian-workforce-from-20000-to-90000-pm-modi-3248587">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Recalled envoy cautions students going to Canada, says many returned in body bags after suicide</h2>.<p>Indians hoping to study in Canada should think twice because many students have ended up in substandard colleges with no job prospects despite spending lakhs of rupees, resulting in depression and suicide, India's top envoy there says.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/recalled-envoy-cautions-students-going-to-canada-says-many-returned-in-body-bags-after-suicide-3248741">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Weeks after Baba Siddique's murder, 7 Bishnoi gang shooters arrested by Delhi Police</h2>.<p>In a crackdown on the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested at least seven suspected shooters who were planning to target someone in Rajasthan, officials here said on Friday. The arrests come days after the sensational murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in Mumbai on October 12. The Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the murder.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/weeks-after-baba-siddiques-murder-7-bishnoi-gang-shooters-arrested-by-delhi-police-3248914">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Nikhil Kumaraswamy files nomination for Channapatna Assembly bypoll</h2>.<p>JD(S) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Friday filed his nomination for the November 13 Assembly bypolls from Channapatna, a seat vacated by his father and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy after being elected to Lok Sabha, amid a show of strength along with alliance partner BJP.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/nikhil-kumaraswamy-files-nomination-for-channapatna-assembly-bypoll-3248843">Read more</a></p>.<h2>2020 riots case: SC asks Delhi HC to expedite Sharjeel Imam's bail plea hearing</h2>.<p>The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition by former JNU student Sharjeel Imam for release but directed the Delhi High Court to consider his bail application expeditiously. Imam is accused in an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/2020-riots-case-sc-asks-delhi-hc-to-expedite-sharjeel-imams-bail-plea-hearing-3248744">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Indian and Chinese armies to complete disengagement by Oct 28-29: Report</h2>.<p>Indian and Chinese armies to complete disengagement by October 28-29, <em>ANI</em> reported, citing army sources. The army sources further noted that all temporary structures like sheds and tents would be removed, as would the troops.</p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/indian-and-chinese-armies-to-complete-disengagement-by-oct-28-29-report-3248937">Read more</a></p>.<h2>UN peacekeepers withdraw from post in Zahajra in south Lebanon under Israeli fire</h2>.<p>Peacekeepers of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon withdrew from a observation post in Zahajra town in south Lebanon on Tuesday after Israeli forces fired at it, the force said on Friday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/middle-east-conlfict-live-updates-west-asia-israel-palestine-gaza-lebanon-hamas-hezbollah-houthis-iran-benjamin-netanyahu-tel-aviv-beirut-latest-news-3236304">Follow LIVE updates from the conflict in West Asia</a></p>.<h2>NZ end Day 2 with 198/5, take 301-run lead against India in second Test</h2>.<p>New Zealand have taken control of the second Test in the 3-match series against hosts India in Pune as they finished Day 2 with 198 runs on the board losing 5 wickets in the process in the second innings.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/nz-end-day-2-with-1985-take-301-run-lead-against-india-in-second-test-3249007">Read more</a></p>