News Highlights: BJP makes bogus claims about violence in Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee at Siliguri rally

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'The man who knows too much': Witness hammers NCB on cruise raid

The revelations by an 'independent witness' on the circumstances preceding the cruise ship party raids seem to knock the wind out of the sails of the Narcotics Control Bureau's claims in the cruise drugs raid, in which 8 youngsters were arrested,including Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan.

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ED will not come after me as I am BJP MP: Sanjay Patil

Sanjay Patil, BJP's Lok Sabha member from Sangli in Maharashtra, on Sunday quipped that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will not come after him as he is a BJP MP. He made the remark while speaking at a function in Sangli.

"The ED won't come after me since I am a BJP MP...We have to take a loan in order to purchase luxury cars worth Rs 40 lakh to show off. The ED will be surprised to see the amount of loan we have..," he said in a lighter vein. (PTI)

India captain Virat Kohli smashes half-century against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Srinagar on October 25. (ANI)

Karnataka reports 388 new Covid-19 cases, 586 recoveries and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)

NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede writes to Mumbai Police Commissioner requesting him to "ensure that no precipitate legal action is carried out to frame me with ulterior motives." (ANI)

People wear costumes of Harley Quinn and Joker during the MCM Comic Con event outside ExCeL in London, Britain.

Asalanka, Rajapaksa lead Sri Lanka to comfortable win

Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa shared a partnership of 86 to give Sri Lanka a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in their opening Super 12 match in the Twenty20 World Cup in Sharjah on Sunday.

Asalanka remained unbeaten on 80 from 49 balls and Rajapaksa, celebrating his 30th birthday, hit a 31-ball 53 to help Sri Lanka chase down a 172-run target with seven balls to spare. (Reuters)

Sunburn Festival Goa to be held in December, only 'fully vaccinated' attendees allowed

The 15th edition of Sunburn Festival Goa will be held in December, with access to only those audience members who have been fully vaccinated, the organisers announced on Sunday.

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Maharashtra reports 1410 new Covid-19, 1520 recoveries, and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)

Pakistan wins the toss and opts to bowl first against India at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. (ANI)

BJP attacks opponents seeking to take out rallies in Tripura; TMC woman MP not spared: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of beating up political opponents if they dare to take out rallies in Tripura, and claimed that even a woman MP is not spared.

She was referring to the attack on Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev allegedly by BJP workers in Tripura during a public outreach programme near Agartala on Friday. The TMC seeks to dislodge the saffron party from power in the North-eastern state in the 2023 assembly election.

Denying the BJP's claims of violence on its workers in West Bengal, the TMC supremo said, "There is peace in West Bengal and it is not the peace of the graveyard."

"In contrast look at the happenings in your state (Tripura). Whoever dares to take out rallies opposing the BJP is hit with sticks. They don't even allow the injured TMC workers to be treated at a hospital. A young party worker was thrashed and he had to be rushed to the SSKM Hospital (in Kolkata)," Banerjee said at a rally in Siliguri. (PTI)

Kerala reports 8,538 new Covid-19 cases, 11,366 recoveries, and 71 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)

Facebook documents show struggle with misinformation, hate speech in India: Report

Internal documents at the Facebook show "a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence" in India, the company's biggest market, with researchers at the social media giant pointing out that there are groups and pages "replete with inflammatory and misleading anti-Muslim content" on its platform, US media reports have said.

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UP election: Congress' poll promises force rivals to revisit strategy

As Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra continues promising sops like farm loan and power bill waiver, government jobs and monetary help to the poor in poll bound Uttar Pradesh, the rival parties have been forced to revisit their election strategy.

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Estonia's Anett Kontaveit celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova.

"We were told that scenario in Jammu and Kashmirwill change after the abrogation of Art 370. Growth, hospitals, unemployment will be taken care of,but that has not happened at all. As a matter of fact, we were far better when it was being ruled by various CMs," saidGhulam Nabi Azad. (ANI)

Corruption allegation against NCB top cop Wankhede reaches DG Pradhan

The allegations of wrongdoings and corruption involving NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has reached the table of the federal agency’s Director-General SN Pradhan.

According to NCB’s Mumbai-based Deputy Director-General Mutha Ashok Jain, Wankhede has categorically denied the allegations vis-a-vis the statement of Prabhakar Sail, a witness in the case involving Aryan Khan.

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Taliban offer jobs for wheat to tackle hunger and unemployment

Afghanistan's Taliban government launched a programme to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering thousands of people wheat in exchange for labour.

The scheme will be rolled out around Afghanistan's major towns and cities and employ 40,000 men in the capital alone, the Taliban's chief spokesman said at a press conference in southern Kabul. (AFP)

Goyal calls for reducing import dependence of India's textile machinery segment

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has called for developing 100 Indian textile machinery champions recognised across the world and reducing import dependence of the sector through concerted efforts between the textile engineering industry and the government.

Goyal also asked textile machinery manufacturers to get out of the command-and-control mindset and work through plug and play to make the textile sector vibrant in name and spirit, the textile ministry said. (PTI)

East J&K parts to receive heavy rain & snowfall in next 24 hrs: IMD

During the next 24 hours, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir andLadakh may receive heavy rain andsnowfall at isolated places. Himachal Pradesh will be affected today. "We're monitoring it andalso issued a warning regarding that. In Delhi andHaryana, some light rain may occur," RK Jenamani, IMDscientist. (ANI)

A fighter loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government mans a position at the frontline facing Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the country's northeastern province of Marib.The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on October 22, it had killed at least 92 Huthi rebels in airstrikes on two districts near the strategic city of Marib. The deaths are the latest among hundreds that the coalition says have been killed in recent fighting around Marib, and come during the second week of reported intense bombing.

Congress MLA Sachin Birla joined BJP at CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's public rally in Bediya, Khargone. (ANI)

Delhi High Court asks AIIMS to pay over Rs 50 lakh to illegally terminated employee

Taiwan shaken by 6.5 magnitude quake, woman hurt by rockfall

An earthquake shook Taiwan's capital, Taipei, on Sunday and caused falling rocks that injured a woman and damaged a car. No deaths were reported.

The 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:11 pm and was centred near Yilan, a city about 35 km (22 miles) east of Taipei near the northeastern coast, according to the Central Weather Bureau. It was followed seconds later by a 5.4-magnitude quake.

Buildings in Taipei swayed. The subway and some other mass transit services were suspended.

A woman was injured by falling rocks in Taroko National Park in Hualien County, south of Yilan, the Central News Agency reported. It said one car on a highway was damaged also by falling rocks but no one was injured. (AP)

Self-driving race cars make history in Indianapolis

The winner was not a driver but an algorithm on Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the top car clocked an average speed of 218 km/h (135 mph), ushering autonomous vehicles into a new era.

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"What did these three families give to Jammu and Kashmir for 70 years- 87 MLAs, 6 MPs. Modi Ji has done the work of making 30,000 people elected representatives, a Panchayat has been formed in every village... Now 'Dadagiri' of these three families will not work,"HM Amit Shah at Jammu rally. (ANI)

India bags 2 silver medals at Kettlebell Lifting WC

Payal Kanodia and Anshu Taravath from Haryana won silver medals at the International Union of Kettlebell Lifting (IUKL) World Championship held from 22nd October 2021 to 24th October 2021.

Amit Shah addresses rally in Jammu and Kashmir

Tomorrow, October 25, special for two reasons, says Rajinikanth

Country moving ahead with new energy & enthusiasm after 100 crore Covid vaccine doses landmark, says PM Modi during Mann Ki Baat.

Our vaccination drive's success shows India's capabilities, strength of 'sabka prayas' mantra, says PM Modi during Mann Ki Baat broadcast.

PM Modi addresses 82nd edition of 'Mann Ki Baat'

Ashish Mishra hospitalised with dengue

Ashish Mishra, son of union minister Ajay Mishra Teni and the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, is reportedly suffering from dengue and has been hospitalised.

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2 cops, army jawan injured in military operation against terrorists in J&K's Poonch

Two J&K policemen and an army jawan were injured in an operation against the terrorists in the Poonch area in Jammu and Kashmir, according to ANI.

Zia Mustafa, a Pakistani LeT terrorist, was taken to Bhatta Durian for identification of terrorist hideout. During the search when team approached the hideout, terrorists again opened fire on joint team of police & army personnel in which 2 policemen and an army jawan sustained injuries. Mustafa also sustained injuries & could not be extracted from the site due to heavy fire, J&K Police said, according to ANI.

India reports 15,906 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

Burj Khalifa showcases Bathukamma, a floral festival of Telangana

UP govt to rename Faizabad railway station

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Faizabad railway station, a tweet by the office of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.

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3 killed, apple orchards suffer extensive damage as snowfall, rains hit life in Kashmir

Three people were killed while apple orchards suffered extensive damage as parts of Kashmir received snowfall and plains were lashed by heavy rains on Saturday, leading to the early onset of winter-like conditions.

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