Highlights: 1 killed, 6 trapped after landslide hits mega power project in J&K

A massive fire broke out at Tokobari area in Guwahati. Fire tenders present at the spot. Several houses reportedly damaged in the fire. More details awaited.

At least a person died and six others are feared trapped under debris after a landslide hit a mega power project site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Saturday. Union minister Jitendra Singh said a JCB driver died in the incident.

The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against The Wire on allegations of cheating, forgery and publishing “fake stories” after BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya lodged a complaint against the news portal, news ANI reported.

The United Nations Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (UNCTC) on Saturday unanimously adopted the Delhi Declaration, calling on all member-states to ensure zero tolerance towards terrorism.

Two boys were beaten, tied to a vehicle and dragged on the road for allegedly stealing cash from a vehicle in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Saturday.

The Ukraine conflict and the situation in Indo-Pacific figured prominently in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and visiting British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Saturday.

IndiGo’s Delhi- Bengaluru flight, which had to abort take off on Friday, had its engine no. 2 stall, leading to surging of airflow in the engine, which caused fire in it, officials said on Saturday.

A special CBI court here on Saturday rejected the bail plea of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in a cattle smuggling case and extended his judicial custody for 14 days till November 11, ANI reported.

BSF&Police officials deported 8 Bangladeshi nationals including a woman through legal procedures via international border point at Sutarkandi in Assam’s Karimganj district.

The Bangladeshi nationals had entered India without valid documents from different parts of Assam at different times, ANI reported.

Air quality in Delhi plunged into the “severe” category of the air quality index (AQI) on Saturday noon, with an AQI value of 400 on the Central Pollution Control Board’s city-wise AQI index.

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday announced setting up a committee to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state ahead of polls. With this, Gujarat is the third Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state after Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to announce the move. Read more

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology on Saturday said the main objective behind amending the Information Technology rules was to make sure the internet is open, safe, and accountable for all digital users.

Safe for the govt & unsafe for others, that's what the policy of this govt always has been... the only platform left for ordinary citizens was social media; when statements defamatory are made... people will be prosecuted: Former Union IT minister Kapil Sibal, on amended IT rules.

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said the government's mission is to make the internet "open, safe and trusted" with the amended information technology (IT) rules that came into effect on Friday. Read more

In the fourth incident in several weeks, a Vande Bharat Express train suffered damage when it hit a bull in Mumbai. The train was headed from Mumbai-Central to Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Saturday, as per officials. Visuals showed the damaged nose of the semi-high speed train, which is expected to be repaired by evening. Read more

Union minister Anurag Thakur hit out at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over the latter demanding images of Hindu Gods Ganesha and Laxmi on currency notes. Addressing reporters, Thakur said that Kejriwal is a symbol of anarchy and he stokes new propaganda so that his corruption isn't discussed. 

“You (Delhi CM) give ₹18,000 per annum to Muslim clerics in Delhi. Will you also give the same ₹18,000 to priests, gurdwara granthis & pastors? Why couldn't you do it?” Thakur said, news agency ANI reported. 

India on Saturday warned about the threat posed by the use of varied technologies for terrorist activities as they become “cheaper and more readily available”. Read more

A probe has been ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after an IndiGo flight on Friday night aborted its take-off following an incident. Sparks were reported to have emanated from the wings of the plane when it was on the runway, triggering a major concern, which prompted a series of measures by the airline. Read more

Many people were reportedly injured in fire that broke out amid Chhath Puja celebrations at Bihar's Aurangabad. Read more 

India has registered 1,574 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of infections since the start of the pandemic to 44,650,662. Active caseload stands at 18,802.

“Ever since we met Uddhav Thackeray last week, I’ve been besieged with calls from Muslims from all over Maharashtra welcoming our decision to support the (Uddhav) Shiv Sena,’’ said Faqir Thakur, head of the Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh (MMSS). “These include Marathi Muslims belonging to the Congress and NCP,” he added. Read more

Twitter Inc. will form a content-moderation council that includes “widely diverse viewpoints,” and big decisions on content and account reinstatements are on hold until the group is convened, new owner Elon Musk said, addressing speculation that he might restore banned users to the social network immediately. Read more