Highlights: PM Modi addresses Abu Road's meeting without mic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn't use a mic to address the huge gathering at Abu Road in Rajasthan, as he didn’t want to violate any rule of using loudspeaker post 10pm.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a public meeting shortly in Rajasthan's Abu Road.

The Allahabad high court on Friday stayed the arrest of Azam Khan, former minister and SP MLA as well as his son Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan in a criminal case registered against him regarding the disappearance of the machines purchased by Nagar Palika Rampur which were later recovered from the Jauhar University Campus.

For the upcoming U-17 Women's World Cup, FIFA and the Goa government collaborated to create a hybrid football pitch at the Goa stadium, the first of its kind in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in the 'maha aarti' at Gabbar Tirtha, in Banaskantha, Gujarat.

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The National Award-winning Nanjiyamma performs in front of Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee Asha Parekh, Union Ministers Anurag Thakur and L Murugan, among others. She received the award for best female playback singer. The folk singer Nanjiyamma is from a small tribal group in Kerala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it is fortunate to be in Ambaji during Navratri. He said projects being launched here will have a transformational impact on the region.

A 135-yr-old temple of Goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari decorated with currency notes & gold ornaments worth ₹8 cr for Navratri in Visakhapatnam, Andhra. 

President Vladimir Putin signs treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia following sham vote, defying international law, reports AP.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds roadshow on Friday in Banaskantha, Gujarat.

Music composer-filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj receives the National Award for Best Music Direction, for his song 'Marenge Toh Vahin Jaa Kar' in the documentary film '1232 KMs' in the 68th National Film Awards.

President Droupadi Murmu  on Friday presented the Most Film Friendly State award to Madhya Pradesh minister Usha Thakur in 68th National Film Awards ceremony.

Youth in Rajasthan's Jaipur started a protest demanding to remove discrepancies in OBC reservations. MLA Baytoo Harish Choudhary said to ANI that even after 21% reservation OBC reservation, youth are not getting a single post in recruitments due to wrong circular issued regarding ex-servicemen in 2018.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) orders a ban on animal slaughter and sale of meat on 2nd October, Gandhi Jayanti, in Karnataka's Bengaluru.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met the parents of receptionist who was murdered in Rishikesh. The Chief Minister assured her parents that the accused would get the harshest punishment and also said that the accused will be tried in fastrack court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi en route from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar in Gujarat, stopped his convoy to give way to an ambulance.

Vadodara Police & Gujarat ATS seal a madrasa linked to Popular Front of India in Gujarat's Vadodara. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) said to ANI that All India Imams Council (AIIC) associated with PFI was banned. He said they conducted a search in a madrasa where AIIC meeting took place and sealed it.

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case filed against him over an inflammatory speech at Jamia during anti-CAA-NRC protest in 2019. He was in custody for the last 31 months.

The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking direction from the court for registering a complaint case against Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, for the alleged objectionable speech delivered by him during the election campaign in the Alwar district of Rajasthan in 2018.

Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered to issue fresh notification by Novermber 30 over Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) polls which are to be held by December 31. The state's top court quashed government notification for OBC & women reservation in BBMP elections, according to news agency ANI reports.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha can remain in his job and did not violate a constitutional provision limiting him to eight years in office, according to the news agency AP report. A petition has been filed by the opposition lawmakers that Prayuth took power as army commander after a 2014 coup and has violated the eight-year limit for prime ministers that was included for the first time in Thailand’s 2017 Constitution.

General Anil Chauhan calls on defence minister Rajnath Singh after taking over as India's second Chief of Defence Staff.