Highlights: Sidhu assured Rahul Gandhi that he has withdrawn his resignation

The Puducherry administration extended the Covid-19 restrictions till October 31 and said that a ‘Corona curfew’ between 11pm and 5am everyday would be in place, reports ANI.

Home minister Amit Shah flagged off Go-Go tourist buses in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar islands as part of his visit, reports ANI.

“Everything has been sorted out,” says Navjot Singh Sidhu after meeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, reports ANI.

Harish Rawat said that Navjot Singh Sidhu has shared his concerns with Rahul Gandhi and the party has told that they would be addressed, reports ANI. 

“He (Sidhu) assured Rahul Gandhi that he has withdrawn his resignation and he will resume his duties as the PCC president,” Rawat said.

Punjab Congress leader Harish Rawat said that Navjot Singh Sidhu would abide by the party's central leadership and would continue working for the party, reports ANI. 

Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived at the residence of party leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, reports ANI. 

Maharashtra reported 2,149 new Covid infections and 29 deaths as the state's tally reached 6,588,429 and the death toll climbed to 139,734. Of these, Mumbai added 480 new cases and five fatalities. The cities tally was recorded at 750,974 while the death toll was at 16,177.

UK MP David Amess died after being stabbed multiple times at a church by a man who walked into a meeting with voters from his electoral district, reports Reuters citing the police.

The Rajasthan government amended its earlier order on ban of firecrackers and allowed the sale and bursting of crackers in the state except in the NCR area, reports ANI. 

Bursting will be allowed from 8pm to 10 pm on Diwali, Gurupurab and other festivals and between 6am to 8am on Chhath and between11:55 pm and 12:30 am on Christmas and New Year.

The US White House said that foreigners fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can enter the country from November 8, reports AFP.

Karnataka reported 470 new Covid-19 cases and nine more deaths as the state's tally reached 2,982,869 and the death toll climbed to 37,931, reports ANI.

Kerala logged 8,867 new Covid-19 cses and 67 deaths in the last 24 hours. The death toll climbed to 26,734 and the active caseload was recorded at 94,756, reports ANI. 

Two people have been arrested after the incident in Jashpur, Chattisgarh, where a speeding car ran over people during a rally, reports ANI. 

One person dead and 16 others were injured after being run over by a car in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh.

11 people, including four children, were dead and six other were injured after their trolley overturned in Chirgaon, reports ANI. The injured have been admitted to hospital.

At least 32 people were dead and 53 wounded following a bomb blast in a Shiite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, reports AFP quoting a medic.

Home minister Amit Shah arrived in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar islands, where he is scheduled to participate in various events during his three-day visit, reports ANI.

As many as 16 people were killed and nearly 40 others have been injured in a bomb blast in a mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, reports ANI, citing TOLOnews.

The Dehradun administration said that a mega Covid-19 vaccination drive is being launched and also announced prizes for people who get their second dose vaccine between October 18 and November 2, reports ANI. 

The Odisha government has decided to reopen schools for class 11 from October 21 and for class 8 from October 25, reports ANI quoting state school education minister Samir Ranjan Dash. “Guidelines will be issued by the Department, whatever guidelines that we issued for classes 9th, 10th and 12th will continue,” Dash said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin writes to his counterparts in Delhi, Haryana, Odisha and Rajasthan urging them to reconsider the blanket ban on sale of firecrackers and request that the sale of firecrackers that falls within the norms set by the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal may be permitted in their states.

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Aryan Khan spoke with his father Shah Rukh Khan and mother Gauri Khan via video call from inside Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail,  ANI reported .

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