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• 4 Oct 2021, 12:00:23 AM IST

  2 private telecom operators block internet services in Lakhimpur Kheri

  Two private telecom operators blocked their internet services in Lakhimpur Kheri.

• 3 Oct 2021, 11:50:20 PM IST

  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, BSP leader SC Mishra not allowed to leave for Lakhimpur Kheri

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and BSP general secretary SC Mishra who attempted to leave for Lakhimpur Kheri were not allowed to leave Lucknow for Lakhimpur Kheri.

  Heavy police force outside their respective residences in Lucknow.

• 3 Oct 2021, 10:19:46 PM IST

  Priyanka Gandhi to leave for Lakhimpuri Kheri on October 4

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday arrived in Lucknow and will leave for Lakhimpur Kheri on October 4 at 8am. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 10:04:51 PM IST

  UP CM Adityanath says Lakhimpur incident unfortunate

  Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the Lakhimpur incident is unfortunate and added that action will be taken against those responsible. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 09:55:56 PM IST

  Delhi Police arrest 4 sharpshooters of slain gangster Jitender Gogi’s gang

  The Delhi Police have arrested four sharpshooters of slain gangster Jitender Gogi’s gang, who allegedly arrived in Delhi to kill the leader of their rival gang Tillu Tajpuriya, officials privy of the matter told news agency PTI on Sunday. Read more

• 3 Oct 2021, 09:20:15 PM IST

  Farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri after car lost balance, says minister Teni

  MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni also said on Sunday that farmers were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri after car lost balance from stone pelting. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 09:17:20 PM IST

  My son wasn't present at spot, says minister on Lakhimpur Kheri incident

  MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni told news agency ANI on Sunday that his son was not present at the spot of the Lakhimpur incident, adding “If my son would've been there, he wouldn't have come out alive.”

• 3 Oct 2021, 08:28:40 PM IST

  8 dead in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri incident so far: Police

  The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday said that eight people have died in the Lakhimpur incident so far. Of these, four were protesting farmers. Read more

   

• 3 Oct 2021, 08:14:03 PM IST

  Stubble burning: Bhupendra Yadav says states cooperating constructively

  Union environment minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Sunday that the Centre received constructive cooperation from four northern states- Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the issue of stubble burning. Read more

• 3 Oct 2021, 07:55:45 PM IST

  Aryan Khan, 2 others remanded to NCB custody till Oct 4 in Mumbai cruise party raid  

  Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan, Arbaz Seth Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha have been remanded to NCB custody till Monday in connection with the Mumbai cruise party raid case. The next hearing will be held on Monday afternoon. Read more

• 3 Oct 2021, 07:01:02 PM IST

  NCB brings Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha to Esplanade Court for remand

  The Narcotics Control Bureau on Sunday evening brought Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha to Esplanade Court for remand. The three were arrested in connection with the raid at a party at a cruise off the Mumbai coast on Saturday night. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 06:54:59 PM IST

  90% Covid victims in Tamil Nadu in past 2 mths those who didn’t get single dose

  The Tamil Nadu government said on Sunday that 90% of people who died due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the state in the last two months, did not even get a single vaccine dose against the viral disease, according to news agency PTI. Read more

• 3 Oct 2021, 06:29:01 PM IST

  Plane crashes into vacant building near Milan, 6 killed

  On Sunday, a small plane crashed into a vacant, two-story office building in a Milan suburb, news agency AP reported citing local reports. All six people aboard were killed.

• 3 Oct 2021, 05:54:12 PM IST

  Raid on cruise ship attempt to divert attention from Mundra port seizure: Cong

  The Congress said on Sunday that the previous night’s raid conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on a cruise ship in Mumbai and the ensuing action taken is an attempt to divert attention from the ‘real issue’ seizure of drugs at the Mundra port in Gujarat. Read more

• 3 Oct 2021, 05:18:33 PM IST

  Blast kills several civilians near Kabul mosque, say Taliban

  The Taliban said on Sunday that an explosion was reported outside a mosque in the Kabul which killed a number of civilians, according to news agency AFP. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 04:31:16 PM IST

  Shah Rukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan, arrested by NCB after Mumbai cruise party raid

  Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday after it carried out a raid at a Goa-bound cruise ship in Mumbai. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 04:26:35 PM IST

  RJD to contest in both assembly seats going into bypolls in Bihar on Oct 30

  The Rashtriya Janata Dal announced on Sunday that it will contest in Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seats, which will go into bypolls in Bihar on October 30. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 04:06:18 PM IST

  NCB raid on Mumbai cruise ship: Aryan Khan being taken to JJ hospital for medical checkup

  Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, is being taken to JJ Hospital in Mumbai for a medical check up. Aryan Khan along with seven others, has been detained under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday night busted a rave party at a cruise ship in Mumbai. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 03:50:30 PM IST

  Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude jolts J'khand's Singhbhum district

  The National Centre for Seismology said on Sunday that an earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hit Singhbhum district in Jharkhand at around 2.22 pm. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 02:51:31 PM IST

  Tropical cyclone Shaheen approaches Oman

  Tropical cyclone Shaheen approached the coast of Oman on Sunday, lashing the sultanate with high winds and rain. Authorities have delayed flights to and from the capital city of Muscat, and residents have been urged to evacuate coastal areas. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 02:25:51 PM IST

  Bhabanipur bypolls: ‘I gracefully accept the defeat,’ says BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal as Mamata Banerjee ahead by 58,832 votes 

  BJP leader Priyanka Tibrewal on Sunday accepted her defeat in the Bhabanipur bypolls and said that she congratulated TMC supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, is ahead by 58,832 votes. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 02:14:45 PM IST

  Bhabanipur bypolls: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee nears victory , ahead by over 56,000 votes

  Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, is leading by more than 56,000 votes as only two rounds of counting are left in the Bhabanipur bypolls. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyanka Tibrewal has secured 26,320 votes so far. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 02:04:15 PM IST

  Taliban hold victory rally outside Kabul as they consolidate rule

  More than 1,500 Taliban supporters attended a rally on Sunday in a vast field to the north of Kabul, in a show of strength as they consolidate their rule of Afghanistan.

• 3 Oct 2021, 01:27:30 PM IST

  North Korea condemns UN Security Council’s meeting on missile tests

  North Korea denounced a closed-door UN Security Council meeting that found recent missile tests by the secretive nation were a violation of the UN resolution, saying it’s an encroachment on the country’s sovereignty.

• 3 Oct 2021, 01:06:02 PM IST

  8 persons to be produced before magistrate court in NCR drug raid

  On the basis of specific information, the officials of NCB Mumbai conducted a raid on Cordelia cruise which was bound from Mumbai to Goa on October 2. During the operation, all suspects as per the information were searched various drugs like MDMA/ Ecstasy, Cocaine, MD (Mephedrone) and charas has been recovered. A total of 08 persons including 02 females have been apprehended and their role being investigated in relation to the said recovery. NCB Mumbai has registered Crime no. Cr 94/21 in this matter. Further investigation is underway.

  NCB officials have said that they are questioning Aryan Khan for now. The eight persons will be produced before the magistrate court at 2 pm.

• 3 Oct 2021, 12:54:04 PM IST

  RBI may again opt for status quo on key policy rate next week, say experts

  Amid rising global commodity prices and the need to contain inflation at home, the Reserve Bank is likely to maintain status quo on interest rates for the eighth time in row in its upcoming bi-monthly monetary policy review later in the week, according to experts.

• 3 Oct 2021, 12:18:39 PM IST

  5 injured in clash over bridge construction in Uttar Pradesh

  Five people were injured in a clash between two groups of the same community in Nanheda village, police said on Sunday.

• 3 Oct 2021, 12:08:43 PM IST

  Prices of petrol and diesel in Bhopal

  The prices of petrol and diesel is at ₹110.88 per litre and ₹99.73 per litre respectively in Bhopal today.

• 3 Oct 2021, 11:48:05 AM IST

  UAE and Oman on alert as cyclone nears landfall

  Oman declared a public holiday on Sunday and Monday and the UAE went on high alert as a major storm neared the countries’ coastlines.

• 3 Oct 2021, 11:42:05 AM IST

  Beijing to resume marathon after one-year Covid-19 suspension

  Beijing will hold its city-wide marathon on October 31, resuming the annual race after suspending it last year due to Covid-19, state media Xinhua said on Sunday.

• 3 Oct 2021, 09:51:57 AM IST

  Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan being questioned in NCB drug raid

  Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan being questioned in NCB drug raid.

• 3 Oct 2021, 09:39:57 AM IST

  New Zealand tightens travel rules as Covid-19 spreads

  New Zealand announced Sunday tighter border restrictions, as new cases of Covid-19 emerged in areas previously free of the coronavirus.

• 3 Oct 2021, 09:19:36 AM IST

  India logs 22,842 fresh Covid-19 cases, 244 deaths in last 24 hours

  India recorded 22,842 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, which pushed the nationwide tally to 33,813,903, while the death toll climbed to 448,817 with 244 daily fatalities, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Sunday. 

• 3 Oct 2021, 09:18:50 AM IST

  Australia's Delta outbreak spreads to new states

  Australia reported more than 1,900 new infections of the Delta coronavirus on Sunday, health data showed, with authorities struggling to quell the outbreak in the two most populous states and cases spreading to new states.

• 3 Oct 2021, 08:35:53 AM IST

  Voting begins in 11 wards of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation 

  Voting begins for the election of 44 councillors in 11 wards of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC).

• 3 Oct 2021, 08:35:15 AM IST

  Civilian injured in militant attack in J-K succumbs to injuries

  A civilian, who was shot at by militants in Batamaloo area of the city here, succumbed to injuries, officials said on Sunday.

• 3 Oct 2021, 07:33:37 AM IST

  Joe Biden reiterates need for more vaccinations as Covid-19 death toll in US tops 7,00,000

  US President Joe Biden said that the fact that the US death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 7,00,000 means that more people need to get vaccinated in the country.

• 3 Oct 2021, 06:58:58 AM IST

  New Zealand's Delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland

  New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to put additional regions into a snap lockdown.

• 3 Oct 2021, 05:53:02 AM IST

  Light to moderate rainfall in 3 districts of Bengal today

  The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata, has projected light to moderate rainfall for Alipurduar, Malda and Birbhum districts for Sunday.

• 3 Oct 2021, 05:34:12 AM IST

  World Habitat Day 2021

  World Habitat Day is observed on the first Monday of October every year. This year, it is being observed on October 4 across the world.

• 3 Oct 2021, 05:06:18 AM IST

  Counting of votes for Bengal bypolls to begin today

  The counting of votes for the West Bengal bypolls will begin in Kolkata at 8am on Sunday amid heavy security deployment.