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• 6 Oct 2021, 10:54:23 PM IST

  Uttarakhand Cong workers to visit violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri tomorrow 

  Uttarakhand Congress workers will undertake a visit to violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri tomorrow. The party delegation will be led by the party's state chief Harish Singh Rawat, news agency ANI reported.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:23:15 PM IST

  Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meet family members of farmer who died in Lakhimpur Kheri violence

  Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi met with the family of the farmer who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Sunday. The Gandhi siblings set off for Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday evening after Rahul Gandhi reached Sitapur guest house where Priyanka Gandhi was detained. Read More

• 6 Oct 2021, 09:56:47 PM IST

  India administered over 40 lakh Covid-19 vaccines today : Health min

• 6 Oct 2021, 09:28:17 PM IST

  Supreme Court takes up Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

  Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of Lakhimpur Kheri violence. A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli will hear the matter on Thursday. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 08:38:19 PM IST

  NIA takes over probe on heroin seizure at Mundra port

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared on Wednesday that it has takes up the investigation into seizure of 2988.21 kgs of heroin at Adani's Mundra Port in Gujarat. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 07:27:52 PM IST

  Family members and relatives of farmer who lost his life in Lakhimpur Kheri incident await arrival of Rahul, Priyanka 

  Family members of and relatives of Nashhatar Singh, who was killed in Sunday's incident in Lakhimpur Kheri are awaiting the arrival of Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. The Congress leaders left for Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday evening.

• 6 Oct 2021, 07:05:44 PM IST

   Rahul Gandhi along with sister Priyanka leaves for Lakhimpur Kheri 

  Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi left for Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of those who lost their lives in Sunday's incident. Rahul Gandhi met up with his sister at the PAC guesthouse in Sitapur where the latter was being detained before leaving for Lakhimpur Kheri. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 06:59:49 PM IST

  Mumbai train services near Airoli station on trans-harbour railway route disrupted

  Mumbai suburban railway services on the trans-harbour railway route were impacted near Airoli station on Wednesday due to a technical snag following heavy rainfall and thunderstorm. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 06:45:23 PM IST

  CBDT issues refunds of over ₹82,229 cr to more than 53.54 L taxpayers

  Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds of over ₹82,229 crore to more than 53.54 lakh taxpayers from April 1 to October 4 of this year, the income tax department said on Wednesday. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 05:44:26 PM IST

  NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena call strike in Maharashtra on October 11

  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress, and Shiv Sena, the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, have called for a Maharastra bandh on October 11 protest of Lakhimpur Kheri incident and demanded the arrest of the accused, NCP state chief Jayant Patil announced on Wednesday. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 05:36:40 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi-led Congress delegation reaches Sitapur to join Priyanka Gandhi 

  The Congress delegation led by Rahul Gandhi reached Sitapur to join party secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who has been detained at a guest house there. The delegation is en route to violence hit Lakhimpur Kheri. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 05:25:24 PM IST

  Stretch of road in Srinagar to be named after Makhan Lal Bindroo

  The road from Haft Chinar Chowk to Jehangir Chowk (where Bindroo Medicates is located) will be named Shaheed Makhan Lal Bindroo Road to honour tribute Bindroo's contributions to society, Srinagar mayor Junaid Mattu told reporters on Wednesday. Bindroo, 68, one of the last remaining Kashmiri Pandits was shot dead by terrorists on Tuesday. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 04:52:26 PM IST

  AAP leaders meet family of farmer killed in Lakhimpur Kheri incident

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation consisting of leaders Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha met the family of deceased farmer Nachhatar Singh who was killed in Sunday's Lakhimpur Kheri violence. AAP delegation was the first such political one that met the family today. They were also the first one released from their detention in Sitapur.

• 6 Oct 2021, 04:24:30 PM IST

  Lakhimpur DM says ex-gratia already given to 2 deceased farmers' families, 4 others to get soon

  Lakhimpur Kheri district magistrate Arvind Kumar Chaurasiya told reporters that ex-gratia cheques of ₹45 lakhs each have been handed over to families of two farmers who lost their lives in the violence, on Tuesday. He added that 4 more families will receive theirs on Wednesday. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 04:03:57 PM IST

  Court grants NCB custody of 4 more linked to cruise ship drug case 

  A Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Wednesday granted Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) custody of four people associated with the Delhi-based-event management company Caneplus Trading Private Limited till 14th of October. This event management company had organised the event on Cordelia Cruises' Empress ship which Aryan Khan was supposed to attend. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 03:25:50 PM IST

  Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan awarded 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 03:17:49 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi leaves Lucknow airport after UP police allows him to use personal vehicle 

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left for Lakhimpur Kheri after Uttar Pradesh Police allowed him to use his personal vehicle for travelling. The Congress leader sat in a dharna along with Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel as they were briefly stopped from coming out of the airport, Gandhi said. "Whenever I come to UP, I travel in my own car. But now they want to take me like a prisoner. I will sit here. There is no question of moving now," he told reporters. Read More

• 6 Oct 2021, 02:47:42 PM IST

  Chattisgarh, Punjab announces ex-gratia of ₹50 lacs to kins of farmers and journalist killed in Lakhimpur Kheri 

  Chattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced an ex-gratia of ₹50 lakhs for the kins of the farmers and journalist killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. “On behalf of Chhattisgarh Govt, I announce ₹50 lakhs each for the families of the farmers and the journalist who died in the violence (in Lakhimpur Kheri)," he said on Wednesday. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi also announced an ex-gratia of ₹50 lakhs for the kins of the deceased. Read More

• 6 Oct 2021, 02:37:12 PM IST

  District admin holding discussions on Rahul Gandhi's Lakhimpur Kheri visit, says Congress 

  District administration in holding discussion on the number of people to be allowed with Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Lakhimpur Kheri, Congress leaders told Hindustan Times on Wednesday. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 02:31:13 PM IST

  Punjab Cong to march to Lakhimpur Kheri from Mohali 

  Punjab Congress will march to Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district starting  Thursday to protest against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the “brutal murders” of farmers on October 3. The march will be led by Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu and will start from Mohali, said  an aide of the state unit chief. 

• 6 Oct 2021, 02:16:35 PM IST

  UP govt allows people in groups of 5 to visit Lakhimpur

  Uttar Pradesh government has allowed people to visit Lakhimpur Kheri but only in groups of five. UP Police said anyone is free to visit Lakhimpuri Kheri now. “The state govt had imposed restrictions to maintain law & order, not to restrict any movement,” ADG, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar told ANI.

• 6 Oct 2021, 02:01:55 PM IST

  No accused will be spared in Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP Police

  The police will conduct a detailed investigation in the case, and no accused will be spared: ADG, Law & Order, Prashant Kumar on Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

• 6 Oct 2021, 01:43:49 PM IST

  AAP workers protest outside Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh over Lakhimpur Kheri violence

  Aam Aadmi Party workers protest outside Raj Bhawan over Lakhimpur Kheri violence, police use water cannon to disperse them.

• 6 Oct 2021, 01:40:01 PM IST

  PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of Svamitva scheme

  PM Narendra Modi interacts with beneficiaries of Svamitva scheme from Madhya Pradesh, via videoconferencing.

• 6 Oct 2021, 01:28:58 PM IST

  Money is being sent directly to the bank accounts of farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi: PM Modi

  The drone is going to give a new flight to the villages of India. Today, money is being sent directly to the bank accounts of farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi for small farming needs: PM Modi.

• 6 Oct 2021, 01:05:54 PM IST

  Congress leaders granted permission to visit Lakhimpur Kheri

  State government has given permission to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and three other people to visit Lakhimpur Kheri: Home Department, UP Government, reports ANI.

• 6 Oct 2021, 12:39:57 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi, Bhupesh Baghel and Charanjit Channi onboard a flight to Lucknow

  Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Bhupesh Baghel and Charanjit Channi onboard a flight to Lucknow to meet families of farmers who lost their lives in Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

• 6 Oct 2021, 12:16:37 PM IST

  Let the situation come under control, then political leaders will be allowed to visit Lakhimpur Kheri: Sidharth Nath Singh

  Let the situation come under control and last rites of the bodies be performed. When these things will happen, we will allow them (political leaders) to go there (Lakhimpur Kheri). We are trying to do the things as soon as possible: Uttar Pradesh Minister Sidharth Nath Singh.

• 6 Oct 2021, 12:09:56 PM IST

  12-hour suspension of internet in Sitapur to imposed in half-an-hour

  12-hour suspension of internet in Sitapur to imposed in half-an-hour: Uttar Pradesh Police.

• 6 Oct 2021, 11:16:01 AM IST

  Delhi CM to address conference on Lakhimpur incident today

  Arvind Kejriwal to address a digital press conference on Lakhimpur incident today at 12 noon.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:54:09 AM IST

  Border restrictions eased in Australian states despite surge in Covid-19 cases

  The border restrictions between Australia's Victoria, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and New South Wales (NSW) will be eased, as the "relative risks" change in Victoria amid the worsening Covid-19 situation.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:50:12 AM IST

  NEET to be held in accordance to old pattern

  Changes in NEET super specialty exam pattern will be implemented next year, Centre tells SC.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:43:25 AM IST

  Rupee slumps 21 paise to 74.65 against US dollar in early trade

  The Indian rupee depreciated 21 paise to 74.65 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, as rising crude prices and strength of the American currency in the overseas market weighed on investor sentiments.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:28:10 AM IST

  My family doesn't fear manhandling, we're here to talk about farmers: Rahul Gandhi

  We don't care about manhandling. We just care about the farmers. My goal is to meet the people who are admitted in hospitals, says Rahul Gandhi.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:26:51 AM IST

  Do not involve with the democratic process: Rahul Gandhi

  Do not involve with the democratic process. We are pushing to maintain the democratic process because it is a safety valve: Rahul Gandhi.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:23:12 AM IST

  Our work as opposition is to build pressure: Rahul Gandhi

  Our work as opposition is to build pressure to force government action. If we didn't, then nothing would have happened in Hathras too. There’s a dictatorship in India now, you cant go to Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:18:18 AM IST

  Farmers' rights are being systematically robbed: Rahul Gandhi

  Farmers' rights are being systematically robbed, which is why farmers protesting. They are being repeatedly attacked, starting from land acquisition bill. PM Modi was in Lucknow yesterday, bout didn't go to Lakhimpur KheriWe will try to go to Lakhimpur Kheri: Rahul Gandhi.

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:17:09 AM IST

  No action being taken against BJP Home minister MoS: Rahul Gandhi

  No action being taken against BJP Home minister MoS: Rahul Gandhi

• 6 Oct 2021, 10:05:01 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi to reach Lucknow at 12.30pm today

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to reach Lucknow at 12.30pm today.

• 6 Oct 2021, 09:16:01 AM IST

  India reports 18,833 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

  India recorded 18,833 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, which pushed the nationwide tally to 33,871881, according to Union health ministry.

• 6 Oct 2021, 09:04:38 AM IST

  Taliban introduces 38 new members in caretaker govt

  Taliban on Monday announced 38 new members of its caretaker government of Afghanistan, in civil and military positions.

• 6 Oct 2021, 08:40:04 AM IST

  Petrol price in Delhi at highest-ever level of ₹102.64/litre

  Petrol, diesel prices today; ₹102.94/ltr (up ₹0.30) & ₹91.42/ltr (up ₹0.35) in Delhi; ₹108.96 (up ₹0.29) & ₹99.17/ltr (up ₹0.37) in Mumbai, respectively.

• 6 Oct 2021, 08:25:24 AM IST

  Taiwan defence minister says tensions with China are the worst in four decades

  Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan's defence minister said on Wednesday, days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island's air defence zone.

• 6 Oct 2021, 08:01:03 AM IST

  Singapore reports record 3,486 new Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths

  Singapore on Tuesday reported record 3,486 new Covid-19 cases, including 713 from dormitories housing foreign workers, and nine more deaths.

• 6 Oct 2021, 07:14:20 AM IST

  Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety 'just not true'

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety 'just not true', reports AFP.

• 6 Oct 2021, 06:59:17 AM IST

  Metro timings in Kolkata

  In view of the festive season, metro services will ply till 11 pm. For crowd management, more frequency of trains in the evening with one metro running every 6 minutes. Secondly, RPF and station staff will manage crowd: Manoj Joshi, Chairman, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation.

• 6 Oct 2021, 06:18:36 AM IST

  PM Modi to interact with beneficiaries of Svamitva scheme today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of Svamitva (Survey of Villages And Mapping With Improvised Technology In Village Areas) scheme in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday via video conferencing.

• 6 Oct 2021, 06:09:26 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu civic polls: First phase in 9 new districts to be held today

  The first of the two-phased Tamil Nadu rural local body elections will be conducted in newly-carved nine districts on Wednesday.

• 6 Oct 2021, 05:53:20 AM IST

  New Zealand records 39 new cases of Covid-19; one death

  New Zealand said on Wednesday that one person has died of Covid-19 in an Auckland hospital, and 39 new cases were recorded.

• 6 Oct 2021, 05:19:07 AM IST

  Seven people died in Argentina house fire

  Seven people, including four minors, died in a house fire on Tuesday in the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, some 635 km south of Buenos Aires, police said.