Highlights: Bengal BJP chief calls for strike in Uttar Dinajpur on Oct 19

West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar has called a strike in Uttar Dinajpur on October 19 from 6 am to 2pm to protest against the death of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district vice president Mithun Ghosh, who, the party claims was “murdered”. 

The office of the Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai, prohibited all Eid-e-Milad processions in the city, but allowed an exemption to Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district, both have been allowed to take out one procession each. The processions will consist of 5 trucks carrying 5 people each. 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda chaired a meeting for the party's national secretaries on Monday in Delhi, reported news agency ANI. 

Four Lakhimpur Kheri accused, Sumit Jaiswal, Shishupal, Nandan Singh Bisht and Satya Prakash Tripathi, were arrested by a team of UP Police and SWAT on Monday.

A Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) on Monday rejected CBI's application for polygraphic test of Anand Giri, and two other accused in relation to Mahant Narendra Giri's death. 

One policeman was killed in an explosion outside University of Balochistan on Monday, and 11 more were injured, reported ANI. The explosion happened by the university's main gate.

Maharashtra has decided to extends timing of restaurants, shops and allow amusement parks to open from October 22, reported ANI. This decision came after a meeting between chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and the Covid task force.

Russia said that it would shut its mission to Nato in response to the expulsion of 8 staff members by the bloc. 

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said staff at NATO's military mission in Moscow would be stripped of their accreditation from Nov. 1, and that NATO could interact with Russia via its embassy in Brussels if needed, reports Reuters.

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell died of Covid-19 related complications, his family said. 

Karnataka government allowed schools to reopen physically for classes 1 to 5 from October 25 and also issued SOPs regarding the same, reports ANI. 

The Trinamool Congress has denied BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's allegations of killing a BJP youth leader, reports ANI. 

Bihar deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad said that cricket match between India and Pakistan in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup should be halted as a signal to Pakistan against supporting terrorism, reports ANI. 

Bihar DGP spoke with J&K's chief secretary and DGP over the civilian killings by terrorists in the UT that claimed the lives of four people of Bihar and left one injured, reports ANI. 

The Bihar police asked ensure ensure the deployment of police teams and patrolling in the areas where people of Bihar reside and work in J&K. 

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh attended the second edition of the Naval Commanders' Conference and launched the ‘Integrated Unmanned Road Map for Indian Navy’ at the conference in Delhi, reports ANI. 

Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport on Wednesday (Oct 20) in the presence of Governor Anandiben Patel, CM Adityanath and Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, reports ANI. The airport will be operational this week. 

Samajwadi Party's Nitin Agarwal has been elected as the deputy speaker of the Uttar Pradesh assembly, news agency ANI reported. 

External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid agreed on the mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccine certificates of the two countries, reports ANI. 

BJP president JP Nadda congratulated people and government of Uttarakhand for administering Covid-19 vaccine to all eligible adults. 

Punjab CM Channi Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi condemned the Union government for its move to expand the Border Security Force's jurisdiction in the border state.condemns Centre's move to expand BSF's jurisdiction. 

He also responded to Sukbir Singh Badal's criticism on Sunday and asked him not to “misuse this sensitive issue”.

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said on Monday that the junta will release 5,636 prisoners jailed for protesting against this year's February coup, adding that the ruling military in the country is committed to peace and democracy. Read more

Union home minister Amit Shah will on Monday hold a meeting with the police chiefs of all states and Union Territories (UTs) to discuss overall security situation and other policing/law and order issues.

Leaders across the political spectrum in Bihar on Monday condemned the recent killing of civilians, including those from the state, in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the Centre to take strong action against those involved. Read more

The national capital has reported its first death due to dengue this year and the total number of cases have climbed to 723, the civic body said on Monday. 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda is currently chairing the National Office bearers meeting at party headquarters in Delhi.