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• Oct 20, 2021 11:04 PM IST

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reaches Arun Valmiki's house in Agra

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has reached the house of Arun Valmiki in Agra. He was a sanitation workers who was held in connection to theft and later died in police custody.  Priyanka is currently inside the house of Valmiki and is accompanied by party's Uttar Pradesh president Ajay Kumar Lallu and leader Pramod Krishnam.

• Oct 20, 2021 10:54 PM IST

  Locals in Nainital's Ramgarh say area suffered large-scale devastation

  Uttarakhand | Locals of cloudburst-hit Ramgarh in Nainital district say the area has suffered large scale devastation
  
  "I have suffered a loss of ₹40-50 lakhs. A portion of my house is completely damaged. The tank that I built for fish farming is also damaged," says a local. pic.twitter.com/XeBb7ULyxI

  — ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2021

  After a cloudburst hit Ramgarh in Nainital district in Uttarakhand, locals said the  region has suffered large-scale devastation. “I have suffered a loss of ₹40-50 lakhs. A portion of my house is completely damaged. The tank that I built for fish farming is also damaged,” ANI reported quoting a local.

• Oct 20, 2021 08:56 PM IST

  Haryana announces financial aid of ₹5 crore for Uttarakhand govt

  Haryana announces financial aid of ₹crore for Uttarakhand government in view of the destruction in the northern hill state due to heavy rain, an official statement on Twitter read.

• Oct 20, 2021 08:29 PM IST

  CBI files chargesheet against two in Dhanbad Judge murder case

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against wheeler driver Lakhan Verma and his accomplice Rahul Verma in the July 28 Dhanbad Judge murder case. The agency said that further probe into the matter is on, and that the chargesheet has been lodged within 90 days lest the two accused persons get bail.

• Oct 20, 2021 07:56 PM IST

  Two LeT terrorists killed in J&K's Kulgam

  According to latest updates, as many as two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) Kulgam. This comes amid the spree of civilian killings that have been haunting the Union territory (UT) since earlier this month. Jammu and Kashmir Police said that the militants were involved in killing of two migrant labourers in Wanpoh district on Sunday.

• Oct 20, 2021 07:27 PM IST

  Kerala CM announces state awards similar to Padma awards

  Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced that the state cabinet has decided to introduce state awards in line with Padma awards. “We will give 'Kerala Jyothi' (to 1 person in a year), 'Kerala Prabha' (2 persons in a year) and 'Kerala Sree' (5 persons in a year) awards from this year onwards,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.

• Oct 20, 2021 06:48 PM IST

  42 people died due to rains, landslides between Oct 12 and 20: Kerala CM Vijayan

  As many as 42 people have died due to rains and landslides between Oct 12 and 20  in Kerala, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told news agency ANI on Wednesday. Six people are missing, and 304 relief centres have been set up in the state. “Financial assistance to affected people will be given shortly,” Vijayan added.

• Oct 20, 2021 06:32 PM IST

  US ready to vaccinate kids aged 5-11 against Covid: White House

  United States is ready to administer Covid-19 vaccine doses to children aged 5-11 from next month, AFP reported quoting White House.

• Oct 20, 2021 06:24 PM IST

  UP govt ends night curfew across state due to declining Covid cases

  The Uttar Pradesh government has ended night curfew across state from today onwards due to declining Covid-19 cases, home department officials said.

• Oct 20, 2021 06:15 PM IST

  Mansukh Mandaviya to launch a song and an audio visual film to mark India's 100 cr Covid vaccination coverage on Oct 21

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya will launch a song and an audio visual film to celebrate the the milestone of administering 100 crores Covid-19 vaccine doses at New Delhi's Red Fort on Thursday.

• Oct 20, 2021 05:46 PM IST

  Vladimir Putin orders week-long paid holiday to curb Covid-19 infections in Russia

  Amid increasing cases of coronavirus infections in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has ordered week-long paid holiday in order to bring down cases, AFP reported.

• Oct 20, 2021 05:40 PM IST

  Cong general secretary Priyanka Gandhi allowed to visit Agra

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has finally been allowed to visit Agra to meet the family of deceased sanitation worker Arun Valmiki. She was earlier detained by Uttar Pradesh Police in Lucknow.

• Oct 20, 2021 05:32 PM IST

  Jharkhand HC extends interim relief of no coercive action against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged ‘Modi surname’ remark

  Jharkhand High Court has extended the interim relief of no coercive action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi till December 7 in connection with a defamation case filed against him over his alleged “why all thieves share the Modi surname” remark.

• Oct 20, 2021 05:05 PM IST

  Britain fines Facebook with over £50 million for information breach

  The United Kingdom has fined social networking company Facebook with over £50 million for information breach, AFP reported on Wednesday.

• Oct 20, 2021 04:45 PM IST

  Aryan Khan approaches Bombay HC to seek bail in drugs case

  Following dismissal of his bail application by a special NDPS Court in Mumbai on Wednesday, Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, has approached Bombay High Court to seek bail in the cruise ship drugs case.

• Oct 20, 2021 04:23 PM IST

  Negative RT-PCR test mandatory for international tourists in India

  The central government on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines for international arrivals wherein it made a negative RT-PCR test report for Covid-19 mandatory for all tourists. The test must be conducted 72 hours prior to the journey and each passenger also need to submit a declaration regarding the authenticity of the report, an official statement read.

• Oct 20, 2021 04:12 PM IST

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been detained in Lucknow while en route to Agra. She was going to meet Arun Valmiki, a sanitation worker, who was held in connection of theft and later died in police custody.

• Oct 20, 2021 04:09 PM IST

  Punjab forms SIT to probe killing of Tarn Taran man at Singhu border

  Punjab has formed a special investigation team (SIT) led by Varinder Kumar, ADGP and Director, Bureau of Investigation, to probe the killing of a Dalit man from Tarn Taran district at the farmers protest site in Delhi's Singhu border. Three Nihangs have surrendered in the matter and are currently in police custody for the same.

• Oct 20, 2021 02:49 PM IST

  NDPS Court rejects Aryan Khan, 2 others' bail plea in drugs' case

  The special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, actor Arbaaz Merchant and model Munmun Dhamecha in the cruise ship drugs' case. Read full report here.

• Oct 20, 2021 02:12 PM IST

  SRK's manager, Aryan Khan's lawyer reach Sessions Court in Mumbai

  Ahead of court's order on Aryan Khan's bail plea application today, his father and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's manager Pooja Dadlani, and Aryan's counsel Satish Maneshinde have reached the venue in Mumbai.

• Oct 20, 2021 01:43 PM IST

  PM Modi lays foundation of various projects in Kushinagar

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of various development projects in UP's Kushinagar.

• Oct 20, 2021 01:10 PM IST

  Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC adjourns matter to Oct 26

  Supreme Court adjourns hearing in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case to October 26 after UP govt seeks more time to record witness' statements.

• Oct 20, 2021 12:41 PM IST

  Shopian encounter: 1 terrorist identified, say police

  One of the terrorists neutralised in Shopian has been identified as Adil Ah Wani, who was active since last July. He was involved in the killing of one poor labourer at Litter, Pulwama. So far, 15 terrorists have been neutralised in two weeks: Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir

• Oct 20, 2021 12:14 PM IST

  Compensation of ₹50,000 per hectare for farmers: Kejriwal

  I've given orders that farmers who have lost their crops will be given compensation of ₹50,000 per hectare. All SDMs-DMs are conducting surveys, I hope it will be completed within two weeks after which you'll get your compensation in bank accounts in another two one-and-a-half to two months: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM

• Oct 20, 2021 11:50 AM IST

  Two terrorists killed in encounter in J&K's Shopian

  #ShopianEncounterUpdate: 02 unidentified #terrorists killed. #Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/nSsCPqdjhw

  — Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 20, 2021

  Two unidentified terrorists killed in encounter in J&K's Shopian.

• Oct 20, 2021 11:18 AM IST

  BJP MLA says ‘praying for bail to Aryan Khan’

  I'm praying that Aryan Khan should get bail today as it is a fundamental right as per the Constitution. Our battle is not against a person but against drugs: Ram Kadam, BJP MLA

• Oct 20, 2021 10:53 AM IST

  Explosion in Kabul; no info on casualties

  Explosion occurs near Dehmazang Square in Kabul, reports TOLO News; no information available on casualties.

• Oct 20, 2021 10:28 AM IST

  PM Modi inaugurates UP's Kushinagar airport

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar airport in key move to boost Buddhist pilgrimage circuit.

• Oct 20, 2021 10:19 AM IST

  'Delhi-Kushinagar direct flights from November 26'

  Delhi-Kushinagar direct flights four times a week from November 26. Direct flights to connect airport to and from Mumbai, Kolkata soon: Jyotiraditya Scindia, Civil aviation minister

• Oct 20, 2021 09:53 AM IST

  PM Modi speaks at CVC-CBI joint conference

  PM Modi addresses CVC-CBI joint conference, spotlights how digital tools helped in fighting corruption

• Oct 20, 2021 09:46 AM IST

  Punjab: Police-BSF recover arms at Pakistan border

  Punjab Police's Counter Intellegence (CI) wing and the Border Security Force (BSF) have, in a joint operation, recovered a cache of arms and ammunition along the barbed wire fence at the India-Pakistan border in Khemkaran.

• Oct 20, 2021 09:14 AM IST

  14,623 new Covid-19 cases and 197 deaths in India

  India logs 14,623 new Covid-19 cases, 19446 recoveries and 197 deaths. Total cases rise to 34,108,996 including 33,478,247 recoveries, 452,651 deaths and 178,098 recoveries.

• Oct 20, 2021 08:56 AM IST

  Traffic restored on Nainital-Kaladhungi road

  Nainital-Kaladhungi road, which was blocked yesterday due to heavy rainfall, has been reopened. Traffic movement has been started now: Ashok Kumar, Uttarakhand DGP

• Oct 20, 2021 08:26 AM IST

  New Zealand records 60 new Covid-19 cases

  New Zealand records 60 new Covid-19 cases, including 56 in Auckland. Total 28 deaths since beginning of pandemic.

• Oct 20, 2021 07:41 AM IST

  At least 21 dead, 24 missing in Nepal

  At least 21 people have died, while around 24 are still missing due to flooding and landslide incidents in Nepal on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall: Officials

• Oct 20, 2021 07:10 AM IST

  China reports 30 new Covid-19 cases

  China reported 30 new confirmed Covid-19 cases for October 19 as against 25 a day earlier, according to the country's health authority.

• Oct 20, 2021 06:42 AM IST

  Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 25 paise in Delhi

  Price of 1 litre petrol and diesel hiked by 0.35 paise each in Delhi. Petrol retailing at ₹106.19 per litre while diesel at ₹94.92 a litre. 

• Oct 20, 2021 06:20 AM IST

  North Korea carries out another missile test

  North Korea tested new submarine-launched ballistic missile, reports Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

• Oct 20, 2021 05:52 AM IST

  US Capitol attack: Trouble for Trump aide Steve Bannon

  The US House of Representatives committee probing the January 6 Capitol attack “unanimously approves” report recommending contempt-of-Congress charges against former President Donald Trump's aide Steve Bannon.