Home minister Amit Shah meets with locals in Makwal border, Jammu

Union home minister Amit Shah exchanged contact numbers with a resident of Makwal border in Jammu and said that he could contact him whenever needed, reports ANI. Read More

With 37 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Delhi's total caseload reached 1,439,603. The death toll remained 25,091 as there were no new fatalities. Active caseload stood at 320, a bulletin from the health department showed.

Union home minister Amit Shah interacted with local residents during his visit to the forward areas in Makwal border, Jammu, reports ANI. 

Maharashtra reported 1,410 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths. The state's tally reached 6,602,961 and the death toll climbed to 140,016. Meanwhile Mumbai saw 400 new cases and six deaths, pushing the city's total confirmed infections to 754,507 and the death toll to 16,213.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to release water from the Mullaperiyar dam through tunnel to the Vaigal Dam and to gradually release water downstream. Vijayan also requested to intimate the Kerala government about the opening of shutters at least 24 hrs in advance, reports ANI.

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav arrived in Patna and was welcomed by the party workers. His sons and party leaders Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav were also present with him, reports ANI. 

Kerala logged 8,538 new Covid-19 cases and 71 deaths in the last 24 hours as the death toll reached 28,592. The active caseload was recorded at 77,363, reports ANI.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that the BJP was making “bogus claims” about violence in the state, during a rally at Siliguri, reports PTI. Further, she also claimed that the BJP didn't allow her party to take out a rally in Tripura and also assaulted TMC MP Sushmita Dev. 

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Jammu and Kashmir should be given statehood first before holding elections, reports ANI. 

“So, I think Home Minister has repeated the same. They would like to have delimitation first - I think they would like to have election first & then statehood. Our demand still today is that first statehood should be granted & that should be followed by elections,” he said.

A fight broke out between Congress workers in Chhattisgarh after the party's ex-president Pawan Agarwal was pushed away from the podium and stopped from speaking during a conference at Jashpur, reports ANI.

“TS Singh Deo waited for 2.5 yrs (to become CM) and now Bhupesh Baghel must vacate his seat. When there was no Congress govt here, Deo and Baghel worked together. It's due to them that Congress govt came to power. When I was saying this, people of Kunkuri MLA attacked me,” Agarwal said. 

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Sachin Birla joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at a public rally by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bediya, Khargone, reports ANI. 

Union home minister Amit Shah and J&K Lt Guv Manoj Sinha visited the Gurudwara Digiana Ashram in Jammu, reports ANI.

Indigenous aircraft carrier IAC Vikrant sails out for second sea trials from Kochi, Kerala today, reports ANI. The first trials were conducted in August this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Rome, Italy and Glasgow, United Kingdom between October 29 and November 2 for the G-20 summit and the COP-26 conference, MEA said. 

Assuring that a normal situation would soon prevail in J&K, Amit Shah said that the “era of development” won't be stopped and the government will not allow anyone to sabotage this journey of development.

Amit Shah said that metro rail was being introduced in Jammu and Srinagar after two years and airports were also being upgraded. 

Amit Shah said that the medical facilities have been improved in the UT noting that earlier there were four or five medical colleges but now “plenty” were being opened. He also said that there were 500 doctors earlier but now it has grown to 5,000 doctors. 

Union home minister Amit Shah during his rally in Jammu said that the Article 370 was revoked in Jammu and Kashmir and justice was done to all including communities such as the Valmikis, the Paharis, the Gujjars, the Bakerwals and to refugees, refugees from west Pakistan and women.

This is Shah's first rally after the abrogation of Article 370.

AAP and TMC will be 'marginal players' in Goa assembly polls: Congress leader P Chidambaram to PTI.

A deadly blast in Kampala late on Saturday appeared to be an act of terrorism, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday emphasised on the 'Vocal for Local' campaign while shopping for the upcoming festive season and requested countrymen to take a pledge to ensure cleanliness in the neighbourhood.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted all the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel on their Raising Day.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at Jammu, to inaugurate new Campus of IIT-Jammu and lay foundation stone for various development projects here. He will also meet MPs, MLAs and senior BJP leaders later today.

The Biden administration wants to permanently resettle 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the military bases of the US to permanent houses, reported local media.