Breaking news: Amarinder Singh discussed farmers' protest with home minister, Captain's media advisor tweets

Tamil Nadu reported 1,624 new Covid-19 cases and 24 deaths as the state's death toll reached 35,550. The active caseload stood at 17,192, reports ANI.

Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Brihaspati Singh said that seven to eight MLAs have come to Delhi and also 15 to 16 MLAs would visit the national capital to meet the party's Chhattisgarh in-charge PL Punia. He also said that the MLAs want Rahul Gandhi, who is scheduled to visit the Bastar region, to visit their districts too, reports ANI.

Amarinder Singh's media advisor said that the former Punjab chief minister discussed farmers' protest with Union home minister Amit Shah and urged him to repeal farm laws to resolve the crisis urgently.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday that the demand for special status to Bihar would continue, days after a senior JD(U) minister stated otherwise.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that all schools in Mumbai, public and private, for classes 8 to 12 will reopen from October 4.

Congress leader Ajay Maken said Sonia Gandhi had ensured that Kapil Sibal becomes a minister in Union Cabinet despite not having organizational background. “Everyone in the party is being heard. Want to tell Mr Sibal others that they shouldn't degrade the organization that gave them an identity,” ANI quoted Maken as saying. 

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has reached the residence of Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. Singh is meeting Shah a day after Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as Punjab Congress chief.

No new Nipah virus cases have been recorded in Kerala, state health minister Veena George said. “NIV Pune has informed us that in some samples collected from bats from a particular place the presence of antibodies against Nipah virus has been found. ICMR is doing further studies on this,” she also said, reports ANI.

Kerala health minister Veena George said that more than 91% of the state's population has been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. “We are now focusing on the second dose: Kerala Health Minister Veena George,” she said, reports ANI.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee welcomed Luizinho Faleiro to the Trinamool Congress. “Together we will stand up for every Goan, fight divisive forces and work towards ushering in a NEW DAWN for Goa,” she tweeted.

Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro joins the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded at 62km west-northwest of Tezpur, Assam at 4.12pm, reports ANI citing the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro, who recently quit the Congress party, met with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, reports ANI.

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that people who have left the party should come back, regarding the crisis in Punjab. “This happening in a border state can be exploited by forces across the border,” he said. 

“We have to introspect how to strengthen party,” he added.

A Sessions Court on Wednesday rejected the house custody plea of dismissed police official Sachin Vaze who has been arrested by NIA in Antilia Bomb Scare Case and Mansukh Hiren murder case. 

The court however allowed him home food, and to be kept in hospital facility for a month at the Taloja Jail.

Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog member, health, said that safe festivities would be a determining factor in country's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, reports ANI. 

Union cabinet has approved the doubling of Nimach-Ratlam railway line at a cost of ₹1,095.88 crore and Rajkot-Kanalus railway line at a cost of ₹1,080.58 crore, reports ANI.

The Delhi government has extended the tenure of Mangu Singh as the managing director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) till March 31, 2022, reports PTI citing an official order.

Arvind Kejriwal said that the AAP would soon announce the party's chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab assembly polls next year. “We will soon announce and you all will be proud of him,” he said.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said that whatever is happening in Punjab is very unfortunate. He also said that Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi should fulfill the promises made by Captain Amarinder Singh. 

Kejriwal was speaking at Chandigarh International Airport, before leaving for Ludhiana

North Korea's test-firing of a newly developed hypersonic missile is a threat to the stability of the region but the United States will not be deterred from pursuing a diplomatic path forward, a top US envoy said on Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall in Paschim Medinipur causes waterlogging in various parts of the district.

Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) allows Dussehra and Durga Puja celebrations this year but with restrictions such as crowds in venues cannot exceed total seats, no eateries, no fairs, 100% mask compliance, separate entry-exit points. Phased re-opening of remaining classes in schools to begin on November 1, the DDMA decided today. The modalities of the phased re-opening of remaining classes in schools will be decided in first DDMA meeting after Dussehra.

Well marked low pressure rea now lies over western parts of Gangetic West Bengal, neighborhood and associated cyclonic circulation extends upto mid­tropospheric levels. Rainfall likely to continue over districts of South Bengal today. Weather likely to improve from tomorrow: IMD Kolkata

Taiban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan writes to DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan (Kabul). Letter is under review by Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). India had stopped all commercial flight operations to Kabul post August 15, reports ANI.