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Hong Kong Ban on Masks Sparks Violent Clashes, Rail Shutdown
Hong Kong's entire mass transit rail system was suspended on Saturday after a night of violence sparked by a ban on pro-democracy protesters wearing face masks, as the government imposed emergency powers not used in more than half a century.
The ban was aimed at quelling nearly four months of unrest but instead sparked widespread clashes and vows of defiance, with a 14-year-old boy reportedly shot and wounded.
(Source: AFP)
Sheikh Hasina, PM Modi to Hold Bilateral Discussions in Delhi
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Saturday. Hasina is on a four-day visit to India.
(Source: ANI)
Grenade Attack in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir
A grenade attack has been reported outside deputy commissioner's office in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.
(Source: ANI)
Trump to Block Immigrants Unable to Pay for Healthcare
The US will block the entry of immigrants without health insurance or the ability to pay for medical bills, President Donald Trump revealed.
(Source: PTI)
Former Haryana Congress Chief Ashok Tanwar Resigns from Party
Former Haryana Congress Chief Ashok Tanwar has resigned from primary membership of the party.
(Source: ANI)
Gujarat Congress Leader Badruddin Shaikh Resigns From Party
Congress leader from Gujarat Badruddin Shaikh has resigned from all posts in the party.
(Source: ANI)
President Kovind Calls for Responsible Business, Balanced Economic Objectives
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said company secretaries must ensure that stakeholders understand the difference between profit and profiteering, while fostering responsible business and balance economic objectives with larger socio-economic goals.
Addressing the 51st Foundation Day of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), he said, "we have seen how some business enterprises have broken the trust of the people. Companies have either faltered or have come to a standstill. In the process, common people have had to suffer."
No 'Big Brother' in Bjp-Shiv Sena Alliance: Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that there is no ‘big brother’ in BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and the alliance will get over 200 seats in Maharashtra Assembly polls.
The BJP is a party which works 24/7 and the moment 2019 elections ended, it started preparing for the next election, the Union minister said in an interaction with PTI journalists at the news agency's headquarters.
Pompeo Continues Europe Tour Dogged by Impeachment Inquiry
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Greek officials on the last leg of a four-nation European tour that has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry in Washington.
Pompeo has sought to avoid the drama back home by focusing on matters directly related to his trip, which in Greece center on signing an updated agreement that will allow increased U.S. military activity at Greek bases.
Campaign: Sanders had heart attack, released from hospital Las Vegas
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign has confirmed as the Vermont senator was released from a Nevada hospital.
The 78-year-old was at a campaign event Tuesday when he experienced chest discomfort and was taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a heart attack. The senator was transferred to Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, where doctors inserted two stents to open up a blocked artery in his heart, according to a statement from the Las Vegas doctors.
MNS Chief Raj Thackeray's Convoy Meets With an Accident, No Injury Reported
A vehicle belonging to the convoy of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray met with an accident near Sanpada in Navi Mumbai while he was returning from Ekvira Devi Darshan in Lonavala. No casualty/injury reported.
(Source: ANI)
NC Delegation From Jammu Granted Permission to Meet Abdullahs
A delegation of National Conference from Jammu province has been granted permission by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to meet party president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah, who are currently under detention.
"The delegation led by provincial president Devender Singh Rana and comprising former party legislators will fly from Jammu tomorrow morning," National Conference spokesperson Madan Mantoo said.
(Source: PTI)
Pro-Government Supporters Rally in Seoul
Thousands of pro-government supporters swarmed the streets of South Korea's capital to voice their support for the country's beleaguered justice minister as he faces growing pressure to resign amid a criminal investigation into suspicions of financial crimes and academic favors surrounding his family.
The rally in front of state prosecutors' offices in southern Seoul came days after huge crowds poured onto a major boulevard near the city's downtown presidential office demanding the ouster of the minister, Cho Kuk, a close confidant of President Moon Jae-in.
(Source: AP)
UN Rights Chief Says Troubled by Hong Kong Violence
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Saturday she was ‘troubled’ by Hong Kong's increasingly violent pro-democracy protests, and stressed that any measures to quell the unrest must be grounded in law.
The city endured another night of chaos on 4 October, after leader Carrie Lam banned face masks at demonstrations, invoking colonial-era emergency powers not used for half a century.
(Source: AP)
Goa Dependent on Neighbouring States for Basic Needs, Rues CM
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday expressed concern over the state's dependence on the neighbouring states for its basic needs.
He also exhorted the people of Goa to start small businesses at the local level so that the state does not lose out its money to the neighbouring states.
(Source: PTI)
Prince Harry Sues UK Tabloids Over Alleged Phone-Hack
Britain's Prince Harry has launched a case against two British tabloids over alleged phone hacking allegations, believed to date back a few years.
His latest action, against the 'Sun' and 'Mirror' group of newspapers, marks an escalation of his fight with sections of the media he had recently branded as "ruthless" in an impassioned letter and accused them of waging a war against his wife Meghan Markle.
(Source: PTI)
Two Siblings Among Three Drown in Bihar Well
Three persons, including two teenage siblings, drowned in a well in Bihar's Vaishali district while they were trying to retrieve a cricket ball from it, police said.
The incident occurred at Gurmiya village under the jurisdiction of Kartahan police station, a police officer said.
The three climbed down the well, one after another, to fetch the cricket ball, and all of them drowned in it, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Kartahan police station said.
Pompeo Defends Ukraine Corruption Push As Impeachment Roils
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's approach to Ukraine that is at the center of an impeachment inquiry.
He rejected allegations it was at best inappropriate or at worst an illegal abuse of power for which Congress should remove President Donald Trump from office.
(Source: AP)
Mumbai Cong Chief Asks RBI to Raise PMC Bank Withdrawal Limit
Mumbai Congress chief Eknath Gaikwad said withdrawal limit for customers of the scam-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC) should be raised as the 25,000 limit for six months was inadequate.
Some officials of PMC bank are accused of providing loans to HDIL group and in the process causing losses of Rs 4,355.43 crore to the bank.
Congress Attacks Goa Govt Over Tourist's Death in Lightning
A day after the death of a tourist in a lightning strike at Goa's Candolim beach, the opposition Congress demanded explanation from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on the existence of the "much-touted" lifeguard system on the ground.
While the tourist, who hailed from Delhi, died on the spot, his wife was critically injured in the incident.
Bihar: Punpun River Water Level Starts Receding
The water level in Punpun river, which was flowing 3.01 metres above the danger mark in Bihar has started receding, a Water Resources Department bulletin said.
The river had recorded this monsoon's highest rainfall on 4 October, taking water level to 53.61 metres near Sripalpur, which is 3.01 metres above the danger mark, it said.
Exercise Him-Vijay Not Linked to Chinese Prez Xi's Visit: Defence Sources
The Indian military exercise Him-Vijay in Arunachal Pradesh has nothing to do with Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to India, defence sources said.
The Indian Army's newly raised 17 Corps is carrying out the mega exercise at a height of around 15,000 ft in Arunachal Pradesh.
There have been reports that China has raised objection to India on the exercise ahead of Xi's visit to India to hold second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chidambaram Referred to AIIMS for Medical Check Up
Congress leader P Chidambaram has been referred to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a medical check up after he complained of stomach ache. He has not been admitted yet.
(Source: ANI)
Local Court Permits Sit to Collect Voice Samples of Chinmayanand, Law Student
A local court permitted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to collect voice samples of former Union minister Chinmayanand and the law student who accused him of raping her.
The SIT had earlier moved an application for collecting their voice samples, besides those of three youths who were charged with demanding extortion from the BJP leader.
Mizoram People Opposed to Citizenship Amendment Bill : CM Tells Shah
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga told visiting Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the people of the state are against the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955, an official statement said.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 could open a ‘floodgate of illegal immigrants’ in Mizoram, an official statement said.
PM to Attend Investors Meet in Dharamshala: Jai Ram Thakur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the global investors' meet to be held in Dharamshala on 7 and 8 November, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said.
Talking to media, Thakur said that several MoUs would be signed in the meet and this would bring prosperity to the state.
Techie Arrested for Sending 'Threatening' Mails to Kejriwal
A 36-year-old techie was arrested for allegedly sending "offensive and threatening" emails to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, police said.
The man has been identified as Manish Saraswat, a resident of Ajmer district in Rajasthan, they said.
Chairman of PMC Bank Detained: Jt Commissioner of Police, Mumbai
Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt CP) on PMC bank matter said that Waryam Singh (Chairman of Punjab and Maharshtra Co-operative Bank) has also been detained by Mumbai Police and is being taken to Economic Offences Wing (EOW) headquarters further adding that he will be arrested soon after formal procedures.
(Source: PTI)
PMC Bank Scam: ED Siezes Assets of HDIL Promoters
Enforcement Directorate has seized the private Jet and cars of HDIL promoters in PMC bank case.
ED had raided the premises of Housing Development Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) promoters on 4 October.
(Source: ANI)
Former Chairman of PMC Bank, Waryam Singh, Arrested
Waryam Singh (Former chairman of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank) has also been arrested by Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Mumbai Police.
Terrorists Shoot at a Civilian in J&K's Anantnag
Terrorists fired at a civilian in Kokernag area of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, reported ANI quoting J&K police. The civilian has been injured and shifted to a hospital.
Take Inspiration From Lord Ram, Very Good News Awaits All: Yogi Adityanath
Amid the day-to-day hearing of the title suit over the 2.77 acre of disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land by the Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a ‘very good news’ awaits everybody.
"We are Ram bhakts. There is a lot of strenght in bhakti. I feel we will soon get to hear very good news," the chief minister said without elaborating or mentioning Ram temple.
DMK Demands Withdrawal of Sedition Case Against Celebrities
DMK president M K Stalin demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take steps to withdraw the FIR filed in Bihar against celebrities, to protect democracy and basic features of the Constitution.
Condemning the sedition charge against the celebrities, the leader of the opposition in Tamil Nadu said labeling them as anti-nationals for writing an open letter to Modi, voicing concern over growing incidents of mob lynching, was unacceptable.
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