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Breaking News LIVE: Hello and welcome to the breaking news live blog, please follow this space for all the latest updates and breaking news from India and around the world.Andhra HC Posts Chandrababu Naidu’s Bail Petition In Skill Development Case To ThursdayThe Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the bail petition of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation Scam case until October 19.At the request of Naidu's lawyer, the high court agreed to postpone the petition until Thursday.G Basaveswara Rao represented Naidu, while Special Public Prosecutor Y N Vivekananda represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Crime Investigation Department (CID).Naidu is being held in Rajamahendravaram Central Prison on judicial remand for allegedly misappropriating funds from the Skill Development Corporation, resulting in a purported loss of over Rs 300 crore to the state exchequer.NewsClick row: SC To Hear Pleas Of Founder Purkayastha, HR head Chakravarty Against Arrest TodayThe Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear two separate petitions from NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarty against their arrest under anti-terror law UAPA on October 19, after the Delhi High Court refused to grant them any relief.The petitions were heard by a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra, who told senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Devadatt Kamat, who were representing Purkayastha and Chakravarty, respectively, that they needed to be read."We need to go over the files. We will hear both cases tomorrow," Justice Gavai said. On October 16, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case urgently after Sibal brought it before a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.On October 13, the Delhi High Court dismissed their appeals against their arrest and subsequent police remand in the case. On October 3, both were apprehended by the Delhi Police Special Cell.They then petitioned the Supreme Court, challenging the arrest as well as the seven-day police detention, and seeking immediate release as interim relief. The court, however, refused to grant them relief, citing no procedural flaws or violations of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in their arrest.On October 10, the trial court ordered them to be held in judicial custody for ten days.

19/10/2023 23:30:05

Breaking News LIVE: Israel' Defense Minister Promises Ground Invasion Of Gaza

Israel defense minister Yoav Gallant promising ground invasion of Gaza tells troops to be ready to see territory "from the inside", reports Associated Press

19/10/2023 21:21:01

Breaking News LIVE: Delhi Government Increases Minimum Wage Of Workers

The increased wages of the workers will be applicable from October 1, reads the statement released by the Delhi Government. The monthly wages of skilled workers has been increased from Rs 20,903 to Rs 21,215 whihc is an increase of Rs 312. The monthly salary of semi-skilled workers has been increased from Rs 18,993 to Rs 19,279 by Rs 286. While the unskilled labourers monthly wages has been increased by Rs 260, and now stands at 17,494.

19/10/2023 21:04:08

Breaking News LIVE: Punjab Governor Withholds Approval To Three Bills

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who had earlier approved three Bills for presentation in the 'Special Session of the 4th Budget Session of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha' from 20th October has been withheld by him.

19/10/2023 20:46:20

Breaking News LIVE: ED Makes Arrest In Connection With Liquor Scam In Jharkhand

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested one Yogendra Tiwari in connection with liquor scam in Jharkhand. The arrest was made after the agency conducted searches at his locations and residence of Rohit Oraon, son of  Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon.

19/10/2023 19:32:57

Breaking News LIVE: Spiritual Guru Bangaru Adigalar's Mortal Remains Brought To His Native Place

The mortal remains of spiritual guru Bangaru Adigalar, who founded the Adhiparasakthi movement in Melmaruvathur has been brought to his home in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. 

19/10/2023 19:29:06

Breaking News LIVE: All Go First Flights Cancelled Until November 30

All Go First Flights scheduled until November 30, 2023 have been cancelled due to operational reasons said the airlines in a statement.

 

19/10/2023 18:36:25

Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Congratulates Karthikeyan Murali For His Performance At The Qatar Masters Tournament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Karthikeyan Murali defeat World number one Magnus Carlsen in classical chess.

19/10/2023 17:33:19

Breaking News LIVE: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates Highest National Flag

Union highways and road transport minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates the highest national flag - 418 ft tall - at the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar, Punjab. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was also present at the occasion 

19/10/2023 16:44:41

Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Attends Launch Event Of Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually attends the launch event of 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra.

19/10/2023 15:48:27

Breaking News LIVE: Late Mahsa Amini Awarded Sakharov Rights Prize By EU

Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year has been awarded Sakharov rights prize by the European Union. It is the top human rights prize awarded by Europe.

19/10/2023 12:55:57

Pakistan Court Grants Bail To Exiled Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

A court in Pakistan has granted bail to exiled ex-PM Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return, as reported by the news agency AFP. 

19/10/2023 12:32:19

Case Against 5 Persons For Raping Minor Girl In Thane

Police have registered a case against five men for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Thursday, as reported by the news agency PTI. The incident took place at Gauralpada in Aghai village of Shahapur taluka before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival last month, the police official said.

As per the FIR, the girl did not specify the date of the offence. The accused took the girl to an isolated place at a ground where they allegedly raped her, the official said, PTI reported.

19/10/2023 12:30:41

Breaking News LIVE: Assam Police Arrest 4 Drug Peddlers In Guwahati's Khanapara Area, Recover Heroin

Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police has arrested four drug peddlers in the Khanapara area in Guwahati and recovered 86 vials containing heroin weighing 119.5 grams, as reported by the news agency ANI. Partha Sarathi Mahanta, DIG (STF) says Rs 11,100 in cash and three mobile phones have been recovered from their possession.

19/10/2023 09:34:21

IIT- Kharagpur Student Found Hanging In Hostel Room, Probe Underway

A fourth-year student of IIT- Kharagpur was found hanging in his hostel room yesterday. A police investigation is underway, as reported by the news agency ANI. The deceased student's father, said, "Why is there so much stress among students in IIT? He was stressed due to a project."

19/10/2023 09:31:08

Breaking News LIVE: SC to Hear Pleas Of NewsClick Founder Purkayastha, HR Head Chakravarty Today

The Supreme Court is set to hear on Thursday the pleas of NewsClick founder Purkayastha, HR head Chakravarty.

19/10/2023 08:14:22

AQI In Delhi's Lodhi Road Area Recorded At 116

The AQI in the Lodhi Road area has been recorded at 116.

19/10/2023 07:23:55

Breaking News LIVE: 3 Men Sentenced To Death For Killing 3 Children In UP

A court in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday sentenced three persons to death for killing three children, aged between seven and nine, more than four years ago. The convicts were Bilal, Imran, and Salman.

Additional sessions judge Manu Kalia sentenced them to death for killing Aliba (7), Asma (9) and Abdul Rehman (8) in the Faislabad area of Bulandshahr, government counsel Vijay Kumar Sharma said, as reported by the news agency PTI. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.72 lakh on each of the convicts.