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Breaking News Highlights: 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.Cyclone Tej Heads Towards India, Set To Intensify Today:This weekend, a new cyclonic storm is expected to cause havoc in the Arabian Sea. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, a low-pressure area over the southeast and southwest Arabian Sea has evolved into a depression and is expected to become cyclone 'Tej' by Saturday morning.The cyclone was named 'Tej' in accordance with the Indian Ocean Region's naming system. According to the weather service, Cyclone 'Tej' is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday. The location of the storm's landfall is the most anticipated aspect of the storm. According to recent IMD data, cyclone 'Tej' is expected to move towards the south coasts of Oman and neighbouring Yemen. However, meteorologists have frequently warned that storms are prone to deviating from their predicted path and intensifying at a different time than predicted.Traffic To Remain Suspended On Jammu-Srinagar NH For Repairs On Oct 22: Officials said traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended on Sunday for repairs in Ramban district, while travellers complained of delays on several stretches, including those damaged during recent rains, news agency PTI reported. According to a traffic police advisory, no vehicle would be permitted to travel on the strategic highway between the Nashri and Banihal tunnels after 6 PM on Saturday, the report said. The restriction would last until Sunday midnight, it said, adding that the closure was necessary to complete repair and restoration work at Dalwas, where the road stretch was reduced to a single lane due to landslides caused by heavy rains on October 16.Swiss Voters Elect Their Parliament On Sunday: This weekend, Swiss voters will choose a parliament that will shape the country's executive branch at a time when key concerns include migration, rising health-care costs, and climate change, which has shrunk the country's Alpine glaciers. After the vast majority of Swiss voted by mail, the final ballots will be collected on Sunday morning.

22/10/2023 23:37:31

3.5 magnitude earthquake hits Jammu & Kashmir's Kishtwar

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir at 22:56 pm today: National Center for Seismology

22/10/2023 21:26:18

BJP nominates a four-member delegation to visit Tamil Nadu

BJP nominates a four-member delegation led by DV Sadananda Gowda, Former CM of Karnataka, to visit Tamil Nadu, where "BJP workers are facing brutal & irrational behaviour from the Tamil Nadu Government". 

22/10/2023 21:21:46

Congress appoints Mangat Ram Singhal as Treasurer of Delhi unit

Congress appoints Mangat Ram Singhal as Treasurer of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.

22/10/2023 21:09:04

Massive Fire Breaks Out At Residential Building In Kolkata

A massive fire broke out at a residential building in the Ultadanga area of Kolkata. Fire tenders are present at the spot. More details awaited. (ANI)

22/10/2023 20:51:47

Breaking News Live: Six devotees injured after a Minibus turns turtle in J&K's Udhampur

J&K: Six devotees injured after a Minibus en route to Mata Mehrada Shrine (from Ramnagar) in Udhampur district turns turtle. All the injured have been shifted to PHC Ghordi for treatment. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway: Anwar-ul-Haq, Additional Superintendent of Police, Udhampur (ANI)

22/10/2023 20:29:40

Parliamentary Standing Committee to convene on October 27 to adopt draft reports regarding replacement of IPC, CrPC

The Parliamentary Standing Committee is scheduled to convene on October 27th to adopt draft reports regarding the replacement of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and Evidence Act with new bills.

22/10/2023 17:55:27

4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal at 17:18 pm today: National Center for Seismology

22/10/2023 17:16:21

BSF troops recover Pakistani drone from field in Punjab's Ferozepur district

BSF troops intercepted the movement of a drone, BSF Punjab & Punjab Police launched a joint search operation and recovered one Pakistani drone (assembled quadcopter) from a field, on the outskirts of Rao Ke Hitar village, Ferozepur district: BSF Punjab Frontier

22/10/2023 15:28:21

Breaking News Live - 'Most powerful nations are comparatively not as powerful as they used to be': EAM

"Another change that should be recognised is in the dispersal of power and the reordering of the global hierarchy. The most powerful nations are comparatively not as powerful as they used to be in the past. Middle powers have started to come into their own. We have seen this clearly in the Gulf and are now seeing it in the Middle East," says External Affairs minister (PTI)

22/10/2023 15:06:38

Breaking News Live: Fire Breaks Out At Brew Times Restaurant In Jalandhar, Punjab. Fire Tenders At Spot

A fire broke out at the Brew Times restaurant in Jalandhar, Punjab. Fire tenders are at the spot, as reported by the news agency PTI. 

22/10/2023 14:29:57

Breaking News Live: Wooden Building Gutted In Fire In Himachal's Shimla

A wooden building was gutted in a fire in the Tutikandi area of Shimla earlier today. Deputy Mayor Uma Kaushal says, "The fire broke out due to an electric short circuit. During the incident, the family members and other occupants were out of the station and nobody was in the building."

22/10/2023 14:15:09

Infiltration Bid Foiled In J&K's Uri Sector

Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, the army said on Sunday, as reported by the news agency PTI. "In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & Intelligence agencies on 21 Oct 23, an infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along #LoC in #Uri sector, Baramulla,” the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army wrote in a post on X.

22/10/2023 13:30:21

Breaking News Live: Train Coach Gets Separated From Suburban Local While Entering Mumbai's Marine Lines Station

 At 11.02 am, the third coach got separated from the rear end of the suburban local while entering Marine Lines station. The passengers were deboarded from the train and the train was taken to the car shed, CPRO, Western Railway said, as reported by the news agency ANI.

22/10/2023 13:16:42

Breaking News Live: Delhi CM Kejriwal Inaugurates Sarai Kale Khan Flyover Extension

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates Sarai Kale Khan flyover extension.

22/10/2023 11:46:57

Sabhajeet Singh, Dinesh Patel To Continue As President And General Secretary For UP For Next 6 Months, Says AAP

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announces that Sabhajeet Singh and Dinesh Patel shall continue as President and General Secretary respectively for Uttar Pradesh for the next 6 months.

22/10/2023 10:53:46

'Made A Mark As An Outstanding Administrator': PM Modi Extends Birthday Wishes To Amit Shah.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended birthday wishes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Taking to X, PM Modi said, "Birthday wishes to Shri @AmitShah Ji. He is passionate about India’s progress and ensuring a better quality of life for the poor. He has made a mark as an outstanding administrator, making notable contributions to enhancing India’s security apparatus and further developing the cooperatives sector. His role in strengthening the BJP is laudatory. May he be blessed with a long life and wonderful health."

22/10/2023 10:49:55

Breaking News Live: Fire Breaks Out After LPG Cylinder Explosion In Delhi Building, Blaze Under Control

In an incident in Delhi, a fire broke out at a house in Harphool Singh Building near Punjab National Bank (PNB) Subzi Mandi Clock Tower due to an LPG cylinder explosion, earlier today. Eight fire tenders rushed to the spot. 16 people were rescued. The fire is under control now. 

22/10/2023 10:26:33

Breaking News Live: 3 Killed As Mini Truck Falls Into Gorge In MP

At least 3 persons were killed when a mini truck fell into a 100-feet-deep gorge in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said on Sunday, as reported by the news agency PTI. The accident took place on Saturday night near Jamghat under Mandleshwar police station limits, an official said.

22/10/2023 10:19:54

Breaking News Live: Telangana Police Arrest 3 Accused Drug Peddlers, Seize 102 Kg Ganja

Shamshabad DCP K Narayan Reddy said that Shamshabad police arrested three accused inter-state drug peddlers and seized 102 kg of Ganja, 5 mobile phones, and 1 car. The seized materials are worth Rs 29 lakhs, as reported by the news agency ANI. 

22/10/2023 08:52:16

Breaking News Live: Training Aircraft Crashes During Training Session Near Pune Village

A training aircraft crashed during a training session near Gojubavi village in the Pune district, a Pune Rural Police official said, as reported by the news agency ANI.

22/10/2023 08:08:11

Breaking News Live: Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.3 Jolts Nepal

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes Nepal: National Center for Seismology.

22/10/2023 07:49:40

Prayagraj Police Get Nod To Attach Properties Of Atiq Ahmad's Aides

The Prayagraj police, in the Umesh Pal murder case, have gotten a nod to attach the properties of six accused, who are on the run, including slain gangster politician Atiq Ahmed's wife, Shaista Parveen, as reported by the news agency IANS. The Dhumanganj police in Prayagraj got permission from a district court here for the attachment action.

Police will attach the properties of accused Shaista Parveen, Ashraf's wife Zainab, and Guddu Muslim, along with Sabir, Armaan, and Ayesha Noori.

22/10/2023 07:14:36

Breaking News Live: Cyclone Tej Likely To Transform Into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Before Noon Today, Says IMD

Cyclone 'Tej', brewing over the Arabian Sea, is expected to transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) before noon on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.