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All government and private schools till class 8 across Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar will remain closed on Friday due to rains, an official order announced on Thursday as reported by PTI.
In view of the heavy rainfall prediction, the Gurgaon district administration has put out an advisory asking corporate offices, and private institutions in the district to guide their employees to work from home on Friday to avoid traffic congestion + ensure repair work of roads and drains.
Flight operations at Mumbai airport will remain suspended for six hours on October 18 for runway maintenance work, which is likely to hit passengers significantly. The operator, Adani Group, said it has "planned a runway closure on October 18 from 11 am to 5 pm, for repair and maintenance work on both its runways", as part of its annual post-monsoon preventive maintenance exercise, as reported by PTI.
At least 31 civilians were killed in a crackdown by the Iranian security forces on protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the morality police, as reported by AFP.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and raised his concern over the recent attacks on Hindus and their worship places in Leicester and Birmingham.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and raised his concern over the recent attacks on Hindus and their worship places in Leicester and Birmingham.
PFI has for a ‘Bandh’ in Kerala to protest against the raids and arrest of leaders on Friday from 6 am to 6 pm, as per reports.
Gyanvapi Mosque case: Next hearing in the matter to be held on September 29. Varanasi Court issues a notice to the Muslim side, on Hindu side's plea for carbon dating of 'Shivling', ANI reported.
Gyanvapi Mosque issue | Hearing in the matter begins at Varanasi Court, ANI reported.
Vishnu Shankar Jain, Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, Sudhir Tripathi, the 4 women petitioners and Dr. Sohan Lal Arya from the Hindu side and Mohd Shamim Ahmed from Muslim side were present at the court.
Shashi Tharoor is a capable man and I respect him a lot: Digvijaya Singh on being asked about the Congress MP's candidature in the party president election.
All forms of communalism regardless of where they come from should be combated. There should be zero tolerance towards it: Rahul Gandhi on PFI raids.
Whoever wants to fight the Congress President election should be able to fight it. It is a matter of pride that we're the only political party that does this (party election): Rahul Gandhi
Important for opposition parties to come together, says Rahul Gandhi.
Congress president is not just an organisational post, it is an ideological post and a belief system, Rahul Gandhi said.
Meanwhile, he refused to divulge his plan for the party president election and asked the media person to have "patience" as the situation will become clear in the near future.
Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth Rs 147.81 crores belonging to real estate company Gupta Builders and Promoters Pvt Ltd (GBPPL), its directors & their associates, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, ANI reported.
"You are taking a historic position," Rahul Gandhi to candidates in Congress President Election. Whoever becomes Congress president should remember he represents a set of ideas, a belief system and a vision of India, the former Congress president said.
Meanwhile, he refused to divulge his plan for the party president election and asked the media person to have "patience" as the situation will become clear in the near future.
"The Kerala leg has been a success. People have been coming out regardless of their affiliation. The success of the Yatra is based on the fact that majority of the people appreciate that India is not at war with itself": Rahul Gandhi in interaction with the media amidst the Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ernakulam district.
"We're fighting a machine that has captured the institutional framework of India. They have unlimited money to pressurise and threaten people. The outcome of that is what we have witnessed in Goa": Rahul Gandhi in interaction with the media amidst Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ernakulam district.
"The Yatra is designed to tell the people that they need to be united and go back to an India which was loving and affectionate to itself," he added.
Heavy downpour witnessed in several parts of the national capital, visuals from Kartavya Path
Police use water cannons on BJP workers, who were marching toward Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence, in protest against the state government, in Chandigarh.
Supreme Court reserves order on various petitions challenging Karnataka High Court upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutes.
Principal District and Sessions Court of Rouse Avenue Court reserves order on ED petition seeking transfer of money laundering case related to Delhi Minister Satyender Jain, ANI reported.
Popular Front of India's National Executive Council has condemned the nationwide raids by NIA and ED. The organisation termed it as "unjust arrests & harassment of its leaders" & criticised the "witch-hunting" against members & supporters of the org, ANI reported. NIA's baseless claims are solely aimed at creating an atmosphere of terror, PFI said, as per ANI.
After the request of Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray faction's lawyer, Bombay HC has deferred the hearing of the Dussehra Rally petition till tomorrow, ANI reported.
Shinde faction's MLA Sada Sarvankar also made an intervention plea for the Dussehra rally, hearing on this tomorrow.
In the cabinet meeting today, it has been decided to convene an Assembly session on Sept 27. Issues like electricity and stubble burning will be discussed. We will go to Supreme Court against the cancellation of the Assembly session (by Governor): Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announced, as reported by ANI
Maharashtra ATS has registered cases and booked 20 people. Cases lodged under 120B of IPC - Punishment for criminal conspiracy, Conspiracy to commit offense punishable under 121A-Section 121 of IPC, 153A of IPC - Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, caste, place of birth, residence, language, etc. and acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony, and13(1)(a)- of UAPA.
Delhi | Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a meeting with officials including NSA, Home Secy, DG NIA on raids by NIA on PFI, ANI reported.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh will reach Delhi today. He is likely to meet party interim president Sonia Gandhi. He is a likely contender for the post of party president, ANI reported citing sources.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann holds a meeting of AAP legislators after the state governor withdrew the order for a special Punjab assembly session.
Bombay HC scheduled to hear plea of Shiv Sena's Thackeray faction today after BMC refused to give permission for holding a Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park to both Shiv Sena factions, based on local police's report citing the rally might create a law & order situation in the area.
Bombay HC scheduled to hear plea of Shiv Sena's Thackeray faction today after BMC refused to give permission for holding a Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park to both Shiv Sena factions, based on local police's report citing the rally might create a law & order situation in the area.
Delhi PFI President Parvez has been arrested by NIA. The team had reached around 3.30 in the morning. NIA also took Parvez and his brother in custody. Parvez lives in Okhla and has been associated with PFI for a long time.
A total of 106 people have been arrested so far. Arrests may increase further.
There have been 5 arrests from Andhra Pradesh, 9 from Assam, 3 from Delhi, 20 from Karnataka, 22 from Kerala, 4 from MP, and 20 from Maharashtra.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat held a meeting with Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, Chief Imam of All India Imam Organization, at Kasturba Gandhi Marg mosque today, ANI reported.
NIA detained 20 people linked to PFI from Maharashtra, the agency informed.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at several locations linked to PFI across Maharashtra, ANI reported.
India reports 5,443 fresh cases and 5,291 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Active cases 46,342
Daily positivity rate 1.61%
Four PFI leaders were taken into custody by NIA in Kerala, ED raid completed at PFI offices & leaders' residences, ANI reported.
PFI chairman OMA Salam, Kerala state chief CP Mohammed Basheer, national secy VP Nazarudheen & national council member Prof P Koya taken into custody.
UP: 4 minors dead, 2 injured after a wall collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Etawah. Compensation will be given as per norms, Avnish Rai, Etawah DM, said, as per ANI.
Assam Police detained 9 persons linked with PFI across the state, ANI reported.
A senior police official told ANI that, last night Assam police & NIA jointly launched op in the Hatigaon area, Guwahati & detained 9 persons across the state linked with PFI.
J&K| 2 LeT outfit terrorists, Imtiyaz Ahmad Ganai & Waseem Ahmad Lone, arrested by Sopore Police, after a joint cordon & search op launched by police.
"During preliminary questioning, the duo revealed that they were working as hybrid terrorists & OGW respectively for banned terrorist org LeT &at the behest of active LeT terrorist Bilal Hamza Mir were planning to attack security forces&civilians in & around Sopore area": J&K Police informed, as reported by ANI.
UP: Veena weighing 14 tonnes installed at the Lata Mangeshkar chowk in Ayodhya
NIA conducting searches in multiple locations in the largest ever probe process till date. These searches are being conducted in residential & official premises of persons involved in funding terrorism, organising training camps & radicalising people to join proscribed organisations, ANI reported.
In major action being taken across 10 states, NIA, ED along with state police have arrested over 100 cadres of PFI, ANI reported citing sources
EAM Dr S Jaishankar met with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly
"Shared my concern about the security and welfare of the Indian community in UK. Welcomed his assurances in that regard," tweeted EAM
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders & workers resumes 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' on its 14th day from Parambayam Juma Masjid in Kochi
NIA & ED conducting raids at the houses of PFI state, district level leaders including the house of OMA Salam, PFI chairman in Manjeri, Malappuram district & at PFI offices from midnight, ANI reported citing sources
The Congress' central election authority will issue a notification for the AICC president polls today to elect the successor to the longest-serving party chief Sonia Gandhi.
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Congress To Issue Notification For Party President Polls
The notification for the election of the Congress President's post will be issued on Thursday and with this the process of choosing the person who will hold the highest office of the country's oldest political party will formally begin, as reported by PTI.
This notification will be issued by the Central Election Authority headed by senior party leader Madhusudan Mistry.
As per the announced schedule for the election of Congress President, the notification will be issued on September 22 and the process of filing nominations will go on from September 24 to 30.
The last date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8. In case of more than one candidate, voting will be held on October 17 and results will be declared on October 19.
Two Diving Support Vessels To Be Launched In Vizag: Navy
Two Diving Support Vessels (DSVs) being built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam for the Indian Navy are going to be launched today. Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff will be the Chief Guest at the launching ceremony, as reported by PTI.
Diving Support Vessels (DSVs) are the first of its kind indigenously designed and built at HSL for the Indian Navy. These ships will be deployed for deep sea diving operations.
The vessels are 118.4-m-long, 22.8 m at the broadest point and will have a displacement of 9,350 tonnes, the Navy said in a statement.
"These ships would be deployed for deep sea diving operations. Additionally, with Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) embarked, the DSVs are designed to undertake submarine rescue operations, in case requirement exists. Furthermore, these ships will be capable of sustained patrolling, conducting search and rescue operations and carrying out helicopter operations at high seas.
"With approximately 80 per cent indigenous content, the DSV project has generated considerable local employment opportunities and has also promoted indigenisation which in turn will aid in boosting India's economy," it said.
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