Breaking News Highlights: Fire Erupts At Paints Company In Gujarat's Valsad District, No Injuries Reported
Breaking News Highlights: Please follow this space for all the breaking news and latest updates from India and around the world.
LIVE
Background
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.
PM Modi To Inaugurate Global Maritime India Summit 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Maritime India Summit 2023 on Tuesday in Mumbai via video conferencing. PM Modi tweeted, "Looking forward to addressing the Global Maritime India Summit 2023 at 10:30 AM tomorrow, 17th October, via video conferencing. This is an important forum which will bring together stakeholders from around the world to discuss crucial issues and chart the course for the future of maritime trade and development."
The Summit will be held from Tuesday to Thursday at the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai.
The Prime Minister will also unveil a long-term blueprint for the Indian maritime blue economy till 2047 on this occasion. This blueprint outlines strategic initiatives which are aimed at enhancing port facilities, promoting sustainable practices, and facilitating international collaboration. PM Modi will also inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs 23,000 crore, that are aligned with the said blueprint for the Indian maritime blue economy.
Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict On Same-Sex Marriage Legalisation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will deliver the long-anticipated judgment regarding the legal recognition of same-sex marriage. A five-judge constitution bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, reserved its verdict on the matter after an exhaustive 10-day hearing on May 11. The constitution bench comprises CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and P S Narasimha, who jointly examined the pleas.
The Centre conveyed to the apex court earlier that issuing any constitutional declaration on the matter might not be the most prudent course of action, however, the bench asserted that passing a law to penalise the practice would require a fairly easy legislative consensus, comparing it to the earlier case of instant triple talaq.
Mumbai airport to shut for post-monsoon runway repairs on Oct 17
The two runways at Mumbai Airport, also known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), will be shut for six hours on October 17. During this period, there will be no flight operations. The maintenance work of both runways at the Airport will be undertaken between 11 am and 5 pm on Tuesday, said the airport operator in a statement.
The CSMIA tweeted, "As a part of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport's (CSMIA) comprehensive post-monsoon runway maintenance plan, both runways - RWY 09/27 and RWY 14/32 will be temporarily non-operational on October 17 from 1100 hours to 1700 hours."
Breaking News Live: DRI Busts Drug Trafficking Ring In Mumbai, Seizes 7 Kg Of Cocaine Valued At Rs 70 Crore
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested four individuals and confiscated 7 kilograms of cocaine in a series of cases in Mumbai.
Maharashtra | DRI arrested 4 people and recovered 7 kg of cocaine drugs from them in a series of cases in Mumbai. The recovered drugs are worth Rs 70 crore in the international market: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence pic.twitter.com/E02Q5A3Be4
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2023
Breaking News Live: Beacon 109 RCC Launches Snow Clearance Operation On Karnah-Kupwara Road
The Border Roads Organisation's (BRO) Beacon 109 Rapid Construction Company (RCC) has begun a snow removal operation along the critical Karnah-Kupwara road.
#WATCH | J&K | Snow clearance operation being undertaken by Beacon 109 RCC at Karnah-Kupwara road.
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2023
(Video Source - Project Beacon) pic.twitter.com/oBYNviGHOT
Breaking News Live: Fire Erupts At Paints Company In Gujarat's Valsad District, No Injuries Reported
A fire incident occurred earlier today at a paints company situated in the GIDC Phase III area of Valsad district in Gujarat.
#WATCH | Gujarat | Fire broke out in a paints company in GIDC Phase III of Valsad district earlier today. No injuries or casulaties were reported. pic.twitter.com/ZFZEb43IAa
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2023
Breaking News Live: Bengal Minister Swapan Debnath Visits Bereaved Family of Bardhaman Artisans in Gujarat
West Bengal Minister Swapan Debnath paid a visit to the grieving family of two artisans hailing from Bardhaman, who tragically lost their lives in an incident of alleged assault in Gujarat's Rajkot city.
VIDEO | West Bengal minister Swapan Debnath visited the family of the two artisans from Bardhaman who were allegedly beaten to death over suspicion of theft at a silver jewellery-making unit in Gujarat’s Rajkot city recently. pic.twitter.com/0Pe8vzPCM0
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 17, 2023
Breaking News Live: EAM S Jaishankar Emphasises People-Centric Cooperation in Hanoi Visit
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shared insights on the evolving India-Vietnam relationship during his visit to Hanoi, emphasising the importance of broadening and accelerating cooperation between the two countries.
VIDEO | "The sum total of my visit to Hanoi was about how do we, the two governments, two countries, two societies, broaden out our relationship, look for ways to accelerate our cooperation. There is no question today that in many ways our relationship is a good fit, there is a… pic.twitter.com/50vlzT0wyx
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 17, 2023
Top Headlines
Trending News
