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In a major relief to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the caretaker government of Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday suspended his seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia corruption case.
The Punjab caretaker government led by Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi is considered an extension of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz government.
In cyclonic weather conditions, the Indian Coast Guard team in Odisha rescued a government research vessel 'Samudra Kaustubh' adrift since the intervening night of October 23-24, about 35 NM off Paradip, due to non-availability of engines. The vessel with 25 crew was towed to Paradip port, with the assistance of ICG Ship Amogh.
China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months with little explanation, state media reported Tuesday, according to AP.
Li is the second senior Chinese official to disappear this year, following former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was removed from office in July with no explanation offered.
'Meri Maati, Mera Desh' is a great concept initiated by PM Modi. He is a great patriot and this movement is a great stimulation of patriotism in the young minds," says the Jharkhand Governor.
The sentence of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, Nawaz Sharif, in the Al-Azizia reference has been suspended by the interim Punjab cabinet, Pakistan's Geo News reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Tuesday.
Five people of a family died after their car fell off a bridge at Sikatiya barrage in Jharkhand's Deoghar.
Delhi Police East District has seized more than one thousand kilograms of banned firecrackers and arrested the seller in Kalyanpuri. Case registered under section 9B Explosive Act and 188 IPC in PS Kalyanpuri.
A five-year-old boy and two women were killed, while several others received injuries in a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in Bihar's Gopalganj district, police said, as quoted by the news agency PTI. The incident occured at the crowded pandal in Raja Dal locality of the town on Monday, SP Swarna Prabhat said.
He said devotees had lined up to receive ‘prasad’ when the child fell down and two elderly women bent down to protect him from getting crushed, PTI reported.
IAS officer VK Pandian was appointed as Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) and Nabin Odisha in the rank of Cabinet Minister by the Government of Odisha. He was serving as private secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his voluntary retirement was approved by the Centre yesterday, on October 23.
Office of UN GA President Dennis Francis tweets, "Following the request by Member States on the resumption of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly, I will be convening the UNGA Emergency Special Session on Thursday, 26 October 2023."
Four empty coaches of an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) derailed near suburban Avadi here early on Tuesday, a Southern Railway official said, as reported by the news agency PTI. There was no immediate report of any injuries. "It was an empty rake from the Avadi maintenance car shed," a senior official said without divulging further details. EMUs are used as local passenger services.
Several were feared dead after a car collided with a government bus in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu late last night. More details are awaited.
Cyclonic Storm “Hamoon” intensified into a Severe cyclonic storm over the Northwest Bay of Bengal: India Meteorological Department.
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Cyclone Likely To Form Over Bay Of Bengal, Collectors Asked To Remain Prepared
The India Meteorological Department said that the depression over the Bay of Bengal may become a low-intensity cyclonic storm by Tuesday. As per IMD's bulletin, the depression lies centred around 610 km south of Odisha's Paradip. Weather scientist Umashankar Dash of the Regional Meteorological Centre told PTI, "Though there is a possibility of the formation of a cyclonic storm, it is likely to be a very weak system. It will have a marginal impact on Odisha, bringing in light to moderate rain. The system at the sea will be around 200 km from the state's coast."
If this system intensifies into a cyclone, it will be called Hamoon, a name given by Iran.
Dash said that fishermen have been warned to not venture into the sea till October 25 as the conditions will remain rough. He said that the IMD has also cautioned farmers to harvest matured paddy crops by Tuesday as some parts of coastal Odisha may experience light to moderate rainfall. Fishermen in the deep sea were advised to return to the coast.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu has asked the collectors to remain prepared to face any eventuality and has directed them to ensure the evacuation of people from low-lying areas in case of heavy rain.
Delhi's AQI To Remain In 'Very Poor' Category, To Deteriorate Further
For the second straight day, Delhi's air quality will continue to be in the "very poor" category. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 303 on Monday evening, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
As Per SAFAR's data, the air quality is likely to deteriorate further under the "very poor" category with PM 2.5 reaching 313 and the PM 10 concentration at 191 "under moderate" category on Tuesday morning, reported PTI.
Meanwhile, with deteriorating AQI, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, over the absence of the Chief Secretary, the DPCC Chairman, and the Transport Commissioner from a crucial meeting to tackle the worsening air quality in the city.
Uddhav Thackeray & Eknath Shinde To Engage In Show Of Strength During Dussehra Rallies
The Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will once again engage in a show of strength during Dussehra rallies on Tuesday. Since the split of both groups, they have been engaged in a tussle to show themselves as the true inheritor of founder Bal Thackeray's legacy.
Uddhav Thackeray will address his party's Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Dadar, the traditional venue of the event where Bal Thackeray used to charge up his workers with his fiery oratory for more than four decades. Eknath Shinde's rally on the other hand will be organised at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai.
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