Record 114 medals: India finish fourth at Asian Para Games
India ended the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya with a best-ever haul of 114 medals — 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze — finishing fourth. Athletics led the tally with 65 medals, and several Indian athletes set world records.
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Maharashtra
BREAKINGNo more brooms: Mumbai's air plan wants vacuum cleaners and sealed debris trucks
Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde has announced a Clean Air Action Programme for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with vacuum cleaning machines for roads and a mandatory full cover for debris trucks. Guidelines will be ready in 15 to 20 days.
BREAKINGProbe the Jarange audio clip through an SIT: BJP hits out at Raut
Demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to verify the authenticity of an audio clip circulating in the name of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and to probe the ₹500-crore allegations arising from it.
BREAKINGTankers last: Maharashtra gives Nagpur, Amravati, Konkan 4 days to file village water plans
Nagpur, Amravati and Konkan divisions must file village-wise water-scarcity plans by 25 October. Minister Gulabrao Patil says tankers should be the last resort.
Politics
Two nominations rejected, one Form 26 fight: Hardeep Puri is set to enter the Rajya Sabha unopposed
The returning officer in Madhya Pradesh rejected the papers of Kante Sayanna and Congress-backed Rajkumar Lohani at scrutiny on Tuesday, leaving Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri as the only candidate in the Rajya Sabha bypoll. Congress objected to Puri's Form 26 affidavit and said it will move court. The result is due on November 5.
Down to one MLA, UDP walks out of the Sangma government after eight years
The United Democratic Party's central executive committee decided on Tuesday to withdraw support to the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance. President Metbah Lyngdoh quit the cabinet on October 31. Eleven of the party's 12 MLAs had already moved to the BJP and the NPP.
Constitution Day session: Haryana MLAs to sit on November 26, Saini says
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced the date after a cabinet meeting in Chandigarh. The move follows a Constitution fortnight that included a 'Janpratinidhi Sammelan' in the assembly on Monday, attended by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Details of the session's business were not disclosed.
Government
Down to one MLA, UDP walks out of the Sangma government after eight years
The United Democratic Party's central executive committee decided on Tuesday to withdraw support to the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance. President Metbah Lyngdoh quit the cabinet on October 31. Eleven of the party's 12 MLAs had already moved to the BJP and the NPP.
Governor broke procedure on PSC chief, but that won't shield the guilty: Satheesan
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said on Wednesday that former Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's recommendation to the President to remove PSC chairman M.R. Baiju was made without following due procedure. He also made clear that the procedural lapse cannot be used to cover up irregularities inside the commission.
All-women drivers, 23 km, 17 stations: Pink Line opens to Pune's IT crowd
Commercial services on Pune Metro Line 3 between Maan-Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar began at 6 am on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the corridor virtually. The 23.2 km elevated Pink Line cost Rs 8,313 crore and was built on a public-private partnership. Around 100 women will drive the trains, a first in the country. Seventeen of the 23 stations open from day one.
Mumbai
Threat email names Mumbai Mayor's office, Bachchan's home and Diljit concert
The Mumbai Mayor's office received a bomb threat email on Friday that also named actor Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu home and the venue of singer Diljit Dosanjh's November 27 concert. Searches found nothing suspicious, and police are investigating the email's origin.
PWD contractors' pending dues: Maharashtra calls meeting on October 28
With crores in bills pending from the public works department, the state has called a meeting of contractors' associations in Mantralaya on October 28, to be chaired by PWD minister Shivendraraje Bhosale.
Fadnavis receives Rubio at Gateway of India, presents a traditional shawl
US secretary of state Marco Rubio visited the Gateway of India in Mumbai, where chief minister Devendra Fadnavis received him and his wife. Fadnavis presented him a traditional shawl.
National
Two nominations rejected, one Form 26 fight: Hardeep Puri is set to enter the Rajya Sabha unopposed
The returning officer in Madhya Pradesh rejected the papers of Kante Sayanna and Congress-backed Rajkumar Lohani at scrutiny on Tuesday, leaving Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri as the only candidate in the Rajya Sabha bypoll. Congress objected to Puri's Form 26 affidavit and said it will move court. The result is due on November 5.
Shah offers a special session on SIR, and dares the Opposition to turn up
The Home Minister told a Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav gathering in Raipur that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He accused the Congress of backing Naxalism and alleged Rahul Gandhi had 'mocked Parliament'. No date has been set.
Blast on rail track near Pakistan border puts Sri Ganganagar on alert; ATS takes over probe
An explosion on the Anupgarh-Suratgarh railway line near village 50 GB in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district destroyed two concrete sleepers late on Tuesday. The ATS, CID and a bomb disposal squad are at the site and two passenger trains have been cancelled.
World
Democrats take the Senate and the House, and Trump loses both chambers
Democrats are projected to win control of the Senate with 54 seats, with upsets in Texas, South Carolina and Kansas and flips in Maine, Iowa, Ohio and North Carolina. They have also been called as winners of the House. Amy Acton beat Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio's governor race.
Neither bloc has 61, and Israel's president starts the arithmetic on Wednesday
Israel's October 27 election left Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc with 53 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition with 48, while Arab-led parties took a record 19. President Isaac Herzog begins consultations with all factions on Wednesday. Netanyahu remains caretaker prime minister.
54 million votes already cast: America decides Congress control today
Americans vote on Tuesday in midterm elections that decide control of Congress and shape the last two years of Donald Trump's presidency. More than 54 million have already voted early. Republicans are defending narrow majorities in both chambers.