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These are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: French president Emmanuel Macron lashes out at “political distortions” on global controversy over Prophet Mohammad cartoons; Tamil Nadu minister Doraikkannu succumbs to Covid-19; Stanford study says 18 Donald Trump rallies led to 30,000 coronavirus cases and 700 deaths; former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg says Nirmala Sitharaman wanted him out of the finance ministry before 2019 budget; Election Commission says re-release of Modi biopic doesn’t violate poll code; SpaceX will make its own laws on Mars. https://ift.tt/3lVQ0Gw

Almost half of the West Indies squad available for their first Twenty20 international against New Zealand later this month will only have been released from isolation on the morning of the game, coach Phil Simmons has said. https://ift.tt/3k83oHo

The firing from across the border started around 9.45 pm on Saturday and the exchange of fire between the two sides continued till 5.25 am on Sunday, causing panic among the border residents who were forced to spend the night in underground bunkers, the officials said. https://ift.tt/3g9FzMf

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16,60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29. https://ift.tt/3kNbhC5

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has invited GJM leaders Binoy Tamang and Anit Thapa to hold talks in Kolkata. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The video shows Jyotiraditya Scindia appealing to the crowd to press the “hand” symbol in the bypolls scheduled in MP on November 3. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh a car driver dragged a police constable on the bonnet during routine vehicle checking. The footage of the incident was captured on CCTV cameras. The incident took place in Aligarh district's Tappal police station.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

According to reports, the Pakistani troops initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars at 7:30 AM. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski have sent Australia's cricket selectors a timely reminder of their ability with a record 486run opening partnership in a domestic firstclass match for Victoria on Sunday. https://ift.tt/3k83oHo

Doraikkannu, a three-time MLA from Papanasam, had tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19 on October 13. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Doraikkannu was undergoing treatment in Chennai, after being shifted from a government medical college hospital in Villpuram on October 13, where he was admitted to after he complained of uneasiness. https://ift.tt/3eeOXP7

PM Narendra Modi will address four rallies in Bihar on Sunday before the end of campaigning for second phase of voting. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

During the lecture aired on All India Radio, Jaishankar also referred to cross-border terrorism and said India has to be uncompromising in combating it. https://ift.tt/37g9mlC

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President Donald Trump has protected the US Constitution, ensured freedom of religion and expression of speech in America, his supporters in two adjoining battleground States of Ohio and Pennsylvania have said, emphasising that it is only him who can create jobs and revive the country's economy after the pandemic. Many of the supporters, including a large number of women and small business owners, on Saturday argued that Trump is not influenced by anyone and has taken a strong stand against countries like China and Mexico to save America's interest. https://ift.tt/3hlg8bK

Madhya Pradesh was the largest state of India until Chhattisgarh was carved out of it on November 1, 2000. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US President Donald Trump is a warrior and needs four more years in the White House, his daughter Ivanka Trump has said, asserting that he delivered more than his commitment to his countrymen. Addressing a large crowd on Saturday in Ohio, which is a battleground State for the November 3 presidential election, Ivanka said Trump has taken the US in the right direction in the last four years, including undoing the wrongs of his predecessors and political leadership for the past several decades. "Now more than ever America needs four more years of a warrior in the White House. My father fights so hard every single day for each of us. Now we have an opportunity to fight for him and fight for the future of this country," she said. Trump, a Republican, is being challenged by his Democratic rival Joe Biden in the November 3 elections. https://ift.tt/3hlg8bK

India will be brief foreign envoys and diplomats based in Delhi next week in a mega exercise on its COVID action plan. The briefing will take place on November 6 and will be done by India's foreign secretary Harsh Shringla. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

India celebrates the birth anniversary of the famous sage Maharishi Valmiki today (October 31, 2020). Maharishi Valmiki was the one who composed the epic Ramayana.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

These are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: Earthquake death toll rose to 26 in Turkey, Greece, jolt triggered mini-Tsunami, Pakistan's admission on Pulwama attack exposed people who questioned our martyrs, said PM Modi, India’s Covid count crossed 81 lakh mark with 48,000 new cases, Nitish Kumar is more dependent on PM Narendra Modi for votes, Twitter blasts Mukesh Khanna for saying 'MeToo problem began after women stepped out to work' https://ift.tt/2Jmw6Xd

A total of 74,32,829 people have recuperated from Covid-19 so far, taking the national recovery rate to 91.34 per cent. The case fatality rate has dropped to 1.49 per cent. The number of active Covid-19 cases remained below 6 lakh for the second consecutive day. https://ift.tt/3mxu3i1

The revenue accruals, on the other hand, were just 27.73 per cent at Rs 44,915.52 crore in the first half out of the targeted Rs 1,61,958.50 crore for the year. https://ift.tt/3gbzBLz

The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below 6 lakh for the second consecutive day. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

French leader Marine Le Pen urged to impose a ban on Pakistani immigration amidst critical comments by leadersh from Pakistan on France.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

"From the false to truth. From darkness to light. From death to life. Thank you Dadi for showing me what it means to live these words," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet and also posted a picture of the former prime minister. https://ift.tt/2TE3vi3

The incident occurred in the early hours near Gundavali bus stop on Western Express Highway and driver of the crane fled from the spot after the accident, an official said. https://ift.tt/3ecJQyV

The day marks Maharishi Valmiki’s birthday which is considered to be on the full moon day of Ashwin — a month in the Hindu calendar, often called Panchanga. In the year 2020, the day is falling on October 31. https://ift.tt/3bnsKxb

Sardar Patel's vision was to integrate the people in the country irrespective of people's caste, ethnicity, Cgender, or religion. A truly great social leader, the Iron Man of India is hailed till date for his contributions. https://ift.tt/34Gc1mW

Dear Bangasree Damodar lottery results are going to be announced today at 4 pm. The results of Dear Bangasree Damodar lottery can be checked on the website of Lottery Sambad at lotterysambadresult.in. https://ift.tt/2P5KP8B

PM Narendra Modi lauded India for bravely fighting against the pandemic on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Divas. PM Modi also took an oath to maintain national unity on the 145th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Speaking on the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, Modi said the country will not forget the “distasteful comments and accusations” made by the opposition in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack. https://ift.tt/35Ohvv7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had paid tribute to Indira Gandhi in his monthly Mann ki Baat radio broadcast last Sunday as well. https://ift.tt/35Ohvv7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also paid tribute to Indira Gandhi in his monthly Mann ki Baat radio broadcast on October 25. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Several cases are registered against the accused in West Bengal, Karnataka and with the CBI also. A complainant reported that in January 2009, Tirkha published an advertisement inviting investments in a scheme. He offered double return through his travel business. https://ift.tt/33hJSld

Ballari district Superintendent of Police, Saidullah Adawat, said that acting on a tip-off, the police team raided the marriage hall, where the wedding was taking place on Thursday. https://ift.tt/34IOKRp

National Unity Day: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a lifelong member of the Indian National Congress who fought against the British Empire in India's freedom movement. He was also the First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of independent India. https://ift.tt/34Gc1mW

U.S. oil majors Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp cut spending aggressively in the third quarter in a race to offset weak trends in fuel demand caused by the COVID19 pandemic, though the former managed a slim profit. https://ift.tt/304viMk

The Centre asked states to set up panels to co-ordinate and oversee COVID-19 vaccination drive which would also help in ensuring minimal disruptions in other routine healthcare services. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

SSC Selection Post Phase 8 exam 2020 will begin on November 6 and will end on November 8. Candidates can get the admit card by visiting Staff Selection Commission (SSC) official website ssc.nic.in. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met France's Director-General of International Relations and Strategy and discussed issues on defence and regional security cooperation. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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In good news to metro commuters for the Delhi-NCR region, the metro authority is planning to accept one single metro card for both Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC). This move by the metro authority will make travel convenient and easy for passengers as they don't have to carry multiple cards or wait in queues for buying tokens. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The national capital on Thursday registered a sharp drop in minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees celsius making it the coldest night for October in the last 26 years. Alos, this is three notches below the normal recorded temperature for Delhi. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief BS Dhanoa has claimed that Indian armed forces were ready to wipe out Pakistan`s forward brigades had Islamabad`s "military adventure" been successful in response to the Balakot aerial strikes. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The gates of Dudhwa National Park, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and Katarniya Ghat will reopen 15 days in advance.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Five of those in the auto died on the spot, while two succumbed as they were rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, those with serious injuries were shifted to a private hospital in Rajahmundry for treatment. https://ift.tt/2EvVOG3

The United States broke its singleday record for new coronavirus infections on Thursday, reporting over 91,000 new cases, as hospitalizations also hit new highs in many states, according to a Reuters tally. https://ift.tt/2ZV3fyV

Kerala Nirmal NR 196 Lottery Result for Friday will be announced at 3pm on the official website of the Kerala State Lottery Department at keralalotteries.net. https://ift.tt/2P5KP8B

Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar granted bail to the accused on health grounds. Besides this the court also allowed the accused to be released on furnishing a bond for Rs 5 lakh and two sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. https://ift.tt/3mbzUth

Bagalokote, Ballari, Belagavi, Bidar, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadgir in the state's north and northwest regions were the worst affected. https://ift.tt/2HGKoB3

The gates of Dudhwa National Park, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and Katarniya Ghat will reopen 15 days in advance.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

With the knowledge imparted by the programme, the farmers would themselves be able to make high quality seeds, Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kurasala Kannababu said. https://ift.tt/3kDIQpu

Despite coronavirus spread, people are visiting Khadi India outlets every day to buy Khadi products. Handmade indigenous 'Khadi' cloth is preferred among Indians as a legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. https://ift.tt/3mfQmI8

Brazil expects to have a vaccine against COVID19 approved and ready for use in a national inoculation program by June, the head of the country's health regulator Anvisa, Antonio Barra Torres, said on Thursday. https://ift.tt/2ZV3fyV

India said that through the Action for Peacekeeping initiative, the Member States are committed to implement the Women, Peace and Security agenda by increasing the number of civilian and uniformed women in peacekeeping. https://ift.tt/2GZSmEX

The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board (UPSESSB) released recruitment exam notification of TGT and PGT.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Centre had on Tuesday cleared the decks for people from across the country to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir by amending several laws. https://ift.tt/3jH8jyL

In an exclusive interview, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said the Covid-19 vaccine would be made available to people at an affordable rate and batted for its inclusion in the Universal Immunisation Programme. https://ift.tt/30N0U8B

Fida Hussain, Umer Hajam and Umer Rashid Beigh were shot by militants in Y K Pora area of Kulgam district late on Thursday evening. https://ift.tt/2To0emV

BJP leader Anurag Thakur informed that the Modi government, during 2014-2019, provided Bihar double the amount totalling Rs 1,09,642 crore as compared to Rs 50,008 crore during the UPA 2009-14 through grants-in-aid. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Joint Entrance Examination (Mains) proxy exam scam will now be probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), Assam police said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

PM Modi condemned the killing of three local J&K leaders saying 'they were bright youngsters doing excellent work'. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

All private and public sector banks in India remain closed on public holidays. The month of November is going to be a festive month in India with major occasions like Diwali and Guru Nanak Jayanti because of which the number of public holidays are more in this month. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Faridabad Crime Branch arrested a third person in the Nikita Tomar murder case after conducting raids in more than a dozen locations in Haryana.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The world map displayed on a 20 Riyal banknote issued by Saudi Arabia initially showed Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Kashmir as parts of Pakistan but it was removed later. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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On being asked about his assessment of the state of the spread of the virus in India, PM Modi said that the country has among the lowest Covid-19 mortality rates in the world and that the recovery rates remain high. https://ift.tt/2To0emV

The average AQI was recorded at 311, as per data by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). https://ift.tt/3jLHoAV

Four AAP MLAs were booked for protests at Delhi's Civic Centre over alleged plan to privatise sanitation work in the national capital. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Mizoram had reported its first coronavirus case on March 24 after a 52-year-old pastor, with a travel history to the Netherlands, tested positive for the infection. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday said that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an emergency meeting pointed out that “if Islamabad did not release Abhinandan Varthaman, India would attack Pakistan that night by 9 pm”, reported Pakistani media website Dunya News. https://ift.tt/34D6M7j

Highlytouted allrounder Cameron Green has been selected in Australias oneday international and Twenty20 squads for an upcoming series against India. https://ift.tt/3k83oHo

On the Covid-19 situation in the county, PM Modi said that during this phase of slowing down of cases, the country must not celebrate, but strengthen its resolve, behaviour, and systems. https://ift.tt/2RBRLeG

The senior officials at Chennai Airport said this was the first seizure of wildlife products in almost a year, the last such seizure was in December 2019. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Mizoram had reported its first coronavirus case on March 24 after a 52-year-old pastor, with a travel history to the Netherlands, tested positive for the infection. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Though there was less pollution recordedon Thursday the AQI level is still in 'very poor' category.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

India has an ambitious plan to increase its renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, nearly three-fifths of which will be solar power. https://ift.tt/2YQ1i5P

China's Ant Group Co Ltd has invested far and wide overseas, both to expand its own Alipay payments service and in local ewallet companies. https://ift.tt/307pu4O

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Vietnam on Thursday and Friday as part of a tour of Asia, the Vietnamese and U.S. governments said. https://ift.tt/2ZV3fyV

Several leading world bodies, including the WHO, had lauded the Aarogya Setu app for its role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The seven Indians who held released after being held captive for a month in Libya arrived in India on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A group of Indian-American business owners have sought from the campaigns of President Donald Trump and his democratic rival Joe Biden a sound policy for revitalisation of small businesses severely impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Noting that the pandemic has bought them on the verge of bankruptcy, the small business owners rued that the steps being taken by the current administration has not been able to rescue them from this crisis. https://ift.tt/2DJRpyX

Philadelphia officials imposed a citywide afterdark curfew on Wednesday, seeking to avert a third night of violence amid protests over the fatal police shooting of a Black man wielding a knife and described by family as undergoing a nervous breakdown. https://ift.tt/3hlg8bK

The US State Department said that India's partnership is valuable in facing challenges and to help solve global problems.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that the latter does not have a political stature now and nobody takes him seriously. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Washington (AP) The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. The justices on Wednesday refused to disturb a decision by the State Board of Elections to lengthen the period from three to nine days, pushing back the deadline to November 12. The board's decision was part of a legal settlement with a union-affiliated group.. https://ift.tt/2DJRpyX

Indian shares traded in a tight range on Wednesday as upbeat results from Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors countered weak global sentiment due to surging coronavirus cases and uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election. https://ift.tt/304viMk