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India will host the third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on 27 October, 2020 in Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs

Mobile internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir shall be restricted to 2G only, except for Ganderbal and Udhampur districts till November 12. The internet services will be made available on post-paid sims & verified pre-paid sim cards only: Jammu and Kashmir Administration

India at the doorstep of revival process, says RBI Governor Das

Allahabad High Court grants bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia, reports Bar and Bench.

Kolkata knight Riders win the toss and opt to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore, in the 39th match of IPL2020, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi

Jammu and Kashmir reports 624 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths today. The total positive cases in the UT rises to 89,582 with 8,088 active cases, 80,092 recoveries, and 1,402 deaths: Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force, has died at the age of 96. Wing Commander Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), died due to old age ailments on Sunday at her daughter's home, her son-in-law SLV Narayan said, reports NDTV

23 sent to life in prison for crimes against women, children in UP, reports NDTV

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has questioned Richa, the widow of gangster Vikas Dubey, regarding the financial dealings of her late husband.

The Enforcement Directorate is probing a money laundering case, which was registered last month against Vikas Dubey and his 10 associates, including his financier Jaikant Bajpai, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The probe agency had reportedly registered the case on the basis of around 60 FIRs against Vikas Dubey and his associates in different parts of Uttar Pradesh. Officials had said that they came across instances where prima facie money had crossed the border.

A list of all properties acquired by Dubey have been prepared by the ED. "Some of these assets are in the name of his wife and children and others are benami property," said a senior ED official on condition of anonymity.

I will be joining the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) on October 23: Eknath Khadse after resigning from the BJP

India continues to suffer from Modi-made disasters. The stories of starvation deaths, especially of children, are heartbreaking.

How can GOI allow this when the godowns are overflowing with excess food?, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

With 41 more fatalities, death toll due to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh rises to 6,755: Official

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved bonus for central government employees, just ahead of Dussehra. This was announced by Union minister Prakash Javadekar, who held a press conference to give details about the decisions taken in the Cabinet meeting.

Delhi's vehicular pollution can be reduced by 15-20 percent if commuters turn off their vehicle engines while waiting at traffic signals: Environment Minister Gopal Rai

With the arrest of one person, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru police claimed to have busted an Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket running in the city. They also recovered Rs 30 lakh and a mobile phone from his possession.

According to the CCB, the arrested accused has been identified as Santhosh (33), a resident of Banashankari in the city.

The police added that Santhosh was arrested from a petrol pump on Tuesday where he had allegedly come to share the betting money with those who had bet with him.

A police officer said that the accused had organised betting during an IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Monday night.

An Assam Rifles patrol team was ambushed today by suspected militants in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district, sources said, adding that one jawan was killed in the line of duty.

Economy will start looking up as COVID-19 cases ease. Have asked departments to push expenditure which has a multiplier effect. Cabinet approval for the privatisation of public sector policy should happen soon: Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs

All shops and commercial establishments allowed to operate until 10 pm, starting tomorrow (October 22, 2020): Tamil Nadu Government.

All women now allowed to travel in local trains after new directives. Earlier, only those employed in essential services were allowed.

Kerala: Journalist Siddique Kappan's family met Congress leader & Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi at a rest house in Kalapetta today & requested him to intervene & ensure the early release of the journalist. Kappan was arrested at the toll plaza in UP on his way to Hathras on October 6

Senior leader Eknath Khadse resigns from BJP.
Eknath Khads may join NCP, says Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil

At least three people were killed and 15 others suffered injures in an explosion near Maskan Chowrangi in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal area on Wednesday, according to officials from the Edhi Foundation, reports NDTV.

If Nitish Kumar wins elections by mistake, Bihar will be ruined: Chirag Paswan, reports ANI

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has imposed a fine of over Rs 97 lakh on 24 paper mills for creating pollution and releasing contaminated water into drains in the district.

According to Regional Officer of UPPCB, Ankit Singh, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority chairman Bhure Lal inspected these sites two days ago and found them violating environment norms and creating pollution.

These paper mills are situated on Bhopa Road, Jansath Road and Jolly Road in the district, Singh said, adding that the department has imposed a fine of Rs 97.5 lakh on these paper mills.

113 police personnel tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 25,918 in the force, including 1,809 active cases, 23,839 recoveries, and 270 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police

Odisha reports 1,931 new COVID-19 infections taking the total cases to 2,74,181 out of which 20,750 are active patients.

Our 'Badlav Patr' talks about loan waiver, electricity bill waiver & increasing irrigation facilities for farmers. If our govt comes to power in Bihar, we'll reject NDA govt's Farm Laws by bringing separate state Farm Bills as we did in Punjab: Shaktisinh Gohil, Congress Leader

Telangana registered 1,579 fresh coronavirus cases taking the infection count to 2.26 lakh while five more fatalities pushed the toll to 1,287.

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 97,414 as 542 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Wednesday.

In a remarkable development, Telangana's Covid-19 recovery rate has crossed 90 per cent as the state continued to see more recoveries than new infections.

With 54,044 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases surge to 76,51,108. With 717 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,15,914 Total active cases are 7,40,090 after a decrease of 8448 in last 24 hrs Total cured/migrated cases are 67,95,103 with 61,775 new discharges in last 24 hrs

Total 9,72,00,379 samples tested for COVI19 up to 20th October. Of these, 10,83,608 samples were tested on Wednesday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Light to moderate rainfall very likely over Bangalore & neighbouring areas during next 3-4 hours: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Five persons dead and around 35 injured after the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Khamchoundar village in Nandurbar. The injured have been taken to a hospital. Rescue operation underway: Mahendra Pandit, SP Nandurbar.

A Chinese soldier, who was caught by Indian forces in eastern Ladakh after he strayed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), was handed back to China on Tuesday night. The soldier, identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long, was caught in the Chumar-Demchok area, the army said on Monday.

The soldier was questioned by China experts before he was handed back to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), according to sources.

On Monday, the army had said that the soldier would be returned to the Chinese Army "as per established protocol after following due procedure". He was provided medical assistance including oxygen, food and warm clothes "to protect him from the vagaries of extreme altitude and harsh climatic conditions", the army said in a statement.