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We asked for direct subsidy as indirect subsidies don’t reach us. Since our demands are not met, we will have to burn stubble, says Harinder Singh Lakhowal, general secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Union

In a series of tweets, and in a video, Congress national spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "A forceful opposition by the Congress and Rahul Gandhi ensured that the BJP government back down from bartering the interests of farmers, dairy producers, fishermen, small and medium businesses at the altar of political expediency." "A victory for all fighting for protecting national interests," he tweeted.

All Delhi District Courts to continue strike tomorrow, following clashes between police and the lawyers at the Tis Hazari Court on 2nd November.

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar in Delhi: People have given us a mandate to sit in opposition. Neither have we spoken to Shiv Sena nor have they spoken to us.

Bhima-Koregaon case: Supreme Court issues notice to Prof. Anand Teltumbde, after Maharashtra Govt approached SC today challenging the order of Pune Sessions Court on release of Teltumbde. He was released on February 2, 2019 after his arrest in the case.

Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) hold protest at Vasant Kunj Police Station after police stopped them from entering the police station. Students had come to the police station to file a complaint against JNU Vice Chancellor, over hostel fee hike.

NGT summons Delhi chief secretary, DCC chairman, CBCP member secretary and MoEF secretary, asks them to appear at 10.30 AM tomorrow

Sources: India decides not to join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. PM stands firm as key concerns not addressed; there will be no compromise on core interests. RCEP agreement does not reflect its original intent. Outcome not fair or balanced.

The key issues include- inadequate protection against import surge,insufficient differential with China,possible circumvention of rules of origin,keeping the base year as 2014 and no credible assurances on market access and non-tariff barriers.

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Delhi High Court postpones elections of Tis Hazari district court bar association and Karkardooma district court bar association following the clash between lawyers and Police in Tis Hazari Court on Nov 2

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut along with Maharashtra minister Ramdas Kadam on Monday met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari here amid the stalemate over government formation after the October 21 Assembly polls.

The Shiv Sena leaders met Koshyari at 5 pm, a Raj Bhavan official said.

The development came at a time when the BJP and the Shiv Sena are engaged in a bitter tug-of-war over the equal distribution of cabinet portfolios and the term of chief minister's post for 2.5 years each.

“India is facing a massive economic slowdown. 90 lakhs jobs have already been lost in the last six years of BJP rule. RCEP is going to ensure this figure rises exponentially. This is possibly the worst time for India to join RCEP,” said Priyanka Gandhi

The Samajwadi Party on Monday demanded a probe by a sitting high court judge into the investment of over ₹2,600 crore of UP power corporation employees' provident fund in scam-hit housing finance firm DHFL.

The opposition party also demanded the sacking of state Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma and the principal secretary of his department.

"Investing Rs 2,600 crore of employees' PF in DHFL is a loot which could not have happened without knowledge of the energy minister and the principal secretary concerned. They should immediately be sacked and sent to jail, and a probe should be handed over to a sitting HC judge," Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Ram Govind Chaudhary told reporters.

The state machinery is not acting, the centre and Delhi must act, the Supreme Court said on Monday as Delhi faces a public health emergency due to severe air pollution. The Supreme Court heard a special pollution control report filed by a panel appointed by it, the EPCA, and other issues including pollution caused by stubble-burning in the neighbouring states.

The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority in its report has among other things sought directions to NCR states to take steps to stop burning of waste, toxic emissions from industries and dust from construction sites.

In its report, which was considered by a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra, the EPCA has said that though Delhi has been able improve annual air pollution load on the city from 2010 till now, the "city still needs to reduce pollution levels by 65 per cent to meet the national air quality standards".

Terrorists lobbed a grenade in a busy market area in Srinagar on Monday, leaving several persons injured, police said.

The attack took place at 1:20 pm in Hari Singh High Street market area.

Security forces have cordoned off the area.

Further details are awaited.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Monday as the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena continue their tussle over government formation in the state.

Fadnavis reached in New Delhi on Monday morning to meet Shah, also the BJP president, party insiders said.

The meeting was held at Shah's residence.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires raging across California, in a Twitter spat with the state's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom.

Eight labourers were seriously injured in an explosion in a steel factory in Muzaffarnagar, police said on Monday.

The blast occurred at the plant near Salarpur village under Jansath Police Station on Sunday.

According to SHO Yogesh Sharma, iron was being melting in the boiler when it exploded. The workers sustained serious burn injuries and were taken to a hospital.

Passengers flying IndiGo faced long queues across airports on Monday morning after the airline's server collapsed.

"Our systems have been down across the network since morning. As a result, we are expecting our operations to be impacted across the airports. All efforts are being made to resolve the issue at the earliest," the airline said in a statement.

The largest carrier by fleet size and market share, IndiGo said it was proactively informing passengers about the situation.

The 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were ready to sign in 2020 a mega trade deal, which if executed, would create the world's largest trading bloc, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha announced on Monday.

Two days after Tis Hazari violence, clash breaks out between police and lawyers at Karkardooma court, reported India Today

A huge cache of explosive materials has been recovered from an under-construction house in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said on Monday.

Ayodhya District Magistrate, Anuj Kumar Jha has banned social media messages & posters on Ayodhya land case, that could disturb communal harmony, in view of upcoming festivals & verdict in Ayodhya land case. Prohibition will stay in force till 28th December, 2019.

Two sub-inspectors of Uttar Pradesh police were sent to the police lines on Sunday after local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kamlesh Saini complained about their behaviour.

4 people dead and around 30 injured after a bus driver lost control of his vehicle on old Pune-Mumbai highway, near Bhor Ghat, today.

Traffic Police fines a driver for using an odd numbered vehicle, near ITO. The driver of the vehicle says,"I live in Noida, I had come for some work last night, I was not aware of the fact that Odd-Even scheme is coming into effect from today.

With the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi rising to 'severe plus' category on Sunday, the Delhi government advised people to remain indoor as much as possible.

A 5-year-old girl fell into a 50-feet deep borewell on Sunday, 3 November in Gharaunda village in Haryana’s Karnal. Rescue operations underway

McDonald's announced on Sunday that its president and CEO Steve Easterbrook was forced out after showing "poor judgment" by engaging in a "consensual relationship" with an employee.

He was replaced by Chris Kempczinski, the president of McDonald's USA. Kempczinski was also elected to the board of directors.

"Easterbrook... has separated from the company following the board's determination that he violated company policy and demonstrated poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee," the company said in a statement.