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Prime Minister's Office (PMO): Union Cabinet Secy today reviewed the progress made in arrangements to control air pollution in National Capital Region. It was observed that cases of crop stubble burning in Punjab & Haryana still continue & there is a need for more focused action. These states have been directed that more monitoring teams should be deployed on the field to ensure that violators are taken to task by imposing suitable penalties. The states have also been directed to ensure that they are fully prepared for meeting any exigency in future.

Himachal Pradesh Indian Police Service (IPS) Association condemns violence against police Personnel at the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi and expresses complete solidarity with Police personnel in Delhi.

All the policemen who were injured in the Tis Hazari clash will be given a compensation of at least Rs 25,000 by Delhi Police, says Special Commissioner of Police Delhi, RS Krishnia. He requests all to please return to their duty points.

According to Hassan Police, on the basis of a viral video, FIR has been registered against a man for attacking his daughter with a hammer in Karnataka.

Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad after meeting at Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's residence ahead of Ayodhya verdict, in Delhi: Whatever decision the Supreme Court delivers, we all must respect it. We will appeal to all to propagate that peace must be maintained.

Delhi LG Anil Baijal advises Commissioner of Police, Delhi that senior officers should visit the injured policemen to boost their morale & comfort their families. Suitable ex-gratia to be given to the injured officers of Delhi Police. Lieutenant Governor (LG) also directed the Chief Secretary to ensure that the best possible medical treatment is provided to the injured advocates and policemen.

The number of cases filed by CBI has increased from 35 to 42, across 16 states and 5 Union Territories. The total loan amount defrauded has increased to Rs 7200 crores.

A list of prominent Sikh leaders and other dignitaries who are part of the inaugural 'jatha' to undertake the pilgrimage on 9th November has been sent to the Pakistani side. However,India is yet to receive a confirmation from Pakistan on the list.

Reserve Bank of India enhances withdrawal limit for depositors of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Limited to Rs 50,000

Two Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Tuesday, police said.

The skirmish took place in a forest near Munga village around 11.30 am when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on a counter-insurgency operation, a senior police official told PTI.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday trashed allegations that his regime transferred UP power employees' provident fund to scam-hit housing finance company DHFL. "No EPF money of power employees was transferred to the DHFL during the SP regime," the former chief minister asserted at a hurriedly convened press conference here.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider the fresh audio clip in which Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is purportedly referring to 17 rebel Cong-JD(S) MLAs, who had been disqualified.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said since the issue has been brought to its notice the apex court would consider it. However, the bench did not specify whether it would take on record the audio clip.

DCP Amulya Patnaik told protesting police officials that during the incidents arising out of a scuffle between the lawyers and the police at Tis Hazari Court, the police handled the situation very well. He told the protesters that people expect us to be disciplined and urged them to go back to their duty stations

Amid the deadlock over government formation in Maharashtra, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday reiterated that the state's next chief minister will be from his party.

He said the politics of Maharashtra was changing and his party would win in its fight for justice.

"The decision on Maharashtra will be taken in Maharashtra, the chief minister will be from the Shiv Sena," Raut told reporters.

4 policemen and 1 civilian injured in an IED (Improvised explosive device) blast at Thangal Bazar in Imphal. Injured have been taken to hospital.

Pakistan violated ceasefire by firing of small arms along LoC in Kirni sector in Poonch District today at about 7:40 am

The United States has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, a global agreement in which President Donald Trump's predecessor Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had played instrumental roles.

Although Trump had announced his decision to withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement on climate change on June 1, 2017, the process began on Monday with the formal notification and the US will be out of the pact on November 4, 2020.

Turkey captured the sister of dead ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official told Reuters, and is interrogating her husband and daughter-in-law who were also detained.

Rasmiya Awad, 65, was detained in a raid near Azaz, the official said, referring to a Turkish-controlled Syrian town near the border