LIVE News Updates: Congress Working Committee likely to meet on Nov 10

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top decision making body of the Indian National Congress, is likely to meet on November 10, ahead of the winter session of Parliament, to devise its strategy in the House.

A top source said that the meeting has been called by the party's interim President Sonia Gandhi to take stock of the political situation in the country. The Congress is trying to forge an alliance with all like-minded parties to jointly oppose the policies of the Central government.

Also, with just 24 days to go for the Jharkhand Assembly polls, a meeting of the Congress Election Committee (CEC) will be held on November 9 at the residence of Sonia Gandhi to discuss the names of the candidates.

The Rajasthan police has arreted an Army jawan namely Vichitra Behera for allegedly sharing secret information with a suspected Pakistani ISI agent on social media, a senior official said.

In a setback to Nirav Modi, a UK court on Wednesday rejected a new bail application of the fugitive diamond merchant, who is fighting extradition to India on charges of nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.

Bhima Koregaon Case: Pune Sessions Court has rejected bail application of all nine accused in the case. The accused are: Surendra Gadling, Varavara Rao, Sudha Bhardwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut and Rona Wilson

Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra begins hearing the air pollution case. Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana are present in the Court.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday condemned the Centre's move to remove Congress leaders from the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) Society, saying the government will not be able to do away with Nehru's legacy by taking such steps.

The central government has reconstituted the NMML Society removing Congressmen Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh and Karan Singh as its members and inducting television journalist Rajat Sharma and adman Prasoon Joshi among others.

Clash broke out between members of two Vaishnavite sects — Thenkalais and Vadakalais over chanting of hymns at Varadharaja Perumal Temple, earlier today. Police later intervened in the matter.

Sharad Pawar,NCP Chief said, “I don't have anything to say yet. BJP and Shiv Sena have got the mandate of people, so they should form government as soon as possible. Our mandate is to play the role of Opposition. I have been CM four times, not keen on that post again”

“Where is the question of a Shiv Sena-NCP government? They(BJP-Shiv Sena) are together for last 25 years,today or tomorrow they will come together again.”

“Centre should help farmers whose crops have been damaged due to rains.I visited affected areas and feel that farmers must be provided relief.Another issue is of insurance companies not paying farmers for crop damage, Finance ministry should intervene in this matter”

“There is only one option, which is that the BJP and Shiv Sena should form the government. There is no other option other than this to avoid President's rule.”

"Even I want to ask Sanjay Raut how he will get 170," Pawar said.

Supreme Court asks Centre and some state governments to submit status report within four weeks on non filing up of vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs)

Supreme Court issued notices to Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka along with the Central Government.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut after meeting NCP chief Sharad Pawar, in Mumbai said, He is a senior leader of the state and the country. He is worried about the political situation in Maharashtra today. We had a brief discussion.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) workers protest against the desecration of statue of Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar in Thanjavur on November 4

The Indian rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 15 paise to 70.84 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday tracking subdued opening in domestic equities.

However, weakening of the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas and easing crude oil prices supported the domestic unit and restricted the fall.

Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena, in Mumbai said, We'll only have discussions on the proposal that we had agreed on before the assembly polls. No new proposals will be exchanged now. BJP and Shiv Sena had an agreement on post of CM before elections&then only we moved ahead for alliance for elections

For decades, Pakistan has played an active but negative role in Afghanistan, a Congressional report has said, asserting that Islamabad wants a weak government in Kabul.

In its latest report on Afghanistan, the independent and bipartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) identified Pakistan as the most important neighbour of Afghanistan.

A UK court is set to hear a new bail application on Wednesday filed by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is fighting extradition to India on charges of nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.

The 48-year-old is expected to be produced before Westminster Magistrates' Court in London to make another attempt at being let out on bail until his trial in May next year. He has been in custody at Wandsworth prison in south-west London, one of England's most overcrowded prisons, since his arrest in March.

A teacher was thrashed by a group of male students&their guardians at Balkaranpur's Adarsh Janta Inter College after he scolded the students when they allegedly misbehaved with female students. Prayagraj SP says "FIR registered, they'll be arrested soon."

BJP leader Vineet Agarwal Sharda blamed neighbours China and Pakistan for high-level of pollution in Delhi-NCR. He said that both the neighbouring countries could have released poisonous gases as they are afraid of India.