03 Nov, 18:19 (IST)

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to celebrate Diwali with Indian Army Jawans on 6th & 7th November, at a post in the Upper Dibang Valley district of the Arunachal Pradesh.

03 Nov, 14:28 (IST)

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 182-metre Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue on October 31, the kin of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose demanded a statue of the leader at India Gate in New Delhi and also want Netaji's birthday on January 23 as "Liberation Day".

03 Nov, 14:19 (IST)

A criminal defamation complaint has been moved to Delhi's Patiala House Court against senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor ​after his remark 'Modi is like a scorpion on Shivling' made during an event in Bengaluru.

03 Nov, 14:08 (IST)

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inspected several ghats along the Ganga to take stock of the arrangements for the four-day Chhath festival beginning on November 13. The CM visited various ghats from Nasriganj to Kangan ghat in Patna city on the steamer and directed officials to clean the ghats before the festival.

03 Nov, 12:05 (IST)

Shiromani Akali Dal carries out a protest rally in Delhi demanding justice for the families of those killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. On this day, 34 years ago, fires raged across the national capital as rampaging mobs continued to attack and murder Sikhs in the riots that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

03 Nov, 10:24 (IST)

Indian Army pays tribute to Major Somnath Sharma on 72nd "Battle of Budgam Day". He was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, He lost his life on 3rd November 1947 fighting Pakistani soldiers when they attacked the Srinagar airport.

03 Nov, 09:00 (IST)

MP Ravindra, a former legislator and the son of former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister MP Prakash, passes away due to multiple organ failure in Bengaluru.

03 Nov, 08:23 (IST)

Several Bengali organisations have called for a 24-hour bandh in protest against the killing of five people by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam terrorists in Tinsukia district on November 1.

Mumbai, November 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday released candidate lists for Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram assembly elections. The party announced the list of 177 candidates for assembly elections in MP, the second list of 28 candidates for Telangana assembly elections and 24 candidates for Mizoram elections.

US President Donald Trump on Friday re-imposed sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. “On November 5th, the United States will reimpose sanctions that were lifted as part of the nuclear deal on Iran’s energy, shipbuilding, shipping and banking sectors. According to reports, South Korea, Japan, Turkey and India are among the eight selected countries that will get a waiver on US sanctions against Iran. The list of these exemptions would be announced on Monday.

The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Friday said it would resort to 1992-like agitation for construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya if the need arises. In 1992, then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Lal Krishna Advani led a nation-wide Rath Yatra, which saw the participation of thousands of members of RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal who demolished Babri Masjid on December 6.

In major happenings that will take place today, bypolls are being held for three Lok Sabha seats in Mandya, Shivamogaa and Ballari. Meanwhile, two assembly seats - Ramanagara and Jamkhandi are also undergoing polls.