Bihar | 8 Dead As Police Van Loses Control in Muzaffarpur: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, October 8, 2019

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08 Oct, 23:19 (IST)

Bihar: Eight people were injured including a woman police personnel allegedly after a police van lost control in Akharaghat area of Muzaffarpur, today. Injured have been admitted to hospital.

08 Oct, 21:25 (IST)

Karnataka: Mysore Palace Lit Up on Vijayadashami.

08 Oct, 20:47 (IST)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: By February 2021, we will get delivery of 18 Rafale aircraft and by April-May 2022 we will get all 36 aircraft. This is a part of our self defence and not a sign of aggression against anyone. It is a deterrent. 

08 Oct, 20:29 (IST)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after taking a sortie in the Rafale jet : It was a very comfortable and smooth flight. It was an unprecedented moment, I had never thought that one day I will fly at super sonic speed in an aircraft. 

08 Oct, 20:29 (IST)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after taking a sortie in the Rafale jet : It was a very comfortable and smooth flight. It was an unprecedented moment, I had never thought that one day I will fly at super sonic speed in an aircraft. 

08 Oct, 20:10 (IST)

Chief of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, Asim Umar killed in Musa Qala district in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province by US Forces in an air strike.

08 Oct, 19:31 (IST)

Mérignac: Rafale jet carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes off for a sortie. It is being flown by Philippe Duchateau, head test pilot of Dassualt Aviation.

08 Oct, 19:21 (IST)

France: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Take Sortie in Rafale Combat Aircraft Shortly.

08 Oct, 18:45 (IST)

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Shoots From a Bow at Dussehra Celebrations in Dwarka (Watch Video).

08 Oct, 18:35 (IST)

France: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Performs ‘Shastra Puja’ on the Rafale Combat Jet Mérignac, Officially Handed Over to India.

08 Oct, 17:31 (IST)

Mérignac: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Take a Sortie in the Rafale Combat Aircraft.

08 Oct, 16:12 (IST)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lands in Mérignac. He will receive the first Rafale combat aircraft later today.

08 Oct, 15:42 (IST)

2019 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded with one half to Canadian-American James Peebles 'for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology' & the other half jointly to Swiss scientists Michel Mayor & Didier Queloz 'for discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star'.

08 Oct, 15:08 (IST)

France: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on-board a French military aircraft in Paris. He is travelling in the aircraft from Paris to Mérignac to receive the first Rafale combat aircraft.

08 Oct, 14:33 (IST)

France: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to travel in a French military plane (in pic) to Mérignac, from Paris, to receive the first Rafale combat aircraft.

08 Oct, 14:12 (IST)

Meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and President of France, Emmanuel Macron underway in Paris.

08 Oct, 13:25 (IST)

PM Narendra Modi To Attend Dussehra Celebration At Delhi's Dwarka Today.

08 Oct, 12:32 (IST)

Home Minister Amit Shah reviews on-ground situation post abrogation of Article 370. Has asked J&K leaders to work towards reopening of schools and other educational institutions. Also asks them to start outreach programs to bring people at ease.

08 Oct, 12:15 (IST)

Delhi: Union Cabinet to meet tomorrow at 10.30 am, at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.

08 Oct, 11:55 (IST)
A local umpire in Pakistan died while supervising a club-level tournament match on Monday in Karachi According to a report in Pakistan's Samaa TV, umpire Nasim Sheikh suffered a heart attack while officiating in the match played in the Gulberg area of the city.

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Mumbai, October 8: The Home Ministry advisory which barred the entry of tourists in Jammu & Kashmir has been lifted by Governor Satya Pal Malik. The restrictionary advisory of the MHA will cease to exist from October 10 -- the date from when domestic and international visitors would be allowed to visit all parts of the J&K including the restive Valley region. The move comes nearly two months after Article 370 was revoked from J&K and a statewide communication blockade was imposed.

The Indian National Congress on Monday appointed Ajay Kumar Lallu as Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) President, replacing Raj Babbar. Lallu, a two-time Congress MLA from Tamkuhi Raj, is the leader of Congress Legislative Party in Uttar Pradesh. According to reports, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra zeroed Lallu because he is working on the ground level, unlike other UPCC senior leaders who were operating from Delhi.

Sharpening his rhetoric against Turkey, United States President Donald Trump threatened to obliterate the country's economy if it resorts to any misadventure in Syria. His remarks came a day after the Recep Tayyip Erdogan government warned an overnight offensive against the YPG forces of Kurdish populace. Ankara considers the militant Kurds as "terrorists", whereas, Washington considers the YPG as a "freedom movement" against the Bashar-al-Assad regime.

Hours after the Supreme Court stayed the felling of trees at Mumbai's Aarey colony for the proposed Metro car shade, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRLC) said it would adhere to the top court's directive. The nodal Metro body said it had initiated the land clearance drive after the Bombay High Court's order dated October 4, and ended up axing 2,141 trees till October 5.

Things to Look Forward Today, on Tuesday

Rafale Delivery in France: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Get India's First Rafale in France on Tuesday.

The tenth day of Navratri, also known as Dussehra or Vijayadashami, is celebrated all over the country with great fervour. The idea is to celebrate the victory of good over evil by burning the effigy of Ravana. The king of Lanka, considered the evil in Ramayana, was defeated by Lord Rama, who represents the good in the world. Therefore, humongous effigies of Ravana are set on fire throughout the country, every year on the day of Vijaya Dashami. LatestLY brings you the latest updates from the field of politics, business, sports and entertainment. Tune in to catch up all the latest updates.

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