Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj and other party members were detained by police on Thursday while protesting at Chandgiram Akhara in Delhi, demanding the reinstatement of marshals in buses.
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03 Oct, 18:13 (IST)
In the early hours of Wednesday, smoke billows engulfed Lebanon's skies after Israel bombed central Beirut. This resulted in the killing of at least six people, and injuring eight others.
03 Oct, 15:27 (IST)
The Supreme Court on Thursday halted Tamil Nadu Police’s probe into the alleged confinement of two women at Isha Foundation’s ashram in Coimbatore’s Thondamuthur and transferred the case from the Madras high court to itself.
03 Oct, 12:59 (IST)
The Supreme Court today (October 3) laid down crucial guidelines for the prevention of caste-based discrimination division of labour in Prisons. The Court struck down the provisions of the Prison Manuals of several States as per which jobs were assigned to prisons on the basis of their castes. The Court held that assigning cleaning and sweeping to the marginalised castes and assigning cooking to higher-caste prisoners is nothing but a direct caste discrimination and a violation of Article 15.
03 Oct, 10:42 (IST)
Bangladesh's interim government has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighbouring India, in a major diplomatic reshuffle, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday.
03 Oct, 08:26 (IST)
Hours after Israel said its eight soldiers were killed – its first losses since launching cross-border raids this week – the military carried out a deadly air raid on Thursday on a Hezbollah rescue facility in central Beirut, killing at least six people.
Mumbai, October 3: On Wednesday, October 2, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and commended the government's efforts on the 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission. Tedros also highlighted the significant strides made in achieving sustainable development goals through the transformative initiative, which mobilised communities to promote a cleaner and healthier nation. On the other hand, the Haryana government, on October 2, released controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on parole for 20 days.
The parole comes just a few days ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana. Konda Surekha, Telangana’s Forests and Environment Minister, on Wednesday alleged that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President, KT Rama Rao, was responsible for the separation of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Attacking KT Rama Rao, Konda Surekha stated that the BRS leader was behind many actresses leaving films and marrying early. In Bihar, political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor launched his political outfit Jan Suraaj Party. KT Rama Rao Sends Defamation Notice to Congress Leader K Surekha for Linking Him in Naga Chaitanya-Samantha Ruth Prabhu Divorce.
Kishor also named Manoj Bharti, a Madhubani-born former Indian Foreign Service Officer, as the party's working president and said that the latter would hold the post until March 2025, when organisational polls will be held. Pankaj Agarwal, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Haryana on Wednesday said that strict action would be taken against violations of the Model Code of Conduct and attempts to influence voters. Agarwal also said that through newspaper advertisements, individual voters were encouraged to register themselves for benefits by giving missed calls or calling a telephone number. PM Narendra Modi Slams State Government for ‘Sacrificing Jharkhand’ for Vote Banks, Highlights Bangladeshi Infiltration Issue During Parivartan Maharally in Hazaribagh (Watch Video).
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on October 2 said that people’s participation in the Assembly poll indicates that people are "out to script new history". Sinha also said that 1.40 crore citizens of the Union Territory have reiterated their faith in the constitutional values. President Droupadi Murmu will visit Rajasthan from October 3 to 4. On October 3, President Murmu will grace the 32nd convocation of Mohanlal Sukhadia University at Udaipur, while on October 4, she will attend the Global Summit on the theme "Spirituality for Clean and Healthy Society".
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