16 Oct, 19:54 (IST)

Mumbai police have detained a 17-year-old Chhattisgarh boy on suspicion that he issued a bomb threat on Air India flight from Mumbai to New York via social media, following which the flight was diverted to Delhi on intervening night of Monday.

16 Oct, 15:23 (IST)

Delhi CM Atishi announced On Wednesday, October 16, that residents in unauthorised colonies will no longer need a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to apply for electricity meters, aiming to improve living conditions in these areas.

16 Oct, 13:19 (IST)

Nayab Singh Saini has been appointed as the leader of the Haryana BJP Legislature Party and is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana for the second time on October 17.

16 Oct, 11:46 (IST)

Omar Abdullah took oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16, for the second time, at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.

16 Oct, 10:44 (IST)

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have arrived in Srinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Omar Abdullah, who is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today.

16 Oct, 09:00 (IST)

Mumbai Congress General Secretary Javed Shroff officially joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday, October 16, in a ceremony attended by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare. This political shift comes as Maharashtra prepares for the upcoming Assembly elections, scheduled for November 20.

Mumbai, October 16: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday, October 15, announced the schedule for the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. As per the announcement, the Maharashtra state assembly election will be held in a single phase to elect 288 members of the Vidhan Sabha. According to the schedule, polling in Maharashtra will take place on November 20 with counting of votes on November 23. On the other hand, assembly elections in Jharkhand will be held in two phases - on November 13 and November 20. The counting of votes for the Haryana assembly elections will take place along with Maharashtra on November 23.

In the latest development in the Baba Siddique murder case, the Mumbai police on Tuesday, October 15, arrested one more person in connection with the killing of the NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister. The arrested accused has been identified as Harishkumar Balakram (23), a resident of Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh. It is reported that Balakram was working as a scrap dealer in Maharashtra's Pune and was part of the conspiracy to kill Siddique. While addressing the media on October 15, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar once again dismissed charges of possible tampering with EVMs or their batteries. TV News Channels Show Fake Election Trends and Results? CEC Rajiv Kumar Schools Media Over ‘False Poll Trends’, Reveals When Counting of Votes Actually Begins (Watch Video).

He also suggested introspection over the sample size chosen by exit poll agencies to avoid distorted expectations while promising to come out with an FAQ to dispel doubts about EVMs. The Congress on Tuesday night announced that its general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, would contest the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll next month, thus making her electoral debut from the seat in Kerala. It must be noted that Vadra had campaigned for her brother, Rahul Gandhi, who contested the seat during the Lok Sabha elections, apart from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency.

Samsung workers who were agitating against the management from September 9 at the Sriperumbudur plant in Tamil Nadu called off the 37-day strike on Tuesday. "The workers have informed that they will call off the strike immediately and return to work," the Labour department said. The Central government on October 15 said that spectrum for satellite broadband would not be auctioned but allocated administratively after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk termed the auction route being sought in the country by top industrialists as "unprecedented". Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the spectrum for satellite services will be allocated administratively. Wayanad By-Election 2024: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra To Make Electoral Debut From Kerala’s Wayanad, To Contest Lok Sabha Bypoll As Congress Announces Her Nomination.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state government will soon introduce a new law against sellers who "hide their identity" and mix human waste or inedible material in food items and beverages. He also said that sellers will be mandated to put up a signboard with their names at the establishment. The Election Commission on Tuesday turned down the NCP (Sharad Pawar) party's demand to freeze the trumpet symbol.