Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat’s Morbi today where more than 140 people were killed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat’s Morbi today where more than 140 people were killed when a suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchhu river. The Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office announced that Mr. Modi would visit Morbi on Tuesday afternoon.
A layer of eye-stinging smog lingered over Delhi on Monday as its air quality neared the ‘severe’ zone with stubble burning accounting for 22 per cent of the city’s PM 2.5 pollution. It is likely to remain ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ for next six days, officials said.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) via video link on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at a virtual meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation today. The CHG meeting, which is held annually, focuses on the trade and economic agenda of the bloc and approves its annual budget.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will walk with Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Hyderabad on Tuesday. MR. Kharge will reach Hyderabad in the afternoon and join Mr. Gandhi in the evening leg of the Yatra, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh told reporters.
India’s first Digital Rupee pilot project will commence today with nine banks, including SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, issuing the virtual currency for transactions in government securities. “...the first pilot in the Digital Rupee - Wholesale segment shall commence on November 1, 2022,” the RBI said in a statement.
Denmark’s election today is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle. A former prime minister who left his party to create a new one this year could end up as a kingmaker, with his votes being needed to form a new government.
A sub-Bharat Jodo Yatra, seeking to cover a distance of 2,250 km, was started by the Congress in Bhubaneswar on Monday, while a similar march would be flagged-off in Assam on November 1. Besides the main 3,570-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir yatra, the Congress is organising several sub-marches in states from where the main yatra will not pass.
Veteran communist and former Minister G. Sudhakaran has bagged the Bharathan Smaraka Sarga Prathibha Award instituted by the World Dramatic Study Centre and Film Institute (WDSCFI), Alappuzha
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to present 16th budget, assures no cuts in funding for guarantees, focuses on agriculture development.
Telangana Veterinary Department monitors bird flu, urges public to report bird deaths, checks poultry vehicles at borders.
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin unveils temple projects worth ₹121 crore, inaugurates 15 projects virtually, opens new SROs.
Dharmendra Pradhan has insulted the people of Tamil Nadu with his “arrogant” statement that the Centre would not release [Samagra Shiksha] funds to the State until the government accepted the three-language policy: Manickam Tagore
Mayawati raises concerns over alleged foreign interference in Indian elections, questioning $21 million sent by U.S. agency.
Upa-Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh takes action against fruit merchants for artificial ripening, instructing officials to enforce regulations.
Harshit Rana shows promise as a potential replacement for Bumrah in India's squad, with pace, bounce, and variations.
Proceedings of the monthly Council meeting of the Thanjavur Corporation on Monday witnessed the councillors, cutting across party lines, criticising the civic administration over the conversion of a convention hall as a ‘cinema house’ by the lessee
Political dispute over Namma Metro fare hikes in Karnataka, with accusations of misleading by Union Government.
Delhi court directs DCP to inform IOs of 2020 riots cases to be present during arguments on charges.
Sam Pitroda believes India should not view China as an enemy, but Congress leader Jairam Ramesh disagrees.
Sai Abhyankkar, the rising star in Tamil music, is making waves with indie hits and impressive collaborations.