Morning Digest: PM Modi celebrates Diwali with armed forces near Indo-Pak border in Kutch; J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away, and more
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (October 31, 2024) celebrated Diwali with the personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), Army, Navy and Air Force near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat’s Kutch district.
Senior BJP leader and sitting MLA from the Nagrota Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, Devender Singh Rana (59), passed away at a private hospital in Haryana’s Fraidabad on Thursday, a party spokesman said.
Spain issued another storm warning on Thursday (October 31, 2024) for part of the Valencia region devastated by floods that have killed at least 95 people, as rescuers scoured flooded fields and stranded cars for those still missing.
Relentless bursting of firecrackers blanketed Delhi in dense smoke on Thursday, causing severe noise pollution and reducing visibility, as people defied a ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali.
Rocket fire from Lebanon killed five people in northern Israel on Thursday (October 31, 2024), including four foreign workers, in the deadliest such attack since Israel’s invasion earlier this month.
The parents of the medic who was raped and murdered in R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital said on Thursday (October 31, 2024) that they were not upset about not getting an audience with Union Minister Amit Shah during his visit to West Bengal on October 27.
Hardik Pandya will continue to lead Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League’s 2025 edition, despite the team having a disastrous 2024 season under his leadership.
Delhi engulfed in smog due to Diwali firecrackers, violating ban, worsening air quality, and posing health risks.
Chhattisgarh's new industrial policy aims to diversify sectors, create jobs, and promote investment in the state.
Odisha government has translocated a tigress from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, to the Similipal Tiger Reserve to address the increasing number of pseudo-melanistic tigers. What makes these tigers unique?
Slow start to firecracker sales in Vijayawada due to low footfall, with traders selling only 20% of products.
B. R. Naidu appointed as chairman of TTD Board, aims to make all Tirumala staff Hindu.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis aims to convince rebel candidates, supports Amit Thackeray in Mahim Assembly seat.
Odisha government has translocated a tigress from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, to the Similipal Tiger Reserve to address the increasing number of pseudo-melanistic tigers. What makes these tigers unique?
Delhi engulfed in smog due to Diwali firecrackers, violating ban, worsening air quality, and posing health risks.
PM Modi condoles the demise of BPL Group founder T P Gopalan Nambiar, father-in-law of BJP leader and former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.