DH Evening Brief: JD(S) won't join NDA, says Karnataka party chief; After MP, Chhattisgarh, AAP enters poll fight in Mizoram against I.N.D.I.A ally Cong

JD(S) not joining NDA: Karnataka party chief contradicts Deve Gowda, hints at split

Karnataka JD(S) chief C M Ibrahim.

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Defying JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, the party’s Karnataka chief C M Ibrahim said on Monday that the JD(S) would not join the NDA.Read more

After MP, Chhattisgarh, AAP enters poll fight in Mizoram against I.N.D.I.A partner Congress

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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After announcing its intention to fight in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP on Monday said it will contest the Assembly election in Mizoram, entering another state where I.N.D.I.A parties will have a face-off.Read more

SC adjourns cases relating to Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi for hearing on November 6

The Supreme Court of India.

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The Supreme Court has adjourned for November 6, cases relating to the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, reported news agency ANI.Read more

AAP to be named in Delhi excise policy ‘scam’ case? CBI, ED considering it, SC told

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The CBI and ED told the Supreme Court on Monday they are contemplating making the city’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an accused in the Delhi excise policy cases.Read more

Autonomy of woman must trump, but what about unborn child?, SC asks junking woman’s plea to abort 26-week foetus

The Supreme Court of India.

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea by a married woman to terminate her over-26-week-old pregnancy, relying upon medical reports indicating no foetal abnormality or risk to the life of her mother due to her previous medications due to medical conditions.Read more

PM Modi worried about Israel, not Manipur, Rahul Gandhi slams BJP, MNF in poll-bound Mizoram

Rahul Gandhi conducted a padyatra in Mizoram on Monday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is worried about Israel but not about Manipur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged in poll-bound Mizoram, where all parties are trying to reap political benefits of the conflicts in the neighbouring state.Read more

Cyber cops register FIR against unidentified person over ‘fake’ resignation letter linked to Digvijaya Singh

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.

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Cyber police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person after a ‘fake’ letter went viral suggesting that Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has resigned from the party after the names recommended by him for poll tickets were not considered in the first list.Read more

Nithari killing case: Both Moninder Singh Pandher and Surendra Koli acquitted; death sentence set aside

Surendra Koli (L) and Mohinder Pandher being taken to jail after a CBI court awarded death sentence to them in Nithari killing case. The Allahabad High Court on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 acquitted both Koli and Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida for lack of evidence.

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The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted Surendra Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida for lack of evidence. Both had been sentenced to death on charges of rape and murder.Read more

HDFC Bank reports Q2 net profit at Rs 16,811 cr, net interest margin narrows

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Largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Monday reported a net profit of Rs 16,811 crore on a consolidated level.Read more

Fire engulfs five coaches of passenger train in Ahmednagar district; no casualties

Fire engines douse the flames afterfire breaks out near Narayandoh station.

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Five coaches of a diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) passenger train were engulfed in a fire that broke out near Narayandoh station in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district on Monday afternoon, but no casualties were reported, Railway officials said.Read more

(Published 16 October 2023, 12:38 IST)