- CAA rules being framed, will be implemented soon: JP Nadda BJP national president JP Nadda Monday said the execution of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been delayed due to the pandemic and asserted the law will be implemented soon. Nadda, who was speaking at a meeting of social groups of north Bengal, accused the Mamata Banerjee government of indulging in “divide and rule politics” in the state.
- Chouhan leads BJP leaders in silent protest against Kamal Nath: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia held “silent protests” against former CM Kamal Nath after he referred to BJP minister Imarti Devi as an “item”. While Chouhan held a two-hour protest in Bhopal, Scindia and other party members protested in Indore.
- Calcutta HC makes Durga puja pandals ‘no-entry’ zones: All Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal have virtually been declared no-entry zones by Calcutta High Court which ordered a ban on pandal hopping due to the spread of the coronavirus. Only organisers can enter the pandals and the names of those allowed entry have to be displayed outside it, the high court order said.
- Centre has data on bomb-making factories but clueless on migrants: Trinamul: Senior Trinamul Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remark that “bomb-making factories are present across West Bengal”. He added the BJP government at the Centre has data on such units but is clueless on statistics on migrant labourers.
- Quad navies to sail together; Indo-US pact on table: Amid the Sino-Indian military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and rising tensions in the South China Sea, the Quadrilateral grouping of US, Japan, India and Australia are sending their warships for the Malabar Exercise in November. New Delhi and Washington are also stepping up efforts to conclude the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement ahead of the Indo-US 2+2 ministerial meeting on October 26-27.
- US charges six Russian military intelligence officers over cyberattacks: Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged with carrying out cyberattacks on Ukraine’s power grid, the 2017 French elections and the 2018 Winter Olympics, the US Justice Department has announced.
- HC rejects Kerala govt plea against lease of airport to Adani group: Kerala High Court on Monday rejected all petitions, including one by the state government, against the Centre’s decision to hand over to Adani Enterprises Ltd the operations of the international airport at Thiruvananthapuram.
- TN offers Rs 10cr assistance to Telangana amid raging floods: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced Rs 10 crores as contribution to the Telangana government in view of the floods in Hyderabad and in some other districts of the state.
- PM Modi tells youth to adapt to changing nature of jobs: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon the youth to be flexible and adaptable to the changing nature of jobs.
Delivering the University of Mysore’s Centenary Convocation address virtually, Modi emphasised on the importance of “skilling, re-skilling and upskilling” in the present day world and the National Education Policy unveiled by his Government.
- Govt cannot deny benefits for not installing Aarogya Setu app: K’taka HC: Karnataka High Court has passed an order clarifying that the state cannot deny benefits to a citizen on the ground that Aarogya Setu application has not been installed on the cell phone. The bench gave the last opportunity to the Union government to file a statement of objections and posted the matter to November 10.
