Breaking news on October 06

The meeting of a 10-member delegation of PDP leader with the party chief Mehbooba Mufti, which was scheduled to be held on October 6, has been cancelled. 

A Ukraine national living here in the district for last four years without valid residency permission was arrested on Sunday, said police.

Ukraine national Artem Poloz was living in Radha Kund town of the distrct from where he was apprehended on a tip off, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Goverdhan Varun Kuma.

Poloz, 50, came to India in 2015 on a tourist visa and stayed put in Mathura without valid permissions, he said, adding that the information about his arrest is being conveyed to his country's embassy in New Delhi.

A DTC bus rammed into multiple vehicles as it took an abrupt turn after jumping a red light in West Delhi's Sagarpur, killing one person and injuring three, police said on Sunday.

They said the incident took place on Saturday night when the bus was on its way to Uttam Nagar. It hit six vehicles which included two two-wheelers and four cars.

Police said the driver, Anil Singh (42), was arrested from the spot. He told the police that the bus hit the vehicles because of brake failure.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver jumped the red light and hit three motorbikes coming from the opposite side.

The two-wheelers -- a scooter and a motorcycle -- came under the bus, the police said.

Two persons dead in an accident on Uttarkashi-Gangotri Highway in Chinyalisour area of Uttarakhand.

Eight people were killed and over six sustained injuries after a speeding truck rammed into a car in Tondi Fatehpuri of Jhansi district on Sunday.

When we pay big bucks to travel in 2AC compartment of an express train, the least we can expect is to have a safe and comfortable journey. Cockroaches are the last things on our minds when we prepare to get a quick shut-eye. But passengers of 12844 Ahmedabad-Puri Express had a harrowing time when all they wanted to do was take a quick nap.

The 2AC compartment of the express was infested by cockroaches. The insects were seen roaming around the floor of the carriage, even in the blankets provided by the railways. Dr Ram Kumar, a passenger, sent this video to India TV. Click here to read more.

The water level of Punpun and Ganga rivers in Bihar continued to recede on Sunday, even as the death toll rose to 97 from 73 in 15 flood-affected districts of the state, officials said.

Other rivers including the Burhi Gandak, Kamala Balan, Baghmati, Mahananda are also showing a declining trend in water level, they said.

Punpun river's water level is receding at the rate of 3 cm per hour at Sripalpur, Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi said.

Artist Shireen Mody and her gardener found dead in Arpora village, Goa. Superintendent of Police, North Goa, Utkrisht Prasoon said, "Mody was allegedly attacked by the gardener. The accused was caught running from the house on CCTV."

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of the Aarey tree felling. A Special bench will sit on October 7 to hear the matter after a letter was sent to Chief Justice of India by students to intervene in the matter.

Earlier, a delegation of students had written a letter to the Chief Justice of India, 'requesting SC to take cognizance in Mumbai's Aarey matter, for stay in Tree-Axing undertaken by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation and Mumbai Police'.

A 13-year-old boy was found dead in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said on Sunday.

Sahil was a Class VII student at a private school in Bareilly's Faridupur area, they said.

When he did not return home on Saturday evening, his parents started looking for him and found his body near the school, the police said.

Prima facie, it appears that the boy was strangulated, they said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and a probe in the matter is underway, they said.

Two persons were struck dead and another was injured by lightning in Siddipet district on Sunday, police said.

The incident happened while it was raining near Chintalacheruvu area.

The deceased were in their mid-30s. The injured person has been hospitalised, they said.

The India Meteorological Department had warned of thunderstorm and lightning in isolated places over Telangana on Sunday and Monday.

It had also predicted heavy rain at isolated places on October 8 and 9.

Rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad inundating low-lying areas while trees fell on the roads and vehicles in some locations.

Rukamani Devi Nishad, sister of late Phoolan Devi, joined the Samajwadi Party on Sunday in the presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav. 

National Highway 707 blocked on Sunday near Sataun area in Shimla, following a landslide.

The 29 protesters who were arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for disturbing public order and obstructing government officials from performing their duties from Aarey, have been granted bail on Sunday.

A 10-member delegation of PDP will meet party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

This comes a day after a 15-member delegation of National Conference (NC) visited Omar and Farooq Abdullah, who are under detention ever since India axed Article 370 that gave special status to the erstwhile state.

Rail services on Patna-Gaya route and Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir route have been resumed after flood-water begins to recede.

Mohsin Saleh, who had joined Jaish-e-Mohammed, arrested in Baramulla on Sunday in a joint operation by Baramulla police and CRPF. 

IG Baramulla, Md Suleman Choudhary told ANI that they have recovered suspicious items from him which depict that he was planning to kill a cop.

Mumbai City Collector, Shivajirao Jondhale on Sunday has issued orders to stop the sale of all kind of liquor and closure of all liquor shops from October 19 to 21 and October 24.

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is "normal" and the people there are "happy" over the abrogation of Article 370 provisions as they will now get benefits and entitlements on par with citizens of rest of the country, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.

The minister also rejected the opposition's charge that the BJP was using withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir's special status as a poll plank in the run-up to assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, saying it was the people who were talking about the historic move as it caught their imagination.

India beat South Africa by 203 runs in the first Test. Mohammed Shami picks 5 wickets in the second innings.

Increasing awareness about investment opportunities and continuous work on improving ease of doing business will help Bangladesh attract Indian businesses, Deloitte said.

Huge investment opportunities are there in Bangladesh in areas like manufacturing and infrastructure for Indian businesses, Joydeep Datta Gupta, Partner, Deloitte India told PTI.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Former Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh, Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Anand Sharma meet Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Indian Embassy in France: Today India and France paid homage to the Indian soldiers who fought in World War 1 and made the supreme sacrifice, through a commemorative ceremony at Villers Guislain Indian War memorial.

Jammu and Kashmir: A 15-member National Conference (NC) delegation arrives in Srinagar to meet party President Farooq Abdullah today

Two coaches of the Lucknow-Anand Vihar train derailed near Moradabad station on Sunday, officials said.

No injuries have been reported so far, Northern Railways PRO Deepak Kumar said.

The fifth and eighth coach of the train derailed between Katghar and Moradabad stations at 10:15 am, he said.

"First priority...safety of passengers....the passengers will be shifted to front portion of the train and train will be moved to Moradabad," Kumar said.

Further details are awaited, the official said.

Man on way to hospital died allegedly after Police stopped and took him into custody for drunk driving in Dholpur. SP Mridul Kachawa says,"He had consumed poison. Allegation against police is false and primary investigation shows Police helped him reach hospital".

Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has equalled legendary Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan's record in Test cricket.

Ashwin, who picked up seven wickets in the first innings of the ongoing Test against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, took his eighth wicket of the match in the first session of Day 5 when he dismissed Theunis de Bruyn on 10, thus equaling Muralitharan's world record of being the fastest to 350 Test wickets. Read More

Wing Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman’s 51 Squadron to be awarded unit citation by IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria for thwarting Pakistani aerial attack and shooting down a Pakistani F-16 on Feb 27. Award to be received by commanding officer Group Captain Satish Pawar

Fifty Delhi MLAs on Saturday hit roads for a first-hand reality check of their condition and tripped on nearly 1900 trouble spots in form of potholes and uneven carpeting and deluged the PWD with their complaints.

The PWD got a total of 1,897 900 complaints of faulty Delhi roads, plagued by uneven surface and gaping potholes as 50 MLAs along with as many engineers undertook the city-wide inspection of its 1260 km of roads maintained by PWD.

'Sarbat Da Bhala' motorcycle rally on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, began from Gurudwara Rakabganj Sahib till Gurudwara Dera Kar Sewa Kalandri Gate in Karnal(Haryana). It has been organized by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee(DSGMC)

USAID has presented the annual 'Inclusive Health Access Award' to Indian NGO Piramal Swasthya in recognition of its efforts to provide comprehensive primary healthcare through community outreach programmes and telemedicine services to the unserved and underserved sections of the society.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissing questions about the president’s attempts to push Ukraine and China to investigate a Democratic political rival.