Breaking News, October 13

Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat chief Gopal Italia was detained by police today for allegedly using derogatory language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a Bulk Drug Park in Una district during his visit to poll-bound Himachal Pradesh. He also dedicated to the nation the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Una and flagged off the inaugural run of the new Vande Bharat Express from Amb Andaura in Una district to New Delhi. 

Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said we are contesting elections, there is no spirit of enmity in our party. "Kharge Sahab is my senior leader and I have worked closely with him. The election is about two colleagues seeing how to work to strengthen the party," he added in Delhi.

Ukraine's capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones early on Thursday morning, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens for the fourth morning in a row following Russia's massive, deadly assault across the country on Monday. Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said the strike occurred in the area around the capital city.
It was not yet clear if there were any casualties.

The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the country's fourth Vande Bharat Express train and launch a slew of developmental projects in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.

Russia is tearing at the very foundations of international peace and security, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted against Moscow's annexation of parts of Ukraine.

Police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly duping a railway employee of Rs 24 lakh in a property deal at Koradi in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, an official said.

Fire breaks out in the studio of Eskay Movies in the Kudghat area of South Kolkata, West Bengal. With 15 fire tenders pressed into action, the fire has been brought under control, says Fire Dept.

India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Wednesday that condemned Russia's "illegal" referenda and attempts to annex parts of Ukraine, saying New Delhi's decision is "consistent" with its "well thought out national position" and the country stands ready to support all efforts aimed at de-escalation while underlining the importance of peaceful solution through dialogue and diplomacy.

The Supreme Court is set to pronounce a decision on the highly controversial ban on the hijab, headscarves worn by Muslim women, in educational institutions in Karnataka on Thursday. A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia is expected to pass judgment on pleas against Karnataka High Court's decision refusing to lift the ban on hijab in the state. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will flag off indigenously built India's semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express train at Una railway station during his visit to Himachal Pradesh, informed chief minister Jai Ram Thakur. He will also inaugurate, and lay foundation stones for various developmental projects.