Sunday, October 25, 2020

MVA allies to contest BMC polls together: Sanjay Raut

The Shiv Sena-ruled BMC is the country’s richest civic body with an annual budget of over ₹33,400 crore
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Plea in SC to transfer petitions challenging minority status of five communities

The plea, filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has also asked the National Commission for Minorities to reconsider the definition of minority.
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Loan moratorium | Centre informs SC it will repay additional interest by November 5

All lending institutions will credit the difference between compound interest and simple interest on loans to eligible borrowers for the period between March 1 and August 31.
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India wants an end to border tension but not at the cost of ceding land, says Rajnath Singh

“I can say with confidence that the courage and deeds of Indian soldiers will be written in golden letters by the historians,” the Defence Minister said.
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Another Congress MLA quits in Madhya Pradesh, joins BJP

Rahul Singh is 26th Congress MLA to have resigned since March and joined the BJP.
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BJP lodges complaint with EC over Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘anti-national’ remarks

Senior BJP leder Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo has sought de-recognition of PDP over the remarks made by its president.
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NITI Aayog looking at reform ideas in health sector, says V K Paul

Aligning traditional and mordern approaches on the agenda, he said.
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Govt. to seek Parliament nod for ₹37,000-crore spending on infra development

The demand will be made through the second supplementary demands for grants.
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Delhi’s air quality continues to be ‘very poor’

Some locations of the city entered the “severe” zone but that will be shortlived as winds are expected to increase slightly
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Remember soldiers guarding our borders, light a lamp: Modi in Mann ki Baat

He asked for the “vocal for local” resolve to be kept in mind while shopping for festivals.
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Coronavirus | WEF chief lauds India’s policy response, voices concern for informal workers

WEF Chairman hails the early lockdown, large-scale food rations and collateral-free credit for small businesses.
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Hindutva is essence of country’s selfhood: Mohan Bhagwat

The RSS chief said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was not against any religious community amd that opportunists unleashed organised violence in the name of protests.
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Blaze at Mumbai mall doused after 56 hours

It was probably one of the longest fire-fighting operations in the city in recent times.
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Chileans vote on whether to rewrite dictatorship-era charter

If approved, a special convention would begin drafting a new constitution that would be submitted to voters in mid-2022.
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Farmer takes the organic route to raise grapes

It was a successful return to grape cultivation for R.Perumal, 47, alias Surulirajan whose vineyard was destroyed in heavy rain and flash floods in 2005
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Pence aide tests positive for coronavirus, spokesman says

Marc Short is the latest in a list of figures connected to Donald Trump's administration to test positive for the virus.
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 213 updates | At 4.46%, positivity rate lowest in months in A.P.

India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.51%.
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US set coronavirus cases infection record; deaths near 224,000

The total US caseload reported on the site Friday was 83,757, topping the 77,362 cases reported on July 16.
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UN nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force

As of Friday, the treaty had 49 signatories, and UN officials said the 50th ratification from Honduras had been received.
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Morning Digest: Farooq Abdullah to lead Gupkar alliance, KXIP snatches win from under SRH's nose, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Referendum choice not black and white, Chileans say

People hope to have a better education, health and housing by reforming the constitution
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U.S. presidential elections 2020 | Fired-up New Yorkers stand in line for hours to cast early votes

A majority of New York voters haven’t supported a Republican candidate for president since Ronald Reagan’s re-election in 1984.
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Yemen's Houthis targeted two airports and a base in Saudi Arabia, says spokesman

Earlier on Saturday and in two statements on Friday, the Saudi-led coalition had said it had intercepted and destroyed three explosive-laden drones from the Houthis aimed towards the southern region of Saudi Arabia.
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