Breaking News: Puneeth Rajkumar no more, Aryan Khan's bail conditions & more

UPSC civil services prelims results 2021: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the civil services prelims result 2021. Candidates who have appeared in the exam will be able to check their UPSC prelims result 2021 online at upsc.gov.in. UPSC had conducted the civil services preliminary test on October 10, 2021. Candidates can follow the steps given below to check the UPSC CSE prelims result 2021.

• UPSC civil services prelims result 2021: How to check
• Visit the official website of UPSC- upsc.gov.in
• On the homepage, click on the UPSC CSE Prelims 2021 result link that will be scrolling under the latest announcement section
• A new page will open
• Click on the UPSC result 2021 PDF link
• A PDF file will open on your screen that will have roll numbers of the qualified candidates.

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The DRDO and the IAF team successfully flight-tested an indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb on Friday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation tested the long-range bomb from the aerial platform in collaboration with the Indian Air Force.

“The Long Range Bomb, after release from IAF fighter aircraft, guided to a land-based target at a long-range with accuracy within specified limits. All the mission objectives have been successfully met,” the DRDO informed.

A Mumbai court has allowed the Mumbai Police to take custody of dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze to question him in a Goregaon extortion case. Notably, former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh has also been named as an accused in the Goregaon case. The Court has also allowed former cop Pradeep Sharma to be interrogated by the Thane Police in NIA custody for four days.

In August, Mumbai's Goregaon Police had registered a case against Param Bir Singh, Sachin Vaze and some locals for extortion. A hotelier, identified as Bimal Agarwal, had alleged that the accused extorted him and threatened to file cases against his restaurant and Bar.

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As part of the procedure of bail of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, actor Juhi Chawla signed a bail bond worth Rs 1 lakh. A dear friend of Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla was spotted entering the NDPS court, as she was accepted as surety by the court. Once the bail bond is signed by the surety-Juhi Chawla, the legal team of Aryan Khan went directly to the Arthur Road jail, where Aryan Khan has been lodged for more than a fortnight.

However, since the team failed to submit the bail papers to the jail authorities before 5:30 PM, Aryan Khan was not able to come out of Jail on Friday. He is now most likely to come out on Saturday. 

On his visit to Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tribute to India's 'Father of the Nation'- Mahatma Gandhi. PM Modi, who has flown to Rome to take part in the G20 Summit scheduled for October 30-31, shared pictures in which he can be seen paying tribute to India's 'Father of the Nation', and asserted, 'The ideals of the great Bapu reverberate globally.' 

"In Rome, I had the opportunity to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, whose ideals give courage and inspiration to millions globally," PM Modi said in another tweet about his visit to Piazza Gandhi. Surrounded by hundreds, PM Modi after paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi took to the job of conversing with the Indian diaspora, as Sanskrit chants, 'Modi, Modi' reverberated in the background. 

As per the 5-page bail order of Aryan Khan, the following are the conditions on the basis of which Shah Rukh Khan's son has been granted bail in the Mumbai cruise drug bust case: 

-  Bond of Rs. 1 lakh with one or more sureties in the like
amount

- shall not indulge in any activity similar to the activities on the basis of which the said CR stands registered against them for offenses under the NDPS Act

- shall not try to establish communication with co-accused or any other person involved directly or indirectly in similar activities

- No call to any person indulging in similar activities as alleged against them, through any mode of communication

- shall not undertake any action which is prejudicial to the proceedings before the Hon’ble Special Court

- neither personally or through anyone make any attempt to influence witnesses nor tamper with the evidence

- shall surrender their passport before the Special Court immediately

- shall not make any statement regarding the aforesaid proceedings pending before the Special Court in any form of media

- shall not leave the country without prior permission from the Special Judge 

-  If Accused have to go out of Greater Mumbai, they shall inform the Investigating Officer

- shall attend the NCB Mumbai office on each Friday between 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m

- shall attend all the dates in the Court unless prevented by any reasonable cause

- shall not in any manner try to delay the trial.

- shall join the investigation as and when called upon to do so before the authorities of NCB

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar has passed away after suffering a heart attack. He was hospitalised at Bengaluru's Vikram Hospital

Renowned actor, Puneeth Rajkumar's condition is said to be critical. Watch Republic's live coverage from Vikram Hospital.:

Puneeth Rajkumar, the prominent Kannada actor, has been hospitalised at Bengaluru's Vikram Hospital, according to several media reports. On Friday, October 29, the actor, also known as 'Power star,' was reportedly taken to the hospital after complaining of chest problems. The actor had a heart attack and the chest pain began at 11 a.m. on Friday while he was working out at the gym, according to the doctors at Vikram Hospital.

These are still preliminary reports, and the hospital is expected to issue an official announcement soon. He is said to have been admitted to the hospital's Intensive Care Unit and is being treated by a team of doctors. Doctors have reportedly said that he is in a serious condition and has suffered a major heart attack.

In a big boost to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Indian tennis champion Leander Paes has joined the party on Friday in Goa in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The development comes amid Banerjee's visit to the poll-bound coastal state. She also kicked off the TMC's campaign in state capital Panaji. The Trinamool Congress took to Twitter and stated that it will ensure that every single person sees a 'Dawn of Democracy' that has been awaited since 2014. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched the Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP)  'Mera Parivaar-BJP Parivaar' membership drive. Shah is on a two-day visit to Lucknow. 

Kicking off TMC's Goa campaign, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday, promised to make Goa as strong as Bengal. Striving for democracy and secularism, she attacked Congress asking 'What has Congress done for 65-70 years?'. She also touted her connection to Goa, warning BJP 'Your Dadagiri will not work here'. Mamata Banerjee is currently in Goa for a 3-day tour to kick off Trinamool's campaign in the island state.  

The government is carefully following the World Health Organization (WHO) discussions over Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday, 29 October. While answering a query at a media briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Italy and the UK, Shringla said that the approval for the India-made vaccine against COVID-19 “should b given soon”. He also informed that WHO’s technical advisory group (TAG) met on 26 October and they “had a few questions” for Bharat Biotech.

“WHO's technical advisory group (TAG), which is a regulatory body, met Bharat Biotech officials on October 26. They had a few questions for Bharat Biotech. From what we understand, the company will submit its reply soon. According to me, once the regulatory group is satisfied with the response, the approval for Covaxin should be given soon," Shringla said, as per ANI.

“We (Government of India) are carefully following the discussions taking place within the health body, and we are hopeful that approval for Covaxin will be granted very soon," he further stated.

After Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party forged a pre-poll alliance with Samajwadi Party, AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi confirmed on Thursday that his party will no longer ally with Om Prakash Rajbhar. Earlier, AIMIM had joined the Rajbhar-led 'Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha' which comprised other parties including the Jan Adhikar Party, Rashtriya Uday Party, Rashtriya Upekshit Samaj Party and Janta Kranti Party. A Minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led Cabinet until 2019, Om Prakash Rajbhar has been a fierce critic of the BJP government after parting ways with the saffron party.

"People don't know the start of my political career. We have gone through such a situation earlier and it is happening now too. So why will our morale be down? Their party (SBSP) has taken a decision and left. We will definitely fight the election and our president has announced that we are preparing to contest 100 seats. In pursuit of this, we are going around Uttar Pradesh. We are interacting with the people and doing public meetings. The organization is strong."  

As Punjab Congress' infighting continues to boil, CM Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday, met with ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. As per sources, Channi discussed party's prospects in next year's polls, ex-CM Capt Amarinder Singh's political re-entry, govt's schemes, sacrilege case and the new BSF mandate amendment. This is Channi's first meeting with the party high command after Capt Amarinder Singh announced that he was forming his own political party and contesting on all 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.

Indian business tycoon Azim Premji has retained his spot as the top billionaire philanthropist of India for the second time in a row. According to the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021, the former Wipro Chairman donated Rs 9,713 crore or Rs 27 crore a day in FY 2021 making him the top giver in the country. As per the list, Premji increased his donation by nearly a fourth during the pandemic year.  

The government is carefully following the World Health Organization (WHO) discussions over Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday, 29 October. While answering a query at a media briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Italy and the UK, Shringla said that the approval for the India-made vaccine against COVID-19 “should b given soon”. He also informed that WHO’s technical advisory group (TAG) met on 26 October and they “had a few questions” for Bharat Biotech.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Italy on Friday for the 16th G-20 Summit in Rome that has been scheduled from October 30-31. The Prime Minister will also hold a meeting with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi.

India has reported 14,348 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours as per the Union Health Ministry. In addition, the country also recorded 805 deaths. 

As Punjab Congress' infighting continues to boil, CM Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday, met with ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. As per sources, Channi discussed party's prospects in next year's polls, ex-CM Capt Amarinder Singh's political re-entry, govt's schemes, sacrilege case and the new BSF mandate amendment. This is Channi's first meeting with the party high command after Capt Amarinder Singh announced that he was forming his own political party and contesting on all 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse”. Sceptics point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove that has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal reports and warnings of the harms its social network created or magnified across the world.

Zuckerberg says he expects the metaverse to reach a billion people within the next decade. The metaverse, he says, will be a place people will be able to interact, work and create products and content in what he hopes will be a new ecosystem that creates “millions” of jobs for creators.

West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will visit Goa on Friday and is expected to interact with party workers and the fishermen community there. At first, Banerjee will chair a meeting with Goa TMC leaders at 10:00 am in International Centre, Dona Paula. Following this, the TMC National President will interact with the fishermen community at 12:00 pm in Betim. After these events, she will hold a Press Conference at 01:00 pm in International Centre, Goa.
 

In a key development, on October 28 Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla, during an MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) press briefing, informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated at the 18th India-ASEAN Summit earlier in the day wherein the leaders deliberated on regional and international issues of common interest and concern including the South China Sea and counter-terrorism. In addition, Shringla informed that PM Modi is set to attend his eighth G20 Summit in Rome from October 29 to 31 upon the invitation of Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi. 

After the G20 Summit, PM Modi is scheduled to attend the COP26 in Glasgow wherein, he is expected to pitch for collective measures to deal with the situation in Afghanistan. On November 1, PM Modi will deliver a national statement at the World Leaders' Summit and participate around themes of climate change, mitigation, adaption and clean technology and innovation at Glasgow, the Foreign Secretary stated. 

The Centre on Friday extended the tenure of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das for a period of three years. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Reserve Bank of India Governor for a period of three years beyond 10.12.2021 or until further orders, whichever is earlier," reads an official statement.

Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor in December 2018.
Das, an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, will have a tenure of three years, according to a decision taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). He retired as Economic Affairs secretary last year and was subsequently made a member of the 15th Finance Commission. 

President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a housing scheme for economically weaker sections (EWS) at Bhavnagar today. The President will also visit Shree Chitrakutdham Ashram today.  A press release issued by the President's secretariat on Wednesday said, "The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will visit Gujarat from October 28 to 30, 2021. On October 29, 2021, the President will inaugurate a Housing Scheme Project for the Economically Weaker Section at Bhavnagar.  He will also visit Shree Chitrakutdham, Ashram of Morari Babu at Talgajarda in Bhavnagar district." Gujarat assembly elections are expected to be held in 2022. In the 2017 state election, the BJP won 99 of the state's 182 Assembly seats, Congress got 77 seats.