Humanity's Success Lies in Collective Strength, Not on Battlefield: PM Modi at UN Summit

PM Modi has left for Delhi following the conclusion of his three-day visit to the US. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal tweeted, "PM Modi boards his flight to New Delhi after a successful and significant trip to the USA."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese President To Lam, in New York, US. 

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday attacked the Congress, saying some of its leaders are talking about the "kharchi-parchi" (corruption-favouritism) system in government jobs which was "prevalent" during its regime.

He, however, asserted that his government's first and last priority is to provide jobs on merit basis.

In a message for the state's youth which he posted on X, Saini wrote that for the past few days, "Congress candidates and Bhupinder Singh Hooda supporters are trading your future in the name of parchi-kharchi".

"I feel sad and angry at their mentality," said Saini who was apparently referring to two purported audio clips of Congress' Neeraj Sharma and Shamsher Singh Gogi, legislators from Faridabad NIT and Assandh segments in the outgoing assembly.

BJP MP Anurag Thakur, a few days ago, had played these two clips in a poll rally.

In one clip, the Faridabad NIT MLA was heard saying that former chief minister Bhupinder Hooda (if Congress comes to power) will give two lakh jobs and he (Neeraj) will get quota of 2,000 jobs and if people of his constituency make him victorious, he will recommend one job per 50 votes he gets, Thakur had said referring to the clip.

Thakur had played another clip, and said Gogi was heard saying "when Assandh will have a share in government (if Congress comes to power), we will also make our relatives happy and first we will fill coffers of our homes".

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said Jharkhand will progress at double the speed if the BJP is voted to power.

Speaking at BJP’s Parivartan Yatra at Barkatha in Hazaribag district, Yadav highlighted widespread corruption in the state. "Rs 350 crore was recovered from a property linked to a Congress leader, yet the JMM and Congress have nothing to say about it," he remarked.

Yadav also alleged that Chief Minister Hemant Soren, upon his release from jail, could not resist the lure of power. "The public is aware of the truth and will not be misled by him," he added, predicting that voters would deliver a strong response to the JMM-led alliance in the upcoming assembly elections.

He emphasised that many development projects are underway nationwide under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. "If the BJP forms the government in Jharkhand, a new era of development will begin here," Yadav asserted.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday reiterated his "batenge toh katenge" remark, saying it was disunity which led to the "invaders destroying the Ram temple" in Ayodhya.

"Ayodhya Dham is now flourishing. The grand temple of Lord Ram Lalla has been built, but we must ask why we had to wait 500 years for this moment," Adityanath said at an event in Mirzapur.

During the programme, the chief minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 127 development projects worth Rs 765 crore in the Gopalpur area of Mirzapur, according to an official statement.

"Why did invaders destroy the magnificent temple of Lord Ram Lalla and impose a structure symbolising slavery? The answer lies in our disunity," the release quoted him as saying.

"Hum bate the, toh kate the (when divided, we got cup up)," he said, referring to the Ayodhya dispute and urging people to stay united and together move forward in an "atmosphere of development and security." Earlier, Adityanath had made the remark in reference to the violence in Bangladesh after the fall of Shekh Hasina-led government and alleged atrocities against Hindus.

"Batenge toh katenge (if divided, we will be cut up)," he had said during an inauguration event in Agra on August 26 and urged people to stay united, saying the mistakes in Bangladesh should not happen in India.

Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (retd) K T Parnaik on Monday said once development reaches border areas, it will foster reverse migration and enhance security.

During his visit to the remote administrative circles of Pipsorang and Tali in Kra Daadi district, he emphasised the government's commitment to progress through the Vibrant Village Programme, envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This marks the first visit by a governor to these areas, an official statement said.

Parnaik highlighted the importance of advancing health, education, infrastructure, and tourism for the socio-economic development of remote villages, noting that the government is reaching out to residents via the Ayushman Bharat, Jan Suvidha, and Seva Aapke Dwar programmes. He suggested using drones for medicine delivery in remote locations like Pipsorang.

Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Rathore on Monday accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting Hindus and said that he needs to learn about patriotism and how to choose his words.

"It is very sad that he associates Hindus with violence. Hindus give roti to cows, grains to ants and if he associates Hindus with violence, then I think he needs to learn," he said.

"Rahul needs to learn patriotism. It is not right to spoil India's reputation abroad. He does not speak the right language, he will have to learn," he said in Tonk while talking to the media.

Rathore, who is on a Kota visit, stayed briefly in Tonk where he was welcomed by the party leaders and workers.

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Several women demonstrated in Thane city on the fourth day of the protest for the settlement of the pending forest rights claims.

Similar protests were organised by Shramajivi Sanghatana at Palghar, Nashik, and Raigad Zilla Parishad offices, a leader claimed.

As many as 2,000 women squatted in front of the Thane court and demanded immediate settlement of pending claims to grant them forest rights.

Thane collectorate officials said they are scrutinising 1,529 pending claims expeditiously.

Protesters hailing from 43 villages have been camping in Thane city for the last four days. They cook meals on the streets and also sing songs and perform traditional dance.

 A Delhi court on Monday granted till December 7 interim bail to Rau's IAS Study Circle CEO Abhishek Gupta and its coordinator Deshpal Singh in a case related to the death of three civil services aspirants in July in the centre's flooded basement.

Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna granted relief to the accused persons on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh each with two sureties of the like amount.

Nearly 3,800 cases of dengue and 1,500 of malaria have been detected in Madhya Pradesh so far this year, a health official said on Monday.

There have been three-four deaths suspected to have been caused due to dengue, but they are not confirmed, Deputy Director of Health Services, Madhya Pradesh, Dr Himanshu Jayswar told reporters here.

The patients in these cases either died in other states or did not undergo the ELISA test, an analysis of blood to detect dengue, he said.

"From January 1 to September 20 this year, nearly 3,800 cases of dengue have been found among 51,000 persons tested for the disease in the state," Jayswar said.

Out of the total dengue cases in the state this year, 250 were found in Bhopal, while the highest 500 cases were detected in Gwalior, the official said.

Every year, nearly 1.10 crore tests for malaria are conducted in the state.

While addressing a rally in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "Narendra Modi has lost his confidence, he has changed now. Wherever BJP goes, they make people fight, make people of different religion fight. The INDI alliance handles this with love (Mohabbat).

Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda while addressing the public in Jharkhand said, “15th November is celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, PM Modi has decided that to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh'...PM Modi is the only Prime Minister to visit the ancestral village of Lord Birsa Munda. He bowed to that soil...Droupadi Murmu is the first woman belonging to a tribal community that has been made the President of India...”

Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday apprised External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of the arrest of 37 Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy and seizure of three boats, and sought measures for their release. Writing to Jaishankar, Stalin said the fishermen were arrested on September 21, 2024 and as he has been pointing out, such instances of arrests of TN fishermen, "while fishing in their traditional fishing waters have been on the rise. " Besides this, the Sri Lankan courts are levying penalties that are beyond the means of these fishermen. Strong measures must be taken to prevent the Sri Lankan authorities from apprehending fishermen and their fishing boats, the CM requested.

Activists of BJP's women wing on Monday thronged various police stations in West Bengal to "cleanse" them as part of their protest against the alleged lapses in the probe into the rape-murder of a doctor at the state-run RG Kar hospital here last month. BJP leaders Agnimitra Paul and Locket Chatterjee along with other party activists alleged that police stations lost their “purity” after the police personnel were found involved in alleged wrongdoings.

National Commission for Women has directed the Karnataka police to expedite the arrest of all involved in the gruesome murder of a woman whose body parts were found chopped up and stuffed into a refrigerator. "NCW has come across a media post titled 'Woman's Body Chopped Into 30 Pieces Found Inside Fridge In Bengaluru' involving the gruesome death of a 26-year-old woman in Vyalikaval," NCW said in a post on X. "The Commission has directed the state police to expedite the arrest of all involved and ensure a thorough, time-bound investigation. A detailed report is expected within 3 days."

Former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Monday said that he and nephew Ajit Pawar are together as a family, but made it clear that the latter was heading a different political party. “Gharat tari ekatrach ahet (we are together at home least),” the veteran politician said at a press conference at Chiplun in coastal Konkan region. He was responding to a query about the demand from “various quarters in the state” that the uncle-nephew duo should come together once again.

A 35-year-old man under the influence of alcohol allegedly immolated himself and died of burns in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday. The police on Sunday registered a case of accidental death, an official said. Umesh Keswarwani, a resident of Padma Nagar in Bhiwandi town, was in an inebriated state when he poured petrol and set himself ablaze on the night of September 7, he said.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi Singh officially assumed the post of Delhi Chief Minister, replacing Arvind Kejriwal, on Monday. 

A tremor of 3.3 magnitude hit Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. No casualty or loss of property was reported in the district due to the seismic activity, officials said. The tremor was recorded at 10.05 am, with its epicentre located 12 km west-south west of Rapar, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said.

A 22-year-old man died after a venomous snake bit him in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, following which locals burnt the reptile alive on his funeral pyre. After the incident on Sunday, some locals said they feared the snake might harm someone else also, hence they burnt it on the pyre. A district official said there was a need to educate people about these reptiles and snakebite management. A video showing some persons dragging the reptile using a rope has surfaced on social media.

Encounter continueD in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar  on Monday after a contact was established between the security forces and terrorists on September 21.
 

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Rajasthan has transferred 58 IPS and 20 IAS officers. At the same time, four Indian Police Service (IPS) and eight Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers were given additional charge. The state government's personnel department issued the transfer lists late on Sunday. Additional Director General (ADG) for planning, modernisation and welfare Govind Gupta was made director general for jails. ADG (Railway) Anil Paliwal was shifted to technical services (telecommunications and technical) and traffic as director general.

Two people were killed and another seriously injured in a collision between a roadways bus and a motorcycle in Wazirganj area of the district early Monday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Brajesh Singh said the accident occurred near the JJ petrol pump in Ban Kota village at around 12:30 am.

A notorious history sheeter Raja alias Seizing Raja was gunned down in a police encounter in Akkarai area of Chennai on Monday. More details are awaited.

The TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams) organised a Maha Shanti Homam in the wake of Laddu Prasadam row, on Monday. Executive officer of Tirumala Tirupathi Devastanam (TTD) Shamala Rao and other officials of the Board participated in the Homamam along with the priests.

Police have arrested two persons after seizing banned gutka and tobacco products valued at Rs 9.04 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Kalyan Crime Branch unit conducted a raid at a shop in Shil-Phata area on Friday night.