Delhi Air Quality in 'Very Poor' Category; Anand Vihar, IGI Airport Among Worst Hit

Jharkhand: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah arrives at the Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi.

He will release the party's manifesto for Assembly polls tomorrow.

The Allahabad High Court has observed that every arrest and detention does not lead to custodial torture.

With the above observation, the court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by Shah Faisal of Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh, who had sought compensation from the state government for alleged inhuman treatment meted out to him by police personnel.

The court noted that an FIR was lodged against the petitioner, accusing him of beating up one Rishikesh Bharti with a rod. He was called to a police station for interrogation. Subsequently, on a complaint from the petitioner, the senior superintendent of police (SSP) had initiated an inquiry against police personnel but nothing was found, the court observed.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday asked Chief Minister Atishi to expedite the re-appointment of 10,000 civil defence volunteers (CDVs) removed as bus marshals last year.

In a letter to Atishi, Saxena said that despite his express order to immediately reappoint the CDVs, he was yet to receive a proposal from the chief minister in this regard.

Around 10,000 CDVs working as marshals in public buses in Delhi were removed from their posts in November last year after objections were raised by the revenue and finance departments.

"Of course, you and your party leaders may continue to do politics of taking credit for their reinstatement, but any more delay in the welfare of these economically weaker and helpless people is not right in any way," Saxena said.

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), meanwhile, alleged in a statement that the BJP indulged in "petty politics" by getting over 10,000 bus marshals dismissed in a single stroke as per its whims and fancies.

"The AAP has been relentlessly fighting, from the streets to the Assembly, standing shoulder to shoulder with the bus marshals," the party claimed.

Reacting to the matter, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva warned that if the AAP government does not send a proposal to the LG to reinstate the CDVs by Sunday evening, the party will 'gherao' Chief Minister Atishi.

Claiming that the AAP government has no intention to reinstate the CDVs, Sachdeva promised to do the needful if the BJP comes to power in Delhi after the Assembly polls scheduled early next year.

In a post on X, the Raj Niwas also said that the LG has again written to the chief minister underling the non-engagement of CDVs till now, asking for their immediate re-appointment.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto and address three rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Sunday.

Shah arrived in Jharkhand capital Ranchi on Saturday night.

"Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the 'Sankalp Patra' for Jharkhand assembly elections in Ranchi on Sunday. He will also address three rallies at Ghatshila, Barkatha and Simaria assembly constituencies during the day," the BJP said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jharkhand on November 4 and address two rallies.

More than 30 animals distressed due to heat and Diwali firecrackers have been rescued in the last 48 hours across Mumbai Metropolitan Region, an official said on Saturday.

The Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) helpline got 60 calls from citizens alerting about such animals, said the wildlife rescue organisation's founder-president Pawan Sharma.

"The 33 animals rescued include squirrels, monkeys, owls, parakeets, egrets snakes and turtles. They are being treated and rehabilitated at our facility. Light and noise pollution is distressing them," said Sharma, who is an honorary wildlife warden with the state forest department.

Some of the animals are so severely injured due to to firecrackers that they will need lifetime care and won't be able to survive in their natural habitats anymore, said veterinarian Dr Rina Dev.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday dedicated to the people and laid foundation for projects worth Rs 30.70 crore in the tribal-dominated Kinnaur district.

The chief minister inaugurated an EVM storage warehouse at Reckongpeo constructed at a cost of Rs 2.69 crore along with six Type-II quarters for treasury office staff costing Rs 94.95 lakh, a statement issued here said.

He also inaugurated a 250 MT controlled atmosphere storage facility (CA store) commissioned at a cost of Rs 6.85 crore.

“Arrangements have been made for the Maha Kumbh to be organised in Prayagraj. One event for Maha Kumbh 2025 will be organised tomorrow - November 3 to give the information related to the Maha Kumbh. Several artists will attend the event and it will be memorable,” says BJP MLC Surendra Chaudhary.

In the wake of Mumbai police seeking extradition of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol, the external affairs ministry on Saturday said these matters come under legal domain and so action will be taken under established procedures.

The proposal was sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs after the US authorities informed Mumbai police about his presence in their country, a senior police official said in Mumbai on Saturday.

Anmol Bishnoi has been named as an accused in some high-profile crimes, including the Baba Siddique murder case.

A high-level team sent by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve following the death of 10 elephants did not come across any “conspiracy theory”, one of its members said on Saturday.

The team comprising MP forest junior minister Pradeep Airward, additional chief secretary Ashok Baranwal and head of Forest Force Aseem Shrivastava visited the spot inside the protected forest.

According to wildlife expert Ajay Dubey, never before have ten elephants died within a 72-hour period in the country.

An official said that the CM rushed Ahirwar and the two top bureaucrats to the reserve and asked them to submit a report on the elephant deaths that have made national headlines.

The Mangaluru police have uncovered a multi-state, multi-crore scam with the arrest of two men accused of defrauding an e-commerce giant across India, officials said on Saturday.

The suspects, Raj Kumar Meena (23) and Subhash Gurjar (27) from Rajasthan, are alleged to be part of a large-scale fraud spanning over 10 states, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Karnataka, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.

Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal described the arrests as a significant breakthrough.

A case has been registered at Urwa police station in Mangaluru.

The scam, reportedly, involved orders worth Rs 11.45 lakh placed under a false identity. The accused used the name Amith, to place orders, for two high-value cameras and other items, providing a fictitious address near the KSRTC bus stand in Mangaluru.

Upon delivery, Meena collected the items and provided the OTP while Gurjar distracted the delivery personnel. They, then, swapped the original stickers on the Sony camera boxes, with those of other items in the order, delaying delivery confirmation by using an incorrect OTP and arranging to collect the cameras the next day.

Suspicion arose when the accused later canceled the camera order, prompting the private logistics, the e-commerce platform's delivery partner, to inspect the boxes and uncover the sticker swapping. Investigation confirmed that the accused had taken the cameras, leaving behind tampered boxes, police said.

The Urwa Police initiated an investigation, seizing Rs 11.45 lakh obtained from the sale of fraudulently acquired goods.

Meghalaya Police and BSF in a joint operation on Saturday arrested two Bangladeshis from East Khasi Hills district for entering Indian territory without any valid travel document, officials said.

Acting on intelligence inputs the BSF and Meghalaya Police jointly launched an operation and stopped a vehicle at Pynursla town about 50 km from the international border, they said.

"During the search of the vehicle two Bangladesh nationals and an Indian taxi driver, suspected of facilitating the crossing over of the two Bangladeshis, were apprehended, and the vehicle was seized," the BSF said in a statement.

Police confirmed that the two Bangladeshis and their taxi driver were arrested and charged under relevant laws of the land.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday extended greetings to all citizens of Gujarat on the first day of Vikram Samvat 2081. 

He expressed hope that this New Year brings prosperity to Cujarat and propels the state to new heights of progress in the nation. CM also conveyed hopes for every Gujarati to embrace the vision of "Sauno Saath Sauno Vikas" and to actively contribute to the state's progress.

Starting his day at Panchdev temple in Gandhinagar where CM performed darshan and Puja. He then visited Bhadrakali Temple at Lal Darwaja in Ahmedabad, offering prayers for Gujarat's well-being on the New Year.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met rebel BJP leader Gopal Shetty on Saturday to convince him to opt out of the fray from Borivali assembly seat in north Mumbai.

Shetty, a two time Lok Sabha MP and MLA for several terms, is contesting as an independent candidate after the BJP overlooked his candidature and gave the ticket to Sanjay Upadhyay.

In a post on X, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said Shetty has assured Fadnavis he will never quit the BJP and would not do anything that will hurt the party.

Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir.

Friends and admirers of Rohit Bal gathered alongside his family to pay their final respects to the designer who played a pivotal role in bringing Indian fashion to the global stage.

Bal, one of India’s most celebrated fashion designers, died on Friday night at a south Delhi hospital following a heart attack at the age of 63. He was cremated at the Lodhi Road crematorium here on Saturday.

His funeral was attended by Sunil Sethi, the president of Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), actor-model Arjun Rampal, designers JJ Valaya, Varun Bahl and Rohit Gandhi.

The designer's mortal remains were kept at his Defence Colony residence, where many prominent personalities paid their last respects.

Senior RSS leader Ram Madhav has apparently defended ADGP M R Ajithkumar's meeting with top members of his organisation last year, by asking "how can it be a sin?"

A controversy erupted in Kerala recently over the ADGP's meeting with senior RSS leaders Dattatreya Hosabale and Madhav on separate occasions last year and led to the IPS officer being stripped of the high profile Law and Order charge.

Madhav told the Manorama news channel that people should be able to meet each other freely.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday met around 200 people and listened to their concerns during a Janata Darshan event in Gorakhpur.

He reaffirmed the government's commitment to resolving public issues, assuring, "No one will face injustice."

The chief minister instructed officials to act with full responsibility and sensitivity, ensuring that all eligible individuals benefit from public welfare schemes, according to an official statement.

“He made a mistake. Nayab Singh Saini was elected with a majority. People voted for him. This accidental remark was earlier used for one Congress PM. I think, he was reminded of that,” says BJP National Secretary OP Dhankar on Congress leader Randeep Surjewala's ‘accidental CM’ remark for Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini.

One terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Khanyar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar: Police said.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel met Governor Acharya Devvrat at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar earlier today. 

The air quality at various places across Himachal Pradesh deteriorated post-Diwali due to bursting of crackers, officials said.

This year the average AQI in the state was at 140 (moderate) as compared to 92 last year.

As per the data from the pollution department, industrial areas in the state recorded air quality ranging between moderate to very poor and Baddi (industrial area) was the most polluted with a "very poor" AQI of 392 followed by Parwanoo at 217, Poanta Sahib at 145, Barotiwala at 139, Nalagarh at 128 and Una at 122.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', 401 and 450 'severe' and above 450 'severe plus'.

The air quality of Shimla was satisfactory with AQI 66 against 78 last year as the district administration had allowed the bursting of firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm only. Though some violations were seen but majority of the residents abided by the directions, officials said.

Mortal remains of renowned designer Rohit Bal being taken for cremation from his residence in New Delhi. Bal, one of India's most celebrated fashion designers, died on Friday at a South Delhi hospital following a heart attack at the age of 63. 

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday accused the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand of "patronising infiltrators" and claimed that this election would be fought to drive out illegal immigrants and protect Hindus.

Sarma, who is also the BJP's Jharkhand election co-incharge, urged Hindus to remain united to save 'Santan'.

"This election is for driving out infiltrators from Jharkhand and saving Hindus. We are Hindus, we were Hindus and we will be Hindus...It is time to remain united to save Sanatan," Sarma said while addressing a BJP rally at Panki in Palamu.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "Recently we had some deportation from the united states. We have a regular dialogue with the united states on migration and mobility and the idea behind that is to create more avenues for legal migration. As part of this, our regular consular dialogue and arrangement - we have facilitated the movement of people who are staying in the united states illegally... This has been going on for some time and we hope that with this cooperation and our engagement with the united states on mobility and migration, we will be able to deter illegal immigration."

"Sanjay Raut is crossing the limits of shamelessness. He is defending his (Arvind Sawant) 'imported maal' remark. She is a big leader from Mumbai who is contesting from Mumbadevi and UBT-faction leaders can see their defeat. That's why they are abusing. Shaina NC will win by a huge number of votes," says BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut defending his party leader Arvind Sawant over latter's remarks on Shaina NC.

A girl was allegedly raped and murdered, following which enraged villagers lynched one of the accused in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, police said.The incident took place in Falakata area on Friday afternoon.The girl's body was found in a pond, following which the villagers tied a man, whom they alleged was one of the accused, to a tree and beat him up mercilessly, a police officer said.

Two CRPF jawans and two policemen were injured in an encounter with terrorists in the Khanyar area here on Saturday, officials said.Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Khanyar in the morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, they said.

Namo Bharat train will start its operation two hours early than usual at 6 am on Sunday on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, the NCRTC said in a statement.Trains will be operated with increased frequency, it said.According to the statement, train services on the operational section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor will start early on Sunday, operating from 6 am instead of the usual 8 am.

 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Australia and Singapore from November 3 to 8 during which he will meet leaders of the two countries and address the 8th Roundtable of ASEAN, an official statement said on Saturday.Jaishankar will co-chair the 15th Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue (FMFD) with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra, the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Celebrates Gujarati New Year at Ahmedabad Residence

As many as 620 constables were on Saturday inducted into the border security force (BSF) here after completing their 44 weeks of rigorous basic training, a spokesperson said.

A police officer allegedly shot himself dead with his service pistol in Patna early on Saturday.According to Superintendent of Police (Central) Sweety Sehrawat, the deceased, Ajit Kumar, was a resident of Bhojpur district and was posted in the Bihar capital as an additional sub-inspector.

As many as 35 fire incidents were reported in Pune city on Lakshmi puja day during Diwali, an official said on Saturday.According to the Pune Municipal Corporation's fire department, the blazes were reported between 7 pm on Friday and 7 am on Saturday, and there were no injuries.

 Senior IAS officer Alka Tiwari on Saturday assumed charge as the new chief secretary of poll-bound Jharkhand.The Election Commission on Friday accepted the Jharkhand government's proposal to appoint Tiwari as the chief secretary ahead of the assembly polls in Jharkhand, scheduled in two phases on November 13 and November 20.

The air quality index (AQI) in Kolkata was in the 'poor' category on Saturday following Diwali celebrations, a West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) official said.AQI in terms of PM 2.5 was 288 in Ballygunge, 210 in Jadavpur, 211 in Rabindra Bharati University and 219 in Bidhannagar at 9 am, all classified as 'poor', the official told PTI.

 Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.The encounter broke out near Halkan Gali in the Shangus-Larnoo area of the south Kashmir district.Of the two militants killed, one was a foreigner and the other a local. Their group affiliation was yet to be ascertained, the officials said.

Amid Back-to-Back Terror Attacks, Farooq Abdullah Bats for Pakistan 

A thin layer of smog engulfed the national capital and the AQI was recorded at  296 at 7 am on Saturday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

 In Anand Vihar, the AQI was recorded at a very poor category of 380 at 7 am; in ITO, it was 253 (poor) at 6 am; in RK Puram, it was 346 (very poor) at 6 am; in IGI Airport T3 it was 342 (very poor) at 6 am; and in Dwarka Sector 8 the AQI was 308 (very poor) at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held 'Janata Darshan' at the premises of Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur on Saturday.

During the 'Janata Darshan', CM Yogi listened to the grievances of the people and also gave instructions to the officials to resolve their problems in Gorakhpur.

Police busted a Maoist camp in a forest in Odisha's Nuapada district and recovered explosive materials from there, a senior officer said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off about the movement of CPI (Maoist) cadres, two special operation groups (SOG) launched a search and destroy operation in Patdhara and Sunabeda reserve forests on the night of October 30.

The AQI in several places in Haryana and neighbouring Punjab was recorded in the 'poor' category on Saturday.

According to the Sameer app that provides hourly updates of the national Air Quality Index (AQI) published by the Central Pollution Control Board, the AQI in Chandigarh -- the joint capital of the two states -- was also in the 'poor' category.

While the AQI improved slightly in a few places in Haryana, including Gurugram, Jind, Ambala and Kurukshetra, it remained in the 'poor' category. The AQI in these places was 'very poor' on Friday, the morning after Diwali.

A Vistara flight headed to Amritsar from Mumbai was diverted to Chandigarh due to bad weather on Saturday.

The airlines shared on X  "Flight UK695 from Mumbai to Amritsar (BOM-ATQ) has been diverted to Chandigarh (IXC) due to bad weather at Amritsar airport and is expected to arrive in Chandigarh at 0900 hours. Please stay tuned for further updates." 

Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police launched massive Anti Terror Operation in Jammu region

Anti terror operation launched at over 30 locations in area of Jammu region

Operations underway in Gandoh, Gai, Lower Krishna Ghati, Basantgarh and Kudwah area of Jammu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets, "Yesterday, had a productive conversation with the PM of Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, reaffirming our shared commitment to strengthening the India-Greece Strategic Partnership. Together, we aim to deepen our collaboration across trade, defence, shipping and connectivity. Greece is a valued partner for India within the EU as well."

The air quality in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category on Friday, despite relentless bursting of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations the previous day, thanks to above-normal temperatures and favourable winds that helped in the dispersion of pollutants.

On Shiv sena (UBT) leader arvind sawant's remark over shiv sena leader shaina nc, maharashtra cm eknath shinde says, "this is a very unfortunate thing.

It is very condemnable to say such things about a sister... This is their nature. In guwahati also, they had defamed our sisters in the same way. Now, all the sisters will teach a lesson in the coming elections..."

In an address at the State Department's Diwali reception, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasised the significance of the festival and reflected on the tradition's decade-long history at the State Department, which began under Secretary John Kerry.