Three unidentified persons shot and injured Baba Siddiqui of Ajit Pawar’s NCP in Bandra East Mumbai on October 12, 2024 evening. | Photo Credit: PTI
Baba Siddique, leader of Ajit Pawar’s NCP, was shot dead in Mumbai
Baba Siddique of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar was shot dead in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday (October 12, 2024) at 9.30 pm. The shooting took place outside Bandra East MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s son’s office in Neelamnagar.
Tamil Nadu train accident: Railways orders high-level inquiry into collision
The Railways has ordered a high-level inquiry into Friday’s (October 11, 2024) collision between a speeding express train and a stationary freight train at Kavaraipettai, a suburb of north Chennai. There was no loss of life, although eleven coaches of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express were engulfed in the collision, leaving the parcel van on fire and the damaged bogies at the scene of the accident. At least nine people were injured.
Prof. GN Saibaba died in Hyderabad
Former Delhi University professor Prof Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba passed away at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad on October 12, 2024. He was 57 years old. He is survived by wife Vasantha Kumari and daughter Manjeera.
India did not sign a letter of support from 104 countries to the UN Secretary General after Israel’s ban
India is a notable exception to the letter signed by 104 countries, including European and African countries, as well as many in the Global South that “condemn” Israel for banning UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering Israeli territory.
Former BJP leader’s event in support of Trump ‘postponed’ after he resigned from the party
A former BJP MLA’s online event in support of Republican candidate and former US President Donald Trump has been “suspended”, days after the BJP pulled the plug on the event and its organizers.
With the polls, the Sena group went for the jugular in the Dasara rally
The Dasara rally in Maharashtra saw a face-off between Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena leader (Eknath Shinde’s group) and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. While Mr. Thackeray’s group has unequivocally chosen him as its CM candidate for the upcoming State Assembly elections, Mr. Shinde considers him a Chief Ministerial aspiration. “Your own allies can’t stand your face. How will the people of Maharashtra accept you?” he asked during his Dasara address at Azad Maidan, warning Mr Thackeray not to disparage him.
NC’s push to restore J&K Statehood is supported by the Supreme Court verdict
The call to restore statehood for Jammu and Kashmir by the National Conference, which claims to be the new government of the Union Territory, was backed by the Supreme Court’s decision.
IND vs BAN third T20I: Hurricane Samson leaves Bangladesh in tatters
Sanju Samson (111, 47b, 11×4, 8×6) and Suryakumar Yadav (75, 35b, 8×4, 5×6) feasted on a hapless Bangladesh attack to propel India to a comfortable win in the third and final T20I here on Friday. An explosive batting display from India enabled a 3-0 sweep of the T20I leg, to go with a 2-0 win in the previous Tests.
In its report on Santhal Pargana, NCST says NGOs should be roped in to deal with ‘Bangladesh infiltration’
In the report of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes on demographic changes in the Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand, the Commission recommended that non-state actors, especially non-governmental organizations (NGOs), address the problem of alleged “Bangladesh infiltration”. to the State.
Emergency contraceptive pills do not require a prescription: Medicines regulator
There is no change in the status quo regarding the sale and distribution of Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP) brands like I-Pill or Unwanted-72, said a senior official at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), adding that there is no recommendation to move from the drug over- the-counter for prescription drugs.
Published – 13 October 2024 07:18 IST
