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White goods PLI scheme: 38 applicants apply

NEARLY 38 companies, including Daikin, Voltas and Blue Star have filed applications with proposed investments of ₹4,121 crore under the production-linked incentive scheme for white goods in the third round, an official said on Monday.

RBI governor Das asks banks to remain alert in social media space

RESERVE Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday asked banks to remain alert in the social media space and also strengthen their liquidity buffers given the risks arising from the growing digitisation of the financial markets, which if not addressed well will lead to financial stability risks.

INR down at 84.07, analysts say nothing to worry about fall in domestic currency

RUPEE continued to plumb more depths closing the day in the red again falling to 84.0725 against the dollar, losing 0.8 paise from the previous close of Friday. But analysts see no worries about the fall saying crossing 84 level is not alarming.

STEPPING UP Kyiv destroys army transport plane in Russia

KYIV said on Monday its forces had destroyed a Russian military transport plane stationed at an airfield deep inside Russian territory over the weekend, the latest Ukrainian claim of an attack behind Moscow's lines.

At least 21 killed in Israeli airstrik on apartment building in Lebanon

At least 21 killed in Israeli airstrike on apartment building in Lebanon

China sends 125 aircraft around Taiwan as warning

CHINA ended a day of military drills around Taiwan on Monday in which it deployed fighter jets and warships in what Beijing said was a \"stern warning\" to \"separatist\" forces on the self-ruled island.

1.25 lakh marooned in Sri Lanka after flooding

THREE people have lost their lives and over 1,25,000 marooned after Sri Lanka witnessed extreme weather conditions in 12 districts prompting authorities to close all schools in the capital region on Monday after heavy rains triggered floods in the island nation.

No ground for indirect talks with the US: Iran

IRAN said on Monday it currently sees \"no grounds\" for its indirect talks with the United States via intermediary Oman, citing the crisis in the ME.

Another armed man at Don's rally, no shots fired at ex-Prez

A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump's rally on Saturday night in Southern California, authorities said.

Indians top list of professional workers in UK

THE ethnic group with the highest concentration of professional workers in the UK are Indian and considering ethnic minorities as a monolithic group for public policy purposes is now increasingly meaningless in the country, a new think-tank analysis concludes on Monday.

Lost 35 cadres in encounter on Oct 4: Maoists

THE outlawed CPI (Maoist) issued a press statement citing that they had lost their 35 'comrades' in an exchange of fire with the security forces along the inter-district border area of Dantewada and Narayanpur in south Chhattisgarh on October 4.

ED raids premises of IAS officer, J'khand minister's aides in water scheme case

THE Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme's implementation in poll-bound Jharkhand, officials said.

Crackdown on narco-trade will continue: Shah

COMMENDING the efforts made by Delhi and Gujarat Police forces in seizing drugs worth 13,000 crore, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the hunt against narco-trade and its syndicate would continue with full vigour, as the government has 'zero-tolerance' against the menace to protect youth.

Main conspirator's brother in police net, tight security at Salman house

TWO days after the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, the Mumbai Police has stepped up security outside superstar Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartment in Bandra.

Communal tension grips UP town a day after boy killed in firing incident

THE communal tension, which gripped Mahsi tehsil of Bahraich district following the killing of one person by the bullet fired by members of other community when a procession carrying idol of Goddess Durga was on way for immersion on Sunday, witnessed a further escalation with protestors resorting to arson and vandalism against the district police on Monday.

BJP may contest 9 seats, leave 1 for RLD in UP bypolls

HARYANA assembly poll outcome seems to have pushed the ruling BJP to be more accommodative as far as the jat support is concerned.

Soren raises aid to women ahead of polls

IN a decision ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand, the state raised the monthly honorarium of ₹1,000, given under 'Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana,' to ₹2,500. It will be effective from December this year.

Army ropes in civilian copters for remote posts

IN a move aimed at bolstering logistics support to remote forward posts, the Indian Army has entered into a first-of-itskind contract with civil aviation service providers for helicopter support to the posts along the Northern and Western borders that are cut off during the winter, Army officer said on Monday.

Maha CM to be decided only after polls: Cong

Allies, including Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), on the same page on contesting election, says Ramesh Chennithala

MahaYuti sops: No toll for light vehicles, school buses at Mumbai entry points

AHEAD of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, a cabinet meeting headed Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday decided to waive road tax (toll) for light vehicles on all five access check nakas in Mumbai from October 14 night.

Relief to Tharoor in defamation proceedings

THE Supreme Court on Monday in its order extended by four weeks the stay on the trial court proceedings against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a defamation case filed for his alleged “scorpion on Shivling” remark targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

DRAFT SPORTS BILL: A FEW POINTS NEED CLOSER LOOK

IF the Draft National Sports Governance Bill 2024 becomes law, sports management in the country will see a big change.

NEED TO CHOKE DRUG ROUTES TO CRIPPLE GANGS, CURB MENACE

THAT Kerala is in the grip of a drug menace is not new. It's the scale and newer methods of distribution that are disturbing.

THE U.S. MEDIA WAR IS ALSO A CLASS STRUGGLE

IN Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, a novel on the pointlessness of war, the tragicomic soldier-hero, Billy Pilgrim, overhears his friend Rosewater telling a psychiatrist: 'I think you guys are going to have to come up with a lot of wonderful new lies, or people just aren't going to want to go on living.\" If we equate the shrink with the establishment, Rosewater makes a lot of sense.

BEWARE THE SHADY TRAPS OF E-COMM THIS FESTIVE SEASON

Dark patterns are well-crafted interface design tricks that seek to gain at the consumer's expense. This festive season, buyers must watch out for such shady practices

Oppn MPs stage walkout of Waqf Bill panel meet, may approach Speaker

WITH the Centre asserting that it will pass the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 during the upcoming session of Parliament, Opposition MPs are mulling to approach the Lok Sabha Speaker to address several concerns about the Joint Parliamentary committee examining the proposed legislation.

Jolt to BJD as ex-minister cuts ties with party

IN a big jolt to the BJD, former minister and six-time MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy on Monday severed all links with the regional outfit announcing he is no longer associated with the party. The veteran politician has been a vocal critic of the leadership since the party's loss in the elections this year.

Actors Darshan, Pavithra's bail pleas rejected

A city court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of jailed actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his close friend Pavithra Gowda and two others in the Renukaswamy murder case. The court, however, granted bail to two other accused in the case.

Demand for spot booking for Sabarimala devotees in pilgrimage season up

THE state government's decision to do away with spot booking for Sabarimala darshan is fast moving towards a flash-point with protests erupting from various quarters, bringing back memories of the 2018 agitation against the entry of women in the hill shrine.

BJP urges Guv to revoke move to withdraw cases

STATE BJP leaders on Monday sought Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's intervention to revoke the cabinet decision to withdraw cases against the accused in the Hubballi rioting case in 2022.