Sena vs Sena News LIVE Updates: EC allots ‘Balasahebanchi Shivsena’ as party name for Eknath Shinde’s camp

UN chief slams Russia strikes on Ukraine as ‘unacceptable escalation’

We are happy, consider this major victory: Uddhav Thackeray group leader after EC allots new name, symbol

Shiv Sena Symbol, Name

Election Commission of India allots ‘Balasahebanchi Shivsena’ as party name for Eknath Shinde’s faction of Shiv Sena; asks it to select a fresh symbol

Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray gets the name Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) & the flaming torch as its symbol

DU Admissions

DU extends admission registration date and choosing college preferences for UG courses till October 12, reports PTI

Bharat Jodo Yatra

This Yatra is about fighting hatred, violence and anger that BJP-RSS is spreading. It’s message to BJP that India won’t be divided,India will stand united. That message is clearly visible in this yatra, there’s no violence, hatred, anger in the yatra, says Rahul Gandhi, in Hiriyur, Karnataka

Emmanuel Macron says Russian strikes signal ‘profound change’ in Ukraine war

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Russian air strikes across Ukraine and against civilians on Monday signalled a “profound change” in the conduct of the war. The “deliberate strikes by Russia over the whole of Ukraine’s territory and against civilians, it’s a profound change in the nature of this war,” Macron told reporters during a trip to the Mayenne region of France, adding that he would convene his diplomatic and military advisors when he returned to Paris.

UAE president to visit Putin in Moscow

Embassy of India in Kyiv issues advisory for all Indian nationals in Ukraine

Rouble slides to over three-month low vs dollar, Russian stocks slump

Russia-Ukraine War

Nato chief condemns “Russia’s horrific and indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine

Putin threatens more strikes

Meanwhile, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) pauses operations in Ukraine due to security reasons.

Air raid sirens sound again in Kyiv, reports Reuters

Air raid sirens wailed in Kyiv again on Monday afternoon following Russian missile strikes earlier in the day, Reuters witnesses said.

MEA on Russia-Ukraine war

India has consistently maintained since the beginning of the conflict that the global order is anchored in the principles of the UN Charter, international law and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states, says Ministry of External Affairs

I want to emphasise societies that focus on education will succeed. Keeping focusing on ways to make education more accessible to the youth is one of the main ways to success

– Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Ukraine- Russia war: Use of Iranian-made drones

Ukraine on Monday accused Moscow of using Iranian-made drones sent from neighbouring Belarus as part of multiple deadly strikes that Russian forces launched across Ukraine

Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev said Monday Russia’s retaliatory mass strikes across Ukraine were only the “first episode”. “The first episode has been played. There will be others.”

Reports AFP News Agency

Ukraine says Russia had been preparing attacks since start of October, reports Reuters

TCS Q2 Results

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction moves Delhi HC seeking quashing of EC order freezing party name, election symbol

“This morning, on the advice of the defence ministry and according to a plan from the general staff, a massive strike was carried out with high-precision, long-range weapons… on energy, military command and communications facilities in Ukraine,”

– Putin said during a meeting with his security council

Putin says strikes targeted Ukraine energy infrastructure

President Vladimir Putin on Monday confirmed Russian forces carried out a wave of missile attacks on Ukraine cities that killed at least five people and knocked out energy infrastructure nationwide.

After bridge blast, Putin promises “harsh” response if Ukrainian attacks continue

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine had carried out “terrorist acts” against Russia and pledged to react forcefully if they continued.In televised remarks, Putin said Moscow had launched long-range missile attacks against Ukraine’s energy, military and communications infrastructure on Monday in retaliation for an attack on a vital bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula over the weekend.

‘Tiranga Welcome’ for EAM Jaishankar in Australia

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received a warm ‘Tiranga welcome’ on his visit to Australia as India’s tricolour lit the country’s old Parliament House here. After concluding his first-ever visit to New Zealand, Jaishankar was given a “Tiranga welcome” in the Australian capital on Sunday.

Germany to deliver air defence system to Ukraine within days – defence ministry

Germany will deliver the first of four IRIS-T SLM air defence systems to Ukraine within days, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Monday. “The renewed missile fire on Kyiv and the many other cities show how important it is to supply Ukraine with air defence systems quickly,” Lambrecht said in a statement. “Russia’s attacks with missiles and drones terrorize the civilian population in particular. That is why we are now providing support especially with air defence weapons.”

EU condemns ‘heinous’ Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities

The European Commission condemned as “heinous attacks” Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday that killed civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure. “They are barbaric and cowardly attacks” Peter Stano, a spokesperson for the European Union’s executive arm told a regular news briefing. He described the strikes as a contravention of international humanitarian law and said it amounted a “further escalation” of the war in Ukraine that was totally unacceptable.

I want to emphasise that societies that focus on education will succeed. Thus, I hope we keep focusing on ways to make education more accessible to the youth

– PM MODI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the inauguration of Modi Shaikshanik Sankul, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Tata Motors Says Q2 Group Global Wholesales At 335,976

Night checks to be intensified in Goa to curb drunk driving

Goa Minister Mauvin Godinho on Monday said he will direct officials of the state transport department to conduct checks outside bars and pubs in the state and wait at crucial spots at night to curb incidents of drunk driving. Speaking at the 11th State Road Safety Week 2022 programme here, the transport minister said the issue of road safety has to be taken more seriously by the authorities. Godinho said problem such as pothole-ridden roads must to be solved by the public works department, for which he will work with his counterpart.

Malaysian PM calls for early polls as ruling party seeks to rise above graft cases

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for an early election on Monday, to win a stronger mandate and stabilise the rocky political landscape that has persisted in the wake of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and COVID crisis. An election had been due by September next year, and the ruling United Malays National Organisation’s rush for early polls comes as some of its leaders face the prospect of long jail terms over graft charges.

Rupee falls 4 paise to close at all-time low of 82.34 (provisional) against US dollar

Putin says Russian strikes on Ukraine come in response to its ‘terrorist’ action, including attack on a bridge to Crimea, reports AP

PM Modi to inaugurate ‘Mahakal Lok’ on Tuesday, Ujjain decked up

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to inaugurate the first phase of the Rs 856-crore Mahakaleshwar Temple corridor development project here on Tuesday that is expected to significantly boost tourism in this holy city of Madhya Pradesh.A large-size ‘shivaling’ covered in strands of ‘moli’ (sacred) threads has been placed below the grand gateway — Nandi Dwar — of the ‘Mahakal Lok’, sources on Monday said, adding that according to plan, the PM is to officially unveil the ‘shivaling’ to symbolically mark the opening of the mega corridor.

Sensex falls 200.18 points to end at 57,991.11; Nifty declines 73.65 points to 17,241

LoP Suvendu Adhikari & BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul march from the State Assembly to the Raj Bhavan, along with a delegation of party MLAs to meet Governor La. Ganesan regarding violent clashes that erupted in the Mominpore area yesterday

Econ Nobel goes to three “for research on banks and financial crises.”

India beat Thailand by nine wickets in Women’s Asia Cup

Congress seems inactive in Gujarat, but it is silently going to villages and towns and trying to convince people to vote against BJP

– PM Modi

Patra Chawl land scam case

Judicial custody of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut extended till 17th October

PM Modi to inaugurate first phase of Mahakal corridor project in MP on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday dedicate to the nation the first phase of ‘Shri Mahakal Lok’ (corridor) in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Monday. The more than 900-metre-long ‘Mahakal Lok’ corridor, built as one of the largest such corridors in the country, spreads around the old Rudrasagar Lake which has also been revived as part of the redevelopment project around the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the 12 ‘jyotirlings’ in the country which attracts a large number of devotees, an official said.

Shiv Sena poll symbol freeze: Thackeray camp knew it had weak case before EC, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday accused the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction of deliberately wasting time during the hearings before the Election Commission (EC), as it knew it had a weak case. The commission froze the Shiv Sena’s ‘bow and arrow’ poll symbol and barred the groups led by Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde from using the party name for the November 3 Andheri (East) bypoll.

Kerala HC says no justification for repeated summons to senior CPI(M) leader Thomas Isaac by ED in connection with probe into KIIFB transactions

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

“Russia trying to wipe us off the face of earth”

– Zelenskyy after missile strikes on Ukraine cities

Ukraine foreign minister cuts short Africa tour after Russian attacks on Ukraine

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday he was cutting short a trip to Africa following Russian missiles strikes across his country.”I am in constant contact with partners since early morning today to coordinate a resolute response to Russians attacks. I am also interrupting my Africa tour and heading back to Ukraine immediately,” he wrote on Twitter.

Ask Congressmen if they have visited Statue of Unity; have a big heart and visit Sardar Patel’s memorial

– PM Modi

The enemy launched massive strikes on Kyiv. Most of the strikes hit the centre of the capital. At the moment, 12 people are reported injured. Five people died,” the national police service said in a statement on Facebook.

Zelensky says Russia used Iranian drones in Monday’s attacks on Ukraine

Ukraine’s military says it shot down 41 of 75 missiles fired by Russia on Monday morning

‘Russia launched 75 missiles’

Kyiv has said that Russia launched 75 missiles on Ukraine on Monday morning.

When I became Gujarat CM, I did not have much experience in administration. But it is our privilege that CM Bhupendra Patel has an experience of around 25 years ranging from panchayat to Assembly

– PM Modi at Anand, Gujarat

Ukrainian ministry adviser says at least 8 people killed, 24 wounded in strike on Kyiv

CPI(M) says parliamentary panel’s proposal on making Hindi as medium of instruction unacceptable

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Monday opposed the recommendation of a parliamentary committee to make Hindi as the medium of instruction in technical and non-technical institutions including IITs, saying this runs contrary to the spirit of the Constitution and the country’s linguistic diversity. A parliamentary committee has recently recommended that the medium of instruction in technical and non-technical higher education institutes such as IITs in Hindi-speaking states should be Hindi and in other parts of India their respective local language. It said the use of English should be made optional.

“They are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the Earth. Completely.” He cited Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Kyiv.

– Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said on Telegram

At least five killed, 12 wounded in Ukrainian capital – police

At least five people were killed and 12 wounded in Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday, police said. “Most hits were in the centre of the capital,” the police said in a statement on its Facebook page. “At present, it is known that 12 were wounded. Five people were killed.”

321 dengue cases recorded in first 5 days of October. 693 cases of dengue were reported in the month of September. Till 5 October, 1258 cases & no deaths of dengue have been reported, this year.

China imposes lockdowns as COVID-19 surges after holiday

Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. The latest lockdown started on Monday in Fenyang city in northern China’s Shanxi province after a preliminary positive case was found in citywide testing the previous day, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar is likely to welcome ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Maharashtra on October 9: Congress sources.

Missile strikes on ‘many cities’ of Ukraine: Kyiv

Missile strikes on “many” Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv left people dead and wounded on Monday, the country’s presidency said, a day after Moscow blamed Ukraine for an explosion on a bridge connecting Crimea to Russia. “Ukraine is under missile attack. There is information about strikes in many cities of our country,” Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president’s office, said on social media, calling on the population to “stay in shelters”.