Latest news today (October 31): Presenting FE’s Breaking News today. We will keep you updated on all major news, views and much more throughout the day.
PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to jointly inaugurate three development projects tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina will jointly inaugurate three Indian-assisted development projects on November 1, 2023, at around 11 am via video conferencing, an official statement from Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.
India’s SBI Card ties up with Reliance’s retail arm for credit card
SBI Cards and Payment Services and the retail unit of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance are set to launch a co-branded credit card on India’s homegrown RuPay payment network, the companies said on Tuesday. The partnership marks Reliance’s foray into the credit card space and comes months after Ambani separately listed its financial services business as it seeks to diversify its already sprawling oil-to-retail business. (REUTERS)
Israel intercepts ‘aerial target’ near Red Sea city of Eilat
Air raid sirens went off in the area of the Red Sea city of Eilat on Tuesday and Israel’s military said it downed an approaching “aerial target”. After an initial warning of a possible “hostile aircraft intrusion”, which sent residents of the popular tourist resort running for shelter, the military said its “systems identified an aerial target approaching Israeli territory”. (Reuters)
Centre responds to snoopgate allegations
On Apple’s ‘state-sponsored attack’ message to some Opposition members, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw says, “The government is concerned about this issue and it will go to the bottom of it. There are some compulsive critics in the country. These people can’t see the development of the country because when their family was in power they only thought about themselves. Apple has issued this advisory in 150 countries…” (ANI)
There are apprehensions that Kejriwal will be arrested by ED on Nov 2: Atishi
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed there are apprehensions that the Enforcement Directorate will arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 2 after questioning him in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The ruling party in Delhi also alleged that the BJP was trying to finish it off by putting its top leaders behind bars. (PTI)
Air emergency in North India
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan governments to file affidavits stating steps taken by them to control air pollution. A three-judge bench headed by Justice SK Kaul directed them to file an affidavit within a week. The bench also comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and P K Mishra said crop burning is one of the main reasons for air pollution in Delhi. (Read More)
ED conducts raids at premises of AAP MLA in Mohali
Enforcement Directorate conducts raids at the premises of AAP MLA Kulwant Singh in Mohali, in connection with the liquor scam in Delhi and Punjab. (ANI)
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani receives third death threat in three days
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received three death threats in three days from the same email. The sender has demanded Rs 400 crores from Ambani now due to non-response to the previous emails. A case has been registered against an unknown person in Gamdevi PS of Mumbai: Police (Read More)
FIR against Union MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Kerala police registers FIR against Union MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar for allegedly making statements promoting enmity between different groups. (Read More)
PM Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary on Tuesday. Remembering the Iron Man on his 148th birth anniversary, the Prime Minister said that the country is forever indebted to his service.
Uttar Pradesh: Five of family, including 4-yr-old kid, die in accident in Hardoi
Five people of the same family including a four-year-old kid were killed after a vehicle they were travelling in rammed with a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi area. The accident took place on the Bilhaur-Katra highway late Monday evening.
Bus carrying jawans overturns in Gujarat’s Panchmahal; 38 injured
As many as 38 personnel of the State Reserve Police (SRP) were injured when a bus carrying them overturned in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district, police said late Monday evening. “38 soldiers were injured. All have been sent to the hospital…The condition of the jawans is stable,” ML Gohit, ANI reported.
