INDIA
If Sidhu does not relent, hunt on for new chief of Punjab Congress
The sources said, General Secretary and Congress in-charge of Punjab, Harish Rawat is talking to all the senior leaders and has placed himself in an undisclosed location in Delhi. A meeting with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is also not ruled out as he has vacated Kapurthala House in Delhi on Tuesday night.
SC: Court's power of contempt can't be taken away by legislative enactment
A bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh held the chairperson of an NGO guilty of contempt for not depositing Rs 25 lakh for "scandalising and browbeating" the apex court.
Surgical Strike Day: Here’s how India successfully completed 2016 Uri operation inside PoK | 10 points
Pakistan however had denied India's claim, saying that Indian troops did not cross the Line of Control and instead engaged in a border clash with Pakistani troops, killing two Pakistani soldiers and wounding nine others. Here is how India retaliated a few days later:
'Would have lost Galwan & Doklam if India had not invested in armed forces’: Vice Army Chief CP Mohanty
Talking to media persons, Gen Mohanty said that the internal security in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast region would also have been in turmoil. While responding to arguments on the expenditure on armed forces, he said, "If Tibet had strong armed forces, they would have never been invaded."
Extremely unfortunate: Manish Tewari on Punjab political mess
Tewari said, "Punjab is going on with anger against the farm laws and in these circumstances the politics going on in the state can have serious security implications on the state's stability."
India reports 18,870 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
With 378 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's cumulative Covid related fatalities has risen to 4,47,751, till Wednesday morning. The fatality rate remained at 1.33 per cent for the last few weeks.
DGCA extends ban on international commercial flights till Oct 31
In a notification issued on Tuesday, the DGCA, however, said: "This restriction will not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the regulator."
With no de-escalation in sight, Indian Army continues to strengthen forces along China frontier: Report
This will also give a chance to the Indian Army to test the transportation of certain machinery. The M-777 Howitzer can be airlifted via Chinook helicopters while the heavier artillery is being transported via roads developed by the Belt and Road Organization (BRO).
SIT to probe allegations of anti-Hindu propaganda by UP IAS officer
According to a statement by the Home Department, the two-member SIT will be headed by DG CB-CID G.L. Meena and ADG zone Bhanu Bhaskar.
Infiltration bids along LoC to increase exponentially, intel agencies warn
Quoting the latest reports sent to the government, sources said that there has been an exponential rise in the number of ultras in these launch pads in the last 45 days, and the security agencies have also intercepted the chats of these militants in Pashto language. This also indicates the likely presence of Afghani mercenaries sent by the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the sources said.
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