1. Odisha: Three killed in blast at stone quarry
Three persons, including two women, were reportedly killed while six others sustained critical injuries in an explosion at a stone quarry in Gunpur area of Rayagada district on Friday.
2. CBI searches 6 firms targeting computer users through tech support scam, Rs 190-cr assets seized
The CBI has seized assets worth Rs 190 crore during its searches against six companies booked for a technical support scam targeting Microsoft customers, an investigation which has received praise from United States' Department of Justice, officials said Friday.
3. Kashmir conflict: Pakistan's ex-Army officer admits country's role
"On October 26 (1947), the Pakistani forces captured Baramula where only 3,000 survived out of 14,000. The troops were now only 35 miles from Srinagar when the MaharajaHari Singh sent his papers of accession to Delhi asking for help": these are the excerpts from a recently published book, Raiders in Kashmir, penned by Major General (retired) Akbar Khan of Pakistan.
4. Centre should now work to re-establish trust with states: Chidambaram on GST row
After the Union government agreed to borrow Rs 1.10 lakh crore on behalf of states to meet the GST shortfall, Congress leader P Chidambaram said Friday that the Centre has taken the "correct first step" and it should now work to re-establish trust with them.
5. Agro, food tech will increase farmers' income: Minister
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar, Food Processing Industries, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj today virtually inaugurated India - International Food & Agri Week being organised from 16th to 22nd October 2020.
