6. Congress calls party's Bihar unit chief, CLP leader to Delhi
Congress Party on Wednesday will hold internal discussions on the seat-sharing arrangements for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. Bihar assembly elections will be held in three phases - October 28, November 3 and 7 and the counting of votes will take place on November 10.
7. Telangana to distribute 99 lakh sarees for 'Bathukamma' festival
Following the tradition of distributing the 'Bathukamma' sarees for the fourth time in a row, Telangana government to distribute 99 lakh sarees this year. The sarees have been produced with 287 kinds of designs. This distribution of sarees will cost the state exchequer Rs 317.81 crore.
8. Four more arrested in tractor burning case
The Delhi Police have arrested four more people, including Brinder Singh Dhillon, the President of Punjab Youth Congress, in connection with the tractor burning incident near the India Gate during a protest against the farm Bills recently passed by the Parliament.
9. Contraband of 750 MDMA tablets from Netherlands seized, 4 held
Narcotics Control Bureau in Bengaluru arrested four members of drug syndicate following detailed analysis after a parcel destined to India from the Netherlands, containing 750 MDMA tablets, was seized in July.
10. As cases spike, parties in Kerala agree to jointly fight Covid
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ruled out total lockdown in the state. Meanwhile, all political parties agreed to jointly fight the pandemic. The parties arrived at the consensus during the all-party meeting.
