1.LJP won't contest under Nitish Kumar's leadership, says party
The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Sunday virtually walked out of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar ahead of the state assembly polls, saying that it will not fight the election under JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's leadership of the ruling alliance in the state, a party statement said.
2. India, China to hold 7th Corps Commander-level talks
The seventh round of Corps Commander-level talks between armies of India and China is expected to be held on October 12. It is expected to be with a specific agenda of firming up a roadmap for disengagement of troops from the friction points in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the developments said on Sunday.
3. BJP CEC meets to finalise candidates for Bihar polls
The BJP central election committee met on Sunday to deliberate over the Bihar assembly polls and finalise the party's candidates, as the ruling National Democratic Alliance suffered a setback with Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party deciding to walk out of the NDA in the state.
4. Armenian forces target Ganja city as fighting escalates
The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continued on Sunday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan's second-largest city coming under attack. Azerbaijani officials said Sunday that Armenian forces attacked Ganja, the country's second-largest city. Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to the Azerbaijani president, tweeted a video depicting damaged buildings and called it the result of “Armenia’s massive missile attacks against dense residential areas" in Ganja.
5.Quad countries set focus on thwarting China aggression
Amid the surge in China's illegal activities in the Indo-Pacific region, the upcoming quad meeting of the foreign ministers of India, Japan, Australia and the United States will focus on the next steps to be taken to thwart Beijing's moves.
6. MI VS SRH: Clinical Mumbai thrash Hyderabad by 34 runs
Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday. With this win, Mumbai has climbed to the top of the points table with four wins in five matches.
7. French Open: Nadal thrashes Korda to enter quarter-finals
While there have been upsets in the women's draw, it's business as usual for Rafael Nadal among the men at the French Open. Against a player who loves him so much that he named his cat after him, Nadal showed no mercy with Sebastian Korda, seeing off the 20-year-old qualifier with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 thumping on Court Philippe Chatrier to reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the 14th time.
8. Salman Khan back on Radhe sets after over six months
Superstar Salman Khan on Sunday announced he has resumed shooting for his action-drama "Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai". The 54-year-old actor was shooting for the Prabhudheva directorial before the lockdown was announced in March.
9. SSR friends, fans stage protest at Jantar Mantar
Sushant Singh Rajput's friend Ganesh Hiwarkar, ex-manager Ankit Acharya, along with late actor's fans staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. They are fasting from Friday and will submit a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding justice and speedy probe into the death case of Sushant.
10.India, Bangladesh hold second edition of naval exercise
The second edition of the bilateral naval exercise Bongosagar between India and Bangladesh was held in Northern Bay of Bengal. Ships from both navies participated in surface warfare drills, seamanship evolutions and helicopter operations. Indian Navy ships Kiltan, Khukri & Bangladesh Navy ships Abu Bakr, Prottoy, helo and MPA undertook manoeuvres, surface drills, helo operations and seamanship evolutions.
