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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan's Chief Minister face Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that US President Donald Trump will not come to state and accord special category status to the state. Yadav made these remarks while releasing Mahagathbandhan's manifesto for the upcoming Bihar elections. If elected to power after the Bihar Assembly polls under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav, the government will pass a bill in the first Vidhan Sabha session to scrap the three "anti-farm laws", said Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday.

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Published : Oct 17, 2020, 1:16 PM IST

1. Mahagathbandhan releases Bihar polls manifesto

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan's Chief Minister face Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that US President Donald Trump will not come to state and accord special category status to the state. Yadav made these remarks while releasing Mahagathbandhan's manifesto for the upcoming Bihar elections.

2. Will scrap 'anti-farm laws' if voted to power in Bihar: Surjewala

If elected to power after the Bihar Assembly polls under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav, the government will pass a bill in the first Vidhan Sabha session to scrap the three "anti-farm laws", said Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday.

3. Eight arrested in Ballia shooting

Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested as many as eight people in connection with the Ballia firing incident where a local BJP leader shot dead a man as a fracas broke out on Thursday during a meeting attended by administration and police officials.

4. Last rites of minor who died of burns held in Khammam

The last rites of the 13-year-old tribal girl, who succumbed after being set on fire allegedly by her employer, were conducted on Friday. The minor had passed away on Thursday after undergoing treatment for nearly a month.

5. Turning graveyard into a 'gateway to heaven'

T. Iswar Rao of Rayagada in Southern Odisha is a teacher in RSEWS Primary school. However, his interest in social services has edged him to do something for a burial ground located nearby.

6. Navratri a low-key affair for traders after govt bans garba

After the Gujarat government announced ruled out commercial or traditional street garbas in the state for the current year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the local vendors of Gujarat have raised concerns over losses to their business as Navratri celebration will be kept low-key this year.

7. Kerala IAS officer under medical observation for 24 hrs

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar on Saturday underwent an angiography that revealed he had no cardiac issues, but will now be under medical observation for another 24 hours before his likely discharge on Sunday.

8. New head priests for Sabarimala, Malikappuram temples

VK Jayaraj was on Saturday appointed 'Melsanthi' (Chief Priest) of the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala for one year.

9. White House rejects Putin's response to US arms control offer

The US and Russia on Friday rejected each other's proposals for potentially salvaging the last remaining legal constraint on their strategic nuclear forces.

10. Mithun Chakraborty's son Mahaakshay accused of rape

Mahaakshay Chakraborty, son of eighties superstar Mithun Chakraborty and actor Yogeeta Bali, is accused of rape. An FIR has been filed in the Oshiwara police station against Mahaakashay aka Mimoh for the rape and coercion of a girl.

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