1. Rains continue to lash Mumbai, IMD issues red alert for today
Rains continue to lash Mumbai and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in parts of Maharashtra for Thursday. It has also issued a red alert for the entire North Konkan area, including Mumbai and Thane.
2. Rains claim 30 lives in Telangana, 19 of them in Hyderabad
Heavy rainfall that caused a deluge in Telangana claimed 30 lives with 19 in Hyderabad alone. While nine people in Hyderabad were killed in a wall collapse late Tuesday in Bandlaguda area while ten people were killed in other incidents like drowning and electrocution.
3. Army joins state govt in carrying out rescue ops in rain-hit Telangana
The Army is involved in the rescue and relief operations in parts of Hyderabad hit by rain fury and deluge and evacuated several marooned people on Wednesday. Heavy overnight rains claimed at least 19 lives and caused flooding in several low-lying areas of the city and elsewhere as scores were trapped in their houses.
4. India, Arab countries can partner to develop oil, gas reserves: MEA
India and Arab countries, in the Gulf and West Asia, can explore the forging of partnerships and investments to develop the oil and gas reserves in India which would provide "win-win solutions", a top official of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
5. Andhra Pradesh Governor, CM condole demise of Kuchipudi dancer Sobha Naidu
Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed their grief on the sudden demise renowned Kuchipudi dancer Sobha Naidu. Naidu had received the Padma Shri in the year 2001.
6. NIA suspects D-Company links to Kerala gold smuggling case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the terror link in the Kerala gold smuggling case indicated in a special court here that it suspected the link of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's gang in the sensational racket.
7. Four PFI suspects questioned by Enforcement Directorate
Four alleged Popular Front of India activists, who were arrested when they were going to Hathras, were quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district for around five hours, an official said.
8. Leh council elections: Triangular fight between BJP, Congress, AAP
Preparations are in full swing for elections to the 26 seats of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh which is scheduled on October 22. This polls will see a triangular contest between the BJP, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
9. 'India's GDP 11 times more than Bangladesh in purchasing power terms'
India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in terms of purchasing power parity was 11 times more than that of Bangladesh in 2019, government sources said as they played down IMF projections of India slipping below the neighbouring nation on per capita GDP this year.
10. Trump's son Barron tested positive for COVID-19, reveals Melania
Barron Trump, the teenage son of US President Donald Trump, contracted coronavirus after his parents tested positive for COVID-19 but have since tested negative, First Lady Melania Trump has said.
