In today’s evening digest, NEWS18 brings latest updates on Maharashtra assembly polls, Blast Near Delhi CRPF School May Not Be Terror Attack, Say Officials, and other top stories.
BJP Releases First List Of 99 Candidates For Maharashtra Polls, Fields Fadnavis From Nagpur South
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming legislative elections in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Assembly has 288 seats and the BJP is contesting 151 of them. The list released Sunday afternoon has names of 99 candidates. BJP is contesting 151 out of the 288 seats in Maharashtra. Read More
‘No Splinter Or Timer, Low-Grade Explosives’: Blast Near Delhi CRPF School May Not Be Terror Attack, Say Officials
Low-grade explosives were used in the blast near the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) School in Prashant Vihar area of Delhi’s Rohini on Sunday morning, according to a preliminary investigation. Sources told CNN-News18 that no splinter or timer was found at the spot. “First, the Delhi Police and local forensic team and later the National Security Guard (NSG) team carried out a thorough scrutiny of the area. No splinter or timer could be located at the crime scene or the immediate vicinity,” a senior Home Ministry official told CNN-News18. Read More
Over 20 Flights, Including Dubai-Bound Air India One, Get Fresh Bomb Threats Today
As many as 24 flights operated by Vistara, IndiGo, Air India and Akasa airlines received fresh bomb threats on social media on Sunday, October 20, prompting emergency checks across various airports, said officials. Six flights each of IndiGo, Vistara, Akasa Air and Air India received the threats, according to news agency PTI. Read More
‘Escalatory Phase’: Hezbollah Fires 100 Projectiles Into Israel As Fighting Rages In Lebanon, Gaza
About 100 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israel on Sunday, days after Hezbollah vowed to launch a new “escalatory phase” in its war with the Jewish country. The Iran-backed group launched 70 rockets into Israel early Sunday. Hours later, Israel reported that 30 more projectiles crossed into Israel from Lebanon. This escalation came as fighting raged on two fronts Sunday as Israel targeted what it claimed was a Hezbollah “command center” in the Lebanese capital. Meanwhile, in Gaza, rescuers reported 73 people killed in a single airstrike. Read More
Salman Khan Makes a Cryptic Comment on Bigg Boss 18 Amid Death Threats: ‘Kasam Khuda Ki…’ | Watch
Salman Khan returned to Bigg Boss 18 following his friend, political leader Baba Siddique’s death and a fresh laucnh of death threat. The promos of the Weekend Ka Vaar episode already showed Salman confessing that he wasn’t in the headspace to return to the reality show. Now, a new clip from the episode has surfaced online in which a tired Salman lamented that he has bigger problems to deal with. Read More
Rohit Sharma Says ‘Didn’t Expect to Be Out for 46’ After India Lose to New Zealand in First Test
New Zealand secured an eight-wicket win for their first test victory in India since 1988, beating India to go 1-0 up in the three-match series at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. Read More
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