Breaking News LIVE, October 15:
5:00 PM| BARC Board has proposed that its Technical Committee (Tech Comm) will review and augment the current standards of measuring and reporting of the data of niche genres, to improve their statistical robustness and to significantly hamper potential attempts to infiltrate panel homes. This exercise would cover all Hindi, Regional, English news and business news channels with immediate effect.
2:05 PM| Sensex falls 600 points.
2:00 PM| Renowned Malayalam poet, Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passed away on Thursday morning in Thrissur. He was 94.
1:50 PM| Shatrughan Sinha’s son, Luv Sinha has been handed the Congress ticket for the Bankipore assembly seat, which falls under Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency that his father represented twice on a BJP ticket.
“Luv Sinha has been given the Bankipore assembly seat and will likely file his nomination papers today,” Congress spokesperson Harku Jha told ThePrint.
11:00 AM| Moderate rains with isolated heavy rainfall coupled with thunderstorm are likely in the next couple of days in Pune and neighbouring regions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.
The Bihar wing of Congress has said that Rahul Gandhi will campaign during each phase of the Bihar Assembly elections. They have not announced the date and time. Shakti Singh Gohil told ANI, “Rahul Gandhi will campaign in all three-phase. The party will announce the date and zone of the campaign.”
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday appealed to the Punjab government to stop stubble burning to reduce air pollution, which he said, takes a critical turn during winters.
Raveen Thukral, Media Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister, said: “The Punjab government has decided not to open multiplexes, cinema halls and entertainment parks in the state yet. However, Ramlilas to be allowed with strict Covid protocols. Details will be announced after Covid review meeting by the CM.”
Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited: “2,23,000 cusecs of water discharged from Sonna Barrage into Bhima river in Afzalpur, Kalaburagi district, following heavy rainfall in Maharashtra.”
India’s coronavirus tally surged to 72.39 lakh cases on Wednesday after a fresh spike of 63,509 infections, the government data showed. The number of fatalities stood at 1,10,586 after 730 deaths were registered in a day.
While theatres and multiplexes will remain closed in states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Chhattisgarh, they will open this week in several places, including Delhi and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with strict guidelines provided by the Ministry.
