India News LIVE Updates: PM Modi to join ASEAN-India Summit in Malaysia virtually

India News LIVE Updates: The two-way relations between India and ASEAN have been on a significant upswing in the last few years with focus being on boosting cooperation in the areas of trade and investment as well as security and defence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File)

India News LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he would virtually join the ASEAN-India Summit in Malaysia next week. Modi conveyed this to his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim during a phone call on Thursday. “Had a warm conversation with my dear friend, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia. Congratulated him on Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship and conveyed best wishes for the success of upcoming Summits,” Modi said in a post on X.

Meanwhile, PM Modi will reach out to the youth in Bihar in an interactive session today evening as part of the campaign for the assembly elections next month. Modi will join the ‘Mera Booth Sabse Majboot’ initiative of the BJP-led NDA virtually. “Our workers are working with unprecedented energy and dedication to ensure the victory of BJP-led NDA in the Bihar assembly elections,” Modi said in a post on X.

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In other news, the post-Diwali air quality in Delhi hasn’t improved. The overall air quality remained in Delhi remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Thursday morning, while Anand Vihar was in the ‘severe’ zone. Delhi’s air quality has deteriorated after Diwali, with slow wind speed making matters worse. At the same time, the AAP and the ruling BJP are locked in a war of words, with each blaming the other for the toxic air that Delhi residents are breathing. While the BJP has accused AAP of forcing farmers to burn stubble in Punjab to deliberately hit Delhi’s air, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party alleged that the Rekha Gupta government in Delhi is deliberately causing people to fall sick as it is working to promote private hospitals.

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Oct 23, 2025 02:24 PM IST

India News LIVE Updates: Obituary reference to Satya Pal Malik triggers heated exchange between NC, BJP in J-K Assembly

The opening day of the autumn session of J-K Assembly witnessed heated exchanges during obituary references, as the National Conference and the opposition BJP traded barbs over the role of former governor late Satya Pal Malik in the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

The name of Malik -- the 10th and last governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir who passed away in August this year -- triggered a row after National Conference (NC) MLA Bashir Veeri termed his role controversial, with BJP member Sham Lal Sharma demanding the remarks be expunged.

Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, while asking Veeri to respect the deceased, did not accept Sharma's demand to expunge the NC MLA's remarks. (PTI)

Oct 23, 2025 02:23 PM IST

India News LIVE Updates: Kedarnath, Yamunotri shrines closed for winter

The doors of the Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand were closed for the winter season on Thursday.

The doors of Kedarnath, the abode of Lord Shiva and the eleventh Jyotirlinga, located in Rudraprayag district, were closed at 8:30 am.

Despite the cold, nearly 10,000 devotees were present at the closing ceremony, chanting "Har Har Mahadev," "Jai Baba Kedar," and "Bam Bam Bhole." Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was also present besides administrative officials, temple committee officials, and a large number of priests. (PTI)

Oct 23, 2025 12:13 PM IST

India News LIVE Updates: Fire breaks out in commercial building in Mumbai's Jogeshwari; no injuries

A fire erupted in a commercial high-rise in Mumbai's western suburb of Jogeshwari on Thursday morning, officials said.

There has been no report of any injury to anyone in the blaze that broke out at JNS Business Center near Gandhi School around 10.50 am, they said.

A civic official said 10-15 persons are stranded in another wing of the building. “They are safe. The rescue operation is underway,” he added.

A fire brigade official said that at least 12 fire engines and other firefighting equipment are being used to control the blaze. Various agencies have been mobilised at the scene, he said.

More details about the fire, including what triggered it, are awaited. (PTI)

Oct 23, 2025 11:46 AM IST

India News LIVE Updates: IED blast on railway track disrupts train services in Assam

Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on a railway track in Kokrajhar district, officials said.

The explosion took place around five kilometres from Kokrajhar railway station on the route towards Salakati after midnight, an official said.

"The blast ripped apart nearly three feet of railway line with fragments of the damaged track found strewn several metres away," he added.

Kokrajhar Senior Superintendent of Police Pushpraj Singh said there were no reports of any casualties or derailment in the incident.

"The damage was limited to a short portion of the track, which was promptly repaired. Train movement has resumed now," he added.

Train operations were suspended overnight, affecting several Up and Down trains in Lower Assam and northern West Bengal till around 8 am, another official said. (PTI)

Oct 23, 2025 11:21 AM IST

India News LIVE Updates: Top INDIA bloc leaders missing from poster at Mahagathbandhan press conference, sparks row

The photographs of top INDIA bloc leaders were missing from a banner at the venue of the much-awaited joint press conference of the Mahagathbandhan in Patna on Thursday, triggering a controversy.

The banner, the image of which has gone viral on social media, carried only a large photograph of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

A joint press conference of the Mahagathbandhan leaders is scheduled to be held in the state capital later in the day.

This is the first press conference of the Mahagathbandhan leaders amid the stalemate over seat-sharing arrangements among the INDIA bloc constituents for the assembly polls.

After days of squabbling that left them pitted against each other in several constituencies of poll-bound Bihar, the Congress and the RJD on Wednesday tried to mend fences and put up a cohesive fight against the formidable ruling NDA. (PTI)

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