Oct 20, 2025 12:12 PM IST
India News Live Updates | PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Navy, highlights INS Vikrant’s might
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday while addressing Navy personnel on INS Vikrant highlighted India's growing defence capabilities and emphasised the country's progress in defence manufacturing, noting that an average of 40 new warships or submarines have been inducted into the Navy annually since 2014.
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Oct 20, 2025 11:59 AM IST
Ahmedabad News Live Updates | Bihar elections to keep Surat’s textile labourers at home for long after Diwali
Labour contractor Kamran Usmani of Sachin GIDC, who has been providing manpower to the textile mills for the last 25 years, said, “Over 55 per cent of the manpower in the textile mills are from Bihar, the remaining are from UP, and other states.
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Oct 20, 2025 11:59 AM IST
Mumbai News Live Updates | Mumbai’s air quality plummets ahead of Diwali, 9 locations record ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ AQI
Experts attribute poor air quality in Mumbai to increased firecracker usage during the Diwali festivities and ongoing construction activities.
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Oct 20, 2025 11:34 AM IST
Mumbai News Live Updates | Here’s why commuters are not getting mobile network in newly inaugurated Mumbai Metro Line 3
While Vodafone Idea and BSNL are working on providing services in the metro, Jio has refused to do so on the Mumbai Metro.
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Oct 20, 2025 11:26 AM IST
Pune News Live Updates | Pune to see moderate to poor air quality until tomorrow; doctors say Diwali ‘smoke’ a concern amid recovery from viral infections
While the warmer weather in Pune may offer some short-term atmospheric benefits, it is crucial to stay cautious during festivals like Diwali for those recovering from illness or with pre-existing conditions.
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Oct 20, 2025 11:17 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Congress fields 6 more candidates in Bihar; Mahagathbandhan seat deal with RJD remains uncertain
The Congress released its list past midnight, even as the Mahagathbandhan’s formal seat-sharing agreement remained elusive, with the RJD and Congress — the alliance’s key partners — yet to reach a consensus.
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Oct 20, 2025 10:52 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Months after Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar split, gang war plays out in US: Harry Boxer attacked, 1 dead
Central agencies in India are closely monitoring the activities of both gangs
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Oct 20, 2025 10:15 AM IST
India News Live Updates | After poll rally speech faux pas over IPFT, Tripura CM Manik Saha expresses apology, reaches out to ally chief
Saha said he "unintentionally uttered" the name of IPFT while talking about All Tripura Tiger Force and the National Liberation Front of Tripura.
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Oct 20, 2025 09:58 AM IST
Pune News Live Updates | At ‘Nirali Diwali’, Pune’s LGBTQ+ community celebrates togetherness and belonging
In its third year, 'Nirali Diwali’ featured performances, poetry, and music, aimed at promoting acceptance and creating a sense of chosen family among participants.
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Oct 20, 2025 09:25 AM IST
World News Live Updates | A popular Afghan singer challenges the Taliban with song
Now in her seventh decade, she is loved by generations of Afghans at home and abroad for sharing their pain and their longing through more than four decades of war.
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Oct 20, 2025 09:12 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Trump says Ukraine’s Donbas region should be ‘cut up’ to end war: ‘Go home, stop fighting, stop killing’
The comments came shortly after Ukrainian drones struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, causing a fire and forcing it to halt intake of gas from Kazakhstan.
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Oct 20, 2025 08:25 AM IST
Mumbai News Live Updates | Mumbai AQI Level Today, 20 October 2025: Mumbai AQI rises to 176, Colaba records highest at 266; Pune air also ‘moderate’
With air quality worsening, it is advised to wear masks and stay indoors as much as possible to avoid exposure to toxic air.
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Oct 20, 2025 08:05 AM IST
Delhi News Live Updates | Delhi-NCR AQI (20 October 2025): Delhi’s AQI hits 354 on Diwali morning, air turns ‘hazardous’ across NCR
Delhi-NCR AQI Level Today, 20 October 2025: Check the latest air quality index, pollution level, and smog conditions across Delhi and NCR with health safety advice and AQI category updates.
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Oct 20, 2025 07:48 AM IST
World News Live Updates | ‘He’s not going to be doing Russian oil thing’: Trump says he spoke with Modi
"I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he's not going to be doing the Russian oil thing," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
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Oct 20, 2025 07:05 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Goa’s unique Diwali tradition now sees massive crowds, DJs, drones and hydraulics-powered effigies of a demon king
The coastal state starts its Diwali celebrations with the early-morning burning of effigies of Narakasura, the Asura king who was defeated by Lord Krishna.
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Oct 20, 2025 07:05 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Served chicken biryani instead of veg, customer ‘guns down’ Ranchi restaurant owner
According to police sources, the unidentified customer had ordered veg biryani to take home, and found out only after getting home that he had received chicken biryani. After this, he went back to the eatery and allegedly shot the owner.
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Oct 20, 2025 07:00 AM IST
Lucknow News Live Updates | Mission Shakti 5.0 | Azamgarh police new drive: Recover women’s maintenance payments pending for years
Special drive traces defaulters, cancels recovery warrants and transfers funds directly to women’s accounts
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Oct 20, 2025 07:00 AM IST
India News Live Updates | ‘Need funds to pay teachers, give grants to students’: Kerala joins Centre’s scheme for schools after holding out for long
The state government had been reluctant to join PM SHRI, and had taken the stance that it was a tool for the ‘saffronisation’ of education in the country.
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Oct 20, 2025 06:10 AM IST
Ahmedabad News Live Updates | Gujarat Hardlook: Road’s Trip
Since 2014, when work started, the 61-km second Ring Road project, aimed at decongesting Rajkot City from highway traffic, has been under construction. Recently, the urban development authority gave the green light to develop a 10-km stretch of RR-2
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Oct 20, 2025 06:00 AM IST
Lucknow News Live Updates | CM Adityanath targets SP: ‘Lamps are lit where bullets were fired’
Adityanath claimed that 6-10 crore devotees are visiting Ayodhya every year now. He also claimed that 1.51 crore diyas were lit across Uttar Pradesh to mark the occasion
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Oct 20, 2025 05:00 AM IST
Kolkata News Live Updates | BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleges ‘TMC women attacked’ his convoy; Trinamool calls it ‘people’s anger’
Labels attackers as 'Bangladeshi infiltrators', questions police's role in ensuring his safety
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Oct 20, 2025 04:20 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Jal Jeevan: States told to report graft cases against officials, contractors
The Centre's latest directive also comes months after it deployed over 100 teams of nodal officers for “ground inspection” of JJM schemes across the country following a review meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary.
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Oct 20, 2025 01:00 AM IST
Mumbai News Live Updates | ‘Shakes common man’s faith in banking institutions’: Bombay HC orders banks to adopt sensitive approach to cyber fraud cases
Such incidents shake common man’s faith in banking institutions
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