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BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised Rahul Gandhi for planning a protest rally in Delhi on November 1. Prasad said the date insults the Sikh community due to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He called the decision childish stubbornness and said, "Rahul Gandhi has an anarchist and Maoist mindset. Why?"
Pat Proctor is running for Kansas Secretary of State against Jennifer Day ahead of the November 3 elections. The Republican lawmaker said, "I felt like it was very important that we have somebody in that office who is focused." He wants to restore public faith in the ballot box.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in China on Saturday via the New Yalu River Bridge, a South Korean official said. Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Kim in Dandong. The bridge opened this month to boost trade. Experts said, "The opening of the bridge has resolved a major bottleneck."
Tamil Nadu is bracing for three days of heavy rain as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal intensifies into a cyclonic storm by October 26. The Regional Meteorological Centre said the system will move towards Andhra Pradesh. Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon already brought heavy rainfall across many districts.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday that his cabinet reshuffle will happen early next week. He asked MLAs not to lobby for ministerial berths, saying, "The list has already been finalised." He urged party members to stop sending messages as the final decisions are already made.
The Congress appointed election war room heads for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand on Saturday. These leaders will manage preparations for the 2027 assembly polls. The party started these moves as the Election Commission began reviewing poll readiness in these five states. No election schedule is out yet.
Kerala Governor Om Prakash Mathur faced controversy on Friday after his decision to make the Lok Bhavan kitchen strictly vegetarian. Congress leader KC Venugopal said, "Any attempt to restrict the food habits Keralites are accustomed to cannot be accepted." Many critics argued this move pushed a specific political agenda.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is changing its training and combat strategy along the China border. On October 22, Director-General Shatrujeet Kapur said, “Our Shaurya commandos played an exemplary role in this.” These commandos got praise for their work during a face-off that still continues at several locations in Arunachal Pradesh.
Mumbai police arrested Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar over suspected links to the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The ATS found inflammatory social media posts and audio clips on his phone. Investigators are now probing his alleged contact with Pakistani intelligence operatives to see if he planned to spread the group's ideology.
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang targeted actor Tiger Shroff because he once praised Salman Khan. In 2022, Tiger said Salman was the only tiger in the film industry. This comment angered the gang, who have long held a grudge against Salman. The shooters attacked Tiger after he played football on Sunday.
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi recalls meeting former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a Cambridge restaurant in her upcoming memoir, Belonging. The book releases on November 10, 2026. Sonia said, “When I first met him, I felt almost immediately that he was someone whom I would really love to be with.”
The Pune division Teachers' constituency recorded 85.87% turnout and the Graduates' seat saw 62.78% by 4 pm on October 23. These figures showed a sharp rise compared to the 2020 elections. Many voters cast their ballots across 1,051 total stations. Officials said counting will take place on October 27.