Delhi Air Quality in 'Very Poor' Category; Anand Vihar, IGI Airport Among Worst Hit

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "Recently we had some deportation from the united states. We have a regular dialogue with the united states on migration and mobility and the idea behind that is to create more avenues for legal migration. As part of this, our regular consular dialogue and arrangement - we have facilitated the movement of people who are staying in the united states illegally... This has been going on for some time and we hope that with this cooperation and our engagement with the united states on mobility and migration, we will be able to deter illegal immigration."

"Sanjay Raut is crossing the limits of shamelessness. He is defending his (Arvind Sawant) 'imported maal' remark. She is a big leader from Mumbai who is contesting from Mumbadevi and UBT-faction leaders can see their defeat. That's why they are abusing. Shaina NC will win by a huge number of votes," says BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut defending his party leader Arvind Sawant over latter's remarks on Shaina NC.

A girl was allegedly raped and murdered, following which enraged villagers lynched one of the accused in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, police said.The incident took place in Falakata area on Friday afternoon.The girl's body was found in a pond, following which the villagers tied a man, whom they alleged was one of the accused, to a tree and beat him up mercilessly, a police officer said.

Two CRPF jawans and two policemen were injured in an encounter with terrorists in the Khanyar area here on Saturday, officials said.Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Khanyar in the morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, they said.

Namo Bharat train will start its operation two hours early than usual at 6 am on Sunday on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, the NCRTC said in a statement.Trains will be operated with increased frequency, it said.According to the statement, train services on the operational section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor will start early on Sunday, operating from 6 am instead of the usual 8 am.

 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Australia and Singapore from November 3 to 8 during which he will meet leaders of the two countries and address the 8th Roundtable of ASEAN, an official statement said on Saturday.Jaishankar will co-chair the 15th Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue (FMFD) with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra, the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Celebrates Gujarati New Year at Ahmedabad Residence

As many as 620 constables were on Saturday inducted into the border security force (BSF) here after completing their 44 weeks of rigorous basic training, a spokesperson said.

A police officer allegedly shot himself dead with his service pistol in Patna early on Saturday.According to Superintendent of Police (Central) Sweety Sehrawat, the deceased, Ajit Kumar, was a resident of Bhojpur district and was posted in the Bihar capital as an additional sub-inspector.

As many as 35 fire incidents were reported in Pune city on Lakshmi puja day during Diwali, an official said on Saturday.According to the Pune Municipal Corporation's fire department, the blazes were reported between 7 pm on Friday and 7 am on Saturday, and there were no injuries.

 Senior IAS officer Alka Tiwari on Saturday assumed charge as the new chief secretary of poll-bound Jharkhand.The Election Commission on Friday accepted the Jharkhand government's proposal to appoint Tiwari as the chief secretary ahead of the assembly polls in Jharkhand, scheduled in two phases on November 13 and November 20.

The air quality index (AQI) in Kolkata was in the 'poor' category on Saturday following Diwali celebrations, a West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) official said.AQI in terms of PM 2.5 was 288 in Ballygunge, 210 in Jadavpur, 211 in Rabindra Bharati University and 219 in Bidhannagar at 9 am, all classified as 'poor', the official told PTI.

 Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.The encounter broke out near Halkan Gali in the Shangus-Larnoo area of the south Kashmir district.Of the two militants killed, one was a foreigner and the other a local. Their group affiliation was yet to be ascertained, the officials said.

Amid Back-to-Back Terror Attacks, Farooq Abdullah Bats for Pakistan 

A thin layer of smog engulfed the national capital and the AQI was recorded at  296 at 7 am on Saturday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

 In Anand Vihar, the AQI was recorded at a very poor category of 380 at 7 am; in ITO, it was 253 (poor) at 6 am; in RK Puram, it was 346 (very poor) at 6 am; in IGI Airport T3 it was 342 (very poor) at 6 am; and in Dwarka Sector 8 the AQI was 308 (very poor) at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held 'Janata Darshan' at the premises of Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur on Saturday.

During the 'Janata Darshan', CM Yogi listened to the grievances of the people and also gave instructions to the officials to resolve their problems in Gorakhpur.

Police busted a Maoist camp in a forest in Odisha's Nuapada district and recovered explosive materials from there, a senior officer said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off about the movement of CPI (Maoist) cadres, two special operation groups (SOG) launched a search and destroy operation in Patdhara and Sunabeda reserve forests on the night of October 30.

The AQI in several places in Haryana and neighbouring Punjab was recorded in the 'poor' category on Saturday.

According to the Sameer app that provides hourly updates of the national Air Quality Index (AQI) published by the Central Pollution Control Board, the AQI in Chandigarh -- the joint capital of the two states -- was also in the 'poor' category.

While the AQI improved slightly in a few places in Haryana, including Gurugram, Jind, Ambala and Kurukshetra, it remained in the 'poor' category. The AQI in these places was 'very poor' on Friday, the morning after Diwali.

A Vistara flight headed to Amritsar from Mumbai was diverted to Chandigarh due to bad weather on Saturday.

The airlines shared on X  "Flight UK695 from Mumbai to Amritsar (BOM-ATQ) has been diverted to Chandigarh (IXC) due to bad weather at Amritsar airport and is expected to arrive in Chandigarh at 0900 hours. Please stay tuned for further updates." 

Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police launched massive Anti Terror Operation in Jammu region

Anti terror operation launched at over 30 locations in area of Jammu region

Operations underway in Gandoh, Gai, Lower Krishna Ghati, Basantgarh and Kudwah area of Jammu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets, "Yesterday, had a productive conversation with the PM of Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, reaffirming our shared commitment to strengthening the India-Greece Strategic Partnership. Together, we aim to deepen our collaboration across trade, defence, shipping and connectivity. Greece is a valued partner for India within the EU as well."

The air quality in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category on Friday, despite relentless bursting of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations the previous day, thanks to above-normal temperatures and favourable winds that helped in the dispersion of pollutants.

On Shiv sena (UBT) leader arvind sawant's remark over shiv sena leader shaina nc, maharashtra cm eknath shinde says, "this is a very unfortunate thing.

It is very condemnable to say such things about a sister... This is their nature. In guwahati also, they had defamed our sisters in the same way. Now, all the sisters will teach a lesson in the coming elections..."

In an address at the State Department's Diwali reception, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasised the significance of the festival and reflected on the tradition's decade-long history at the State Department, which began under Secretary John Kerry.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday applauded the Tripura Police for busting a drug menace and seizing drugs worth Rs 2 crore from Ambassa, Dhalai district of the state.