PM Narendra Modi slams Pakistan over terror

• PM Modi pointed out that the move to scrap the provision was debated in the upper and lower houses of parliament for hours and the debates involved were telecast live
• The significance of Modi’s message to Pak, given in public and with Trump in the audience, could not have been lost on the audience

PM disses Pakistan in Trump’s presence, says same culprit behind 9/11, 26/11

• The crowd went into raptures as Modi talked about diluting Article 370 and in a reference to Pakistan, said it was time to unite against terrorism and those behind it
• Modi said masterminds behind the 9/11 terror attack in the US in 2001 and 26/11 Mumbai attack in 2008 were all found in one country

BJP, Shiv Sena look to iron out differences over seats in Maharashtra

• Shiv Sena leaders have maintained that they will not settle for anything less than 135 seats out of the total 288
• Several senior BJP leaders in Maharashtra believe that since BJP already has 122 members of legislative assembly because the party had contested a majority number of seats alone in the previous assembly elections in 2014

Soon, apex body to help manage water resources in the North-East

NEWMA will facilitate India’s bid to establish prior user rights on water from rivers originating in China

Houston showcases strong India-US ties

• Event points to the rising profile and importance of Indian Americans in US
• Trump’s presence at the three-hour event is an honour for the Indian Americans

After Modi says ‘Abki bar, Trump sarkar,’ Trump says border security vital

• Trump called Modi 'the most loyal friend of US'
• Trump said the NBA would host a match in Mumbai next week and would love to attend the event if invited

At Howdy Modi, PM says ‘all is well’ in multiple languages, ends Hindi debate

• The crowd went into raptures as Modi talked about diluting Article 370 and in a reference to Pakistan, said it was time to unite against terrorism and those behind it
• Bonhomie was all on display at the stadium as US President Donald Trump and Modi showered praise on each other

Narendra Modi wows America, Donald Trump wows India

• US President Donald Trump says border security is vital to India and its people, just as it is to the US
• This was Modi’s third event with the Indian diaspora in the US —the previous ones were in 2014 and 2015

Howdy Modi: Modi has Trump’s hands on his shoulder as anthems play

• ‘Shared Dreams, Bright Futures,’ has been organized by Texas India Forum
• Modi welcomed 'a very special person whose name is familiar to every person on the planet'

Over 2,000 bookings in IRCTCs Tejas Express in first two days

• Most bookings are between October 23 and October 26, just ahead of Diwali.
• The bookings for the Tejas trains - number 82501 from Lucknow to Delhi and 82502 from Delhi to Lucknow -- began on Saturday

World leaders feel the heat in upcoming climate summit

• Brazil's, Poland's and Saudi Arabia's proposals for dealing with climate change fell short, so they're not on Monday's summit schedule
• World Meteorological Organization’s report shows in the last several years, warming, sea level rise and carbon pollution have all accelerated

C40 Summit: Kejriwal to speak on his govt's efforts in lowering air pollution

• In September 2018, Kejriwal travelled to Seoul in South Korea to sign agreements between Delhi and Seoul
• Arvind Kejriwal will join leaders of several cities to deliberate on the climate crisis impacting the world at the summit from October 9-12

Bypolls in Karnataka will seal fate of Yediyurappa's government

• 15 out of the total 17 vacant seats are heading to the bypolls
• As it stands, the BJP has 104 seats (excluding the speaker) in the lower house, the Congress has 66, the JD(S) has 34, one from the BSP, one independent and one nominated member.

EC announces bypolls to 2 more assembly seats in Gujarat

• Bypolls to Radhanpur and Bayad assembly seats in Gujarat and the Samastipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar will be held on October 21
• Across India total 66 seats will go to bypolls

Any future talks with Pakistan will be on PoK, not on J&K: Rajnath Singh

• Rajnath Singh says there can be no talks when terrorism is being exported from across the border
• Defence Minister also says Pakistan will lose PoK if it dared to fight a war with India

‘Howdy, Modi!’ event: India has given farewell to Article 370, says PM Modi

• PM Modi hit out at Pakistan for its support to terrorism and said India's decision to nullify Article 370 has caused trouble to those who cannot handle their country
• PM Modi said he met Trump a few times and every time he has been warm, friendly, accessibly, energetic and full of wit

Researchers discover world's first blood incubator

• The detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies requires incubation at 37°C, often for up to 15 minutes
• This breakthrough has the potential to improve the pre-transfusion testing of millions of patients undergoing blood transfusions across the world

Dubai airport diverts flights due to ‘suspected drone’ activity

• The airport says the incident affected flights from 12:36 pm to 12:51 pm Sunday
• Alleged drone sightings have previously disrupted flights into the airport

India will grow 'sustainably', says Prakash Javadekar

• The Climate Action Summit, hosted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, aims to boost action to implement the 2016 Paris Agreement
• Javadekar said energy intensity in the country has been brought down and that the results were for all to see

National centre for I-T e-assessment to be based in Delhi; CBDT issues order

• The CBDT, that frames policy for the Income-tax department, has issued an order for the creation of the Centre
• Nirmala Sitharaman has said the e-assessment scheme will be rolled out from 8 October-- when 'Vijayadashami' will be celebrated