THE HEADLINES::
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, changing world order calls for stronger global institutions and greater voice for Global South.
- Prime Minister to inaugurate Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav Global Sammelan in New Delhi today.
- Voting begins for 11 MLC seats in Uttar Pradesh, eight in Bihar, five in Maharashtra and four in Karnataka.
- Strong magnitude 7 earthquake claims 16 lives in Tibet; 54 others injured.
- Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi win Gold medal in Para Recurve Men’s Doubles Archery event at Asian Para Games in Japan; Nitesh Kumar bags Gold in Men’s Singles Badminton event.
- Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship to begin today at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the changing world order calls for stronger global institutions, a greater voice for the Global South, and international cooperation that stands firm in times of crisis. He noted that a new world order is emerging, as the old world order is unable to address the challenges facing the world. Delivering the keynote speech on ‘A World Between Orders’ at a Summit organised by a media house in New Delhi, Mr Modi said the advent of technology has given rise to new powers and new voices. He emphasised a new world order for the collective wellbeing of humankind. He added that India will play a key role in this new world order. He said India is strengthening its own capabilities to help strengthen the world.
Mr Modi stressed the need for reforms in multilateral organisations. He added that the voice of the Global South deserves its due place. He stated that international cooperation should not be limited to good times, but remain effective during crisis.
The Prime Minister underlined that India is working towards becoming a top three economy today, and even during this global uncertainty, India has emerged as the fastest-growing economy. He put forth the vision of “Power to Empower”, saying Viksit Bharat is not just about India’s own progress but also a guarantee of a better world.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav Global Sammelan in New Delhi today. Mr Modi will also address the gathering on the occasion. We have a report:
“The three-day event marks the culmination of the year-long celebrations commemorating 75 years of the Chinmaya Mission, a global spiritual movement founded by Swami Chinmayananda in 1951 to make the wisdom of Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita accessible to all. Over the decades, the Mission has expanded its work across spiritual education, cultural preservation, youth empowerment and community service. The event will bring together over nine thousand participants from India and abroad. The year-long celebrations began last year with the Prime Minister Modi releasing a Tamil versification of the Bhagavad Gita, produced by Chinmaya Mission in Tamil Nadu. SHIVANG MISRA, AKASHVANI NEWS, DELHI.”
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President Droupadi Murmu will visit Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on the second day of her visit to the state today. She will attend key events, including the historic Muria Durbar as part of the famous Bastar Dussehra celebrations. More from our correspondent:
“The President will reach the Jagdalpur airport this morning. Her first stop will be the historic Maa Danteshwari Temple, where she will offer prayers. Later, President Murmu will attend the historic Muria Durbar. Dating back to Bastar’s royal era, this gathering serves as a bridge between traditional community leaders-such as Manjhis and Chalkis-and government officials to address local issues. Later, at the Lalbagh Maidan, the President will interact with local tribal leaders, priests, and residents before departing for Delhi. This is Alok Chandra Barik for Akashvani News, jagdalpur.”
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Voting has begun for 11 MLC seats in Uttar Pradesh, eight in Bihar, five in Maharashtra and four in Karnataka. Polling, which began at 8 this morning, will continue till 4 PM. The voting is taking place for the biennial elections to the Legislative Council from graduate and teachers’ constituencies in these 4 states. Counting of votes will take place on October 27. Our Lucknow correspondent reports, 152 candidates are in the fray for 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
“The fate of 152 candidates, contesting biennial elections for five graduates and six teachers’ constituencies, will be decided today. The polling is being held across 2,697 polling stations when a total of 14,81,310 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise through ballot papers. Voting is taking place in 72 out of total of 75 districts of the state barring Kanpur city Kanpur dehat and Unnao. This election is witnessing a direct contest between the Ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party, before the assembly polls as both have fielded candidate in all 11 seats. However, in some seats revel or Independent candidates are posing threat to both parties. SUSHIL CHANDRA TIWARI AKASHWANI NEWS LUCKNOW.”
In Bihar, among 8 seats, four are Graduate Constituencies and four are Teachers’ Constituencies. More from our correspondent:
“More than 5.32 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 150 candidates. A total of 933 polling stations have been set up at the block level in the respective districts. The Graduate Constituencies have over 4.92 lakh voters, while the Teachers’ Constituencies have more than 40 thousand voters. The Graduate Constituencies are Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi, while the Teachers’ Constituencies are Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran. Candidates from various political parties, as well as independents, are in the fray. According to the Election Commission, counting of votes will take place on October 27. With Savita Pareek’s report from Patna Yashasvi Kiryal”.
The five MLC seats in Maharashtra, include Graduates’ constituency in Pune, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Teachers’ constituency in Pune and Amravati.
A total of 182 candidates are in fray for the five seats while a total of ten lakh, 68 thousand and 72 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise across 2,419 polling stations. In these polls, registered graduates and teachers residing within the respective geographical divisions are eligible to vote.
Polling for four MLC seats of Karnataka Legislative Council is being held across 17 districts.
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India and Uzbekistan have agreed to cooperate in addressing the threats and challenges to national and regional security, and further strengthen the framework of the India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism. The tenth meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi yesterday. The two sides discussed the threats posed by terrorist groups globally and in their respective regions. Both sides exchanged views on current and emerging challenges to counter-terrorism. These include countering extremism and radicalization, combating financing of terrorism, preventing use of technology for terrorist purposes, and the nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism.
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In Tibet, 16 people have been killed and 54 others injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu City last evening. Hundreds of homes collapsed and rockfalls were triggered. Rescue operations are underway with more than 1,600 personnel deployed to assist those affected and provide emergency relief.
The Nagqu media office said, at least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds collapsed in the earthquake. Communication services were disrupted in parts of the region, while railway authorities halted train services as a precaution.
Meanwhile, Intermittent snowfall is forecast in the affected region over the next three days, raising concerns for residents displaced by the earthquake and those involved in rescue operations.
India’s National Centre for Seismology said the earthquake struck Nagqu City at 8:03 PM Indian Standard Time, at a depth of 173 kilometres, around 400 kilometres from Lhasa.
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At the Asian Para Games, India clinched three gold medals, with Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi winning the men’s recurve doubles archery event, Nitesh Kumar claiming gold in the men’s singles SL3 para-badminton event and Naveen Sivakumar clinching gold in the men’s singles SL4 final.
India also secured four silver medals across para-athletics, para-archery and para-badminton. In para-athletics, Parmod won silver in the men’s 1,500-metre T46 event, clocking 4 minutes 9.65 seconds to finish second. He retained the silver medal he had won at the Hangzhou edition three years ago.
In para-archery, Bhawna and Pooja won silver in the women’s recurve doubles event after losing 0-6 to China in the gold-medal match. Nimisha Chakkungalparambil bagged silver in the women’s long jump T47 with a best effort of 5.37m.
In para-badminton, Thulasimathi Murugesan claimed silver in the women’s singles SU5 event. She lost to China’s Qiuxia Yang 18-21, 11-21 in the final.
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India will begin their campaign in the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad today, with the men’s team taking on England and the women’s team facing Malaysia.
The championship, featuring 23 teams from 13 nations, will be held at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex from today until the 31st. A total of 62 matches are scheduled across the men’s and women’s categories.
Surjeet Singh will captain the Indian men’s team, with Naveen Kumar as vice-captain. Nidhi Sharma will captain the women’s team, with Ritu as vice-captain.
The group stage will be followed by the semifinals on the 30th, with both the men’s and women’s finals scheduled for the 31st of this month.
Organised by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the championship has the approval of the International Kabaddi Federation.
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Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha have advanced to the women’s singles quarter-finals of French Open badminton tournament with straight-game victories. Unseeded Ashmita registered the biggest upset of the day, defeating world number two and third seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-19, 21-18 in 37 minutes. Sindhu also secured a comfortable win, beating Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-12, 21-16 in 44 minutes to enter the last eight.
In the quarter-finals today, Ashmita Chaliha will face Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, while PV Sindhu will take on Chinese Taipei’s Chiu Pin-Chian.
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal today. The Met Department has predicted heavy rainfall over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka.
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TODAY’S NEWSPAPERS,
- On Israel’s Prime Minister’s telephonic call to PM Modi, Hindustan Times reports “Benjamin Netanyahu calls Prime Minister Modi, invites him, Captain Smit for Israeli Independence Day”.
- “PM Modi, Tusk agree to deepen India-Poland strategic partnership”, leads The Statesman.
- “Classical text Thirukkural to take centre stage at Kashi Tamil Sangamam”, notes The Hindu.
- “Samson sets up India’s record chase in first T20I against New Zealand” writes The Pioneer.
- Finally, “First-of-a-kind litfest for diplomats from October 25th to 27th”, reports The Indian Express. The paper adds “Beyond geopolitics, the Litfest’s focus is on bringing students and youngsters as ambassadors and share their work and lives.”
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, changing world order calls for stronger global institutions and greater voice for Global South.
- Prime Minister to inaugurate Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav Global Sammelan in New Delhi today.
- Voting begins for 11 MLC seats in Uttar Pradesh, eight in Bihar, five in Maharashtra and four in Karnataka.
- Strong magnitude 7 earthquake claims 16 lives in Tibet; 54 others injured.
- Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi win Gold medal in Para Recurve Men’s Doubles Archery event at Asian Para Games in Japan; Nitesh Kumar bags Gold in Men’s Singles Badminton event.
- Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship to begin today at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad.
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