The big news: 15 Pakistani soldiers killed during firing along J&K border, and 9 other top stories
India said Pakistan did not justify expelling its diplomat, and the Supreme Court said the Centre had failed to appoint judges recommended by the collegium.
A look at the headlines right now:
- 15 Pakistani soldiers killed fresh firing across LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, says Army: One person was injured in Abdullian in RS Pura sector, where cross-border firing has been going on since Monday.
- Pakistan expelled Indian diplomat as an afterthought, gave no justification, says MEA: The country only made baseless allegations that Surjeet Singh's activities were 'not in keeping with diplomatic norms', said ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
- Centre sitting on collegium's recommendation for judges' appointments, says SC: The apex court said the courtrooms across the country were being locked out because of lack of judges.
- Supreme Court stays bail granted to suspended JD(U) MLA's son Rocky Yadav in Bihar road rage case: The victim's mother had accused the Patna High Court of giving him bail without opening the case.
- Surat diamond dealer to give employees 1,260 cars, 400 flats as Diwali bonus: Hare Krishna Exports head Savjibhai Dholakia said it was his company’s aim to ensure all of his workers have a home and a vehicle over the next five years.
- Judiciary cannot decide to separate religion from politics, three BJP states tell Supreme Court: The seven-judge bench observed that the court 'cannot give an exhaustive listing of what one can say in political speeches'.
- Indian-Americans have raised $10 million for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign: The community is believed to be second-largest source of funds for the Democratic nominee, behind only Israeli-Americans.
- Citizen journalists' group covering Islamic State atrocities gets $50,000 award for courage: 'Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently' is the recipient of the 2016 Civil Courage Prize for publicising the terrorists' heinous acts 'at great personal risk'.
- Pakistan police detain Imran Khan, arrest party workers ahead of major protest against Nawaz Sharif: The planned sit-in will begin on November 2 to seek the prime minister's resignation in light of corruption allegations.
- Twitter is shutting down the Vine app as growth slows and lay-offs mount: The video service said users' content would not be deleted and that they could still download it or access it through the website.