The big news: Stampede in Bihar’s Begusarai kills at least 3 people, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: A preliminary probe report accused NTPC of gross negligence, and two people from Maharashtra were arrested for extortion bid.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Three killed in stampede at Begusarai during Kartik Purnima celebrations: Thousands of pilgrims had gathered at Simaria Ghat to take a holy dip in Ganga.
- Gross negligence on part of NTPC responsible for the explosion, says UP labour department report: The preliminary report said staff had not cleared the clinkers which allowed the deposit to accumulate and choke the space for fluid gas to come out.
- Couple arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs 7 crore from suspended IAS officer: Satish Mangle and his wife Shraddha had threatened Radheshyam Mopalwar to pay Rs 7 crore in exchange for withdrawing the corruption complaint against him.
- Banks, telecom firms must specify Aadhaar linking deadline in messages sent to customers, says Supreme Court: People have till December 31 to link their bank accounts with Aadhaar and till February 6 for their mobile numbers.
- Haj subsidy can be phased out completely by 2018, says Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: The minister for minority affairs said the Centre would like to instead use the funds on educational programmes.
- BJP may use fake sex CD to defame me before Gujarat elections, alleges Hardik Patel: The Patidar leader also said that defective Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail systems might be used for the polls.
- Spain issues arrest warrant against former Catalan president and his aides: Carles Puigdemont, who is currently in Belgium, has said he will return to Madrid if a fair trial is guaranteed to him.
- Alleged al Qaeda recruiter complains of sexual harassment in Tihar jail: A Delhi court has sought a response from the prison authorities by November 8.
- Kevin Spacey dropped from ‘House of Cards’: Producer Netflix has acted upon allegations of sexual misconduct against the actor.
- Five Madhya Pradesh police officers suspended for not acting on woman’s complaint about gangrape: The National Commission for Women has asked the state police chief to take action against the four accused as well as the officers.