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India's foreign exchange (Forex) reserves stood above $700 billion for the second-consecutive week, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday.

Noel Naval Tata, the newly-appointed Chairman of Tata Trusts, on Friday said he looks forward to carrying on the legacy of Ratan Naval Tata and the founders of the Tata Group.

As the Congress called for a comprehensive investigation into alleged irregularities observed in certain Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent Assembly polls in Haryana, former Chief Election Commissioner, S.Y Quraishi said that EVMs cannot be hacked as they are stand-alone machines.

BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini is likely to take oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana in Panchkula’s parade ground on October 15 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and party’s top functionaries likely to attend the ceremony.

As the Tata Trusts board meeting began on Friday to discuss group's succession plans after the demise of Ratan Naval Tata, reports surfaced that Noel Tata is likely to be appointed as the new Chairman of Tata Trusts.

The two leaders discussed several avenues of enhancing bilateral cooperation in fields like capacity building, disaster management, renewable energy, heritage restoration, economic ties, defence collaboration, and people-to-people ties. They also discussed strengthening India-Laos civilisational and contemporary ties.

As the National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah, promised to pass a resolution demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) statehood, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the Central and state government together will discuss matters, take suggestions and implement whatever they think will be best according to the Constitution.

After Nagaland and Mizoram, some organisations have also opposed the erection of fencing in the Naga-inhabited areas along the India-Myanmar border part in Manipur.

However, two Indonesian peacekeepers at the base, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters in Naqoura, were injured on Thursday when an Israeli tank fired at an observation tower directly hitting it, Farhan Haq, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that conflicts in the world cannot be solved by battlefield but by respecting sovereignty, territorial integrity and international laws.

During the meeting, PM Modi extended his condolences on the loss of lives due to Hurricane Milton in the US and also discussed strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation in regional matters.

The fast-unto-death agitation by junior doctors over their demands on the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata entered the seventh day on Friday.

"My heartful tribute to Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary. He dedicated his life for positive change in the country and society. His personality and ideals will remain a source of inspiration for every generation," PM Modi said in a post on X.

One of the seven junior doctors who are sitting on a fast-unto-death demonstration here at Esplanade against the ghastly rape and murder of a fellow medic of R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital, was hospitalised around Thursday midnight after his medical conditions deteriorated drastically.

French President Emmanuel Macron has condoled the demise of iconic industrialist and Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, who breathed his last at a Mumbai hospital on October 9.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Japan and New Zealand on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit in Laos.

Many thousands including top political leaders, captains of industry, celebs and commoners bid a tearful farewell to the legendary business giant and a genteel Parsi, Ratan Naval Tata at his final journey on Thursday.

The Border Security Force (BSF) raised concerns over the spate of infiltration attempts from Bangladesh at the recently concluded nodal-officer level Border Coordination Meeting (BCM) with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole.

The average monthly income of rural households saw a substantial rise of 57.6 per cent over a five-year period, up from Rs 8,059 in 016-17 to Rs 12,698 in 2021-22, according to government data on Thursday. 

Emphasising that the 'Act East' policy has given new energy, direction and momentum to the historic relations between India and southeast Asian countries over the past decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century is the "Asian century" of India and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

Garima Griho (Home for pride), a shelter home for homeless people of the transgender community and Kolkata’s only transgender-organised Durga Puja, said on Thursday that this year the festivity mood has been spoilt by the horrific RG Kar tragedy.

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, who joined the league of superstars with the earth-shattering success of his movie ‘Animal’, sought blessings from Goddess Durga on Thursday in the city.

The Chief Ministers of the northeastern states on Thursday mourned the demise of iconic industrialist and Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, who passed away late on Wednesday night at the age of 86.

Security forces have discovered a huge weapon cache containing a variety of arms and ammunition, including anti-aircraft guns, in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, said an army statement on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a two-day visit to Laos, witnessed an episode of Lao Ramayan titled 'Phalak Phalam or Phra Lak Phra Ram', enthusiastically performed by the prestigious Royal Theatre of Luang Prabang.