Police custody of nine accused in Baba Siddique murder case extended till October 26 by Mumbai court The disengagement at the two friction points at Demchok and Depsang in Ladakh's Eastern Sector is planned to be completed by October 28 and 29, news agency PTI reported citing sources. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has recorded a 72% fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,297 crore for the second quarter of the financial year. Addressing the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the confidence that Germany has expressed in India's skilled manpower is amazing as the European nation has decided to increase visas for the skilled Indian workforce from 20,000 to 90,000. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced that there has been no human casualty in the severe cyclonic storm Dana which made landfall in the coast on Thursday night.
The disengagement of troops has begun at the two friction points in Demchok and Depsang Plains in Eastern Ladakh sector, days after India and China reached an agreement to end the standoff between the armies of the two countries. The Indian troops have started pulling back equipment to rear locations in the respective areas, according to officials. One tent on each side and some temporary structures have been dismantled in the area, with the Chinese soldiers retreating to the east side of the Nala.
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India after Chief Justice DY Chandrachud named him his successor. The announcement was made by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday evening. "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President, after consultation with Hon'ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice of India with effect from 11th November, 2024," Meghwal wrote on X.
Search Operations continued on Friday morning in Baramulla following the firefight between the Indian Army and terrorists last night. Two Indian Army soldiers and two civilian porters were killed after terrorists attacked a military vehicle in Baramulla. One soldier and one porter are injured and undergoing treatment, Indian Army officials said. In an intial post on X, the Srinagar-based Chinar corps said that, "A brief firefight took place between Indian Army and terrorists in general area Butapathri, Baramulla. During the firefight two soldiers and two porters have suffered injuries and have been evacuated for medical care." In a subsequent update, the Chinar Corps said, "During the firefight two soldiers and two porters have suffered injuries and have been evacuated for medical care. Operation in progress."