Ashish Mishra arrested, India-China to hold another round of talks, here are top news headlines

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has been arrested in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence where eight people were killed. The nine-member SIT headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police Upendra Agarwal arrested Mishra on Saturday (October 9) after quizzing him for more than 11 hours.

 

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India and China will reportedly hold another round of high-level military talks on Sunday (October 10) with an aim to continue the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh. The 13th round of talks between the two countries since violent clashes last year is likely to begin around 10:30 AM at the Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control.

 

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The West Bengal government on Saturday relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for the Durga puja. Between October 10 and October 20, all shops, restaurants and bars can function as per normal operational hours. Also, late closing of bars may be allowed as per extant rules.

 

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The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday raised the cash reward for information on each of the six policemen booked in the murder case of a Kanpur business to Rs 1 lakh. 

 

Manish Gupta, a property dealer, died after he was allegedly thrashed by the policemen in a Gorakhpur hotel in September.

 

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In the latest interview, Virat Kohli has revealed that he had discussed the idea of stepping down as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain with his AB de Villiers in 2019. Kohli said that he continued to lead the side because of the restructuring of the management.  

 

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