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Vishal Film Factory has reportedly assured the I-T department that the pending TDS would be deposited in two to three instalments. The department has issued summons to the company to appear on Friday.

As per the notification, the application process for TSPSC Teachers Recruitment Test (TRT) will begin next week from October 30th 2017 and the last date to apply for the same is November 30th 2017.

Modi, will land in Bhavnagar around 11 am. He will inaugurate the first phase of the Rs 615-crore ‘roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro)’ ferry service between Ghogha in Bhavnagar district and Dahej in Bharuch in the Gulf of Cambay.

The “public debate”, organised by South Asia Future Forum (SAFF) at the London School of Economics (LSE). It had a capacity audience with prominent academics and birds of same feather in attendance.

Technical glitch in Delhi Metro’s Blue Line halt services for 45 minutes.

The CBI conveyed to the Centre that it wanted to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order of May 31, 2005 quashing all charges against Europe-based Hinduja brothers in the Bofors scam case.

Dirty air - caused by everything from transport and industry to indoor fires - was the biggest contributor linked to 6.5 million deaths, the Lancet medical journal said.

A traffic blockade will be put in place from October 20, to prepare the Lucknow-Agra Expressway stretch for the event.

Taking to Twitter, Sushma Swaraj said: "On the auspicious occasion of Deepawali, India will grant medical visa in all deserving cases pending today."

Diwali greetings to all. As we celebrate with our families, let us promote sensitivity to others and to our environment, the President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted on his official handle.

Dalai Lama, who is on a three-day visit to Manipur, said: "People cease to be Muslim, Christian or any group the moment they became terrorists."

"I owe a big apology to the people for supporting demonetisation in a hurry. I initially thought demonetisation move was going to curb black money and that people should bear with the problems during that transition," said Haasan.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s flagship State of the World Population Report 2017 — Worlds Apart: Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality, shows the substantial gap in egalitarianism.

Haley said the US is already on board, but there is need to focus "on Russia and China", the two permanent members of the Security Council who "do not want to see any" changes in the Security Council.

"Though we agree with the petitioner that 'Vande Mataram' be recognised by the respondent as equal to 'Jana Gana Mana'. We are of the view that we are unable to grant the relief sought in the petition," the bench said.

A plume of thick, black smoke was seen emerging from Mechemco chemical company in Navi Mumbai.