INDIA (National Affairs)
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Summons for today for Ajay Mishra’s son, two aides held; UP sets up probe
Ashish alias Monu is the only accused named in complaints filed with police. Two of Ashish Mishra’s associates, Ashish Pandey and Luvkush Rana, were arrested on Thursday after police established their involvement in Sunday’s incidents.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-ajay-mishra-son-summoned-up-police-7559053/
NCB plea rejected; Aryan, 7 others sent to 14-day judicial custody
Additional Metropolitan Magistrate R M Nerlikar sent the eight to 14-day judicial custody instead. Their interim bail applications will be heard Friday.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/aryan-khan-7-others-sent-to-14-day-judicial-custody-7559076/
200 Chinese troops stopped at Arunachal border in latest face-off with Indian Army
The Indian and Chinese troops engaged in yet another face-off last week in which around 200 PLA soldiers were intercepted close to the Arunachal Pradesh border.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chinese-troops-stopped-at-arunachal-border-faceoff-with-india-1862214-2021-10-08
INDIA (Community Affairs)
UP: One more held in ‘illegal conversion racket’ case
In a statement issued on Thursday, the ATS said that Sarfaraz Ali Jafri, who was looking after the work of Kaleem Siddiqui’s Global Peace Centre, was arrested from Lucknow.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/up-one-more-held-in-illegal-conversion-racket-case-7559214/
Uttar Pradesh: Man shot dead while offering namaz at mosque
A detailed probe in the matter is on. No arrests have been made in this case so far.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-man-shot-dead-while-offering-namaz-at-mosque/
FOREIGN
Nobel Literature Prize 2021: Abdulrazak Gurnah named winner
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58828947
MUSLIM WORLD
Amnesty slams ‘sportswashing’ Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle Utd
The group had long lobbied English football chiefs to reject the takeover due to Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/7/amnesty-sportswashing-saudi-led-newcastle-united-takeover
EDITORIAL
At this rating
Change in India’s rating outlook signals that risks to growth are receding. But uncertainty over medium-term growth persists
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/moodys-investors-ratings-negative-to-stable-7558892/
OPED ARTICLES
There is more to the evictions in Assam than the demands of ‘development’
Evictions have long been an explosive subject due to the region’s demographic and political history, as well as the displacement and dispossession caused by riverbank erosion
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/there-is-more-to-the-evictions-in-assam-than-the-demands-of-development-7558997/
ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE
Higher subsidy sought to discourage stubble burning
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/higher-subsidy-sought-to-discourage-stubble-burning/2345888/
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Nusrat Mohammed Flag of Kenya @reelwithnusrat
The famous scholar of Islamic Golden Age, Ibn Sina once conducted a medical experiment. He put two identical lambs in two separate cages, and he placed a wolf in one of the side cages. The wolf could only be seen by ONE of the lambs and the other was placed out of sight
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Afreen Fatima @AfreenFatima136
Reports of a probable demolition of a historical mosque inside the premises of Company Garden, Allahabad by Allahabad Administration. The mosque is older than the state itself. Sense of uncertainty given the brutal demolitions most recent being Gharib Nawaz Masjid, Barabanki.
https://twitter.com/AfreenFatima136/status/1446167721540919302
Mohammad_tanveer_محمد تنوير @Tanveer_Q007
मन बहोत दुखी हैं छत्तीसगढ़ में मुसलमानों के घर पर हमले हो रहे हैं दुकानों को थोड़ा जा रहा है पता नहीं किया हो रहा हैं वहाँ पर आप सब दुआ करें please Disappointed but relieved face
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