Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat will be visiting violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): As the nine-day long festival of Navratri began on Thursday, devotees from across Uttar Pradesh thronged temples to offer prayers to Goddess Durga and her nine forms.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 7 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will administer the oath of office to three newly elected MLAs including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the State Assembly on Thursday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid mounting debt crisis, Afghanistan's electricity body is set to sell the estates of its debtors in a bid to pay nearly USD 62 million worth of power bills to the central Asian countries, media reports said on Thursday.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], October 7 (ANI): Mizoram reported 1,302 fresh COVID-19 infections and five fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Thursday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 7 (ANI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday arrested a foreign national from Mumbai's Bandra area in connection with the cruise ship raid case.
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished people on the first day of the Navratri and hoped that the festival will bring strength, good health, and prosperity in everyone's lives.
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed and 300 others injured in an earthquake that struck several parts of Balochistan including Quetta in the early hours of Thursday, local media reports said.
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Over five people are feared dead after a truck and a passenger bus collided in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki.