Look at the top headlines of the day.
- Taking action against hate speech without looking at criminals religion, SC told UP, Delhi, Uttarakhand state police: The Court of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy also directed police to take suo motu action without waiting for charges.
- Anil Deshmukh has been denied bail by a Mumbai court in a corruption case. Maharashtra’s former home minister is accused of extorting money from bars, restaurants and hookah shops in Mumbai.
- Imran Khan was banned from political positions for five years for failing to declare the gifts he received as prime minister: The decision by Pakistan’s election commission means Khan will no longer be a member of the country’s legislative assembly.
- Delhi AIIMS withdraws special guidelines on treatment of parliamentarians after criticism The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Associations has questioned the move, saying that privilege equates to “VIP culture.”
- Ghaziabad’s gang rape allegations were fabricated to frame rivals in a property dispute, police say. On Tuesday, a woman claimed she was raped by five men after being dragged into a car on her way home in Delhi.
- SpiceJet was allowed to operate at full capacity from October 30th after a three-month restriction. On July 27, the Civil Aviation Commissioner ordered that only 50% of the 4,192 aircraft in the commercial airline fleet be flown.
- “A big setback for businesses and consumers” in India, Google said of the Rs 1,337.76 crore fine. India’s Competition Commission has fined a tech company for “abusing its dominant position” in the Android market.
- Supreme Court agrees to hear new petitions challenging release of prisoners in Bilkis Bano case. The petition was filed by the National Federation of Indian Women, the women’s arm of the Communist Party of India.
- The Omicron XBB variant could lead to an increase in Covid cases worldwide, WHO says. The virus affects all organ systems, not just the respiratory tract, so reinfection must be prevented, said the health agency’s chief scientist.
- Four out of five army personnel have been recovered after a helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh. The Indian Army said the cause of the accident was not yet known.
