2:20 PM    Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta met PM Modi.

1:51 PM    Lucknow was the most polluted city on Diwali night, Delhi was number one in the morning.

12:35 PM    Prime Minister Modi congratulated Japan's new PM Sanae Takaichi.

11:30 AM    Delhi: Akhilesh Yadav raised questions on the chemicals dumped in Yamuna, said- investigation should be done soon.

10:15 AM    Balochistan Liberation Front attacked a vehicle of Pakistani security forces, five soldiers were killed.

10:11 AM    A 26-year-old youth was beaten to death in Goregaon, Mumbai, after being mistaken for a thief.

10:00 AM    The body of the Nepali student who died in Hamas captivity reached Nepal.

9:15 AM    In the Sabarimala controversy, the SIT questioned a friend of the main accused Unnikrishnan Potty.

8:30 AM    Delhi: Rajnath Singh pays tribute to martyrs at the National Police Memorial.

7:55 AM    Bihar: Fire brigade team that went to extinguish fire in Khagaria was pelted with stones, miscreants set the vehicle on fire.

7:50 AM    A man stabbed his mother in Chandigarh, resulting in her death.

7:02 AM    Delhi's AQI crosses 550 in Narela, situation like a gas chamber.

5:50 AM    Rajasthan: A massive fire broke out in Jodhpur's Bhadasiya fruit market, efforts are underway to extinguish it.

5:40 AM    Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs of up to 155% on China.

5:16 AM    NASA opens new bidding for Moon landing contract, SpaceX delays cause.

4:30 AM    US President Trump said - Ukraine's victory is difficult, but hope remains.

4:15 AM    45 people arrested in Kolkata for bursting illegal firecrackers on Kali Puja.

3:42 AM    Iran's Khamenei rejected US President Trump's offer of talks.

3:15 AM    US President Trump said – Hamas will have to accept the ceasefire, if not, action will be taken.

2:50 AM    The Afghanistan Under-19 team will travel to India in November and play a tri-series in Bengaluru.

2:15 AM    American chess grandmaster Naroditsky dies at the age of 29.

1:30 AM    Apple shares broke records as the company neared a $4 trillion valuation.

12:58 AM    Mumbai: Diwali Muhurat trading at NSE will be held on October 21 from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm.

12:36 AM    Colombia withdrew its ambassador from the US following Trump's tariff threat.

12:20 AM    The US and Australia reached an agreement on rare earths and critical minerals.

12:08 AM    The fire brigade in Delhi received more than 170 fire calls on Diwali night.