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Sources said that PM Modi will meet the chief executives of major global and Indian oil and gas companies as the US sanctions on Iran comes into effect from November 4, and as crude oil prices continue to be volatile. 

'Three officers along with four jawans were cashiered by Summary General Court Martial (SGCM) held at Dinjan has pronounced judgment in an encounter case of 1994 in Northeast. The court martial has recommended life imprisonment also for the guilty,' Army sources said

The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections for new members to the UN Human Rights Council. The 18 new members were elected by the absolute majority through a secret ballot.

BJP leader H Raja of Tamil Nadu claimed that evangelist Mohan Lazarus and Catholic priest Jegath Gasper had a major role to play in the Thoothukudi firing.

'Today all our MLAs, MLCs, district president and core committee have decided that this time for Shivamogga's Lok Sabha constituency, our BY Raghavendra will be the candidate,' said  Karnataka BJP leader KS Eshwarappa.

All major parties have already started making aggressive pitches ahead of the state elections. BJP president Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi are in Madhya Pradesh for election campaign
 

The major challenge before the police is crowd management in the upcoming season at Sabarimala shrine in Kerala. 

Two major accidents took place in Tiruchi and Thoothukudi leaving 11 dead on the spot. This horrifying accident took place at Trichy township toll gate. Similarly, the residents of Bengaluru, who were travelling back from Thoothukudi crashed into a lorry where three died on the spot.