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UNI NEWS DIGEST AT 1900 HRS ON NOV 2

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New Delhi:Congress targets BJP governments in Manipur, Uttarakhand, sees 2027 polls as opportunity for change (DI 9)
New Delhi: Congress seeks JPC probe into IDBI Bank sale, alleges financial irregularities and opaque valuation (DI 15)
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi of foreign backing, throws open debate challenge (DI 17)
New Delhi: ECI begins early review of UP poll preparedness, senior officials meet in Meerut
(DI 18)
Kolkata: Kolkata Police summons former WB minister Indranil Sen's daughter over alleged Durga Puja pass scam (CA 11)
Shillong: JPC sets 15-day deadline for NE stakeholders on FCRA Bill (CA 17)
Bhubaneswar: Cyclone aftermath: Essential services gradually returning to normal in South Odisha (CA 20)
Washington: Ro Khanna calls for halt to US funding for Iran war, argues hike in fuel prices and public opposition (DF 2)
Lucknow: Rajbhar targets Akhilesh Yadav, says ‘stop raising Rahul Gandhi’s flag’ (DR 22)
Jammu: IMD to commission 4 Doppler radars in J&K to strengthen weather monitoring: Jitendra (DR 27)
Srinagar: Mehbooba blames NC for laying foundation of mistrust between Kashmiris & rest of country (DR 32)
New Delhi: India's captive, commercial coal production rises 42% to 22.03 MT in October (DC 4)
Bengaluru: AI, robotics to drive Karnataka-Japan cooperation: Japan Consulate General (DC 5)
Mumbai: Bomb threat email triggers security alert at Beed court; other courts also mentioned (BY 6)
Bengaluru: Kumaraswamy corners Kharge over SIT delay, asks why is he afraid (MS 17)
Hyderabad: Amit Shah terms Rahul Gandhi's Delhi rally ‘Save Infiltrators’ rally, backs SIR (MS 24)
Chennai: Stalin, Thangam Thennarasu flays TVK govt on sliding economy front (MS 25)
Dubai: Afghanistan achieve their highest ICC Men's ODI team ranking (SPD 9)
New Delhi: Stay in shape and prepare well for Sri Lanka: Gambhir’s message to T20I side (SPD 14)
Dubai: Pakistan fined for slow over-rate in Tri Series final (SPD 18)
Seoul: Badminton: HS Prannoy, Tanvi Shama lead depleted Indian challenge in Korea (SPD 20)
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Delhi CM meets Gadkari, discusses progress of de-congestion projects

02 Nov 2026 | 9:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday met the union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, and held detailed discussions on the progress of various ongoing decongestion projects for the national capital, aimed at ensuring smooth movement of trafffic.
They also discussed the expansion of city's road network, and improving the overall transportation infrastructure by different ways and interventions with the help of the Centre.

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Shah and Nabin lead protests against Opposition’s ‘arajakta’, accuse Rahul of ‘protecting’ Bangladeshi infiltrators

02 Nov 2026 | 7:58 PM

Vibha Sharma
New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) A day after the INDIA bloc’s Chalo Dilli’ rally over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls, ruling BJP’s top leaders, union Home Minister Amit Shah and party president Nitin Nabin, led counter-protests in different parts of the country under its ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ counter-campaign.

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SC allows limited sale, bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR for Diwali; complete ban from Nov 9

02 Nov 2026 | 7:44 PM

Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court has permitted the manufacture, sale and bursting of certified green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR for a strictly regulated period around Diwali, allowing their sale from November 4 to 6 and bursting for three hours each on November 7 and 8, while directing that the complete prohibition on firecrackers will resume from November 9, 2026.

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PM Modi pitches household solar revolution, says Clean Energy Holds Key to Future Security

02 Nov 2026 | 7:33 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a fresh wave of innovation in renewable energy, urging India's startups, IITs, entrepreneurs and scientific community to develop affordable solar solutions capable of meeting a substantial portion of household energy requirements, asserting that clean energy would be central to India's future energy security.

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Vijender Gupta inaugurates SAU auditorium, releases Maj Gen Bakshi’s book on Vedic science

02 Nov 2026 | 7:20 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Emphasising the need to reconnect younger generations with India’s intellectual and civilisational heritage through research and fresh perspectives, Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday said that the future of the country’s intellectual legacy would depend on the questions young people were willing to ask.

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