Polling for all the 90 Assembly seats in Haryana began on Saturday morning amid tight security arrangements, officials said.

The fate of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Vinesh Phogat, besides the JJP's Dushyant Chautala and 1,027 other candidates, will be decided in the polls in which more than two crore people are eligible to vote.

Jio Financial Services’ joint venture with BlackRock to enter the mutual fund (MF) space in India has received the nod from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the company stated in an exchange filing on Friday.

The market regulator granted an in-principle approval on October 3.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Friday alleged that the "disease of unemployment" spread by the BJP has put the security of Haryana and the future of the youth in "deep danger", and asserted that a Congress government will ensure that employment returns and every family is prosperous in the state.

Gandhi shared on X a video of his interaction with a group of women during his recent Vijay Sankalp Yatra.

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 4) ordered the formation of an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the controversy surrounding the Tirupati Laddu. The investigation will be overseen by the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Bar and Bench reported.

"In order to assuage the feelings of crores of people, we find that investigation by an independent SIT consisting of representatives of state police, CBI, and FSSAI, shall be done," the Court stated.

Ten people were killed and three injured when a truck collided with a tractor trolley carrying labourers in the district early Friday, police said.

The incident took place around 1 am on G T Road between Kachhawan and Mirzamurad areas on the Mirzapur-Varanasi border, Superintendent of Police (Mirzapur) Abhinandan said.

West Bengal's agitating junior doctors are likely to call off their "total cease work" on Friday and resume normal duties soon after, while continuing their demonstrations demanding justice for their murdered colleague at RG Kar hospital and improved safety measures in medical facilities.

After holding a governing body meeting throughout Thursday night, the junior medics decided to hold a rally on Friday afternoon, during which they are likely to announce their decision to withdraw the "total cease work," a source said.

Mining giant Vedanta Ltd on Friday reported a rise in production of aluminium, zinc and iron ore in the September quarter.

However, the production of steel, mined metal overseas and oil and gas dropped during the quarter.

The aluminium output grew 3 per cent to 609,000 tonnes in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, Vedanta said in a filing to BSE.

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a batch of pleas, including those seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested the apex court, which was scheduled to hear the matter at 3.30 pm on Thursday, that the case be taken up at 10.30 am on Friday.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) and the Mumbai Port Sustainability Foundation (MPSF) to create a state-of-the-art green fuel ecosystem at Mumbai Port, the company said in a press statement.

This MoU represents a crucial advancement in India’s shift toward cleaner energy alternatives.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation on Thursday moved the Supreme Court, challenging a recent Madras High Court order that sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government on all criminal cases registered against the foundation and its founder.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing the foundation, requested an urgent hearing from the apex court. The Centre has expressed support for the plea.

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