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Journalist Richa Parashar alleged that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi pushed her while exiting the Supreme Court premises in Delhi. Recounting the incident, she said she fell down the stairs, and her phone screen cracked.

“Rahul Gandhi moved forward; he held this (gesturing to her shoulder) and pulled. I could feel his strength. His guards pushed me. On video, my cameraman can be seen being elbowed by Rahul Gandhi; he fell down. I shouted and pleaded not to be pushed. But I was pushed; I fell down the stairs. My phone screen was cracked…I said Rahul Gandhi had pushed me. But his people kept chanting ‘Rahul Gandhi zindabad’ to drown out my voice. I was shocked…I called up my seniors. They told me what happened wasn’t right. They told me that they trust me and I should make a video and post…I was brought to a hospital, and I complained of slight pain in my stomach. So, then I was taken to Ganga Ram Hospital. I hadn’t disclosed my pregnancy to anyone or my organisation; I wanted to do so after NT/NB Scan…Doctors told me to get an X-ray done as I had fallen down. It was then that I told a nurse about my pregnancy. She informed the doctor. Then my X-ray wasn’t done. I was sent for an ultrasound and it was done. I started vomiting, so I was told to be admitted to the hospital…Shame on you, Rahul Gandhi. They trended ‘Smash Patriarchy’. Will they smash it like this? They are saying why did I enter the crowd if I am pregnant. I am a journalist too. That is my job. My voice will be emboldened now, as the entire nation is standing with me,” she said.

A 22-year-old IIT Bombay student who died by suicide hours after being caught cheating in an examination last month had submitted a written apology to the institute seeking a second chance, police said on Tuesday.

The Mumbai crime branch, probing Sahil Wakode’s death, recorded statements of over 40 people, including IIT-B director Shireesh Kedare and professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who face allegations of harassment and caste-based discrimination from the deceased’s parents, PTI reported citing an official.

The official said that after being caught allegedly cheating in the examination, Wakode submitted a written statement to the institute saying he had not prepared well for the paper, acknowledged his mistake, and sought a second chance.

The Powai police registered an FIR against Professor Doolla after a complaint from the student’s father.

Around 600 private contract workers at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, staged a two-day protest demanding higher salaries, reduced working hours, weekly holidays and better job security.

The demonstration raised a set of 10 demands which included an increase in wages, permanent employment, reduced working hours, clarification on Provident Fund (PF) and Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) benefits, and timely payment of salaries.

Manish Sahu from Lucknow reports that Ramesh Singh Yadav, a senior BJP leader and state secretary of the party’s Backward Morcha, was robbed at his farmhouse in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, by two masked intruders on Monday night. The assailants, who were armed with a country-made pistol, tied Yadav’s hands, legs, and mouth before locking him in a bathroom. After freeing himself approximately 45 minutes later, Yadav alerted his guards, and police have since launched an investigation, currently reviewing CCTV footage to track the perpetrators who fled with a gold chain, bracelet, and roughly Rs 9 lakh in cash.

The Supreme Court stayed the trial in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “chowkidar chor hai” remark. A bench issued notice on Gandhi’s petition challenging the proceedings and directed that the trial court shall not proceed further until the matter is heard.

A Mansa-based activist, Parvinder Singh alias Jhota, who had been raising his voice against synthetic drugs and narcotics trafficking in Mansa and various other districts of Punjab, was shot dead. A couple of days ago, in a video posted by him on social media, he had also invited the CBI to visit Mansa and urged them to act against the rampant sale of synthetic drugs at medical shops. Preliminary information is that a medical shop owner fired gunshots at him this morning. Moments before that singh was seen on camera having a heated altercation with the chemist shop owner, confronting him and accusing him of selling synthetic drugs. Chemist shop owner Ashwani Kumar is the prime suspect, currently absconding.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described India as the “mother of democracy” while addressing the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, highlighting that the country is home to over 100 languages and has approximately 80,000 registered newspaper, publications.

Mahender Singh Manral from Delhi reports that the Delhi Police has requested that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs extend the deployment of 273 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies in the capital until October 20 to address potential law and order concerns. This request stems from intelligence indicating that members of the “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) and allied groups, including student unions and the Bhim Army, are planning renewed protests at Jantar Mantar and the Election Commission of India, with demands for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. The police highlighted the risk of escalations and potential marches toward sensitive installations like Parliament House and India Gate, noting that 28 of the previously sanctioned 80 additional companies have not yet reported for duty.

A fire broke out on open ground near a school in Thane city, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Tuesday (Oct 13), gutting an auto-rickshaw and 22 two-wheelers, civic officials said, according to PTI.

No injuries were reported, according to the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Regional Disaster Management Cell.

The fire broke out near Adarsh Vidyalaya, located behind the Diva National English School hall in Sabegaon, where several vehicles were parked, he said.

The control room received an alert about the blaze at 2:02 am, said the official.

Twenty-three vehicles that were parked along the road were completely charred, he said.