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The top headlines this morning: heavy shelling by Pakistan along border areas results in casualties, deadlock remains between government and representatives of Punjab farmer unions, and a Kashmiri politician was stopped from travelling abroad.

🚨 *The Big Story*

In one of the worst flare-ups along the Line of Control in recent times, four soldiers, a BSF jawan and at least four civilians, including a seven-year-old boy were killed in “unprovoked ceasefire violation” by Pakistan. Sources told The Indian Express that at least "six to eight" Pakistani soldiers were killed in Indian firing, including two Special Service Group commandos.

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📰 *From the Front Page*

There was no breakthrough even after talks between the government and representatives of Punjab farmer unions lasted nearly eight hours over the new farm laws, with both sides refusing to budge. The discussions over restarting train services to Punjab also remained inconclusive.

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The blanket order that prevents Kashmiri politicians from travelling outside India remains even more than a year after it was issued in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370. Former National Conference (NC) MLA Altaf Ahmad Wani learnt this the hard way when he was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai at the Delhi airport.

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Outward remittances by resident Indians hit a seven-month high of $1.65 billion in September, with a bulk of it sent on account of maintenance of relatives, as gifts, and to pay for education. The sharp increase in outflows over the last several years has come at a time when India has witnessed a weak investment and business climate.

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👩‍💻 *Must Read*

The Jharkhand High Court has listed for hearing this month a petition urging it to take suo motu cognizance of the findings on an investigation by The Indian Express, which revealed how a nexus of middlemen, banking correspondents, school staff and government officials illegally diverted funds disbursed under the Centre’s pre-Matric scholarship for poor minority students.

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In a relief to the former ICICI Bank chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar, the adjudicating authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday said their assets attached by the Enforcement Directorate do not qualify as proceeds of crime.

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In Uttarakhand, whose forests are home to many of the more than two dozen species of owl, the vehicle of Goddess Lakshmi, whose blessings many Indians seek on Deepawali, the Forest Department has sounded a statewide alert and officials have increased their vigil to try and foil poachers. Staff have been asked to increase patrolling to detect suspicious activity.

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In a bid to bring in some much needed cheer among Covid-19 patients, hospitals across Mumbai are recasting cherished Diwali rituals. For critical patients and those on oxygen support, hospitals are trying to wash away isolation blues by coming up with special Diwali menus or allowing their families to send sweets and food.

https://www.inexp.in/zLOQcm

🎯 *ICYMI*

👉 Decks were cleared for the formation of a new government in Bihar with Nitish Kumar, who is set to return as CM, handing over to Governor Phagu Chauhan his resignation letter.

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👉 BJP president J P Nadda has rejigged the organisation, giving responsibilities to the newly appointed office-bearers. P Muralidhar Rao was given charge of key state Madhya Pradesh.

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👉 With less than a month left for polls to local bodies, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Friday temporarily stepped aside from his role as the CPI(M) Kerala secretary.

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👉 Yogi Adityanath said people of Ayodhya had suffered a lot of “injustice and humiliation” to get a grand Ram temple built. He promised to put Ayodhya on the map “as a Vedic City”.

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👉 A day after the AG granted consent for initiation of criminal contempt of court proceedings over his tweets, Kunal Kamra said he does not intend to retract his tweets or apologise for them.

https://www.inexp.in/fBxdrP

⌛ *And Finally...*

Virat Kohli missing the last three Tests against Australia to attend the birth of his child might go down as the most famous, if not the most discussed, paternity break in the history of the game. But it’s not just the neutrals who are mourning, the Indian captain would be dearly missed by the broadcasters, a testament to his brand, stature and fan following.

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🤐 *Delhi confidential:* Home Minister Amit Shah’s profile picture was temporarily removed from his Twitter account on Thursday, causing a minor flutter in the ministry.

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Until tomorrow,

Leela Prasad G and Shreyasi Jha
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🚨 *The Big Story*

As the surge in Covid cases in New Delhi placed an immense strain on the healthcare system, Union Home Minister Amith Shah ordered the implementation of a multi-pronged strategy that includes doubling RT-PCR testing capacity, providing 300 dedicated ICU beds and organising additional medical equipment to tackle severe cases.

https://www.inexp.in/aKqLEa

📰 *From the Front Page*

*(Express Exclusive)* With the railways suspending goods and passenger services in Punjab after farmer protests, the situation has posed a challenge for the Army in transporting winter supplies to troops stationed in J&K. The Army, for now, completed winter stocking by moving supplies via road. Any further replenishment will be flown in once the roads are blocked due to snowfall, sources said.

https://www.inexp.in/1wqSmv

The suspense over Nitish Kumar returning as Bihar Chief Minister ended with lawmakers from the JD(U)-BJP alliance electing as leader of the NDA. However, there was a surprise twist. Sushil Kumar Modi, his deputy chief minister, may not return to the post again.

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*(Express Exclusive)* The writing is on the wall for the Congress, says party leader Kapil Sibal in this exclusive conversation with The Indian Express on the Bihar verdict and its performance in the recent bypolls. "The people of the country, not just in Bihar but wherever by-elections were held, obviously don’t consider the Congress to be an effective alternative," he says.

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*(Express Exclusive)* It has been forty-one days since the arrest of Delhi-based journalist Siddique Kappan for allegedly conspiring to inflame religious enmity over the Hathras rape. With a habeas corpus plea pending in Supreme Court and his wife says: “I feel that even the judiciary has abandoned us...Justice is not for all, only for some. How did things move so fast in the case of Arnab Goswami?’’

https://www.inexp.in/VHsVav

👩‍💻 *Must Read*

ISL clubs ATK Mohun Bagan and Mumbai City have new principal sponsors this season: two sports websites backed by online betting companies. Gambling and betting are prohibited under Indian law but the issue of online gambling remains a grey area and is yet to be adjudicated by the courts.

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Meet newly elected CPI(M-L) Mahboob Alam, who lives in a house with an asbestos roof, mud floor, and unplastered walls. His "humbled background" is well known in Balrampur, but his popularity was visible on Bihar election day as he defeated his nearest rival by 50,000 votes.

https://www.inexp.in/KbnlAH

*(Express Exclusive)* In this edition of the Idea Exchange, noted economist Pronab Sen talks about the impact of the government’s economic stimulus, highlights the need for traders to have access to credit, assesses why the new method to calculate GDP is better, and says lockdowns in towns to control Covid will hurt due to supply chain disruption.

https://www.inexp.in/h3RGkg

🎯 *ICYMI*

👉 Twenty-two months after he was extradited to India from Senegal, gangster Ravi Pujari is set to be finally brought to Mumbai from Bengaluru before December 10

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👉 Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who had been undergoing treatment for Covid-related complications, has been placed in ICU, his family said.

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👉 Five-and-a-half months after it erupted, Oil India Limited’s (OIL) Baghjan well in Assam’s Tinsukia district was brought under control on Sunday, authorities confirmed.

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⌛ *And Finally...*

Our film critic Shubhra Gupta pays tribute to legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who passed on Sunday.