India News Highlights, 30 October 2026: Court grants two-day custody to 4 accused in Kerala Mini Cooper crash
The 19-year-old, allegedly driving the car, rammed into a scooter carrying three youngsters on the airport road at Nedumbassery in the early hours of October 11.
· The Indian Express · JoinA Kerala court on Friday granted two days of police custody to four accused in the Mini Cooper crash that killed three youngsters in Angamaly. The accused have been remanded in police custody till Saturday evening. This is the second time they have been sent to police custody, PTI reported.
Suhail Sajeev, 19, allegedly driving the car, rammed into a scooter carrying three youngsters on the airport road at Nedumbassery in the early hours of October 11. The victims, including two women, were around 21 years old. A medical examination found that Suhail, who was behind the wheel, was heavily intoxicated, police said.
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Oct 30, 2026 06:21 PM IST
Court grants two-day custody to 4 accused in Kerala Mini Cooper crash
A Kerala court on Friday granted two days of police custody to four accused in the Mini Cooper crash that killed three youngsters in Angamaly. The accused have been remanded in police custody till Saturday evening.
This is the second time they have been sent to police custody, PTI reported. Suhail Sajeev, 19, allegedly driving the car, rammed into a scooter carrying three youngsters on the airport road at Nedumbassery in the early hours of October 11. The victims, including two women, were around 21 years old. A medical examination found that Suhail, who was behind the wheel, was heavily intoxicated, police said.
-Inputs from PTI
Oct 30, 2026 05:52 PM IST
Delhi court summons Nora Fatehi as witness in conman Sukesh case
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The case against Chandrasekhar is being investigated by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police. Fatehi has previously appeared before investigating agencies as a witness in cases linked to Chandrasekhar.
-Inputs from PTI
Oct 30, 2026 05:23 PM IST
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-Divya Goyal reports from Ludhiana
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-With PTI inputs
Oct 30, 2026 03:35 PM IST
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Helicopter with 6 crashes near Uttarakhand’s Badrinath amid bad weather
A helicopter carrying six people, including the pilot, crashed while returning from Badrinath to Dehradun on Friday amid adverse weather conditions, district administration sources told The Indian Express.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued an orange alert for Chamoli on October 30, warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph in isolated areas. It had also forecast light to moderate rainfall across the district, with light rain and snowfall likely along the Badrinath-Joshimath sector.
There were six people onboard — five passengers and one pilot. However, complete information about whether the helicopter had crashed or made an emergeny landing was not yet available.
- Vidheesha Kuntamalla reports from Dehradun
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Delhi Metro to run services till midnight for Diljit Dosanjh concert at JLN Stadium
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The city recorded 61.4 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours, making it the wettest October day in four years and taking the month's total rainfall to 123.3 mm, the highest since 2022.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for several parts of the capital, warning of more rain, thunderstorms and lightning over the next few hours. Delhi's AQI stood at 90 at 9.30 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 27 degrees Celsius.
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Youth arrested after hiding under cot in girl’s house in UP
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He was arrested at his home on Thursday evening after the girl’s mother filed a complaint and an FIR was registered, police said. (PTI)
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Kerala lorry driver’s body found day after vehicle plunged into quarry
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Scuba divers recovered his body around 7.30 am on Friday, nearly 24 hours after the accident. Police have registered a case and the body will go to his family after the postmortem, as per a PTI report.
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Deadline extended for final SIR rolls, filing claims in 6 states
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday extended the deadline for filing voter enrolment and deletion forms in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, and also re-opened the window in five states — Nagaland, Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana — where the claims and objections period had ended as per the latest schedules available on the websites of the State Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs).
In separate letters to the respective CEOs, the EC has now pushed the date of publication of the final rolls to November 30 for Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Haryana, and to December 22 for Delhi.
While the EC has extended the SIR timelines across States several times in the past as well, Thursday’s decision comes a day after the Supreme Court asked the Commission to consider extending the deadline for filing claims and objections beyond the deadline of October 30, while hearing a petition regarding the ongoing SIR in Delhi. Read Here
Oct 30, 2026 09:12 AM IST
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Nobody was hurt, as no one was inside the autorickshaws and the roads were wet from the rain.
Police got the call at 12.48 am. An officer said both sides later settled the matter among themselves. (PTI)
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The law, passed by the state assembly on May 27, sets common rules on marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships for all religions. It bans polygamy, with up to seven years in jail for bigamy or polygamy, and makes registering a live-in relationship compulsory, with three months in jail for failing to do so. Scheduled Tribes residents are exempt. The Bill is currently with the Centre awaiting the President’s assent.
Assam is the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to pass such a law. (PTI)
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