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CAL4 WB-TMC-MURDER TMC leader shot dead, assailant lynched Kolkata A local Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead at Joynagar in West Bengals South 24 Parganas district on Monday morning, prompting a group of people to lynch an alleged assailant, officials said.

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NATION DEL14 UKD-3RD LD TUNNEL **** Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: All trapped workers safe, rescue efforts underway; CM Dhami visits site Uttarkashi: All 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi are safe and communication has been established with them, officials said on Monday as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the site to oversee rescue operations. **** BOM8 ELECTIONS-CG-PM **** Countdown has started for exit of Congress govt in Chhattisgarh: PM Modi Mungeli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Congress over corruption and said the countdown has begun for the exit of its government in Chhattisgarh. **** DEL15 DL-LD AIR QUALITY **** Delhi air quality dips as firework ban goes up in smoke New Delhi: Delhi recorded a jump in pollution levels and a smoky haze returned on Monday morning after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night. **** DEL21 DL-POLLUTION RAI **** BJP people instigated others to burn crackers, AQI rose by 100 points overnight: Delhi minister Gopal Rai New Delhi: People associated with the BJP instigated others to burn firecrackers on Diwali, leading to an overnight increase of over 100 points in the national capital's air quality index, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai alleged on Monday. **** CAL4 WB-TMC-MURDER **** TMC leader shot dead, assailant lynched Kolkata: A local Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead at Joynagar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday morning, prompting a group of people to lynch an alleged assailant, officials said. **** DEL12 CBI-JAIN EXTORTION **** CBI seeks LG's sanction to proceed against Satyendar Jain in 'extortion' matter New Delhi: The CBI has sought sanction from the Delhi LG to file a case against former Jail Minister Satyendar Jain for allegedly extorting crores of rupees from various ''high profile prisoners'', including alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, to enable them to live comfortably in prison, officials said. **** DEL16 PRIYANKA-GAZA **** Shame on governments supporting this destruction: Priyanka on mounting death toll in Gaza New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday termed as ''deplorable and disgraceful'' the killing of over 10,000 people in Gaza, and said it is a ''shame on the governments supporting this destruction''. **** MDS7 KL-CENTRE-LDF **** LDF govt's extravagance responsible for Kerala's financial crisis, not central policies: Centre Thiruvananthapuram: The central government on Monday alleged that the ''extravagance and lavishness'' of the ruling Left administration in Kerala were responsible for the state's financial crisis and not any policies of the Centre. **** DEL13 PAR-ECONOMIC OFFENDERS **** Handcuffs should not be used for economic offenders, recommends parliamentary panel New Delhi: People taken into custody for economic offences should not be handcuffed and clubbed with those arrested for heinous crimes such as rape and murder, a parliamentary committee has recommended. **** FOREIGN FGN25 UK-MINISTER-SACKING **** UK PM Sunak sacks Suella Braverman as Home Secretary: Reports London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak began a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday morning and began by sacking his Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, after days of speculation over her job since it emerged a controversial newspaper article attacking the Metropolitan Police was published without clearance from her boss, according to reports coming out from Downing Street. By Aditi Khanna **** FGN23 PAK-CHINA-NAVY-DRILLS **** China and Pakistan navies hold drills in Arabian Sea; to conduct first maritime patrols Karachi: The Chinese and Pakistani navies are holding week-long drills in the Arabian Sea during which the two all-weather allies will also conduct joint maritime patrols for the first time, a media report said on Monday. ****