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Following are the top stories at 12.30 PM: NATION DEL7 UP-BRAHMOS (11.49 AM) ****Rajnath, Yogi flag off first batch of Lucknow-made BrahMos missiles Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at the BrahMos Aerospace unit here on Saturday, officials said.**** DEL4 CONG-TRUMP-OIL (10.11 AM) ****'Mauni Baba': Congress takes dig at PM after Trump repeats Russian oil claim New Delhi: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Saturday said the PM suddenly becomes a ''mauni baba'' whenever US President Donald Trump states that he stopped Operation Sindoor or that India will reduce its oil imports from Russia.**** DEL1 PM-DHANTERAS-GREETINGS (8.29 AM) ****Modi greets nation on Dhanteras New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on Dhanteras, the festival that marks the beginning of Diwali celebrations.**** BOM2 MH-FARMERS-AID (9.49 AM) ****Maharashtra govt approves Rs 3,258 crore aid for rain-affected farmers in 23 districts Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has sanctioned the disbursal of Rs 3,258 crore financial assistance to farmers who suffered losses due to excess rainfall and floods in 23 districts, state Minister Makarand Jadhav Patil said.**** CAL9 BH-POLLS-CPI(ML)-LD CANDIDATES (12.08 PM) ****Bihar polls: CPI(ML) Liberation releases list of 20 candidates, nominates all 12 sitting MLAs Patna: The CPI(ML) Liberation, a constituent of the INDIA bloc in Bihar, on Saturday released its list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, renominating all its 12 sitting MLAs.**** MDS3 TL-BC QUOTA-LD BANDH (9.43 AM) ****Bandh against HC's stay order on BC quota underway in Telangana Hyderabad: A statewide bandh called by the BC JAC to protest against the High Court's stay order on 42 per cent quota to BCs in local body polls began in Telangana on Saturday, with all political parties, including the ruling Congress supporting the agitation.**** MDS4 KL-PRAVASI-VIJAYAN (10.49 AM) ****Kerala govt firmly committed to safeguard rights of pravasi community: CM Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that his government was firmly committed to safeguarding the welfare and rights of the Kerala community working or living abroad.**** FOREIGN FGN16 US-TRUMP-INDIA (9.34 AM) ****India will not be buying oil from Russia: Trump reiterates Washington: US President Donald Trump reiterated that India will not be buying oil from Russia, saying that New Delhi has already "de-escalated" and "more or less stopped" its oil purchases from Moscow.**** FGN22 US-TRUMP-PAK-AFGHAN (12.04 PM) ****US President Trump says Pak-Afghan conflict 'easy' for him to solve Washington: Amid escalating hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump claimed that the conflict between the two countries will be an "easy" one for him to solve, ''if'' he had to solve it.**** FGN21 PAK-LD AFGHAN (11.32 AM) ****Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan: report Islamabad: Oct 18 (PTI) Pakistan launched fresh air strikes targeting terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, casting a shadow over the expected talks in Doha amid a fragile ceasefire that had temporarily halted hostilities between the two sides. (By Sajjad Hussain)****

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