Daily Bulletin: Ayodhya verdict to be delivered at 10:30 am today; elaborate security arrangements made across country; Kartarput corridor to be inaugurated today; day's top stories
FirstpostHere are today’s top stories: Ayodhya verdict at 10:30 am today: All educational institutions in UP closed till 11 November, elaborate security across country; Bitter showdown between Devendra Fadnavis and Uddhav Thackeray over-sharing Maharashtra CM’s post; governor to decide on next course of action; and more Ayodhya verdict at 10:30 am today: All educational institutions in UP closed till 11 November, elaborate security across the country Elaborate security arrangements have been made across the country ahead of the Supreme Court judgment in the Ayodhya land dispute case on Saturday, while the temple town remained on the edge and political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and religious leaders urged people to maintain peace and respect the verdict. Kartarput corridor inauguration: 4.7 km-long passage to be formally opened for pilgrims today The much-awaited Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, a 4.7-kilometre-long passage that connects Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India’s Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur will be formally thrown open for pilgrims on Saturday three days ahead of 550th anniversary of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev on 12 November. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today flag off the first batch of 500 Indian pilgrims, which includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and her husband former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal and several ministers, MPs and MLAs from Punjab who travel to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib through the Kartarpur Corridor. Airtel, Vodafone Idea and other telecom operators may have to pay the government a whopping Rs 1.4 lakh crore following the recent Supreme Court order that sent shock waves through an industry already grappling with billions of dollars in debt and an intense tariff war to retain customers Shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty face tough test in Fuzhou China Open semi-final Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the semi-final of the Fuzhou China Open on Saturday.