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A week ago, the US election looked to be over. Hillary Clinton was riding so high in the polls after a disastrous series of gaffes by Donald Trump. Friday’s shock intervention by the FBI may not be enough to change that outcome on its own, but it has certainly set political imaginations running wild.

The worry for Democrats is that fresh inquiries regarding Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state come at a difficult time. Not only is it hard to prove a negative and re-establish her innocence with barely a week to go until the election, but the letter to congressional officials from director James Comey capped a tricky run of news that was already making a sizable dent in her polling lead.

Bengaluru steel flyover 'Beda'

The flyover, which will cost around Rs 2,000 crore, will involve uprooting 812 trees, and some heritage structures might also get ravaged. Also, environment experts say the steel bridge will increase the temperature by one or two degrees in India's coolest city, given that the material absorbs heat and releases it back in its surroundings.

People are most concerned about the environmental impact the flyover will have. While BDA has said it would plant 60,000 saplings to compensate for the loss of trees, environmentalists are not convinced.

Mistry's Unethical Mystery

Tata Sons said Mistry’s letter had damaged the group in front of its 6 lakh-plus employees. “It is unforgivable that Mr. Mistry has attempted to besmirch the image of the Group in the eyes of the employees,” 

Mistry was replaced because he had lost the confidence of the board. Ratan Tata was brought back as interim chairman. The decision sparked a bitter tussle between Mistry and Tata Sons. 

Tata Sons issued a statement expressing "deep regret" that the letter marked confidential to the group's board members was made public in an "unseemly and undignified manner."

Aloo And Baloo...

A Twitter war broke out between Arvind Kejriwaland Congress's Amarinder Singh on Monday with both the leaders challenging each other to an open debate ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab next year.

Kejriwal had accused Singh of using state revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia's "drug money" for his campaign. He also asked Singh why the Badals decided to drop cases against the former chief minister.

Singh then challenged Kejriwal to an open debate rather than spewing allegations...

Musharaf chickened out...

The schedule of events on 22 October 2016 at the New York University conference titled The first Collegiate Conference on India and Pakistan has changed, drastically. Former President and Chief of the Army Pervez Musharraf and Fmr. Ambassador of Pakistan to the US Hussain Haqqani are no longer going to be speaking at the event.

Donkeys committed Suicide...

Chhattisgarh Congress MLA R K Rai suspended for making “derogatory” remarks against Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi.

Action has been taken against him for making comments against Rahul Gandhi (in the past). I can’t call a donkey a horse. If the party feels my observation is wrong then either it is blind or (is) acting like a blind person,” 

“I am not at all sad with the move because I am a true and vocal tribal representative. I am free now,” R K Rai told to media

Modi Chicken Masala...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at Pakistan calling it the mother ship of terrorism. "In our own region, terrorism poses a grave threat to peace, security and development. Tragically, the mother ship of terrorism is a country in India's neighbourhood," Modi said at the BRICS summit here in Goa.

Modi was unsparing in his attack on a state sponsor of terror saying: "Terror modules around the world are linked to this mother-ship. This country shelters not just terrorists, it nurtures a mindset, that loudly proclaims that terrorism is justified for political gains." Modi asked all BRICS member countries to speak in one voice against this threat (terrorism emanating from Pakistan).

Hillary's heinous weapon...

Trump again argued on Friday that the sex assault allegations are part of a global conspiracy by the "establishment" including the media and powerful special interests to defeat his campaign. 

"The whole thing is one big fix. It's one big fix. It's one big ugly lie. The press can't write the kind of things they write, which are lies, lies, lies," Trump said in Greensboro. "The only thing I said is hopefully our patriotic movement will overcome this terrible deception...

 

"Trump also accused Clinton of "character assassination," saying in Charlotte that it's Clinton's "specialty."

Surgery didn't cure Cancer...

After India carried out surgical strikes across the Line of Control on September 29, security forces in the Kashmir Valley have confronted large attacks by Pakistani terrorists. Earlier this week, two members of the LeT were killed, three days after they attacked a government compound in Pampore.

Attacks on security forces have increased since the killing of 22-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in July this year.

Dipa Karmakar to return BMW

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Wednesday revealed that she was planning to return the BMW that was gifted to her by the President of Hyderabad Badminton Association Mr. Chamundeswarinath.

According to media reports, the decision to return the car was taken jointly by Karmakar's family and her coach, as maintaining it would be a challenge for them, considering there are no service centres in Tripura. Moreover, the poor condition of roads in the state also made her to return 35 lack worth BMW car gift.

Salute to Indian Air Force...

"We would like to have more (Rafales) but it is a decision which will be taken in the near future, based on capability and desirability for the aircraft of this kind," the Air Force chief said at the annual IAF press conference.

Any air force will be proud to have an aircraft of Rafale class, which in the mid-weight category. In terms of weapon capability, its avionics, instrumentation and electronics are exceptional. It is one of the leading fighter aircraft of the current generation.

Backfired...

Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi over his "dalali" barb at Narendra Modi, BJP today called his remarks "a new low in Indian politics" and said he was speaking in "frustration" as the Prime Minister was drawing "praise" after he gave nod to the army to carry out the surgical strikes. 

"It is most shameful. Such remarks reflect his mental bankruptcy. The army and the Prime Minister are getting praise from everywhere for the surgical strikes. Modi is being praised for his decision and he is unable to digest it. Rahul Gandhi is in frustration,"

Live evidence of the surgical strikes...

But what could be the reason that he still refuses to believe the Indian Army after conclusive evidence by Indian media?" 

Kejriwal in a video message had asked the Modi government to counter Pakistan propaganda refuting claims of surgical strikes and had cited international media reports in this regard.

BJP said he was seeking proof of the strikes and attacked him for question the army's assertion.

Pakistan's Hero Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s apparent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide the proof of surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army on terror launch pads in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir has triggered a controversy.

In a video released on Monday, Kejriwal had saluted Prime Minister Modi for carrying out the surgical strikes but he had indirectly appealed to the PM to release proof of the surgical strikes to expose Pakistan’s false propaganda over the issue.