Sonia Gandhi a 'full-time' Congress President, heavy rains batter Kerala, here are top news headlines
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From Sonia Gandhi announcing that she is 'a full-time and hands-on Congress President' to heavy rains battering Kerala, here is your news capsule for October 17 morning.
Sonia Gandhi is a 'full-time' Congress President
Amid speculations, Sonia Gandhi on Saturday (October 16) asserted that she is 'a full-time and hands-on Congress President'.
During her opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held at All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi, Sonia said, "I am, if you will allow me to say so, a full-time and hands on Congress President."
Heavy rains batter Kerala
Kerala on Saturday witnessed heavy rains, following which, the central forces teams including 11 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), two Army and two Defence Service Corps (DSC) teams were rushed to the south and central parts of Kerala.
So far, there are reports of as many as four people being killed in landslides.
Two non-local vendors killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir
Targeted killings of non-local residents and minorities in Jammu and Kashmir continues as a labourer hailing from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists on Saturday in Srinagar, while another hawker from Uttar Pradesh was shot at the point-blank range who later succumbed to his injuries.
It, notably, was the eighth such killing of civilians in the past two weeks in the Valley.
Virat Kohli speaks on Rahul Dravid's appointment as head coach
Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said he has "no idea exactly what's happening" when asked about the legendary Rahul Dravid being in line to be the team's head coach after the T20 World Cup.
As per several reports, batting great and former captain Dravid is all set to take over as the national cricket team's head coach following the T20 World Cup.
'Will work for poor, shun wrong path': Aryan Khan tells NCB officials
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan has assured NCB officials during counselling that he would work for the welfare of the poor and never do anything that would besmirch his name in the future, an official said on Saturday.
The star kid, 23, is currently lodged in Arthur Road prison after he was arrested following an alleged drug seizure from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast on October 2.
