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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct. 27 : The Congress party on Wednesday slammed the ongoing infighting in the Samajwadi Party, and urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to focus on redressal of people's grievance.

"It is their internal matter as father, son, nephew and uncle everybody is involved in it. The incumbent regime lacks the concentration to run the government," leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge told ANI.

"As the elections are approaching, rule of law in the state is crumbling and they should focus on grievance redressal of the people of the state," he added.

Muzaffarabad [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir], Oct.27 : Massive demonstrations were held across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on October 22 to mark 'Black Day'.

Despite use of "brute force" and heavy crackdown by Pakistani security forces, hundreds of agitated people took to the streets in Bhimber, Kotli, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur and other parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Angst by Pakistan's oppression angry members of the Jammu and Kashmir National Students Federation even attempted to cross over into the Indian Territory.

Mass arrests were made, batons charged and tear gas shells unleashed on peaceful protesters; besides, press was gagged and all attempts were made to muzzle the widespread protests.

Brussels [Belgium], Oct. 27 : Dr. Charles Tannock, Member of the European Parliament ( MEP) for the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Conservative Party's spokesman for Foreign Affairs, has criticised Pakistan and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) for their role in the atrocities committed in 1971- during Bangladesh's struggle for freedom from Pakistan - and expressed full support to the country's International War Crime Tribunal.

Telangana [India], Oct. 26 : Condemning the deadly Quetta terror attack which claimed 60 innocent lives, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday issued a stern warning to Pakistan to stop using terrorism as a state policy as it was nothing but suicidal, adding Islamabad is becoming the victim of the same because of its engagement with such outfits.

Addressing a presser here, the Union Minister strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the police academy and recalled how the Taliban had made a similar attack in a government hospital in Quetta.

New Delhi [India], Oct 25 : Celebrating a successful journey of two decades the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) commemorated a gala event where Pawan Kumar Agarwal CEO, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said that the new standards of food supplements are in the final stage of notification and will be shortly notified post Government approval.

"About 60 percent of the Industry players deal in food products. There have been concerns raised by the Industry players, especially in some of the states. FSSAI is trying to find sustainable solutions to some of these problems," said Agarwal.

New Delhi [India], Oct 26 : Taxi aggregator Ola has launched two brand new tech features to further enhance cab booking and boarding experience.

The 'Just in Time' feature sends real-time smart notifications to users, at the instant when a cab becomes available or when peak pricing for user's desired cab category ends.

Ola has also rolled out 'Rich Notifications' on its app, which help users track their booked ride through real-time Push Notifications.