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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday flagged an alleged disparity in the sharing of national resources and called the Centre's attention to address such disparity. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Karnataka Chief Minister said that for every rupee that Karnataka contributes to the national exchequer, it gets only 15 paisa in return.

"For every rupee that Karnataka diligently contributes as tax to the Union government, a mere 15 paise trickles back into our state. It's disheartening to witness Kannadigas' hard-earned money being denied for our state's development," Siddaramaiah said in his post.

The Maharashtra revenue department will from Tuesday, October 31, begin issuing Kunbi certificates to the Maratha community members with valid documents. The move by chief minister Eknath Shinde is aimed to pacify the Maratha community following violent reservation protests.

The government also promised a curative petition for the restoration of the quota granted to the Marathas in 2018 before the Supreme Court quashed it, fresh empirical data to prove the community’s backwardness for its eligibility for the reservation and resumption of dialogue with activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who is leading the protests.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear for questioning in a money-laundering case related to the excise policy on November 2.

Kejriwal, aged 55, has been issued a summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The agency is scheduled to record his statement when he meets with the investigating officer in Delhi.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar took a swipe at the Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) after three blasts occurred at a Christian group's convention centre in Kalamassery in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Sunday morning. The blast led to the death of one person and around 40 people were injured.

Condemning the blast, Chandrasekhar took to social media and accused Congress and CPM of appeasement politics. He wrote, "Price of appeasement politics of Congress and CPM will always be borne by innocents of all communities -- That is what history has taught us."

A passenger train travelling to Rayagada from Visakhapatnam derailed in Vizianagaram district on Sunday.

Three coaches of the train derailed near Alamanda railway station.