Trump predicts massive win for Republicans in November 3 polls

In Hong Kong, seven pro-democracy opposition politicians, including four sitting lawmakers, were arrested over charges related to a scuffle that broke out in its legislative council in May this year. Hong Kong Police have confirmed the arrests at a press briefing and said they were arrested on charges of 'contempt' and 'interfering' with members of the city's Legislative Council on 8th May. According to local media reports, authorities made a series of early morning arrests of politicians from the Democratic Party, the Labour Party, and the pan-democratic camp. Police said the seven were charged under a law governing conduct in the chamber, an offense that carries up to 12 months in prison. The seven were later released on bail.The Democratic Party described the arrests as arbitrary. The bloc of pan-democratic lawmakers condemned the actions in a statement, saying the arrests suppress the rights of legislators to dissent. As per media reports, Hong Kong Police declined to comment on a question of arrests of only pro-democracy politicians and not any pro-Beijing politician.

-India has firmly rejected the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory, under its illegal and forcible occupation. India reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the area of so-called 'Gilgit-Baltistan', are an integral part of the country by virtue of the legal, complete and irrevocable accession of Jammu and Kashmir to the Union of India in 1947.In response to media queries on remarks by Pakistani Prime Minister in Gilgit today regarding his government’s decision to accord 'provisional provincial status' to the so-called 'Gilgit-Baltistan', External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, Pakistan has no locus standi on territories, illegally and forcibly occupied by it.He said, such attempts by Pakistan, intended to camouflage its illegal occupation, cannot hide the grave human rights violations, exploitation and denial of freedom for over seven decades to the people residing in these Pakistan occupied territories. The spokesperson said, instead of seeking to alter the status of these Indian territories, Pakistan should immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation.

-Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has said that Andhra Pradesh has tremendous potential for growth and it is marching in the right direction towards the path of progress and development. The Governor paid floral tributes to Sri Potti Sriramulu and paid homage to freedom fighters on the occasion of 'Andhra Pradesh Formation Day at a programme held in Raj Bhavanon Sunday. He wished the people of the State a bright future.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy paid floral tributes at the statue of freedom fighter, Potti Sriramulu and Telugu Thalli. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of the State, hailing them for their hard work and compassion. The Day's celebrations have been noticed from Srikakulam to YSR Kadapa Districts. 

-A prime accused in the Joint Entrance Examination (Mains) scam was arrested on Sunday evening from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport in Guwahati, police said.The Assam Police  said in a release that Bhargav Deka, the owner of a city-based coaching institute Global Edu Light, has been apprehended.  Deka and a Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employee - in connection with the examination scam in which a candidate used a proxy and topped in the state.So far, seven persons have been arrested with five, including the candidate, his father, two TCS employees and an invigilator arrested on Wednesday and remanded to five days police custody.Meanwhile, police has approached the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the exam across the country, and sought data to aid the investigation. The NTA had outsourced the infrastructural and human resources support to TCS for conducting the examinations in Guwahati.

- US President Donald Trump has predicted a massive win for the Republicans in the November 3 elections, saying the margin would be much bigger than what the party had received four years ago.Speaking at four different rallies in the battleground State of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Trump said his administration has made tremendous accomplishments in the last four years under his presidency."It's going to be a very interesting Tuesday. You have a big red wave that has formed. Nobody's ever seen anything like this," Trump told the cheering crowd.In almost identical speeches, Trump reflected upon the accomplishments of his administration in the first term, while made allegations of massive corruption by the family of his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.The president also accused the Democrats of taking the country on a path of socialism and raising taxes if Biden wins the election.