News updates of October 21

By Oneindia Staff Writer

Updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 22:39 [IST]

Bangalore, Oct 21: Manohar Lal Khattar named as Haryana CM. Follow latest news updates of the day:

9.40 pm: BJP president Amit Shah appoints party leader OP Mathur as the party incharge of Uttar Pradesh and JP Nadda of Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

Will work to get BJP to power in UP: Om Mathur (BJP) on becoming UP BJP incharge pic.twitter.com/oqtlbSUEQG
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 21, 2014

9.00 pm: Hong Kong government holds first formal talks with student leaders speaking for sit-in protesters to find a peaceful way to end the Occupy Central movement which started on Sep 28.

8.40 pm: PM Narendra Modi chairs meeting on urban development issues.

8.15 pm: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Samajwadi Party says, "We have good relations with every senior leader, should be no doubt about that in anyone's mind".

8.00 pm:

Fire breaks out at a cracker mkt in Dussehra grnd (Faridabad) several shops gutted by fire. Fire tenders at the spot. pic.twitter.com/9cxGsW2N0O
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 21, 2014

7:55 pm: Massive fire breaks out at cracker market in Faridabad, Haryana. Over 200 shops have been gutted.

7:30 pm: MLAs from Vidarbha region meet Nitin Gadkari, urge him to accept the Chief Ministership of Maharashtra.

7:13 pm: BJP releases list of new state incharge, JP Nadda given charge of Maharashtra.

7:00 pm: Maharashtra BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar pitches for Nitin Gadkari as Maharashtra CM.

6:45 pm: President signs ordinance on e-auction of coal blocks: Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson.

6:35 pm: He is one of the finest coaches, don't want to lose person of his eminence, says Jiji Thomson, DG SAI on Terry Walsh.

6.25 pm: BJP President Amit Shah makes general secretary Sidhharth Nath Singh party in-charge of West Bengal.

6.05 pm: It was a very difficult decision to make : Terry Walsh on resigning as Hockey India coach.

It was a very difficult decision to make : Terry Walsh on resigning as Hockey India coach pic.twitter.com/ZlF7DOmX3R
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 21, 2014

5.24 pm: He had mentioned to facing problems to the decision making style of the sporting bureaucracy : Jiji Thomson, DG SAI on Terry Walsh

5.09 pm: This is first time we have got such a huge victory in Maharashtra, workers are very excited: Nitin Gadkari.

This is first time we have got such a huge victory in Maharashtra, workers are very excited: Nitin Gadkari pic.twitter.com/Om1hRuYFNj
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 21, 2014

4.41 pm: BJP's victory in polls not a verdict for Union government: Mayawati.

4.35 pm: It is possible to get all information in 100 days: Subramanian Swamy, BJP on Black money issue.

4.16 pm: Pakistan suspends licence of anti-govt TV channel.

3.59 pm: Chopper scam case: Delhi court extends Gautam Khaitan's judicial custody.

3.40 pm: India's Gold medal winning hockey coach Terry Walsh quits over payment dispute

2.55 pm: Oath taking ceremony of Manohar Lal Khattar as Haryana CM will be held at Tau Devi Lal Stadium (Panchkula) on 26th Oct.

2:14 pm: Oscar Pistorious sentenced to five years jail

2:05 pm: Oscar Pistorious sentencing underway; judge rules out house arrest

1.45 pm: Chandigarh : BJP MLAs meeting ends, Manohar Lal Khattar will be the new Haryana CM

Chandigarh : BJP MLAs meeting ends, Manohar Lal Khattar will be the new Haryana CM pic.twitter.com/DNMc1tDXW3
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 21, 2014

1.38 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will visit Kashmir on Diwali to spend time with those affected by floods- PTI

1.15 pm: Manohar Lal Khattar chosen as the Haryana CM (read more)

1.10 pm: These are false allegations, land was purchased 14-15 yrs ago: BS Yeddyurappa on Bangalore HC order

These are false allegations, land was purchased 14-15 yrs ago: BS Yeddyurappa on Bangalore HC order pic.twitter.com/rwJoOws60Y
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 21, 2014

12.55 pm: Decision on CM will be taken keeping Haryana's betterment in mind: Capt Abhimanyu Singh

12.25 pm: Karnataka High Court asks sessions court to admit petition of DA case against BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa

12.04 pm: On our territorial integration and sovereignty, won't make any compromise on that : Ajit Doval,NSA

11.40 am: Manohar Lal Khattar in race for the CM post in Haryana.

11.17 am: BJP MLAs to meet in Chandigarh to decide on Haryana CM

10.30 am: Congress is ready to sit in opposition and play a vigilant, meaningful and constructive role: Ajay Maken, Congress on government formation in Maharashtra.

10.22 am: CBI files revised closure report in a coal block allocation case involving industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others in a Delhi court (read more)

10.10 am: Kerala: 45-year-old woman dies after being set ablaze in a train compartment

9.50 am: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje recommends CBI probe in Rajasthan ambulance scam (read more)

9.25 am: PM promised special status for Bihar, It's been 5 months, this is injustice to Bihar, It is public's demand: Ali Anwar, JDU

9.00 am: We pay our respects to all police officers who hv sacrificed their lives for protection of nation:Rajnath Singh on Police Commemoration Day.

8.50 am: PM Narendra Modi greets the nation on the ocsassion of Dhanteras