MP Evening Wrap:PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Navy; 52-foot Vivekananda statue to be built in Indore, will last 1000 years more

Bhaskar English brings you the biggest news from Madhya Pradesh and around the world. Here are the top news headlines of the day: 1. PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Navy Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday celebrated Diwali with the sailors on board INS Vikrant in Goa. He said, “Today, our Vikrant is a huge symbol of self-reliant India and Made in India. INS Vikrant has recently given Pakistan sleepless nights. The one whose name alone can take away the peace of the enemy is INS Vikrant.” Read more 2. Festive buzz across MP: Markets packed, helplines issued, know Diwali puja timings Madhya Pradesh is soaked in Diwali fervor today, with homes and markets gleaming in festive lights. Preparations for Lakshmi Puja have been underway since morning. As shops open, people are expected to flock to markets to buy diyas, firecrackers, sweets, decorations, jewellery, electronics, and clothes. Read More 3.₹100 toy gun causes eye injuries: Viral trend in Bhopal burns vision of 23 people As Diwali approaches, a low-cost “desi gun” firecracker priced between Rs 100–Rs 200 has emerged as a dangerous trend in Bhopal and nearby areas. Videos circulating on social media are encouraging people, especially children and teenagers, to buy these firecrackers. Read More 4. ‘India won’t buy oil from Russia,’ Trump again claims he spoke to PM Modi US President Donald Trump once again claimed that India will no longer trade oil with Russia. Earlier, Trump had made a similar claim on Wednesday, October 15. Talking to reporters on his plane, Trump said, “I spoke to India’s Prime Minister Modi and he has said that they will not trade Russian oil.” Read more 5. ‘We can’t light lamps or burst crackers’: For blind family, Diwali is a festival of feelings While the whole country celebrates Diwali with lights and joy, a family in Bhind district is facing a very different reality. Ten members of Ramsharan Singh Chauhan’s family, living in Mukut Singh Ka Pura village, are born blind. The family includes Ramsharan, his wife Saraswati, four daughters, and four granddaughters. Read More 6. After 40 years, Chandrakanta sees Diwali again; eye donation restores vision for her and 6-year-old Akriti For 53-year-old Chandrakanta, this Diwali will be unlike any other. After losing her vision at the tender age of 12, she has lived in darkness for four decades. The 40 years of blindness were filled with profound struggles, both physical and emotional. Read More 7. Major internet outage; Amazon Web Services outage hits Snapchat, Roblox, and more AWS, the cloud platform that powers tons of apps and devices, experienced a major outage. A significant outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has caused interruptions across many widely used apps and devices worldwide. Read more 8. 52-foot Swami Vivekananda statue to rise in Indore, built to last 1000 years A 52-feet tall statue of Swami Vivekananda will be installed in Devi Ahilya Sarovar Udyan, located in Sirpur, Indore. This statue, to be built for 4 crore rupees, will be made of Panchdhatu (five metals). Sculptor Naresh Kumawat claims that this will be the world’s first statue of Swami Vivekananda of such a height. Read More 9. Mahakal bathed in kesar-chandan, dressed as Goddess Lakshmi; Ratlam’s Muktidham glows with deepak At Ujjain’s Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple, the festival of Roop Chaturdashi was celebrated traditionally on Monday morning. Women from the priest family performed Snan of Lord Mahakal with warm water and applied fragrant ubtan. Read More 10. Ashwin slams Kuldeep Yadav’s exclusion from playing XI against Australia Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin questioned the coaching staff and management’s decision to exclude Kuldeep Yadav from the playing XI for the first ODI against Australia. Read more