Major Delhi trade bodies have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene after claiming that protests around October 10 kept customers away from markets.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has announced a public holiday on October 19 for Maha Navami in view of its religious significance during Navratri.

AAP leader Gopal Rai said the party is holding the ‘Tiranga Yatra’ to protest what he termed the government’s authoritarianism and to stand with students.