Live news: 42 die in Uttarakhand rains, Amarinder to start his own party

In this file image dated June 27, 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah meets with then Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Amarinder Singh, whom his Congress party forced to resign as Punjab’s Chief Minister, said that he will launch his own political party and may ally with the BJP if the farmers’ protest is resolved.

Hindustan Unilever, India’s largest consumer goods company, posted a 9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 2,187 crore for the July-September quarter.