IDF carries drone strike against terror cell on Lebanon border
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it carried out a new drone strike against a terrorist cell on the Lebanon border, The Times of Israel reported. The IDF did not provide any further details on the cell and what sort of attack they were planning to carry out. The IDF said several more anti-tank guided missiles were fired from Lebanon at IDF posts on the border. It added that troops are responding with artillery shelling against the sources of the missile fire.
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Canadian PM Trudeau says India's actions 'contrary to international law'
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that India's decision to revoke the diplomatic immunity of 41 Canadian diplomats is a violation of the Vienna Convention and it should worry all countries in the world, hours after New Delhi rejected Ottawa's attempt to portray the implementation of parity as a violation of international norms.
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Construction sites not taking pollution control measures will be shut down: BMC on Mumbai's air quality
With the air quality deteriorating in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday warned it would stop construction anywhere, may it be a private site or a government project, if dust and pollution control measures are not being taken. Construction is going on at a whopping 6,000 sites in the city currently, an official release quoted municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal as saying.
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Chhattisgarh polls: AAP releases a list of 37 Star Campaigners'
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ISRO begins countdown for the launch of uncrewed test flight mission
ISRO said the 13-hour countdown for the launch of an uncrewed flight test, marching towards the ambitious mission of sending Indian astronauts into space, commenced on Friday. A single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, equipped with a Crew Module and Crew Escape System, is slated for a lift-off from the first launch pad at the spaceport here at 8 am on Saturday. The test vehicle mission is aimed at studying the safety of the crew module and crew escape system in bringing Indian astronauts back to Earth in the eventual Gaganyaan mission.
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Army Commanders’ Conference discusses Israel-Hamas conflict and Russian Ukraine war
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Punjab assembly session: AAP to move SC against Governor
The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short on its first day Friday with the AAP government announcing it would move the Supreme Court against the governor for not approving the three Bills that were to be tabled in the House. Governor Banwarilal Purohit had termed the session illegal and withheld his approval to the revenue-related Bills, escalating the tussle between him and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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Israeli citizens can now travel to US without visa for 90 days
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that eligible Israeli citizens and nationals can now travel to the United States for up to 90 days without requiring a visa, CNN reported. This update accelerates the implementation of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for Israeli travellers, which was initially scheduled to begin on November 30.
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HC "appalled" over Mahua Moitra's counsel contacting Dehadrai to take back CBI complaint
The Delhi High Court Friday said it was appalled to know that TMC MP Mahua Moitra's counsel contacted and tried to mediate between her and the advocate against whom she has sought restraint orders to prevent him from circulating any defamatory content against her. Moitra, one of the most vocal members of the Lok Sabha and a strong critic of the Modi government, is in the eye of a raging political firestorm over allegations by Dubey that she took bribes from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions targeting industrialist Gautam Adani and his group.
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NewsClick row: Court extends Purkayastha, Chakravarty's judicial custody by 5 days
A Delhi court on Friday extended by five days the judicial custody of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda.
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Forex reserves increase by $1.153 bn to $585.895 bn, shows RBI data
India's forex reserves increase by $ 1.153 billion to $ 585.895 billion for the week ended October 13, says RBI
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HC dismisses AAP leader Sanjay Singh's plea against arrest in money laundering case
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of AAP leader Sanjay Singh as well as his subsequent remand in Enforcement Directorate's custody in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped excise policy of the city government.
4:27 PM
BJP's agenda is to expel me from Lok Sabha: Mahua Moitra on 'Cash for Query' scandal
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) agenda is to expel her from the Lok Sabha.
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JSW Steel posts consolidated net profit of Rs 2,773-cr for Sept qtr
JSW Steel returns to black; posts consolidated net profit of Rs 2,773-cr for Sept qtr
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Low-pressure system in Arabian Sea to intensify into cyclonic storm: IMD
A low-pressure area over the southeast and the adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has developed into a depression and is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 21, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
This would be the second cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea this year. It will be called 'Tej', according to a formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region.
India's forex reserves increase by $ 1.153 billion to $ 585.895 billion for the week ended October 13, says RBI
JSW Steel returns to black; posts consolidated net profit of Rs 2,773-cr for Sept qtr
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the priority section project of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor through a VR headset. He inaugurated the priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor and flag off RapidX train - 'NaMo Bharat' - connecting Sahibabad to Duhai Depot here.
A passenger was killed and at least 34 others injured when a private bus carrying them overturned in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Friday, the police said. The incident took place around 6 am when the driver of the bus, which was heading to Durg from Prayagraj, lost control of the vehicle at Kenda Banjari ghat under Belgahna police chowki, a local police official said.
Canada's foreign minister said Thursday that 41 of the country's diplomats have been removed from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity. The moves comes after Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver. The Associated Press previously reported that India had told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday that 41 diplomats and as well as their dependents have been removed.
President Joe Biden declared it is vital for America's national security for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening US involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he preparedto ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries. If international aggression is allowed to continue, Biden said, conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world. Hamas and Putin represent different threats," Biden said. "But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighbouring democracy.
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