With a score of 28.7 in the 2023 Global Hunger Index, India has a level of hunger that is serious," the report said. India's child wasting rate stands at 18.7 per cent – the highest recorded in the 2023 report – and its child stunting rate is 35.5 per cent. Wasting is measured based on children's weight relative to their height.
International Olympic Committee suspends Russian Olympic Committee with immediate effect.
According to the latest government data released on Thursday, consumer inflation in the United States remained stable, offering some respite to policymakers aiming to curb rising prices. The closely monitored consumer price index (CPI) showed a year-on-year increase of 3.7 per cent, the same rate as in August, as reported by the Labor Department. On a month-to-month basis, inflation slowed from 0.6 percent to 0.4 per cent, with the volatile food and energy components excluded. This figure was the lowest in two years, at 4.1 per cent.
India's retail inflation eased to 5.02 per cent in September on an annual basis as against 6.83 per cent in August, showed data released by the ministry of statistics on Thursday. The food price inflation for September stood at 6.56 per cent as 9.94 per cent in August.
Fault in tracks likely cause of derailment of Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express, says Preliminary investigation report. The number of casualties is four while the number of injured passengers has increased to 70, the railways authorities said on the accident. "Deepest condolences for the irreparable loss. Will find the root cause of derailment," said Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw. ECR general manager Tarun Prakash said that the cause of the accident will be known only after the investigation is complete.
"We cannot kill a child," the Supreme Court observed on Thursday while hearing the Centre's plea seeking recall of its order allowing a married woman, a mother of two, to terminate her 26-week pregnancy. Speaking on the matter, SC said that woman's autonomy is important, but unborn child's rights can't be ignored.
In a bid to restrain the circulation of videos and images depicting violence and damage to properties in the state, the Manipur government in an order said such dissemination will be dealt with severely and booked as per law.The order, which was issued on Wednesday night, came even as videos and images of widespread violence went viral on social media platforms. One such video shows two Meitei youths being shot at point blank and then being buried in a pit by a group of people speaking Kuki language. The location of the incident site and the place of the burial is, however, not known.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday expressed condolences to the families of the deceased following the derailment of the Assam bound North-East Express train a day ago. Recalling the accident earlier this year in June in Odisha's Balasore, Kharge pointed out that the accountability of the Railway Ministry and the Central Government should be fixed in such types of incidents
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would crush and destroy Hamas in response to its attack. Netanyahu said every Hamas member was a dead man. Netanyahu made the remarks in a late-night televised address as Israeli planes pounded Gaza in response to the unprecedented attack.
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