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Cricket has won its battle to be added to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme, multiple sources have told the Guardian, and will be joined by flag football as well as baseball and softball. The LA organising committee is expected to go public with its choice of sports for the Games within the next 24 hours, with suggestions that lacrosse and potentially squash could also be proposed as additional sports for 2028.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, "Census comes within the purview of Central Government. In India, caste-based census was held before independence. After that, there was a conscious decision on how to have a census. I would like to ask Rahul Gandhi that when the recommendations of the Mandal Commission were made in the 90s, what was the stand taken by his father? He vehemently opposed it in the Parliament...They were in power for so long. They never took up this responsibility...This is a tactic by the Congress to hide from the sin they committed in the past few days."

Nine American citizens were killed Monday in the war between Israel and Hamas, the United States confirmed, adding with more unaccounted for amid fears they were taken captive. "At this time, we can confirm the deaths of nine US citizens," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. "We can confirm that there are unaccounted for US citizens, and we are working with our Israeli partners to determine their whereabouts."

Congress Working Committee in a unanimous decision has supported the idea of a caste census in the country. It is a progressive step. Our CMs (Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan) are also considering this and actioning this, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the press meet on Monday. He further said, "The PM is incapable of doing the caste census. Our 3 out of 4 CMs are from the OBC category. Out of 10 BJP CMs, only one CM is from the OBC category. How many BJP CMs are from the OBC category? The PM doesn't work for the OBCs but to distract them from main issues."

Delhi Police has registered a first information report (FIR) against Hero MotoCorp's Chairman Pawan Munjal for allegedly falsifying accounts and availing tax credits on fake bills, according to an Economic Times report

The Election Commission on Monday said that the five States Assembly polls will be held from November 7-30, the results of which would be out by December 3, 2023. Chhattisgarh to vote on 7th Nov & 17th Nov; Madhya Pradesh on 17th Nov; Mizoram on 7th Nov, Rajasthan on 23rd Nov and Telangana on 30th Nov.

A senior Hamas official says the militant group is holding more than 100 people captive after its unprecedented assault on Israel. Mousa Abu Marzouk made the remarks Sunday to the Arabic language news outlet al-Ghad. The figure is in addition to more than 30 people said to be held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.

9:40 PM

Tanzanian Prez Samia Suluhu Hassan to be conferred honorary doctorate by JNU

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is on a four-day visit to India, will be conferred an honorary doctorate by Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday, according to the Education Ministry.
 

President Hassan arrived here on Sunday on a four-day visit.

"The first woman President of Tanzania will be honoured with an honorary doctorate (Honoris Causa) by Jawaharlal Nehru University for her pivotal role in fostering stronger India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy, and achieving success in regional integration and multilateralism.

"She proudly acknowledges herself as a "product of Indian education", attributing it to her ITEC training at NIRD, Hyderabad," the Education Ministry posted on social media site X.

9:35 PM

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of exploiting Deoria violence for political gains

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav commented on the Deoria violence and said, "I don't want to say something that will cause disturbance but BJP is the most casteist party. They want to take political mileage out of the (Deoria) incident, that too when the entire fault is of the BJP government."

 

Targeting the BJP government over the Deoria violence, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Tuesday said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should immediately resign as he has "failed" to maintain law and order. "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has no moral right to remain in his post. When he is unable to handle law and order, he should resign on moral grounds," Rai told reporters at the UP Congress office.
 

He claimed that the people are "fed up with the Yogi government and its administration" and will give their answer in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

9:33 PM

Israel-Hamas war: No chance for negotiation, says Hamas

"The military operation is still continuing," Hossam Badran, a Hamas official, told AFP from Doha, adding that "there is currently no chance for negotiation on the issue of prisoners or anything else".

9:31 PM

Heavy rain in Bengaluru causes waterlogging in Devarabisanahalli area

9:30 PM

Cricket to feature in Los Angeles 2028 Olympic

Cricket has won its battle to be added to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme, multiple sources have told the Guardian, and will be joined by flag football as well as baseball and softball. The LA organising committee is expected to go public with its choice of sports for the Games within the next 24 hours, with suggestions that lacrosse and potentially squash could also be proposed as additional sports for 2028.

 

8:52 PM

Israel orders citizens living near Lebanese border to remain indoors

8:49 PM

Seven people died after debris fell on Dharchula-Gunji motorways, trapping a vehicle underneath

8:48 PM

NCDC set target of achieving Rs 1 lakh crore yearly disbursement in the next 3 yrs: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah today addressed the 89th General Council meeting of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) here in the national capital. In his address, HM Amit Shah said that NCDC should set a target of achieving Rs 1 lakh crore yearly disbursement in the next three years along with targets for every quarter. The Minister desired that NCDC should explore avenues for borrowing at lower rates and lend to the cooperative sector keeping the interest rate low. NCDC’s objective must not only be to make profit but to achieve overall development of the cooperative sector.

 

8:19 PM

India condoles death of 10 Nepalese students in Israel: Nepal FO

India has condoled the death of 10 Nepalese students in Israel and voiced its support to the neighbouring country in its hour of grief, Nepal's foreign ministry said on Monday.

 

Israel has formally declared war on the Islamist militant group Hamas after its fighters launched an unprecedented attack on Saturday that has so far killed more than 700 people in Israel. Ten Nepalese students in Israel were killed by Hamas militants in the country's southern region.

 

In a letter to Nepal's Foreign Minister NP Saud, the Indian ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava expressed sadness over the killing of the Nepalese students.

 

In a letter addressed to Foreign Minister Saud, Ambassador Srivastava has expressed sorrow over the death of the Nepalese students and extended condolences to the bereaved family members, the statement from Nepal's foreign office said.

 

India being a close neighbour stands with Nepal in this hour of grief, Ambassador Srivastava said.

8:02 PM

Census comes within the purview of Central Government: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, "Census comes within the purview of Central Government. In India, caste-based census was held before independence. After that, there was a conscious decision on how to have a census. I would like to ask Rahul Gandhi that when the recommendations of the Mandal Commission were made in the 90s, what was the stand taken by his father? He vehemently opposed it in the Parliament...They were in power for so long. They never took up this responsibility...This is a tactic by the Congress to hide from the sin they committed in the past few days."

 

6:24 PM

Few media companies are rehashing old and baseless allegations to tarnish the company name: Adani Group

Adani Group issues statement - "There is a renewed attempt by the Financial Times and its collaborators to rehash old and baseless allegations to tarnish the name and standing of the Adani Group. This is part of their extended campaign to advance vested interests under the guise of public interest...While we deny all such allegations, which are false and baseless, we also condemn such deliberate, and motivated attempts to destabilise the Adani Group. We are a law-abiding company which is fully compliant with all rules, regulations and disclosure requirements with full respect for the rule of law."

 

6:24 PM

CBI arrests five person in alleged loss of Rs. 31.50 crore to RLDA

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five accused including two officials (now retired), each from the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) & Bank of Baroda, Shahdra, Delhi and three private persons in an ongoing investigation of a case for causing an alleged loss of Rs. 31.50 crore (approx) to RLDA: Central Bureau of Investigation

 

6:24 PM

BJP names 57 candidates for the upcoming polls; CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to contest from Budhni

BJP has releasesed a list of 57 candidates for the upcoming election in Madhya Pradesh. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to contest from Budhni, State's HM Narottam Mishra to contest from Datia, Gopal Bhargava from Rehli, Vishwas Sarang from Narela and Tulsiram Silavat to contest from Sanwer.

6:22 PM

US confirms death of 9 citizens in attack on Israel by Hamas

Nine American citizens were killed Monday in the war between Israel and Hamas, the United States confirmed, adding with more unaccounted for amid fears they were taken captive.
 

"At this time, we can confirm the deaths of nine US citizens," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.

 

"We can confirm that there are unaccounted for US citizens, and we are working with our Israeli partners to determine their whereabouts."

4:00 PM

EU foreign ministers to convene emergency meeting tomorrow

European Union's foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, called for an emergency meeting of the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers amid the ongoing escalataion of conflict between Israel and Palestine.