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12:05 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat on 19-20 October

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat on 19-20 Oct. He will dedicate and lay foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 15,670 crore in the state. In a significant step towards showcasing India’s defence manufacturing prowess, he'll inaugurate DefExpo22 on 19th Oct: PMO

 

11:21 AM

Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Australia has reversed a previous government's recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the foreign minister said Tuesday.

The center-left Labor Party government Cabinet agreed to again recognize Tel Aviv as the capital and reaffirmed that Jerusalem's status must be resolved in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

Australia remained committed to a two-party solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, and we will not support an approach that undermines this prospect, Wong said.

11:19 AM

UN chief Guterres says he fully supports PM Modi's 'not an era of war' remark to Russian President Putin

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he fully supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark to Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is "not an era of war", emphasising that all efforts towards creating conditions for a solution to the Ukraine conflict under the UN Charter and international law will be "very much welcomed."

Speaking to PTI here ahead of his visit to India, Guterres also said he is "very concerned with escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, especially when escalation causes a large number of civilian victims, obviously it only worsens what is already a very difficult situation."

Russian President Putin ordered a "special military operation" against Ukraine on February 24. The raging conflict has further heightened economic stresses, especially on food and energy.

11:18 AM

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan planning protest after election win

Pakistan’s former Prime Minster Imran Khan said he will decide on a protest march to Islamabad this month if the government doesn’t announce a date for early elections within the next few days, building on momentum after winning majority seats in a by-election.

The preparations for the peaceful protest are almost complete, the ex-cricket-star-turned-politician said at a news conference.

He didn’t disclose the date of converging on the capital, Islamabad.

 

11:15 AM

US could sell oil from emergency reserve this week: Reports

The Biden administration plans to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to dampen fuel prices before next month's congressional elections, three sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

 

President Joe Biden's announcement is expected this week as part of the response to Russia's war on Ukraine, one of the sources said.

 

The sale would market the remaining 14 million barrels from Biden's previously announced, and largest ever, release from the reserve of 180 million barrels that started in May.

10:46 AM

Delhi High Court to pronounce order on bail plea of Umar Khalid at 2.15 PM today

The Delhi High Court to pronounce the order on the bail plea of former JNU student leader Umar Khalid at 2.15 PM. He is the accused in a larger conspiracy case related to the North East Delhi riots of February 2020.

 

10:45 AM

PM has given the target of achieving $5 bn in defence exports by 2025: BrahMos Aerospace Chairman

10:33 AM

Novel by Sri Lanka's Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize

Writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction for "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida," a satirical "afterlife noir" set during Sri Lanka's brutal civil war.

 

Karunatilaka, one of Sri Lanka's leading authors, won the 50,000 pound ($57,000) award on Monday for his second novel. The 47-year-old, who has also written journalism, children's books, screenplays and rock songs, is the second Sri Lanka-born Booker Prize winner, after Michael Ondaatje, who took the trophy in 1992 for "The English Patient." Karunatilaka received the award from Camilla, Britain's queen consort, during a ceremony at London's Roundhouse concert hall.

10:30 AM

Govt on denial mode on Global Hunger Index ranking: Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has alleged that the government was in a denial mode on the poverty and hunger index rankings.

He said on Tuesday, "Sadly, the Modi government is in denial mode as was evident when it rejected India's 107 ranking in the Global Hunger Index."

"The UNDP and the Oxford HDI have confirmed what we have said several times: that the UPA government had the best record in lifting people out of poverty.The Report released on 17-10-2022 has confirmed that 27.39 crore were lifted out of poverty in the 10 years of the UPA government".

10:25 AM

India records 1,542 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, lowest in over 6 months: Govt

India saw a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 182 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The case tally climbed to 44,632,430, while the active cases have declined to 26,449, it said. There has been a decrease of 385 cases in the active COVID-19 caseload in 24 hours.

The death toll increased to 528,913 with 8 fresh fatalities, which include 5 deaths reconciled by Kerala. The three new fatalities were reported from Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 1.02 per cent, according to the health ministry.

10:23 AM

'Deepotsav' to begin in Ayodhya from Oct 21 with Ramlila

The 'Deepotsav' programme in Ayodhya will now begin from October 21 with Ramlila that will be staged by artists from Russia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Fiji.

The Ayodhya administration has planned mega cultural activities across the temple town for the Sixth Deepotsav celebrations.

The three-day cultural extravaganza will end on October 23 on the eve of Diwali with the Ayodhya administration setting a target of lighting 14 lakh diyas earthen lamps at the Ram Ki Paidi ghat on the banks of Saryu River.

10:22 AM

UN Secretary General Guterres on India visit; to pay tributes to 26/11 terror attacks victims in Mumbai

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will pay tributes to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai on Tuesday on the first day of his three-day visit to India.

It will be the first visit of Guterres to India since his second term in office commenced in January. He had earlier visited the country in October 2018 during his first term at the top office.

The UN secretary general will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event relating to the Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) in Gujarat's Kevadiya on October 20.

10:21 AM

PM Modi to address 90th Interpol General Assembly today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 90th Interpol General Assembly today.

The Interpol General Assembly was last held in 1997.

PM Modi will address at around 1:45 pm in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, the 90th General Assembly of Interpol will be held from October 18 to 21.

10:21 AM

PM Modi to review National Maritime Heritage Complex work in Gujarat's Lothal today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the progress of the National Maritime Heritage Complex in Gujarat's Lothal via video-conferencing on Tuesday, his office said.

Lothal was one of the prominent cities of Harappan civilisation and is known for the oldest man-made dockyard, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.

A maritime heritage complex in Lothal is a fitting tribute to the city's historical legacy and heritage, the statement said.

10:20 AM

UK Parliament celebrates Diwali with prayers, candles

Prayers for peace recited by priests from the Hare Krishna Temple and the lighting of candles marked this year's Diwali celebrations in the Houses of Parliament complex in London.

The celebration was held in the State Rooms of the Speaker's House, described as the grandest residence within the Palace of Westminster, on Monday evening.

It marked the largest Diwali event of its kind in the Parliament complex, which brought together cross-party parliamentarians, diplomats, community leaders and International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) representatives.