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6:56 PM
Nine captives including four foreigners killed in Gaza over the past 24 hours
Hamas' armed wing said on Saturday that nine captives including four foreigners, were killed due to Israeli air strikes in Gaza over the past 24 hours.
6:47 PM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to attend Army Commanders’ Conference
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to attend the conference on 18th October 2023. General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff will address the gathering. Dr Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India will also deliver a talk on “Leveraging Technology for National Security”.
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6:42 PM
Islamic nations' group calls 'urgent, extraordinary' meet on Israel-Gaza
A top grouping of Islamic nations has called an "urgent extraordinary meeting" in Saudi Arabia to discuss the Israel-Gaza war. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) seeks to address the "military escalation" and "threat to defenceless civilians in Gaza".
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Saudi Arabia, which chairs the current session of the Islamic Summit, has invited the member nations for the meeting to be held in Jeddah on Wednesday.
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"At the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia... the Organisation's Executive Committee is convening an urgent open-ended extraordinary meeting at the ministerial level, to address the escalating military situation in Gaza and its environs as well as the deteriorating conditions that endanger the lives of civilians and the overall security and stability of the region," the OIC said in a statement on its website.
6:28 PM
Govt officially declares Aug 23 as space day
Government of India declares August 23 of every year as 'National Space Day' to commemorate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission on August 23 2023 with the landing of the Vikram lander and deployment of the Pragyaan Rover on the lunar surface.
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6:13 PM
PM Modi to inaugurate 141st IOC session soon
PM Modi to inaugurate 141st IOC session; Olympian Neeraj Chopra and others arrive at NMACC.
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India is hosting the IOC session for the second time and after a gap of about 40 years.
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The IOC's 86th session was last held in New Delhi in 1983. The session will also be attended by president of the IOC Thomas Bach and other members of IOC, along with prominent Indian sports personalities and representatives from various sports federations, including the Indian Olympic Association, official sources said.
6:11 PM
Spouses of P20 dignitaries had a glimpse of the National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy Museum in Delhi
5:06 PM
Israeli troops start mobilising towards Gaza
Israeli troops are mobilising towards Gaza. Aerial patrolling is also being sent at the Gaza border, ANI reIt was recently reported that Israeli soldiers, their tanks and munitions have been deployed near the Gaza border as they prepare for a full ground offensive against Hamas.In the pictures coming in from the Gaza border, tanks can be seen firing shells towards the Gaza Strip. Moreover, soldiers are seen loading artillery shells into howitzers.
4:44 PM
UN says water runs out for 2 million people in Gaza, says it's a matter of life and death
The United Nations today said that more than 2 million people in Gaza are at risk as water runs out. "Clean water is running out in the Gaza Strip, after its water plant and public water networks stopped working. People are now forced to use dirty water from wells, increasing risks of waterborne diseases. Gaza has also been under an electricity blackout since 11 October, impacting the water supply," it said in a statement.
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“It has become a matter of life and death. It is a must; fuel needs to be delivered now into Gaza to make water available for 2 million people,” said Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General.
4:43 PM
Israel agrees to allow foreigners to leave Gaza
Israel Palestine War News: Egypt, Israel and the United States have agreed to allow foreigners in Gaza to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, a senior Egyptian official says. The official said Saturday that Israel has agreed to refrain from striking areas the foreigners would pass through on their way out of the besieged Palestinian territory. He said Qatar also was involved in the negotiations and the participants received also approval from the Palestinian militant groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
4:40 PM
VP Dhankhar meets Duarte Pacheco, President of Inter-Parliamentary Union on the sidelines of the P20 Summit
4:38 PM
Ali Qadi led inhumane, barbaric Oct 7 massacre of civilians in Israel. We just eliminated him: IDF
3:51 PM
Dharmendra Pradhan joins padayatra, attends Sankalp Samabesh at the Athgarh assembly constituency in Cuttack.
3:24 PM
New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins concedes election, congratulates National Party
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Saturday conceded his Labour Party had lost the general election and was not in a position to form government.
3:23 PM
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hold a meeting with party's Tamil Nadu leaders in Chennai
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hold a meeting with party's Tamil Nadu leaders in Chennai.
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Ealier, Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi along with the party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has arrived in Chennai to attend the DMK Women's Rights Conference on Saturday.
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They were received by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, DMK MPs Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and T R Balu at the airport.
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The conference, which will be chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, will press the central government for the immediate implementation of a 33 per cent reservation of women in Parliament and state assemblies.
3:22 PM
Israel army says killed Hamas commander who led attack
Earlier today, Israel claimed to have killed the Islamist group's aerial operations, Murad Abu Murad, in Gaza City. There was no immediate confirmationfrom Hamas.
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First Published: Oct 14 2023 | 8:56 AM IST