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 "The third flight of Operation Ajay has departed from Tel Aviv to Delhi: Embassy of India in Israel (Pic: Embassy of India in Israel)")
Third flight of Operation Ajay (Pic: Embassy of India in Israel)
Massive fire breaks out at godown in Howrah, 11 engines working to douse it
A massive fire broke out at a godown in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday morning, officials said.
The fire broke out at the godown of homegrown FMCG maker Emami in Bhagabatipur in Sankrail police station area around 6.30 am, they said.
Eleven fire engines are working to bring the blaze under control, they added.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, officials said, adding that there were no reports of anyone being injured in the incident.
WHO pleads for reversal of Gaza evacuation order to reduce suffering
Amid the raging Israel-Hamas war, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has appealed for the urgent establishment of a humanitarian corridor for safe aid delivery as due to ongoing airstrikes and closed borders, civilians have no safe place to go.
Israel's military told 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes immediately, as it appears to prepare to ramp up retaliation for Hamas' October 7 terror attacks, CNN reported on Friday.
The WHO has "joined the wider United Nations in appealing to Israel to immediately rescind orders for the evacuation of over 1 million people living north of Wadi Gaza," it said in an official statement on Friday.
Putin stresses Israel's right to defend itself but calls for independent Palestine state
Acknowledging Israel's right to self-defence in the face of Hamas' attacks of "unprecedented brutality," Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the "creation of an independent Palestine state with East Jerusalem as its capital" to resolve the issue, TASS reported.
Russia proceeds "from the postulate, a negotiated solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has no alternatives," said Putin while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit here on Friday.
"The negotiations' goal should be the implementation of the United Nations' two-state formula, which implies the creation of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, coexisting in peace and security with Israel, which, of course, as we have seen, has come under an attack of unprecedented brutality. Of course, it has the right to defend itself. It has the right to ensure its peaceful existence," Putin said at the summit, stressing that "it is crucial to work for resolving this issue by peaceful means."
Switzerland only country to celebrate 75 years of friendship with India: Swiss envoy
In a joyous celebration of the enduring friendship between the two countries, Switzerland Ambassador Ralf Heckner said, "Switzerland is the only country that is celebrating 75 years of friendship with India".
The occasion, marked by a unique Swiss Art Night, emphasised the deep-seated values of peace, unity, and artistic collaboration that have characterised this remarkable partnership.
Addressing the event, Ambassador Heckner emphasised that seventy-five years ago, India chose Switzerland as its first friend and partner, signing a friendship treaty that envisioned perpetual peace and unalterable friendship between the two nations.
Operation Ajay: Second flight with 235 Indians from Israel lands in Delhi
A second flight carrying 235 Indian nationals from Tel Aviv in Israel, under Operation Ajay, landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Saturday morning.
The evacuated Indian nationals were welcomed by Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, at the airport. He welcomed Indian nationals with a handshake and folded hands.
People were seen hugging and embracing their families and relatives as they arrived back in New Delhi with a feeling of relief but minds full of ordeal.
Chhattisgarh assembly polls: Naxal-affected Bastar villages to vote for the first time in 40 years
Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district are going to be special as residents of 40 naxal-affected villages here will get a chance to vote for the first time in 40 years.
Earlier, these naxal-affected villages were so dangerous that it was not possible to conduct polling in them safely.
There are 40 highly Naxal-affected villages where polling booths will be established for voting after 40 years.120 polling stations are being reopened in these villages on Saturday
Sonia Gandhi arrives in Chennai to attend DMK Women's Rights Conference
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.
They were received by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, DMK MPs Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and T R Balu at the airport.
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.
Telangana job aspirant ends life; Cong, BJP blame BRS govt for 'failing' to conduct recruitment exam
A 23-year-old woman, who was preparing for competitive exams, allegedly ended her life by hanging herself from a ceiling fan of her hostel room in Ashok Nagar here, leading to a protest by government jobs aspirants in the locality, police said on Saturday.
Ashok Nagar is a hub of coaching centres and job aspirants.
While the police said the woman, a native of Warangal, took the extreme step on Friday night due to personal issues, the protesters claimed that she ended her life since she was not getting a job and the state Public Service Commission has postponed the group-2 service exam recently.
A large number of job aspirants gathered at the spot and raised slogans against the state government. They also tried to prevent the police from taking the woman's body to a hospital.
Hamas attacks most murderous assault on Jews since Holocaust: US Congress
The brutal attacks by Hamas are the most murderous assault on the Jews since the Holocaust in Europe, influential lawmakers told eminent Indian-Americans who have rallied behind Israel.
Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out a barrage of air strikes in Southern Israel on last Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in response launched multiple attacks targeting Hamas' key infrastructure. So far, over 2,000 people have been killed in Israel and the Gaza Strip in the biggest escalation in decades between the two sides.
"The terrorist attacks in Israel committed by Hamas against Israeli civilians over the last week are the most sweeping, murderous assault on Jews that have taken place since the Holocaust in Europe," Congressman Jamie Raskin told a group of Indian-Americans at an event organised by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS).
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First Published: Oct 14 2023 | 8:56 AM IST
