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			Cricket has won its battle to be added to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme, multiple sources have told the <em>Guardian</em>, 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.</div>
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		Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, &quot;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.&quot;</div>
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		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. &quot;At this time, we can confirm the deaths of nine US citizens,&quot; State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. &quot;We can confirm that there are unaccounted for US citizens, and we are working with our Israeli partners to determine their whereabouts.&quot;</div>
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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, &quot;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&#39;t work for the OBCs but to distract them from main issues.&quot;<br />
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Delhi Police has registered a first information report (FIR) against Hero MotoCorp&#39;s Chairman Pawan Munjal for allegedly falsifying accounts and availing tax credits on fake bills, according to an Economic Times report<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Holding more than 100 people captive from its assault on Israel: Hamas

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	A senior Hamas official says the militant group is holding more than 100 people captive after its unprecedented assault on Israel.</p>
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	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.</p>
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	During their rampage through southern Israel, militants dragged back into Gaza dozens of captives, among them women, children and the elderly. Their precise number was not clear until the two militant groups made their announcements. Israel&#39;s military has said only that a significant number were abducted, without further detail.</p>

Election Commission to announce poll schedule for 5 states today

Election Commission of India to hold a press conference in Delhi today. The election schedule of the general election to legislative Assemblies of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana to be announced.<br />

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

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	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.<br />
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	President Hassan arrived here on Sunday on a four-day visit.</div>
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	&quot;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.</div>
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	&quot;She proudly acknowledges herself as a &quot;product of Indian education&quot;, attributing it to her ITEC training at NIRD, Hyderabad,&quot; the Education Ministry posted on social media site X.</div>

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

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

Cricket to feature in Los Angeles 2028 Olympic

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	Cricket has won its battle to be added to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme, multiple sources have told the <em>Guardian</em>, 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.</div>
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Census comes within the purview of Central Government: Dharmendra Pradhan

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	Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, &quot;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.&quot;</div>
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Few media companies are rehashing old and baseless allegations to tarnish the company name: Adani Group

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	Adani Group issues statement - &quot;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.&quot;</div>
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US confirms death of 9 citizens in attack on Israel by Hamas

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	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.<br />
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	&quot;At this time, we can confirm the deaths of nine US citizens,&quot; State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.</div>
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	&quot;We can confirm that there are unaccounted for US citizens, and we are working with our Israeli partners to determine their whereabouts.&quot;</div>

Israel declares 'complete siege' of Gaza, defence min says 'no food, electricity or fuel'

Israel&rsquo;s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, declared that Israel is imposing a &ldquo;complete siege&rdquo; on Gaza, adding that there is &ldquo;no electricity, no food, no water, and no fuel&rdquo;, reported The Guardian. The Israel-Palestine fighting has continued for more than 48 hours, after the initial surprise Hamas attack on Saturday, with rocket sirens being activated in central and southern Israel Monday afternoon. The conflict has killed over 1,100 people on both sides, and Israeli media said that around 130 Israelis, including civilians and soldiers, have been taken as hostages.

Germany ‘temporarily suspends’ aid to Palestine

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	Germany has said that it has temporarily halted the development aid to the Palestinian territories as it carries out a thorough review amid the attack on Israel by Hamas militants.</div>
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	The aid included help for desalination projects, food security, and job creation, and amounted to $131 million, according to AFP.</div>

This is not about caste or religion, it is about poverty: Rahul Gandhi

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	&quot;This is not about caste or religion, it is about poverty. Caste census is for the poor. Today, we have two Indias. We will not stop at caste census. There will be an economic survey after that,&quot; said Rahul Gandhi at a press conference after the CWC meeting.</div>

CWC unanimously supports idea of having a caste census in the country, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said that the Congress Working Committee unanimously supports the idea of having a caste census in the country.<br />
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PM is incapable of doing the caste census, says Rahul Gandhi

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, &quot;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&#39;t work for the OBCs but to distract them from main issues.&quot;

Farewell of BJP, allies announced: Kharge on poll schedule for five states

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	With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for assembly polls in five states, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the party will go to the people with strength and outlined public welfare, social justice and progressive development as its guarantees.</p>
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	&quot;With the announcement of elections in 5 states, the farewell of BJP and its allies has also been announced. In Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram, the Congress party will go to the people with strength,&quot; he said on X.</p>

FIR against Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal for alleged forgery

Delhi Police has registered a first information report (FIR) against Hero MotoCorp&#39;s Chairman Pawan Munjal for allegedly falsifying accounts and availing tax credits on fake bills, according to an Economic Times report

MP polls: Rival parties locked in fierce freebie-filled fight to win heart' of India

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	A fierce competition among parties to offer freebies and guarantees, a scramble for tribal, OBC, women votes and a touch of Hindutva all have combined to make the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls a high-stakes battle with main rivals BJP and the Congress pulling out all the stops to gain power.</p>
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	After a close contest in 2018, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress are marshalling all resources at their disposal to notch a clear majority in the 230-member House to avoid post-result complications.</p>

Anyone can lodge complaint of inducement through cVIGIL: CEC

&quot;Anyone can lodge a complaint of inducement through cVIGIL. If any candidate has criminal background, then he will have to announce the same in newspapers thrice,&quot; said CEC Rajiv Kumar at EC press conference on Assembly polls in five states.

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Chhattisgarh: Nov 7 &amp; Nov 17<br />
Madhya Pradesh: Nov 17<br />
Rajasthan: Nov 23&nbsp;<br />
Telangana: Nov 30&nbsp;<br />
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Election Seizure Management System being introduced for five state polls: EC

Election Seizure Management System being introduced for five assembly polls for enhancing oversight for inducement-free elections, said EC

Stalin moves resolution in TN Assembly urging Centre to direct K'taka govt to release Cauvery water

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin moves a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Assembly urging the Union government to direct the Karnataka Government to release Cauvery water.<br />
&quot;In order to protect the livelihood of farmers in the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the House unanimously urges the Union government to direct the Karnataka government to release water to Tamil Nadu,&quot; says TN CM Stalin.

Elections in 5 poll-bound states hold a 'unique significance': CEC

&quot;As we stand on the cusp of elections in these states, it is worth noting that these polls hold a unique significance, but also for the nation,&quot; says Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar at EC press conference.

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