Monday, 23 December 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024
Israel vowed again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls from the UN chief, the Palestinians and many countries at a high-level UN meeting on October 24 for a cease-fire and declaring that the war in Gaza is not only its war but 'the war of the free world.' United States and Russia led international calls for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, as Israel maintained its bombardment of the enclave where Palestinians are living in harrowing conditions. India has voiced deep concern over the deteriorating security situation and large-scale loss of civilian life in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, urging the parties to work towards creating conditions necessary for peace and restarting direct negotiations through de-escalation and ending violence.
'India' should be replaced with 'Bharat' in the school textbooks for all classes, a high-level committee for social sciences, constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum, has recommended. NCERT Chairman Dinesh Saklani, however, said no decision has been taken yet on the panel's recommendations.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey sharpened his attack on the TMC's Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra and posed a volley of questions over the 'bribe for query' allegations against her, saying it was a matter of Parliament's dignity and India's security. Lok Sabha's Ethics Committee will hold its first meeting on October 26 on the 'cash for query' allegation against TMC MP Mahua Moitra, with BJP parliamentarian and the complainant Nishikant Dubey and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai scheduled to record their statements.
A Delhi court sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty to police custody till November 2 in a case lodged under the anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda. The police had requested the court on October 10 to send the accused persons to jail and had submitted that the agency could ask for their further custodial interrogation later.
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to sit out of India's next two World Cup matches as he is yet to recover from his ankle injury that rendered him out of action last week. The Bardoa player had reported to National Cricket Academy on October 23 in Bengaluru for injury management.
Actor Kangana Ranaut met Israeli Ambassador Naor Gilon and expressed confidence that the country will emerge victorious in its 'war against terrorism'. Earlier in October, Israel launched an attack on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants affiliated to the group killed hundreds, including civilians in large numbers, in an assault on the country.
Actor Rajkummar Rao, whose portrayal of an official tasked with conducting polls in the Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh in Hindi film 'Newton' won accolades, will be inducted as a National Icon by the Election Commission (EC). Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar will formally appoint Rao as a National Icon of the EC on October 26.
A Molotov cocktail was lobbed by a man in front of the Raj Bhavan's main gate in Chennai, police said. A Molotov cocktail is an incendiary, usually petrol, filled in a bottle and a piece of cloth is used as a wick to light it.
A 40-year-old man was bludgeoned to death allegedly by the organisers of a ‘garba’ function in Gujarat after he had a spat with them following his 11-year-old daughter’s complaint that she was given one prize despite winning two events. “All the seven accused involved in the murder of Odedara were arrested by the police,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rutu Raba, adding that further investigation is on.
Telecom major Reliance Jio has deployed 85 per cent 5G network in India and has the capability to deploy one 5G cell in every 10 seconds, the company's Chairman Akash Ambani said. According to the Department of Telecom, over 3.38 lakh base stations for 5G have been deployed across the country.
