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      18 October

      Israel confirms it has eliminated Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

      Earlier, the IDF had said it killed three terrorists during an operation, north of the Gaza Strip and was investigating the possibility that one of them was Yahya Sinwar. Jerusalem: In yet another blow to Hamas, Israel on Thursday evening confirmed that it has eliminated Yahya Sinwar — the chief planner of the horrific October 2023 attacks that killed 1200 people in Israel and resulted in over 250 being taken as hostages. “After a long and determined pursuit that lasted an entire year, our forces have eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terror organisation and main person responsible for the massacre and kidnapping of many Israelis. I have now met the force that eliminated him yesterday in clashes in the…

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    • 18 October

      India’s growth rate among shiniest parts in world economy: World Bank chief Ajay Banga

      Points out that country needs to work on quality of life, air, water Washington: India’s growth rate is the shiniest part in the global economy, World Bank president Ajay Banga said on Thursday, noting that a lot of this is driven by the domestic market. “There is no doubt that India’s growth rate is among the shiniest parts in the world economy. I think being able to grow at six, seven per cent and more in this kind of environment shows you that they’ve done a number of things to get there,” Banga told reporters ahead of next week’s annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. “A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as…

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    • 18 October

      Grim picture: Experts say risk of famine across Gaza Strip remains high

      Given the recent surge in hostilities, there are growing concerns that this worst-case scenario may materialise, says UN Secretary-General spokesperson United Nations: The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization said that the latest findings of the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) report make clear that the risk of famine persists across the whole Gaza Strip. “Given the recent surge in hostilities, there are growing concerns that this worst-case scenario may materialise,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said at a daily briefing on Thursday. Between September and October 2024, the whole territory is classified in IPC Phase 4 – Emergency. About 1.84 million people across the Gaza Strip are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in IPC Phase…

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    • 18 October

      SC rejects PIL for setting up autonomous body to monitor OTT content

      Says such issue falls under the policy making domain of the executive and requires wide consultations with various stake-holders New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to set up an autonomous body to monitor and filter content and regulate videos on over-the-top (OTT) and other platforms in India, saying these are policy matters. A Bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that such issue falls under the policy making domain of the executive and requires wide consultations with various stake-holders. “This is the problem of PILs. They are all on policy (matters) now and we miss out genuine PILs,” the CJI said. Lawyer Shashank Shekhar Jha, who had filed the PIL,…

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    • 18 October

      French firm Alstom delivers first driverless train for Chennai Metro Phase-II

      The trains are designed to run on the 26 km corridor, a segment of Phase-II linking Poonamallee Bypass to Light House via 28 stations Chennai: French multi-national Alstom, a leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has delivered the first driverless trainset to the Chennai Metro Rail Phase II project, a top official said. Alstom bagged orders to produce 36 trains, each comprising three cars, in February this year. The trains are designed to run on the 26 km corridor, a segment of Phase-II linking Poonamallee Bypass to Light House via 28 stations of which 18 are elevated and 10 underground, the company said in a statement. The trainsets produced at the Sri City facility in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh are part of the Centre’s ‘Make in…

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    • 18 October

      US charges former RAW official for plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Pannun

      Vikas Yadav was employed by Cabinet Secretariat, which houses India’s foreign intelligence service, the RAW, the federal prosecutors claimed in an indictment filed in US court Washington/New York: A former Indian government official has been charged by the US authorities for his alleged role in a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil around the State visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vikas Yadav, 39, was employed by the Cabinet Secretariat, which houses India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the federal prosecutors claimed in an indictment filed in a US court in New York. Yadav faces murder-for-hire and money laundering charges in connection with his role in directing a foiled plot to kill Pannun. He “remains at…

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    • 18 October

      MLA Abbas Ansari gets Supreme Court relief in money laundering case

      A Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Pankaj Mithal grant bail to the son of gangster-politician and former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who died in jail a few months ago New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to MLA Abbas Ansari in connection with a money laundering case. Abbas Ansari is the son of gangster-politician and former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who died in jail a few months ago. A Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Pankaj Mithal gave the relief to Ansari. The apex court on August 14 had issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and sought its reply on the appeal filed by Ansari challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court which rejected his bail. The High Court on May 9 had dismissed…

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    • 18 October

      J&K Cabinet urges Central govt to restore statehood, passes resolution

      According to sources, draft of the resolution has been prepared and the Chief Minister will travel to New Delhi to hand over the draft to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has passed the resolution for restoration of statehood. Official sources said that during its first meeting on Thursday, the J&K Cabinet passed a resolution urging the Central government to restore statehood. “The draft of the resolution has been prepared and the Chief Minister will travel to New Delhi in a couple of days to hand over the draft of the resolution to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to restore statehood to J&K,” sources said. The meeting was presided over by the Chief Minister and…

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    • 18 October

      Fabricator held for Shivaji statue collapse, cops say he used substandard material

      Police says the arrested used inferior material to form the structure and did not join the parts properly through welding Mumbai: Police have arrested a fabricator of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that recently collapsed at a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, triggering a huge political row, an official said on Friday. Fabricator Parmeshwar Ramnaresh Yadav, who was arrested from Uttar Pradesh, had used substandard material while shaping the 35-foot-tall statue of the Maratha warrior king, he said. A resident of Mirzapur in UP, Yadav was taken into custody on Thursday after his role in the statue collapse came to light, the official said. Yadav had been tasked with creating the Shivaji statue by welding separate parts, he said. Police said the fabricator used inferior material to…

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    • 18 October

      Child marriage violates free will to choose life partner: SC

      Says Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by personal laws New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by personal laws and that marriages involving children violate the free will to have a life partner of choice. A Bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also issued a slew of guidelines for effective implementation of the law on prevention of child marriages in the country. Reading out the judgement, the CJI said the law on prevention of child marriages cannot be stunted by the personal law. Such marriages are violative of minors’ free will to choose life partner, it said. The authorities must focus on child marriage prevention and protection of…

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