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Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday an «emergency government» with an opposition party leader, Benny Gantz, for the duration of the war with Gaza militants. «Following a meeting… held today, the two agreed on establishing an emergency government and war cabinet,» said a joint statement by the premier and Gantz, a former defence minister and army chief. The three-member «war cabinet» would include Netanyahu, Gantz and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Gadi Eisenkot, also a former army chief from Gantz's party, and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will serve as observers, according to the statement. Opposition leader Yair Lapid has not joined his former ally Gantz, but the statement said a seat would be «reserved» for him in the war cabinet. Netanyahu's extreme-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish allies would remain in government. The premier has agreed to freeze the hardline government's divisive judicial overhaul, which had triggered mass street protests — the biggest in the country's history. «During the war, no bills or government-sponsored motions that are unrelated to the war would be advanced,» the statement said. Gantz last served in a Netanyahu administration in 2020-2021 under a rotation agreement that was meant to see him take the helm for the second half of the government's tenure, but early elections had been called before he was to become prime minister.

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₹200 per cylinder. Diesel consumption reported during September was higher by 0.4% on month and up by 3.8% YoY. Demand remained strong in the mobility sector as evident from the data of e-way bill generation and daily average highway toll transactions.

The Financial Times reported citing sources. As per the report by FT, in the previous week, Trudeau and Joly said that Ottawa was attempting to address the dispute behind closed doors.

Endeavour Group’s biggest shareholder, Bruce Mathieson, has threatened legal action against the liquor chain and hotels giant and its directors if he is unable to inspect certain documents relating to Bill Wavish’s nomination as a director.

Gaza Strip. His promise raised questions about whether Washington can ramp up defense aid to Israel without jeopardizing aid for Ukraine, especially given Republican lawmakers' ouster of House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy and failure so far to name a replacement. Biden administration officials insist Washington can absolutely do both, but acknowledge there will be challenges.

At Vinnies’ Dandenong South warehouse, 230 solar panels have slashed the non-profit’s power bill from $1800 a month to $300. The big saving came via a series of deals brokered by AGL Energy with the charity’s landlords.

Chef and restaurant owner Andrew Gruel discusses Gov. Newsom signing a landmark fast food workers bill despite concern it will drive up consumer costs on ‘Fox Business Tonight.’

Some lawmakers and regulators are calling for interest rate caps and lower fees on credit cards as debt levels march higher.

North Carolina Republicans have enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor’s ability to oversee elections and other state regulatory bodies by overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes

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The Albanese government is moving to regulate Apple Pay, Google Pay and other new digital payment services by expanding the Reserve Bank’s powers, with draft legislation to be released on Wednesday.

Before buying a house, paying attention to many things — such as budget, maintenance and legal approvals – is important just to ensure you house remains safe and dispute-free. For some people, it may throw more challenges and they might find it difficult to handle some of the new complexities that come with a new house.

Energy ministers from Australia’s two biggest states have called for the nation to “get on” with building transmission networks as TransGrid boss Brett Redman warned the electricity operator was prepared to compulsorily acquire properties along the route of the proposed 360-kilometre HumeLink.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) may remain volatile in the near term looking at uncertainties pertaining to the oil prices amidst geopolitical stress caused by Israel Hamas Conflict, said analysts. Brent that was $70-75 a barrel levels in June had risen to more than $95 a barrel by the end of September.

Raghav Chadha on October 10 approached the Supreme Court with a plea that challenges his suspension from the Rajya Sabha. Chadha was suspended from the Parliament's Upper House on August 11 for “gross violation of rule, misconduct, defiant attitude and contemptuous conduct". The action against him came in response to complaints submitted by four MPs – Sasmit Patra, S Phangnon Konyak, M Thambidurai and Narhari Amin – who accused him of including their names in a motion without their consent.

Private sector lender HDFC Bank has hiked the benchmark marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) by up to 10 basis points (bps) on select tenures. According to the Bank's website, the new rates are effective from October 7, 2023. 

The area around the historic Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago has begun welcoming back travelers

California will soon require big businesses to report a wide range of greenhouse gas emissions

California becomes the first state to ban four chemicals from food and drinks

MUMBAI, NEW DELHI : Investors offloaded shares Monday on concerns about the economic fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict. Oil and gas prices soared amid apprehension that the conflict may spread throughout the wider West Asian region. The selling pressure, led by retail and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), drove the India VIX volatility index to post the biggest rise in 10 months, indicating the nervousness in the market over the impact of the war on crude prices and the rupee.