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PTI, "Samajwadi Party is going to strongly contest the elections in these five states (MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram) with the INDIA alliance's approach of removing the BJP from power. I believe that Samajwadi Party will contest in over a dozen seats in Madhya Pradesh."Congress also managed to win 68 seats out of 90 in Chhattisgarh. The party garnered a vote share of 43.9 per cent.

Follow our LIVE coverage on Assembly Elections 2023 here The EC on October 6 convened a meeting of general, police, and expenditure observers where Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar instructed them to ensure a comprehensive control of the influence of money power, ANI reported. The Commission, in an official statement, stated that during a briefing meeting for upcoming elections, Kumar directed observers to ensure a fair and impartial electoral process.

Click here! The White House officials will also remain in contact with Israelis and "counterparts throughout the region," the statement added. This came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington is considering Israeli requests for additional military aid.

Benjamin Netanyahu's options for hitting Hamas over its deadly incursion into Israel could be reined in by concern for the many Israelis seized in the raid, as a nation scarred by past hostage crises faces perhaps its worst one yet. In a dramatic assault launched from Gaza on Saturday, the Palestinian group Hamas stormed into Israeli towns, killing more than 600 Israelis and escaping with dozens of hostages, in the deadliest day for Israel since the 1973 war. Netanyahu has vowed «mighty vengeance» but the fate of the Israeli soldiers, elderly people, women and children taken into Gaza — the numbers are still unclear — complicates how Israel delivers on its promise to hit back hard and fast, while sticking to a longstanding principle of leaving no one behind. Israelis are reeling from the assault and from images of fellow citizens being bundled off to Gaza. «There is no chance she will come back,» sobbed a young Israeli girl, talking about her sister who was killed in the attack, while she and her parents were held hostage. She was shown in a video posted on the social media platform X by senior Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, Ambassador David Saranga. In 2011, Israel swapped hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to win the release of one Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who was held for five years.

Israeli army, was killed in Palestinian Hamas group's unprecedented surprise attack in Israel on Saturday. Corporal Nathaniel Young, aged 20, originally from London, was listed as a resident of Tel Aviv and was a member of the army's 13th Battalion. Gaby Shalev, also from London, shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook, expressing the family's grief. She wrote, «Our little brother Nathaniel Young was tragically killed on the Gaza Border yesterday.» This unfortunate event follows the disappearance of 26-year-old Jake Marlow, who attended the same London school as Nathaniel.

Hamas militants, as per Nepali Ambassador to Israel Kanta Rizal said. All those who died in the militant attacks were students who reached there on the «learn and earn» package of the Israeli government, he told Nepali media. However, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not officially confirmed the tragic deaths of the Nepali citizens in the brutal attack. Rizal told the Nepali media that three other Nepali nationals were injured in the attack. It is said that those killed in the deadly attacks were students who reached there from different universities of Nepal. According to Rizal, the deceased have been identified as Narayan Prasad Neupane, Ganesh Kumar Nepali, Ashish Chaudhary, Dipesh Raj Bista, Aanand Sah, Rajesh Kumar Swarnkar, Rajan Phulara, Padam Thapa, Pravesh Bhandari, and Lokendra Singh Dhami.

unity government to deal with the complex situation after the unprecedented attack by Hamas militants that has left at least 300 Israelis dead. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz spoke on Saturday and discussed the possibility of joining Netanyahu's government because of the emergency created by Saturday's infiltration and rocket attacks from Gaza, Ha'aretz newspaper reported. The two opposition leaders expressed their willingness, but Lapid demanded far-right leaders and ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, be removed.

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a bail plea of former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain in a money laundering case lodged against him. A bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice Bela M Trivedi will continue hearing the petition of Satyendar Jain and co-accused Ankush Jain.

Manipur government has warned the organisation or individuals that no one shall make or attempt to make any deliberate act of renaming Districts, Sub-Divisions, places, institutions and address of such institutions without the approval of the State Government. In the wake of violence in Manipur several organisations had started naming different places in their own way on community lines. Chief secretary Dr Vineet Joshi in a order stated, “Whereas, it has come to the notice of the State Government of Manipur from reliable sources that many Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Institutions, establishments and persons are deliberately renaming or trying to rename Districts, Sub-Divisions, places, institutions and address of such institutions which are objectionable, or likely to create controversy and conflict between Communities residing in the State more particularly in the context of the ongoing law and order crisis aftermath the Tribal Solidarity March organised by All Tribal Students Union Manipur (ATSUM) since May 3.” The order stated, “Whereas, the State Government views the matter very seriously with utmost sensitivity as the same practice cited above may create mistrust amongst the communities and is likely to create divide or aggravate the current law and order situation in the State.Therefore, in view of above, the Governor of Manipur is pleased to order that no one shall make or attempt to make any deliberate act of renaming Districts, Sub-Divisions, places, institutions and address of such institutions without the approval of the State Government.” The government stated, “ Any one found violating the above orders shall be prosecuted under relevant law of the land for the time being in force.

Muraleedharan on Sunday urged the Indians stranded in Israel, which is at war with the Palestinian group Hamas, to stay safe and to contact the Indian embassy there if they require any assistance. Speaking to reporters here, Muraleedharan said the Indian embassy has already issued an advisory to Indians there to stay safe. «Indians in Israel can approach the Indian Embassy anytime. The embassy will extend all sorts of assistance to Indians stranded there,» he said. Also Read: Israel Palestine War LIVE Updates: 'Hundreds of terrorists' killed, dozens captured, says Israeli military Asked about India's stand on the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas outfit, Muraleedharan said the Prime Minister had made it clear and expressed shock over the 'terror attack' on Israel. «We express solidarity with the people of Israel,» the Union Minister said. Hamas launched a wave of rocket attacks on Saturday, killing over 200 people in Israel in the biggest escalation in decades. Israel has responded with a wave of air strikes on Gaza, killing more than 230 people, according to media reports.

Hamas’s massive attack on Israel is that it was a surprise. The operation was of unprecedented scale, involving thousands of personnel and pieces of equipment, from hang gliders to bulldozers and rockets. Such an effort demands weeks if not months of preparation, and all of it took place under the nose of an Israeli intelligence service that has a deserved reputation as one of the most effective in the world. How that happened is cause for deep embarrassment in Israel’s security community and will prompt a painful internal investigation.

polls in Rajasthan, the Congress government on Saturday night issued an order for the conduct of a caste survey in the state. The order came just days after Bihar released the findings of its caste survey. Rajasthan will be the second state in the country to conduct such a population count.

Turkey on Saturday strongly condemned the loss of civilian lives in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, saying it was ready to help de-escalate the situation before it spreads across wider regions. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Ankara was in close contact with all relevant parties, repeating President Tayyip Erdogan's earlier call for restraint. The ministry also urged Turkish citizens in the region to remain in secure, indoor locations. «We emphasize that acts of violence and escalation linked to this benefit nobody,» it said.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar defended the government's decision to suspend issuance of visas to Canadian citizens, telling members of Parliament from across the political spectrum that the «temporary arrangement» was unavoidable for the safety of Indian diplomats, said people privy to the information. He also said Canada has generally not been cooperative and has denied several requests for extradition of suspects wanted in India, they said. Jaishankar chaired a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on Saturday to discuss the G20 summit hosted by India and the country's presidency of the grouping of 19 nations, the European Union and the African Union. During the meeting, which was attended by MPs from six parties, majority of them from the opposition, several MPs, including Rajya Sabha member from Punjab Vikramjit Singh Sahney of the Aam Aadmi Party, raised the issues of suspension of visas to Canadian citizens and safety of Indian students in Canada.

Israel to India, Naor Gilon on Saturday asserted that his country would act against the rocket attack and punish perpetrators to stop any further attacks. «Israel will retaliate. Israel will go after the perpetrators and make sure they cannot repeat this kind of atrocities again,» he said. Israeli envoy went on to mention the situation that engulfed after the terror attack in the country and said, «Early this morning, when Israeli citizens were still in their beds.

Israeli diplomat and former Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Maya Kadosh has stressed the involvement of Iran behind the deadly strikes. In an interview with ANI, Kadosh said, «It's definitely something that was well prepared and well sponsored. And we assume that Iran was behind this move.

sneaking into its territory and firing at least 5,000 missiles rockets at it. Prasad, the Indian, said more than 5,000 rockets have been fired on Israel and “we are in deep trouble".

Israel has issued a call to its citizens, urging them to exercise vigilance and not to disseminate rumours on social media platforms like WhatsApp after Hamas launched a " surprise attack". A visual message shared by the Israel Prime Minister's Office on X reads: «Don't help the enemy.» While sharing the picture on X, Israel Prime Minister's Office stated, «Don't spread rumors on Whatsapp or social media Don't share threats by terrorist organizations Don't distribute videos or photos from scenes of terror attacks Remain vigilant, be responsible, and together we will win.» Earlier, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel «was at war» and he has ordered mobilization of reserves to give it back with the magnitude the enemy has not expected, asserting that they will «win it.» In a video statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Netanyahu stated, «We are at war, not in an operation or in rounds, but at war. This morning, Hamas launched a murderous surprise attack against the State of Israel and its citizens.

Click here! The prime minister has also ordered the military to clear the infiltrated towns of Hamas militants that remained locked in gunfights with Israeli soldiers. Earlier, Israel's Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, said "Hamas terrorists made a grave mistake this morning and launched a war against Israel". "IDF troops are fighting the enemy at every location.

serious escalations of conflict between Palestine and Israel, hundreds of Hamas militants infiltrated the Israeli cities in SUVs, motorcycles and paragliders and shot at civilians. At least two Israelis were killed, Israel public broadcaster Kan reported. Medical officials said there were dozens of wounded.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday decided to slash GST on millet flour food preparations from the current 18 per cent GST to 5 per cent, reported ANI citing sources. The fitment committee of the GST Council had earlier recommended the exemption on powdered millet.