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S Jaishankar on Thursday, reiterated India's support for a two-state solution in the long-standing Israel-Palestine conflict, while also asserting that issues of terrorism and hostage-taking cannot be underplayed or ignored. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha today, Jaishankar explained India's decision to abstain from voting in some of the resolutions regarding the Gaza conflict in the United Nations General Assembly. In response to TMC MP Saket Gokhale's question on India's stance on a two-state solution to Palestine, Jaishankar said, «We support the two-state solution and we have been public and unambiguous about that. So, there should be no cause for confusion regarding the two-state solution.»

Shares of MRF Ltd.(up 3.1 per cent), Bosch Ltd.(up 2.82 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(up 2.79 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.32 per cent) and Apollo Tyres Ltd.(up 1.13 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

When asked the reason for India's abstention from a resolution in the UN General Assembly on October 27, 2023, regarding the protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations, Jaishankar said there were many resolutions in the UN General Assembly and in some India abstained and in some, it voted in favour. According to him, there are several reasons to abstain such as a resolution is not balanced, it is more divisive, it can set a precedence which has consequences for India or it has larger implications.

Venue : Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Andhra squad - Ashwin Hebbar, Maramreddy Reddy, Pyla Avinash, Ricky Bhui, Shaik Rasheed, Vamsi Krishna, Girinath Reddy, Tripurana Vijay, SDNV Prasad, Srikar Bharat, Bailapudi Yeswanth, Bodhala Kumar, Cheepurapalli Stephen, Kodavandla Sudharsan, KV Sasikanth, Satyanarayana Raju Mumbai squad - Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sairaj Patil, Shams Mulani, Shivam Dube, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Tanush Kotian, Akash Anand, Hardik Tamore, Himanshu Singh, Mohammad Juned Khan, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias, Shardul Thakur Andhra vs Mumbai Match Details Match 126 of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2024 between Andhra and Mumbai to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad at 04:30 PM.

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Uber India Systems for failing to provide a cab on time and for not addressing a customer's complaints. The panel identified this as a «deficiency in service» and ordered the company to compensate the complainant, a TOI report stated.

Amnesty International accused the state of Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war in a report published on Thursday, an allegation Israeli leaders have repeatedly denied. The London-based human rights group said it reached the conclusion after months of analysing incidents and statements of Israeli officials. Amnesty said the legal threshold for the crime had been met, in its first such determination during an active armed conflict. The 1948 Genocide Convention, enacted in the wake of the mass murder of Jews in the Nazi Holocaust, defines genocide as «acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group».

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Sukhbir Singh Badal, had allegiance to a banned Khalistani outfit and was facing 21 criminal cases, registered during 1980-90, at the peak of the Khalistan movement, the Punjab Police has said. The shooter, identified as Narain Singh Chaura (68), is a former member of banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), a Khalistani terrorist organisation. Punjab Special DGP (Law & Order) Arpit Shukla said that Chaura has more than 21 criminal cases registered against him. Police is interrogating him and questioning him to find out whether more people or any pro-Khalistan elements from abroad are involved in the conspiracy, he added. He was also involved in the 2004 Burail jailbreak case. He helped terrorists Jagtar Singh Hawara, Paramjit Singh Bheora and two others escape from prison, Shukla added. He was released on bail and has been acquitted in a few cases. Shukla added that a detailed security deployment was in place, with 175 police personnel in plain clothes on duty, led by an AIG-level officer. He credited the timely intervention of the police personnel, including Rashpal Singh, who identified Chaura and followed him as he attempted to fire at Badal.

cash reserve ratio (CRR) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) later in the week. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex gained 110.58 points or 0.14% to settle at 80,956.33, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 24,467.45, higher by 10.30 points or 0.04%.

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HEG and Graphite India, surged 14.2% and 7.5% respectively on Wednesday following China’s decision to implement a stricter review process for graphite exports to the U.S. This move raised expectations that the restrictions could increase demand for Indian graphite producers. HEG’s shares jumped 14.2% to a four-year high of Rs 569.70 on the BSE, while Graphite India rose 7.5% to Rs 613.05.

The draft resolution 'Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine' tabled by Senegal was overwhelmingly adopted in the 193-member General Assembly on Tuesday. India was among the 157 nations that voted in favour, while eight Member States — Argentina, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the United States voted against it.

China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications

mutual funds have offered negative returns in 2024. Further analysis of these equity schemes showed that those who lost the most were from the international category. HSBC Brazil Fund lost the most of around 23.78% in 2024, followed by Mahindra Manulife Asia Pacific REITs FOF which lost 7.28% in the mentioned period.

Oman have pushed its partnership in defence, energy, maritime and investment sectors at a high meeting meeting held in New Delhi. The 13th round of the India-Oman Strategic Consultative Group (IOSCG) meeting was held on Tuesday. The meeting was co-chaired by Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary (CPV & OIA), Ministry of External Affairs, and Sheikh Khalifa Alharthy, Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sultanate of Oman. Space is another sector where Oman is interested to collaborate with India. During the meeting, both sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including political and strategic cooperation, trade and investment, energy, maritime and defence partnership, digital collaboration, cultural exchange, and people-to-people ties.

The HSBC final India Services Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by S&P Global, stayed almost unchanged at 58.4 in November from 58.5 in October, but was lower than a preliminary estimate of 59.2. A sub-index measuring new business — a gauge of demand — fell from October but showed no concerning signs of weakness. It was supported by international demand that rose at its fastest pace since August.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 1.37 per cent), Bharat Forge Ltd.(up 1.16 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.5 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.35 per cent) and MRF Ltd.(up 0.34 per cent) were among the top gainers.

foreign inflows offset the impact of a strengthening greenback. A strengthening dollar against overseas currencies and a rise in Brent crude in international markets capped further gains in the local unit, while a positive trend in domestic equity markets prevented a drop in the currency. Forex traders said the rupee has been on a downtrend largely on the back of Donald Trump's rhetoric on BRICS currency, political instability in the Eurozone, weaker domestic macroeconomic indicators and unabated foreign portfolio outflows.

Venue : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Pakistan Under-19 squad - Farhan Yousaf, Hassan Khan, Mohammad Huzaifa, Riaz Ullah, Rizwanullah, Shahzaib Khan, Yahya Rehman, Faham-ul-Haq, Haroon Arshad, Mohammad Ahmed, Tayyab Arif, Usman Khan, Saad Baig, Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Hussain, Ali Raza, Naveed Khan, Umar Zaib Japan Under-19 squad - Aditya Phadke, Hugo Kelly, Koji Abe, Nihar Parmar, Skyler Cook, Kazuma Stafford, Max Lynn, Timothy Moore, Daniel Panckhurst, Aarav Tiwari, Charles Hinze, Kai Wall, Kiefer Lake, Yuto Yageta Pakistan Under-19 vs Japan Under-19 Match Details Match 11 of ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup, 2024 between Pakistan Under-19 and Japan Under-19 to be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai at 10:30 AM.