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Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said the hostage releases would be delayed if Israel did not adhere to the agreed terms for the release of Palestinian prisoners. There was no immediate Israeli response to the statement. Earlier an Israeli military spokesperson had told France's BFM television station that, barring last minute changes, 13 Israeli hostages were expected to be freed. He said 39 Palestinian prisoners would be released in return. Under the truce deal between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Qatar, a total of 50 hostages are to be exchanged for 150 Palestinian prisoners, some of them convicted on weapon charges and violent offences, over four days. In the first exchange on Friday, 13 Israeli women and children — out of around 240 hostages captured by Hamas fighters on a killing spree in southern Israel on Oct.

Rajasthan Assembly Elections: The state of Rajasthan voted to elect representatives to their 200-member Legislative Assembly on Saturday 25 November. The state registered more than 68 per cent voter turnout by 5 pm on Saturday. Rajasthan Assembly Elections passed off peacefully barring a few stray incidents of violence.

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Bengaluru Tech Summit 2023’, said Priyank Kharge, Karnataka’s minister for information technology, on Saturday. The summit, with the theme 'Breaking Boundaries’, will have more than 75 sessions, more than 400 speakers, 350 startups, 600 exhibitors, and 20,000 business attendees.

drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said. «Kyiv was the main target,» Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his Telegram channel. In total, Russia launched 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine, of which 74 were destroyed by air defenses, Ukraine's air force said. The attack was «the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv,» said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration.

TRS changed its name to BRS and UPA renamed itself as INDIA alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said their corruption and misrule can never be changed.Addressing an election rally at Kamareddy in Telangana, he said the commonality between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Congress is that they adopt all types of tricks to betray people. «Suddenly, the TRS is made BRS.

World Cup final loss against Australia, said he has “never seen" any head of state offering this kind of moral support to a national team after their defeat. The gesture by the prime minister will lift the morale of Indian players and encourage them to perform stronger in future tournaments, said Sehwag, who was part of the 2011 World Cup-winning Indian squad. “It is very rare for a prime minister to meet players in the dressing room and lift their spirits after a crushing defeat.

gold closed with a weekly gain of nearly 1.10% at $2002.85 as traders look forward to a possible Fed pivot. The metal gained 0.60% Friday. S&P Global US PMI data was released Friday. US manufacturing PMI (November preliminary) at 49.40 trailed the forecast of 49.90, however, services and composite PMI at 50.80 and 50.70, respectively topped the respective estimates of 50.30 and 50.40.

India’s private sector investment pickup will not be broad-based and will follow the pattern of international investments in the country, said a top functionary of management consultancy firm Arthur D Little. “Private capex will not be so spread out across sectors. Those sectors where international players have come in, you will see private capex coming in because there will be support infrastructure required for those large industries,” Thomas Kuruvilla, managing partner of Arthur D Little Middle East and India, told ET. Experts have been pointing out that private investment will be the primary driver of economic activity in the coming fiscal year. “We have many international investors coming into India, like Apple.

MV Pranjal on Saturday in Karnataka's Jigarea, who lost his life in action during the Rajouri encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had earlier paid tribute to Capt MV Pranjal after his mortal remains were brought to Bengaluru's HAL Airport on Friday. The 29-year-old Captain Pranjal from 63 Rashtriya Rifles was killed during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday. In honour of his service and sacrifice, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the family of Captain Pranjal. Several dignitaries, including Karnataka Minister KJ George, Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya, and BJP state president BY Vijayendra, also paid their last respects to the fallen soldier at the airport on Friday. Five soldiers, including two Army captains, lost their lives in the firefight carried over from Wednesday.

As the elections in the state are currently underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters in Rajasthan to score a turnout record on Saturday during the assembly elections, where polling began at 7 AM.

Amar Ambani, Group President and Head – Institutional Equities at YES Securities. In an interview with ETMarkets, Ambani said, “Domestic liquidity is strong and all we need is some relief on the global front, for FII inflows to resume,” Edited excerpts:

statement from his office was posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and was aimed at addressing what he termed as "false rumors". Also Read: Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's next president who wants to scrap local currency, and eliminate the central bank? With his December 10 inauguration looming, the outsider libertarian economist is in a rush to assemble his team. Indications suggest that Milei might opt for a more moderate Cabinet than initially anticipated, the report added.

Sardarpura is on the list of key constituencies as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has won this seat since 1998. The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Mahendra Singh Rathore from the Congress' bastion. While from Jhalarapatan, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is contesting again from the seat which she has been winning since 2003. In 2018, she secured 54 per cent votes, defeating then-Congress leader Manvendra Singh, who is now the BJP's candidate from the Siwana constituency, which was earlier a part of Barmer and is now included in the newly formed Balotra district.

Gaza on Saturday by Palestinian militant group Hamas, officials said, following the release of 24 hostages during the first day of a planned four-day truce on Friday. Israeli security officials were reviewing the list, said a statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government promised to work toward the release of all hostages taken by Hamas in an attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The released hostages, including Israeli women and children and Thai farm workers, were transferred out of Gaza and handed over to Egyptian authorities at the Rafah border crossing, accompanied by eight staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a four-car convoy, the ICRC said.

Check all the LIVE updates on Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023 here.Rajasthan Assembly Polls: The largest state in India has never been ruled by any party other than Congress or the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). The state has had three chief ministers in the past thirty-three years.After Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's return in 1993, the seat of power in Rajasthan has only alternated between BJP and Congress- Ashok Gehlot and Vasundhara Raje.While Raje seemed to have been sidelined by the saffron party during their campaigns ahead of the crucial Rajasthan Assembly Elections, Gehlot remained a highlight an integral party of the Congress campaign for the Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023.The state goes to vote tomorrow, 25 November, to elect representatives for the 200-member Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.

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all you need to know about the Rajasthan Election 2023: Number of candidates in fray: As many as 1,862 candidates are in the fray in the Rajasthan poll. ALSO READ: Don't have voter ID? Here's how you can caste your vote tomorrow Key parties contesting: The BJP is contesting on all seats, while the Congress has left one seat — Bharatpur — for its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) like the 2018 elections.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence

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French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says China’s cooperation is vital on an issue that has divided it and much of Europe: ending the war in Ukraine