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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appealed to people in Mizoram to vote for his party, saying while the Congress had helped bring peace and stability in the state, the BJP and the RSS were «hell-bent on destroying» Mizo culture and way of life. The Congress stands for the protection of the northeastern state's people, land and natural resources as enshrined under Article 371-G of the Constitution, he asserted ahead of the November 7 assembly polls.

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B61-13 will replace the 1980s era B61-7, the US department said in a press release published on October 27, 2023. Gravity bombs work by being pulled to the ground by the force of gravity instead of flying to the target on a powered missile, New York City-based Vice News reported. In this case, a bomber or an aircraft flies over the target and drops the bomb.

ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine. The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.

Prince William arrived Sunday in Singapore for the annual Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet. Upon his arrival, dozens of people waving British flags welcomed him with loud cheers. William, 41, shook hands, signed autographs and sportingly took selfies with many of them during a walkabout. “It’s fantastic to be back in Singapore for this year’s Earthshot Prize ceremony, after eleven years," he said in a statement upon landing.

BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday alleged Congress and corruption go hand in hand and said re-electing the ruling party in Chhattisgarh meant the «guarantee of loot». Addressing a public meeting in Pendra town in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (GPM) district two days ahead of the polling for the assembly elections, Nadda said the Congress indulges in corruption wherever it is in power. Targeting the Bhupesh Baghel government, he said, «They committed scams in liquor, rice, cow dung, teachers' transfer and Public Service Commission recruitments.

₹10,000 in the name of ‘pet maintenance’. The Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of Ittina Mahavir apartment in the Electronic City issued a notice asking its residents to pay a refundable amount of ₹10,000 as registeration fee for keeping pets. In its notice, the RWA said that the pet maintenance charge will be used to treat the victims of dog bites and for other pet-maintenance related work in the residential area, according to a Times of India report.

U.S. and Israeli interests in the ongoing Middle East conflict are diverging in both the short and long term, muddying the path to ending Israel’s war against militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Above all, Israel views Hamas as an existential threat and sees eradicating it as a crucial goal; anything short of that is a failure.

New York Times. Barack Obama condemned the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel when dozens of militants breached the border and killed over 1,400 Israelis, taking more than 240 hostages.

Russia airport witnesses anti-Israel unrest, Kremlin blames Ukraine | 10 points Tension has risen among the US and European officials that the war has reached a stalemate, and Ukraine is running out of forces. On the other hand, Russia has a seemingly endless supply, officials said. However, according to an Al Jazeera report, Zelenskyy has denied that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has reached a "stalemate".

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the art exhibition, Silent Conversation: From margins to the centre on Friday. The two-day exhibition displayed the power of art in giving voice to tribal artists from tiger reserves of India. This is the first in a series of such exhibitions in different Indian cities and across the globe. The primary objective is to establish a sustainable market for these artworks, thereby providing an alternative livelihood for these marginalized communities and bringing them into national cognizance.

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Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. The strike came as Israel said it would press on with its offensive to crush the territory's Hamas rulers, despite US appeals for a pause to get aid to desperate civilians. The soaring death toll in Gaza has sparked growing international anger, with tens of thousands from Washington to Berlin taking to the streets Saturday to demand an immediate cease-fire. Israel has rejected the idea of halting its offensive, even for brief humanitarian pauses proposed by U.S.

Reuters reported. Police in countries around the world have reported a surge in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic offenses in the wake of Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7. The war between the two nations has entered its 30th day with Israel continues to batter Gaza with airstrikes.

(Reuters) — Uruguay's interior minister and two other members of the government resigned on Saturday over a case that has already prompted the foreign minister to quit, involving a passport issued to an internationally wanted drug-trafficking suspect.

We’ve been here before, but after Wednesday’s decision by the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged, along with comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, investors are wondering anew if the policy tightening regime has peaked.

Times are changing at private equity firm Apollo. Not only is the massive fund trying to alter its culture to become less ruthless and more friendly under new CEO Marc Rowan, but it's rethinking the way it pays its most senior people. 

Also Read: Over 45 smallcap stocks gain 10-40% as Sensex snaps 2-week losing streak; do you own? On Friday, domestic equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex ended higher for the second consecutive session amid positive global cues as the risk appetite of investors improved on hopes that the end of monetary policy tightening is near. Nifty 50 closed at 19,230.60, up 97 points, or 0.51 per cent and Sensex closed at 64,363.78, up 283 points, or 0.44 per cent. In the broader market, the BSE smallcap gauge jumped 0.94 per cent while the midcap index climbed 0.71 per cent.

Associated Press (AP).Check all the Israel-Gaza war LIVE Updates here. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his stance in the raging war between Israel and Hamas, following Turkey's announcement of the recall of its ambassador to Israel, The Times of Israel reported.The ministry accused Erdogan of aligning with the Gaza-based terror group, Hamas.In a statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry defended Israel's military operations in Gaza as a "war of self-defence" and described Hamas as "the true enemy of the Palestinian people."Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey has "crossed out" Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and will strive to bring Israel before the International Criminal Court for its actions in Gaza, CNN reported, citing Turkish state media outlet Anadolu. (ANI)Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed that the Israeli forces will get to Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar and eliminate him, Times of Israel reported on Saturday.He has said that the forces are prepared to fight until victory "as long as it takes".After touring the northern border and in the south in the past two days, Gallant said that he was told by reserve soldiers that they are prepared "to fight until victory" and for as long as it takes.