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Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet during his visit to Israel, the U.S. president assured them: «I don't believe you have to be a Jew to be a Zionist, and I am a Zionist.» The politicians and generals gathered in the ballroom of the Tel Aviv hotel nodded in approval, according to a U.S.

Ashok Chavan and party leader M S Boseraju as special observers for the November 30 Telangana assembly elections. It also appointed former MP Ajoy Kumr as AICC observer for media preparations in Telangana, party leader Supriya Shrinate for poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari for Chhattisgarh.

Modi on Saturday said his government did several «pending» works in the last ten years including the abrogation of Article 370, implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), one-rank-one-pension (OROP) scheme for the defence forces, banning of triple talaq and the introduction of women's quota in legislatures. He was speaking at the 125th foundation day of Scindia School here. He also released a commemorative postage stamp on the school, which is located inside the Gwalior fort.

candidates filed their nomination for November 7 assembly polls to 40 member assembly. Chief Minister Zoramthanga who is also president of Mizo National Front (MNF) has filed nomination from Aizawl East — I. In Aizawl District 55 candidates have filed their nominations while a total of 27 candidates filed their nominations from Lunglei District. In Siaha District, a total of 9 candidates submitted their nominations while 10 candidates filed their nominations from Champhai District. There is 13 candidates in Kolasib District while 15 candidates submitted their nomination from Serchhip District. In Lawngtlai District,13 candidates are in fray while 14 candidates submitted their nominations in Mamit District. A total of 11 candidates filed their nomination in Saitual District while four candidates filed their papers from Khawzawl District. In Hnhathial, a total of three candidates filed their nominations. There is likelihood of multi corner contest with the BJP, Congress, the ruling Mizo National Front, the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) putting candidates. Mizoram will go to polls on November 7 to elect 40 members of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly. Zoramthanga on Friday said that MNF will romp back to power for second consecutive term with more than 25 seat in the 40-member Assembly in the November 7 elections.

One 97 Communications, the parent of Paytm, expects overall credit business to grow at an average annual rate of 40%-50% over the next two to three fiscal years even as it continues a cautious approach to the personal loan vertical, president and chief operating officer Bhavesh Gupta said on Saturday. The Noida-headquartered company is looking to add three new lending partners to its platform over the next two quarters, which may include a domestic bank, Gupta said on an analysts’ call to discuss September quarter earnings.

Are bhai chhodo Akhilesh-Vakhilesh (Oh brother, lets leave Akhilesh-Vakhilesh)". The kind of reference which Nath made towards Akhilesh Yadav, the chief of SP, did not go down well with the latter's party. Senior SP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav, on being asked by mediapersons about Nath's statement, was visibly anguished by the remarks.

Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said the return of her father Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan after four years was the «biggest day» of her life and predicted that the country will see the former prime minister staging another comeback in politics. Sharif, 73, returned home on Saturday on a special flight after a four-year self-imposed exile in the UK to head his party in the general elections expected to be held in January. The 73-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo flew in from Dubai to Islamabad on the 'Umeed-e-Pakistan' chartered plane.

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Ashok Vaswani as the bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) for a period of three years. Vaswani, who has worked with Barclays in the recent past, will succeed Uday Kotak who quit as MD of the bank effective September 1. At present, Vaswani is President of Pagaya Technologies Ltd — a US-Israeli AI Fintech.

alliance. Dispute between Congress and SP over seat-sharing in MP elections turned ugly when politicians engaged into war of words to malign each other's image. In a recent incident, a senior SP leader lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and even called him “crazy dimwit." Samajwadi party leader IP Singh, on Saturday, launched a personal attack on Waynad MP and said that Gandhi failed to unite with his own brother Varun Gandhi.

The Times of Israel reported. Citing senior diplomatic sources, The Times of Israel reported that both governments acknowledge a high probability of a ground invasion by Israel.

Nitish Kumar on Saturday rubbished speculations that his recent utterances were an attempt to mend fences with the BJP and put pressure on his current allies RJD and Congress. The JD(U) leader was replying to queries from journalists about the ripples created by his admission of «personal friendship» with a BJP leader at a speech he gave in East Champaran district. «I felt anguished when I read the reports about my speech at the convocation of Mahatma Gandhi Central University.

upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. BJP National Vice-President and former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje will contest from Jhalarpatan, former state BJP president Satish Punia has been fielded from Amber; Rajendra Rathod will contest from Taranagar and Jyoti Mirdha will fight from Nagaur. The party also decided to field Narpat Singh Rajvi from Chittorgarh after its earlier decision to deny the five-term MLA, who is the son-in-law of its stalwart leader Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, renomination from his Vidhyadhar Nagar seat. This triggered a backlash from a section of party workers. The names also include Vishwaraj Singh Mewar, a descendent of Maharana Pratap Singh, who joined the party recently.

Congress party on Saturday released the first list of its candidates consisting 33 names for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will contest from Sardarpura constituency and Sachin Pilot has been fielded from his traditional Tonk constituency. Congress state unit president Dotasra will contest from Lachchmangarh.

Biden administration in the United States has proposed changes in the H-1B visa program to streamline eligibility requirements and make it more efficient and flexible. The changes have been proposed by the US Department of Homeland Security, which stated that the changes will also lead to a reduction in cases of misuse and fraud. «The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would modernize the H-1B speciality occupation worker program by streamlining eligibility requirements, improving program efficiency, providing greater benefits and flexibilities for employers and workers, and strengthening integrity measures,» the department said in a statement. The US Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N Mayorkas said that the priority of the Biden administration is to attract global talent and reduce undue burdens on employers. «DHS continues to develop and implement regulations that increase efficiency and improve processes for employers and workers navigating the immigration system,» the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N Mayorkas said. He added, «The Biden-Harris Administration's priority is to attract global talent, reduce undue burdens on employers, and prevent fraud and abuse in the immigration system.» According to the department, the proposed changes would streamline eligibility requirements.

This is more than twice the rate of growth in overall AI spending and almost 13 times greater than the CAGR for worldwide IT spending over the same period.

Narendra Modi had a phone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and condoled the death of civilians at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. PM Modi reiterated India’s “long-standing principled position on the Israel-Palestine issue". Also read: Israel-Hamas War: US issues 'security alert' for citizens in Gaza ahead of Rafah border crossing opening Besides, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that the international community must combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

₹167.50 to ₹203 apiece levels after the spread of Israel war, delivering more than 20 per cent return to its shareholders. Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore or FACT share price has ascended from near ₹510 to ₹710 apiece levels during Israle-Palestine conflict, delivering to the tune of 40 per cent return to its shareholders. Shares of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals or GNFC share price has shot up from around ₹610 to ₹655 apiece levels.

Gaza. By the time Israel issued its denial, though, details had ceased to matter. The catastrophe had sparked protests in the West Bank and Jordan, and as far away as Tunisia.

India Construction Festival (2023) - comprising 13th India Roads Conference, 11th Equipment India Awards and 21st Construction World Global Awards - received a big thumbs up from more than 200 industry leaders from the leading construction and infrastructure companies who celebrated the success of the industry and recognised its contribution to the nation building. Held recently at Shangri La Hotel in New Delhi and hosted by infrastructure think-tank FIRST Construction Council, India Construction Festival 2023 honoured over 70 companies in the infrastructure and construction equipment sectors with awards under various categories. While AAV Ranga Raju, Managing Director, NCC Ltd, was honoured with the prestigious Construction World Person of the Year (Private Sector) award, Dimitrov Krishnan, Managing Director, Volvo Construction Equipment India, was recognised as the “Equipment India Person of the Year 2023" for their remarkable achievements during 2022-23. Setting context for ICF 2023, Pratap Padode, Founder and President, FIRST Construction Council, said, "Government infrastructure investments as measured by central government capex have gone up 8 times over FY14 to FY24.

Gold rate today: On account of rising tension in the Middle East region on Israel-Hamas war, US Fed's hint for a possible rate pause in upcoming US Fed meeting in November 2023 and slide in US dollar aided gold price to continue its rally and climb to around four month high on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). MCX gold rate logged weekly gain of 2.15 per cent and ended at ₹60,725 per 10 gm levels.

acquisition of steel maker Mittal Corp Ltd by an affiliate of the listed firm Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd. Resolution professional Shailendra Ajmera, who is backed by EY, had admitted Rs 1,767 crore in claims, while successful bidder Shyam Sel and Power Ltd proposed to pay Rs 351 crore.