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NCP) MLA Jitendra Awhad on Saturday criticized the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the party for allegedly targeting Sharad Pawar. Awhad emphasized that despite their allegations of Sharad Pawar running the party like a «personal fiefdom,» he had steadfastly supported them. «It is not a question of technicalities and legalities, the question is about sensitivity.

Hockey India announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh to each player of the Indian women's hockey team following their bronze medal triumph in the Asian Games on Saturday. They defeated Japan by 2-1, with Deepika (5') and Sushila Chanu (50') finding the net for the Indian women's team while Japan captain Nagai Yuri (30') scored the sole goal for her team. Following the end of their successful campaign, Hockey India announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh to each player of the women's hockey team and Rs 1.50 lakh to each support staff. The opening half of the India vs Japan game ended up being a tale of two halves. Five minutes into the game, India made a strong start and claimed the lead.

A Congress leader from Rajasthan has filed a petition in a court against BJP national president JP Nadda and party’s IT cell head Amit Malviya over a social media post by the BJP depicting Rahul Gandhi as “a modern-day Ravan”, reports PTI.

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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.

August 2005:- Israeli forces unilaterally withdraw from Gaza 38 years after capturing it from Egypt in the Middle East war, abandoning settlements and leaving the enclave under the control of the Palestinian Authority. January 25, 2006:- The Islamist group Hamas wins a majority of seats in a Palestinian legislative election. Israel and the U.S.

Also Read: ‘…Putin is an evil dictator does not mean that Ukraine…’: Vivek Ramaswamy slams Zelenskyy for seeking more US funds Earlier on Thursday, Ramaswamy has strongly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for additional financial support from the United States to conduct elections in their conflict-affected nation. The 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur confidently stated that he is in the process of securing the party's nomination for the 2024 presidential elections. During an interview with Fox News, Ramaswamy defended his previous statement in which he expressed his intention to reduce aid to Ukraine if he were to be elected as the President of the United States.

Ranil Wickremesinghe has reiterated that such an investigation into the incident was not permissible under the country's law. Responding to Sunday's editorial in the Catholic Church's Messenger newspaper titled «An international investigation team is needed for an independent, transparent, and thorough investigation and monitoring», the President's Media Division (PMD) said, «We cannot endorse the idea of international investigations into Sri Lanka's internal matters.» «The Constitution of Sri Lanka and all other existing laws do not provide for conducting international investigations.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Saturday said that maximum damage in the flash floods in Teesta River took place after the 1200 MW dam in Chungthang in the State's Mangan district broke alleging substandard construction work by the previous government in the State. «The maximum damage took place after the Chungthang Dam broke. If the previous government had constructed the dam properly and if standard work had been done, the force of the water could have been controlled,» Chief Minister Tamang told ANI. The chief minister visited flood affected areas and relief camps at Naga Village in Mangan to assess the situation and interacted with people there this morning. Chief Minister Tamang said that a committee will be formed and an investigation will be undertaken.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Nawaz Sharif's younger brother Shehbaz Sharif confirmed the PML-N leader would return to Pakistan as planned on October 21, reported Dawn. After Nawaz Sharif's legal team submitted his fresh reports on Friday, doctors and lawyers gave him consent to travel back.

Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. «Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio's 4th Congressional District,» Trump wrote on his Truth Social site shortly after midnight Friday.

Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere. Publicly, the administration has maintained that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist near Vancouver are a matter between the two countries. But U.S.

Trump gave key details on the US Navy’s elite submarine fleet — including the number of nuclear warheads they can carry and how close they can get to Russian vessels without being detected — to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, who passed the information on to dozens of friends and contacts, according to ABC News and The New York Times. The alleged disclosure is only the latest in a string of cases that raise grave questions about Trump’s willingness to keep the nation’s secrets — an issue that’s only going to remain front and center given his commanding lead in the polls to secure the Republican nomination to challenge President Joe Biden again next year.

₹154.25 crore had been approved for the Una and Kangra region of Himachal Pradesh under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CIRF), according to ANI reports. With this approval, two bridges will be constructed on the Swan River at a cost of ₹50.60 crore and Pong Dam on the Beas River at a cost of ₹103.65 crore, Gadkari said.

US President Joe Biden indicated the possibility of holding a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco next month, AP reported. “There has been no such meeting set up, but it is a possibility," Biden told reporters when asked about the prospects of a face-to-face meeting with the Chinese leader. Biden and Xi have not engaged in any discussions since their last meeting in November, which took place on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday he will finish his term and run for re-election, CBS News reported after media reports suggested the Republican would resign from Congress before the end of his term.

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Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to not freeze the party symbol or name till the entire process of hearing the dispute of who is the real NCP is decided by the poll body. The development came during a hearing at the EC in New Delhi where Ajit and Sharad Pawar argued why their factions should be recognised as the real NCP. The Ajit Pawar camp, however, in its affidavit to the EC has asked it to rule in its favour highlighting the EC's order earlier this year when it gave the Shiv Sena name and party symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction as it had more MLAs and MPs than the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena. On Friday, the Sharad Pawar camp again argued that there was no split in the party and that the main NCP remains intact and is with the senior Pawar.

India can raise all issues with the Canadian speaker of the senate during the upcoming three-day G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) which will be held here from October 12, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday. The presiding officers of 25 countries and 10 deputy speakers from the G20 member nations and invitee countries are expected to attend the P20 Summit at the India International Convention and Expo Centre — Yashobhoomi — at Dwarka from October 13 to 14. PM Modi will inaugurate the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit on October 13. Canada has confirmed its participation in the summit and it will be represented by speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagne. Canada attending the summit assumes importance as relations with India have been under strain after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has linked Indian agents to the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.