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Israel pounded targets in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, intensifying a renewed offensive that followed a weeklong truce with Hamas and giving rise to renewed concerns about civilian casualties.At least 200 Palestinians have been killed since the fighting resumed Friday morning, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, even as the United States urged ally Israel to do everything possible to protect civilians. “This is going to be very important going forward,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday after meetings with Arab foreign ministers in Dubai, wrapping up his third Middle East tour since the war started. “It’s something we’re going to be looking at very closely.”Many of Israel’s attacks Saturday were focused on the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza, where the military said it had struck more than 50 Hamas targets with airstrikes, tank fire and its navy.

The trust in savings accounts remains unwavering among Indians. Offering liquidity, ease of access, and nominal risk, savings accounts serve as a secure repository for funds, meeting short-term financial needs while providing a nominal interest rate. This preference for liquidity and safety reflects the practical approach many adopt in India.

India’s leading eight residential markets have demonstrated robust growth, with a 22% increase in sales and a 17% rise in new supply during the third quarter of the calendar year (July-September 2023), as per the latest data by PropTiger.com.

Since the advent of COVID-19, the real estate market has been witnessing crests and troughs. The demand for, both rental and owned, underwent a steep downward trend owing to work from home. However, as the sun begins to rise again, the real estate segment is once again witnessing a shift – shift from affordable housing towards luxury housing. With work places opening up, work force is approaching with caution which is getting reflected on home spaces – larger spaces which are conducive for both work and leisure. According to a study by Anarock, 18% of the total units sold in the top seven cities in 2022 fall into the luxury category, compared to just 7% in 2019.

The demand for luxury holiday homes in India is on the rise, thanks to the country’s rapid economic growth and increasing disposable income. It’s not just the high net-worth individuals (HNIs) who are buying luxury villas in tourist destinations for self-use and investment purposes, but also the aspirational class who are keen on investing in properties in holiday destinations. This trend is reflected in the growing market size of holiday homes.

India Express reported. This was days before the indictment was filed in a New York court. According to the the American indictment, the alleged plot to assassinate Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on US soil began in May, with a text message between an Indian security official and Nikhil Gupta.

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NDTV showed that the charges against the accused include sexual assault. The report quoted police as saying that the FIR was filed on Friday night against several unknown accused. The viral footage showed the four people — a man, his wife, his sister, and a family friend — being punched, kicked and dragged by the group on Delhi Street, NDTV reported.

Israel-Hamas war: Even as the world leaders attempt to bring Israel and Hamas back on the negotiating table, Israel is displaying its resolve to eliminate Hamas from the map of the Earth. As per a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Israel’s intelligence agencies, which are known for their undercover operations, plans to kill Hamas leader across the globe after the war in Gaza ends The report said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given clear orders to Israel’s top spy agencies that Hamas leaders living in countries like Lebanon, Turkey, Qatar, etc.

Munich's airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria and Switzerland, affecting travel across the region. After initially announcing a halt in air traffic until noon on Saturday, the airport later announced flights would be cancelled until 6 am Sunday.

Gurgaon police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) will investigate the case filed by MGF against Emaar India, the local arm of Dubai's Emaar Properties, and international property consultant JLL India, a senior police officer said. Following the direction of a Gurgaon court, the local police filed a case of undervaluation of land and other charges of committing fraud. “We have registered the case at the direction of the court and have now started the process to transfer the case to EOW. That team will begin the investigation,” said the police officer, who did not wish to be identified. According to a court document, in 2019, Emaar Properties appointed JLL as an independent valuer arbitrarily and forged the reports pertaining to the demerged assets in conspiracy with JLL to decrease the value of MGF’s land and inflate the value of Emaar Properties’ claim to unjustly enrich themselves.

Byju's has delayed November salaries for a section of its employees, people aware of the matter told ET, adding this has impacted around 1,000 staffers at the financially beleaguered edtech firm. The company has told the affected employees that it would deposit the pending salaries by Monday, said the people cited above. It has about 14,000 employees in India, excluding subsidiaries like Aakash Institute.

The spike in illness in the country where COVID emerged in late 2019 attracted the spotlight when the World Health Organization sought information last week, citing a report on clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children. Chinese authorities will open more paediatric outpatient clinics, seek to ensure more elderly people and children receive flu vaccines and encourage people to wear masks and wash their hands, Mi Feng, an official with China's National Health Commission, told a press conference. Doctors in China and experts abroad have not expressed alarm about China's outbreaks, given that many other countries saw similar increases in respiratory diseases after easing pandemic measures, which China did at the end of last year.

Sajjan Jindal's JSW Group buying a 35% stake in MG Motor India is a win-win deal for both. MG Motor India is a British brand owned by China’s SAIC. The company had a good start with the launch of its first product SUV Hector in 2019.

ICC World Cup 2023: Team India fans are still recovering from the heartbreak they faced on 19 November after Australia defeated India in the ICC World Cup 2023 finals to lift the trophy. Team India, former cricketers, experts, and fans are all wondering about the things that went wrong in the last match of the tournament, where India did so well, winning all 10 matches before the final game.

CRPF) personnel, the Dantewada Police said on Saturday, December 2. The jawans are out of danger and are receiving treatment, according to the police. "Two CRPF jawans got injured in an IED explosion in the Barsoor police station area.

Moitra, will be tabled in the lower house on 4 December. The committee, at a meeting on 9 November had adopted its report recommending Moitra's expulsion from the Lok Sabha over the "cash-for-query" allegation. In a four-page letter to the speaker, Chowdhury said there is no clear-cut demarcation in the roles envisaged for the Privileges Committee and the Ethics Committee, more so in matters of exercising penal powers.

OpenAI is postponing the debut of an online marketplace where users can engage with a variety of personalized chatbots. The delay is attributed to the disruptions caused by the removal and subsequent reinstatement of Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, reported Bloomberg. The intelligence firm communicated this information via an email on Thursday addressed to individuals involved in constructing GPTs, the customized iterations of its widely used ChatGPT chatbot.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit from the Royal Family, a book by royal journalist and author Omid Scobie called 'Endgame' reignited the stir around the British monarchy, according to a report by Hindustan Times. In his book, Scobie revealed that Prince Harry had not been contacted by anyone from the Royal Family about Queen Elizabeth's deteriorating health, according to Scobie. His family members hadn't informed him of the Queen's passing, and he found out through a breaking news notification on his phone.

Also Read: US stock market ends higher as Powell raises peak rate hopes; S&P logs highest close of year He also noted that the “full effects" of the Fed’s 5.25 percentage points of rate hikes to date have likely not yet been felt, Reuters reported. “We are getting what we wanted to get" out of the economy, Powell said during an event at Spelman College in Atlanta.