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encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Saturday in the Khanyar locality of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital here, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Khanyar area of the city on Saturday morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, the officials added.

US employment report offers final clues ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy decision. US bonds edged higher in early trading Friday after ending October with their worst monthly performance in two years. With the election and a Fed meeting days away, a measure of daily yield swings is at its highest in a year as traders position for further losses that could send 10-year yields as high as 4.5% over the next three weeks — compared with just under 4.3% currently.

Izz al-Din Kassab, a high-ranking Hamas official, in an airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Kassab was the Head of National Relations in Hamas' political bureau. According to the IDF, he was responsible for coordinating with other factions in Gaza and directing military relations. The IDF stated on X, «ELIMINATED: Izz al-Din Kassab, Head of National Relations in Hamas' Political Bureau. Kassab was a member of Hamas' political bureau and was responsible for national relations within the organization, overseeing the coordination and connection between Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza.» The post also mentioned that Kassab directed terrorist attacks against Israel. The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. The IDF reported that Hezbollah fired over 4,400 projectiles toward Israel in the past month. They also discovered more than 3,000 explosive devices and dismantled 2,500 anti-tank missiles and RPGs in the same period. The IDF claimed to have eliminated over 1,500 terrorists since the conflict began.

United Nations, Nov 02, 2024 -Yemen's Huthi rebels are transforming themselves into a «powerful military organization» due to «unprecedented» military support from outside sources, particularly Iran and Hezbollah, according to a UN report published Friday. Since the beginning of the war in Gaza last year, the Huthis, who have controlled large swaths of war-torn Yemen for a decade, have «exploited the regional situation and enhanced cooperation with the 'axis of resistance,'» which includes Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, the UN experts said. The panel noted «the transformation of the Huthis from a localized armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization, extending their operational capabilities well beyond the territories under their control.»

While officials expected Delhi’s air quality to plunge into the “severe” category, favorable winds and above-normal temperatures helped mitigate the situation.

Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next week

An airline passenger is sitting in jail in Virginia after being accused of an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping

The Dutch junior minister for finance has quit following criticism of his refusal to publish details of his personal investments

Goods and services tax (GST) collections recovered from record lows in September to post a healthy 8.9% rise in October from a year earlier to Rs 1.87 lakh crore. Several auto companies such as Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and JSW MG Motor India reported record sales last month.

Edtech platform Coursera is banking on the rising demand for generative AI (genAI) courses to drive learner growth as India is at the forefront of enrollments, a senior executive told ET. “If we are comparing it to the pandemic, of course the growth is slower (for online learning platforms). But now genAI courses are driving the growth with over 950,000 enrollments happening for genAI courses and almost 1600% year-on-year growth in genAI content,” Raghav Gupta, managing director of Coursera India and Asia Pacific, said in an interview. “Some of the growth is also happening because it is such a hot topic that people want to learn and there is a bit of a fear of missing out as well,” he added.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is stuck in a complete dead heat as of now, and the political uncertainty is at its peak in this current scenario. Meanwhile, some of the latest polls are suggesting that Donald Trump has a strong edge over Kamala Harris in the polls, while others are claiming that things may go well for the reigning VP and her party. Meanwhile, reports claim that the endgame will not be focused on just the seven key swing states, but rather, eight specific counties situated within these states. On Election Day, these will be the 8 counties to keep a close eye on, if you wish to know who is ultimately emerge victorious in the US elections.

Harry Enten, the CNN polling analyst suggested that US Vice President Kamala Harris could eventually achieve a landslide victory in the upcoming US Presidential Elections if polls underestimate the Democratic support which the poll surveys actually did during the midterms 2022. According to Newsweek, in the 2022 midterms, polls underestimated the Democrats by a fair average of near about 4 points. Newsweek reported that in accordance with Harry Enten, if this trend continues then he predicts that Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris could end up securing 319 electoral votes to Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 219 by winning all critical battleground states. Also Read :Agatha All Along Season 2: Is the second installment in the works?

US elections are just a few days away and Wall Street is already placing its due bets on the potential future leadership of the country. Reports suggest that Wall Street executives, and even cryptocurrency traders are bidding for Donald Trump's return to the White House after November.

jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters' feelings about the economy. Last month's hiring gain was down significantly from the 223,000 jobs that were added in September.

Former US President Donald Trump has eventually interpreted the non-endorsements from major newspapers which includes The Washington Post, USA Today and Los Angeles Times as a tacit endorsement of his Presidential campaign. According to CNN, Donald Trump asserted that the decision of not endorsing any Presidential candidate eventually reveals that these publications believe US Vice President Kamala Harris is totally unfit for office. CNN reported that this sudden non endorsement marks a pretty significant departure from tradition because if history is being traced, both The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have always endorsed Democratic candidates. The leadership of all these prominent newspapers has eventually asserted that their decision to abstain from all kind of endorsements actually aims to rebuild the trust of the reader and combat perceptions related to media bias. Also Read: Was Liam Payne leading a devastating double life before his death? Here's all you need to know

Bibek Debroy. He was a man whose formidable scholarship ranged from economics and Sanskrit literature to the history of Indian-made fountain pens. He wrote and lectured on these diverse subjects, and many readers will have been enriched by them over the years.

Elon Musk began to lay out a vision for his ownership of the social network. The company's management had become biased in favour of left-wing values, Musk argued, and he would stamp out political partisanship. «For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral,» tweeted Musk, the world's richest man. More than two years later, the network, now known as X, is anything but. Ahead of this week's presidential election, the platform's algorithmically curated feeds and trending topics have become overtly political, echoing the biases of Musk, the platform's most followed account holder and one of former President Donald Trump's most notable supporters. Musk's posts are a stream of grievances, conspiracy theories and partisan misinformation. The about-face is one of many Musk has undertaken in recent years as he has increasingly embraced Trump and his allies.

Friends co-star Matthew Perry, actor Matt LeBlanc has reportedly decided to step back from his acting career, seeking a quieter life away from the public eye. This significant shift comes in the wake of Perry's death, which has profoundly affected LeBlanc.

BJP on Friday demanded Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge's apology following the Congress president's suggestion that his party's state units should make only those promises that are fiscally doable, a statement seen by many as an acknowledgment of financial constraints that some of its guarantees face in states. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad mockingly asked if Kharge has given his first «gyan» to Gandhi, noting the former Congress president often boasts of «khata khat» (immediate) transfer of money to different population segments during state and national elections in the case of his party coming to power. Kharge has realised that the Congress should not make reckless announcements, the former Law Minister told reporters, claiming that the party-run governments in states like Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh are faced with financial hardships in fulfilling the guarantees offered to the people.

biologists, a group of statisticians, and a group of physicists. Each group was given a year to research. After one year, they all reported to the investors. The biologists said that they could genetically engineer an unbeatable racehorse, but it would take 200 years and $100 bn. The statisticians reported next. They said that they could predict the outcome of any race, at a cost of $100 mn a race, and they would only be right 10% of the time.

Buenos Aires pretty recently. According to Life and Style, partial autopsy indicated that Liam Payne had multiple kinds of drugs in his system which included cocaine, crack, benzodiazepine and even ‘pink cocaine’ which is a deadly combination of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA. Life and Style reported that sources really close to Liam Payne have already revealed that he was living a ‘devastating double life’ in spite of appearing really happy on the outside. Recent reports have also revealed that the former members of the One Direction band are remembering Liam Payne very fondly. Also Read: The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff: Is ‘The Testaments’ finally happening? Here’s what we know