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National Aerospace Laboratories expects to finalise the production partner for its two-seater trainer aircraft HANSA-New Generation, in a month, a top NAL official said. A market study done by Bengaluru-based NAL has shown there is a potential demand for about 400-500 such aircraft in India in the next 5-10 years, Program Director of Civil Aircrafts at NAL, C M Anand, told PTI. The NAL-developed HANSA-NG features a state-of-the-art-glass cockpit, a Rotax-912iSc sport engine and a steerable nose wheel.

Israel pressed on Sunday with preparations for a ground offensive in Gaza, after giving Palestinians a little more time flee northern areas it has vowed to target in response to the deadliest attack in its history. Hamas fighters gunned down, stabbed and burned to death more than 1,300 people in the attack that Israel has compared to 9/11 in the United States, sparking a massive retaliatory bombing campaign targeting the Islamist group that has killed over 2,200 in Gaza. Israel has warned around 1.1 million Gazans living in the north of the Palestinian territory to flee to the south ahead of a ground incursion which the military has indicated will focus on Gaza City, the base of the leadership of the Hamas militant group. The military said Gaza City residents must not delay their departure but a spokesperson said late Saturday they still had time to leave and that the ground offensive would not start on Sunday. Since Friday thousands of Gazans, who cannot leave the enclave as it is blockaded by both Israel and Egypt, have packed what belongings they can into bags and suitcases, to trudge through the rubble-strewn streets.

The eyes of the world are on Gaza ahead of a looming Israeli ground offensive, but what people are looking for might be hidden deep underground in a maze of tunnels.

Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine, environmentalists are poised to return to court with a new approach accusing US wildlife officials of dragging their feet on a year-old petition seeking endangered species status for a tiny snail that lives nearby. The Western Watersheds Project said in its formal notice of intent to sue that the government's failure to list the Kings River pyrg as a threatened or endangered species could push it to the brink of extinction. It says the only place the snail is known to exist is in 13 shallow springs near where Lithium Americas is building its Thacker Pass Mine near the Oregon line. US President Joe Biden has made ramped-up domestic production of lithium a key part of his blueprint for a greener future.

Indian Stock Market: The bulls were able to protect the level of 19,600 during the day, thanks to the strong open interest (OI) build-up at the 19,600 strike price by put writers. The strength may continue as long as the index remains above 19,600. Only a decisive fall below 19,600 might trigger serious long unwinding in the market, till then a buy on dips strategy to favour the market.

Gaza on Saturday or huddled by the thousands at a hospital in the target zone in hopes it would be spared, as Israel intensified warnings of an imminent offensive by air, ground and sea following Hamas militants’ deadly rampage in Israel a week ago. While workers at an Israeli military base continued efforts through the Jewish Sabbath to identify the more than 1,300 people killed in the Oct. 7 assault, Israel dropped leaflets from the air and redoubled warnings on social media for more than 1 million Gaza residents to move south. The military says it is trying to clear away civilians ahead of a concentrated campaign against Hamas militants in the north, including in what it said were underground hideouts in Gaza City. Hamas urged people to stay in their homes. The U.N. and aid groups say such a rapid exodus along with Israel’s siege of the territory would cause untold human suffering. The World Health Organization said the evacuation “could be tantamount to a death sentence” for the more than 2,000 patients in northern hospitals, including newborns in incubators and people in intensive care. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis already was mounting Saturday amid a growing shortage of water and medical supplies under a week-old Israeli blockade, which has also forced electrical plants to shut down without fuel.

ANI. The Pakistani skipper also praised the Indian captain Rohit Sharma who scored a magnificent 86 of 63 balls with the help of six boundaries and six maximum.

(Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said on Saturday they had to escalate action against Ford (NYSE:F) as they expected a revised offer from the automaker but were given the same offer as two weeks ago.

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India vs Pakistan ICC ODI World Cup 2023: India delivered a stunning performance at the Cricket World Cup by overpowering arch-rivals Pakistan with a seven-wicket victory. This victory marked India’s eighth consecutive win against Pakistan in World Cups, extending a streak that commenced in 1992. This marquee match, touted as a battle without firearms, initially triggered immense excitement, logistical challenges, and fervor among fans.

viewership of 3.5 crore during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan. This is the highest peak concurrency number achieved across all formats of cricket, said the company. Asia Cup 2023 already garnered an overwhelming response from fans, with 2.8 crore viewers for the India vs Pakistan match and 2.1 crore viewers for India vs Sri Lanka. We would like to thank all the fans who tuned-in to watch the India-Pakistan match on Disney+ Hotstar, said Sajith Sivanandan, Head, Disney+ Hotstar India. He said, “Fans’ love for the game made it possible for Disney+ Hotstar to break all the previous records across all cricket formats and hit a peak concurrency number of 3.5 crore viewers.

Catch live updates of India vs Pakistan ODI World Cup cricket match While Pandya picked up 1 wicket for 34 runs out his spell, Thakur remained wicket-less out of his 2 overs, while conceding 12 runs. Here's how some of the fans reacted: A number of fans did not mince words as they opined that Ashwin would have been a better pick as compared to Thakur in the match against Pakistan.

MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) — The International Monetary Fund has met its fundraising target to increase concessional trust fund resources for the world's poorest countries by $3 billion, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Saturday.

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International Monetary Fund has met its fundraising target to increase concessional trust fund resources for the world's poorest countries by $3 billion, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Saturday. Georgieva said in a statement that the contributions completed during IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Morocco «will allow the IMF to continue to support low-income countries with zero-interest rate financing to meet their evolving needs.» She said that PRGT lending has increased five-fold to $30 billion since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with about 30 countries still with loan programs. Demand for the trust's resources is expected to reach $40 billion through 2024, about five times the historical average. The IMF had urged member countries to fill a $1.2 billion gap in the $3 billion subsidy account endorsed by the membership in 2021.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan after he targeted party leaders Kamal Nath and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over poll promises. Speaking to reporters, Congress spokesman Charan Singh Sapra termed the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh a «sinking ship». He said the Congress would win more than 145 seats out of 230 in the November 17 assembly elections in the central state. «Even PM Modi cannot salvage the sinking ship of the BJP in the state,» Sapra said. He alleged Chouhan has become frustrated sensing the imminent defeat of the BJP and is issuing «foolish» statements forgetting the «political standards». «Chouhan has spoken against the Gandhis forgetting that the family has made sacrifices and is ready for it for the country's sake,» the AICC spokesman said.

Stock to buy: Despite sell off in key benchmark indices, small-cap stock JTL Industries shares managed to climb to its new peak of ₹249.40 apiece on NSE during Friday deals. The small-cap stock was able to do that despite missing market estimates in its Q2 results 2023 declared on Thursday. Interestingly some brokerages of well repute believe that the small-cap stock may continue to scale further new highs in upcoming sessions.

PARIS (Reuters) — French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered 7,000 soldiers to be mobilised for increased security patrols, his office said on Saturday, a day after a teacher was stabbed to death in an Islamist attack.

Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel on October 7 which killed 1,300 people, sparking a retaliatory bombing campaign that has killed at least 1,900 in the Gaza Strip ahead of a potential Israeli ground invasion of the territory. «Saudi Arabia has decided to pause discussion on possible normalisation and has informed US officials,» a source familiar with the discussions told AFP. Saudi Arabia in the weeks before the attacks had spoken of progress in US-led diplomacy to normalise relations with Israel — which would be a landmark step for the conservative kingdom that is guardian of Islam's two holiest sites. But Riyadh has voiced increasing disquiet about the fate of Palestinians in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, where Israel has launched thousands of strikes and ordered the evacuation of the territory's north, prompting thousands to flee. On Friday, Saudi Arabia denounced the displacement of Palestinians within Gaza and attacks on «defenceless civilians», its strongest language criticising Israel since the war broke out. Riyadh «affirms its categorical rejection of calls for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people from Gaza, and its condemnation of the continued targeting of defenceless civilians there,» the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Israel Hamas conflict, Israeli Defence Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus noted on Saturday that people in the Gaza Strip are listening to Israel's warning and are doing the right thing, noting that there has been a significant movement of Palestinian civilians towards the South. «We have seen a significant movement of the Palestinian civilians towards the south...we have seen people listening to our warning, understanding that they doing the clever thing, moving out of the dangerous area, and the right thing for their family...,» he said. On Friday the Israeli military had called for the evacuation of all civilians from Gaza City.

Josep Borrell said Saturday that a plan by Israel to evacuate more than one million people out of northern Gaza in a single day was «utterly impossible to implement». Israel warned residents in the area to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Palestinian Islamist organisation Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel's history. «I am saying that, representing the official position of the European Union… (the evacuation plan) is utterly, utterly impossible to implement,» Borrell told a press conference in Beijing on the final day of a three-day diplomatic visit to China. «To imagine that you could move one million people in 24 hours in a situation like Gaza can only be a humanitarian crisis,» he added. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen had expressed support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday during a visit to the country. «Europe stands with Israel,» said von der Leyen, adding that the country had «a duty to defend its citizens». But Borrell's comments in Beijing showed the limits of that affirmation, saying that Israel was also obligated to follow international humanitarian law in the process of defending itself. «The position is clear,» said Borrell. «We certainly defend the right of Israel to defend itself.» «But, as any right, it has a limit.