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New Zealand Probable XIDevon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (capt, wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Mark Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent BoultAfghanistan Probable XIRahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq FarooqiCheck LIVE updates.Afghanistan defeated defending world champions England by 69 runs in a historic turn of events in their last match. The first upset of the ICC World Cup 2023 has already gone into the history books as the Afghans enjoyed their second victory in all World Cups.There will be no Kane Williamson for the rest of the tournament.

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₹10,747 crore from ₹10,202.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal.Bajaj Auto’s net profit in Q2FY24 is expected to rise 13.6% to ₹1,738 crore from ₹1,530 crore in the same quarter last year, as per average estimates of analysts.The overall automobile sector witnessed flattish volume growth in Q2FY24 on back of decline in two-wheeler and tractor segments. Commodity costs continued to remain benign during the quarter, which should continue to aid margins of the auto companies.Auto major Bajaj Auto is set to release its financial results for the second quarter of FY24 today, 18 October 2023.

Tata Elxsi, the design and digital technology division of the Tata Group, recently disclosed a net profit of ₹200 crore in the quarter ending September 2023, according to a regulatory filing submitted on October 17.This net profit marks a 14.8% annual growth, given that it was ₹174.3 crore in the corresponding period last year. Moreover, the company's net profit witnessed a sequential increase of 5.9% from ₹188.9 crore, which was reported in the June 2023 quarter.

Check all the LIVE Updates here on the LIVE blogBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to visit Israel this week, Sky News reported on Tuesday without citing sources.A Downing Street spokesperson declined to confirm the report, saying Sunak's travel plans would be confirmed in the usual way.Last week, foreign minister James Cleverly travelled to Israel to show solidarity with the Israeli people following attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Reuters)The Israeli army said Tuesday a strike that hit a Gaza hospital, killing at least 200 people according to Hamas officials, was a rocket misfired by Islamic Jihad Palestinian militants."The hospital was hit as a result of a failed rocket launched by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization," it said in a statement.Arab governments immediately blamed Israel, 11 days into a war between Israel and Gaza-based Hamas militants who attacked southern Israel on October 7.

The Commerce Department has updated and broadened its export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the equipment to manufacture them

₹593.66 crore, according to NSE data. DIIs bought equities resulting in an inflow of ₹1,184.24 crore.Global investors are also turning their attention to corporate earnings as companies begin to report quarter results.

Also read: Israel-Hamas war: Shocking video of Israelis urinating on dead Palestinians surfaces on internet 2. More than one million people have fled their homes in Gaza as Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and continued in preparation for a full-blown ground invasion. 3.

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Read all the latest updates on Israel-Hamas war at Mint's LIVE blog:United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated that the US has Israel's back."The United States has Israel's back. We will stand with it today, tomorrow, and every day, and we're doing that in word and also in deed," Blinken said.US President Joe Biden said he is "confident" Israel will act under the rules of war in its conflict with Palestine.In an interview with "60 Minutes," Biden said that while he believes Hamas must be eliminated entirely, there must be a path for a Palestinian state.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said that the United States should not accept Palestinian refugees escaping from Gaza.

Click here to read the full reportEngland vs Afghanistan Live: England have squared off against Afghanistan in a pair of ODIs, emerging victorious on both occasions. Both these high-stakes matches unfolded during World Cup tournaments. Their last clash happened in June 2019, where England dominated with a colossal score of 397/6, sealing the win by a margin of 150 runs.

Axios. This comes as the diplomatic sources said that on Saturday in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with UN ambassador to the Middle East Tor Wennesland.

South India: Kerala and Mahe can anticipate light to moderate rainfall at some places, with isolated heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning during October 13 to 17. Tamil Nadu state can expect similar weather conditions on October 13, 16 and 17.

Head to HeadIn the past four decades, since the 1980s, the two sides have played a total of 204 times, where Pakistan has won 88 matches compared to India's 73 victories. In 134 ODIs, India has won 56 matches compared to 73 matches by Pakistan.While in World Cups, India won all the 7 ODIs.

Israel-Hamas war enters 6th day, India begins Operation Ajay, over 1,400 killed in Gaza attack Read all the LIVE updates on Israel-Hamas war here 1. Tens of thousands in Gaza are estimated to have fled south after Israel gave Palestinians 24 hours' notice to evacuate from the enclave's north before an expected ground offensive. Prior to the evacuation order, more than 400,000 Palestinians had been internally displaced due to the hostilities.

AP reported.However, there were no signs that the US was attempting to deter an anticipated Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, a move that could exacerbate the humanitarian plight of the 2.3 million Palestinians confined within the besieged area. Read all the LIVE updates here.Acknowledging Israel's right to self-defence in the face of Hamas' attacks of "unprecedented brutality," Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the "creation of an independent Palestine state with East Jerusalem as its capital" to resolve the issue, TASS reported.Russia proceeds "from the postulate, a negotiated solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has no alternatives," said Putin while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit here on Friday.

HCL Technologies share price rallied over 2% in the early trade on Friday after the company reported its earnings for the second quarter of FY24. HCL Technologies share price rose as much as 2.77% to ₹1,258.00 apiece on the BSE.HCL Technologies, the third largest IT services company in India, reported 8.55% QoQ growth in Q2FY24 net profit at ₹3,833 crore.

₹96.72 - lowest among metro cities - and in Mumbai it is at ₹106.31 - highest among Indian metro cities.Meanwhile, diesel price in Delhi were unchanged at ₹89.62 on October 12 and in Mumbai at ₹94.27. Track fuel prices data for different cities on Mint here.Fuel prices in India are influenced by many factors, the biggest of them all being the price of Crude Oil in the international market.

₹1,490.50 apiece on the BSE, lower than previous close of ₹1,493.65 apiece. On NSE, Infosys shares opened at ₹1,491.90.Infosys is likely to report a net profit of ₹6,422.5 crore in Q2Fy24, registering a growth of 8% from ₹5,945 crore in the April-June quarter of FY24. The net profit is expected to grow 6.7% YoY."We expect steady deal-wins and conservative commentary on the demand environment.

South India: Light to moderate rainfall is expected at some places, with isolated heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning likely over Kerala from October 11 to 13, over Tamil Nadu on October 11 and 12 and over South Interior Karnataka on October 11, with a reduction thereafter. Northwest India: Light to moderate rainfall is likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad from October 13 to 17 and over Himachal Pradesh and Punjab from October 14 to 17.

Most U.S. stocks ticked higher amid mixed yields in the bond market, which has been the main driver of Wall Street’s moves recently