People maintain up indicators throughout an indication calling for a ceasefire in Gaza close to the Capitol in Washington on on October 18, 2023.
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Egypt to open Gaza border to enable in 20 vehicles with assist
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday stated Egypt’s president has agreed to open a border crossing into Gaza to enable in 20 vehicles with humanitarian assist.
Mr. Biden stated he spoke with Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi after his go to to Israel, the place leaders there agreed to enable the assist in.
Biden to tackle U.S. on Israel-Hamas battle, Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden will give a primetime speech on Thursday about the battle between Israel and Hamas and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the White House stated Wednesday.
Supreme Court to hear pleas on the arrest of NewsClick founders
A Supreme Court Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and P.Ok. Mishra on October 18 adjourned petitions difficult the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty to October 19. The pair have been arrested by the Delhi Police underneath the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) on October 3.
PM Modi expresses outrage at hospital bombing in Gaza Strip
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed outrage at the hospital bombing in the Gaza Strip and stated the loss of life of non-combatants in the newest spherical of the Israel-Palestine battle is a matter of concern. In a social media message that was posted hours after an alleged Israeli bombing of the Al Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza Strip left no less than 500 of Palestinians lifeless, PM Modi referred to as for justice in the case. Several different political notables together with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of the Congress has condemned the bombing.
Can refer elements of PMLA verdict to Constitution Bench, if want be: Supreme Court
A 3-judge Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Wednesday indicated it might, if required, refer any side of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), upheld by a Supreme Court judgment in July 2022, to a Constitution Bench.
A Special Bench of Justices Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi was listening to a sequence of petitions which have questioned the correctness of the apex courtroom’s judgment on July 27, 2022 in the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case.
Raghubar Das appointed Governor of Odisha, Indrasena Reddy Nallu of Tripura
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and BJP chief Indrasena Reddy Nallu have been appointed as the Governors of Odisha and Tripura, respectively, in accordance to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique on Oxctober 18.
Centre raises minimal help costs for Rabi crops, farmers sad
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has elevated the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all Rabi crops for the finanicial yr 2024-25. The improve for wheat, the main Rabi crop, is ₹150 per quintal and the new value might be ₹2,275.
Assam CM assaults Chhattisgarh’s lone Muslim Minister
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday took a controversial dig at Chhattisgarh’s solely Muslim Minister, Congress chief Mohammad Akbar, saying “that the land of Mata (Mother) Kaushalya will get defiled if Akbar isn’t sent off”.
In a vitriolic marketing campaign speech in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha, the Assam Chief Minister repeatedly made references to the title of the incumbent Congress MLA Mr. Akbar. He used the phrase Akbar as a metaphor for Muslims in the context of a variety of matters – from the Ayodhya dispute to the ongoing battle in West Asia, and even the migration downside in his house State of Assam.
Three defectors from MNF amongst BJP’s Mizoram candidates
The BJP on October 18 introduced the names of 21 candidates for the November 7 elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly. The listing, launched in two installments, names three leaders who stop the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), together with former Assembly Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo, over the previous few months.
Central Election Committee of Congress discusses candidates for Rajasthan polls
The Congress high brass on October 18 mentioned potential candidates for the coming Rajasthan Assembly polls as the get together is all set to announce its first listing inside the auspicious interval of Navaratri.
But the Rajasthan listing is probably going to be made solely after October 21 as one other spherical of assembly of the Central Election Committee (CEC) is scheduled to happen on Saturday. The CEC additionally mentioned names for 86 seats in Madhya Pradesh, a State the place the get together has already named candidates for 144 constituencies.
India will discover constructing giant language fashions: Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Sood
India will arrange a “high powered committee” to discover the growth of giant language fashions or LLMs, instruments that harness synthetic intelligence to create purposes that may perceive and course of human language, the Union authorities’s Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Sood stated on Wednesday.
India seemingly to signal take care of U.S. for 31 MQ-9B drones by February 2024
The deal for 31 MQ-9B Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with the U.S. is predicted to be concluded by February 2024 and deliveries will start from February 2027, three years from the signing of the contract, in accordance to defence sources.
Ram temple belief will get FCRA licence to obtain overseas donations
The Ayodhya Ram temple belief, generally known as the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, on October 18 stated that it has obtained a license to settle for overseas donations underneath the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
Cricket World Cup 2023 | New Zealand has Afghanistan crashing down to the earth
Afghanistan, flying excessive after the win over England, was introduced down to the floor by a medical efficiency from New Zealand which handed the former a 149-run defeat at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday.
