Israel-Hamas War Highlights: India abstained from UN vote in 'absence of all elements of its approach'

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, “Telangana election is not just for Telangana. The entire country wants a change in Telangana. PM Modi himself, though he is their (KCR government) partner, he and Amit Shah both said that Telangana is the most corrupt state in the country.”

Shivakumar adds, “I will tell you the exact number on my next visit. I will have a survey done. Already we have the indication that Congress party will come (to power)...”

BJP president JP Nadda will address two public meetings and hold three road shows in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Sunday, a party functionary said.

Nadda arrived at Swami Vivekananda Airport here on Saturday evening and went to Kushabhau Thakre Parisar, the Bharatiya Janata Party's state headquarter, he added.

"The BJP president held a meeting with the party's core committee members of some Assembly constituencies. He will listen to the Prime Minister's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme in Amlidih area of the capital on Sunday at 11 am. Nadda will then leave for Dongargarh Assembly constituency in Rajnandgaon district to address a public meeting at 12 noon," he said.

“India's extraordinary performance at the Asian Para Games has left the nation thrilled! I congratulate our remarkable athletes for bringing home a record-breaking 111 medals. This achievement is a testament to the unwavering dedication and indomitable spirit of our athletes,” tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Netherlands (229) best Bangladesh (142/all out) in 42.2 overs by 87 runs.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says, "The NDA govt is doing a crime and country will never forgive them...election is going on, ED keeps showing up at the houses of party leaders, keeping them (opposition leaders) busy throughout the day.”

“BJP people are freely fighting the elections, whereas Congress leaders are being sent notices...even if they (BJP) lose elections in all 5 states, it won't be surprising...ED has still not conveyed why they are raiding these political leaders and what they found so far...only BJP is talking, they have become ED's spokesperson.”

-- A commandant-level flag meeting was held between BSF and Pak Rangers at BOP Octroi.

-- BSF delegation leader lodged a strong protest to Pak Rangers for unprovoked firing in the Arnia area in the night intervening October 26-27.

-- The meeting ended in a cordial atmosphere to maintain peace and tranquility on the International border, the PRO of BSF Jammu said.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted search operations on October 27th at various locations in Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Hubballi (Karnataka), and Mumbai (Maharashtra) in connection with the case of Illegal Online Betting.

During the search operations, various incriminating documents, digital devices, and unaccounted cash of Rs 46.5 lakh were found and seized, ED officials said.

-- The World Association of Press Councils has condemned the death of journalists covering the ongoing Israel-Palestine war in Gaza.

-- In a statement, the WAPC also demanded an independent investigation under the United Nations into incidents of death, and injury to media persons in the war zone.

-- According to reports, 18 journalists were killed and 20 wounded in Gaza, it said.

India is concerned over the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza but at the same time strongly considers that there can be no equivocation on terror, sources said, explaining New Delhi's decision to abstain on a UN General Assembly resolution that called for a humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The resolution did not include any explicit condemnation of the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas, they said, adding India abstained in the vote in the absence of all elements of its approach not being covered in the final text of the resolution.

-- DK Shivakumar, in a poll rally, tells BRS chief KCR to visit Karnataka to see the implementation of Congress's poll promises.

-- Six guarantees given by Congress in Telangana are better than five guarantees in Karnataka, says DK Shivakumar.

-- Congress workers staged a protest in Hyderabad earlier today against Telangana party chief Revanth Reddy over ticket distribution for upcoming Assembly polls.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that Starlink, a satellite internet constellation operated by the aerospace company run by him called SpaceX, will provide connections to internationally recognised aid groups in Gaza.

On Lok Sabha Ethics Committee asking TMC MP Mahua Moitra to appear before it on November 2, West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar says, “When the Ethics Committee has called her, she should go. The allegation against her is huge, she not only gave her login password but also gave it to a businessman. She gave it to Hiranandani's owner...”

-- Australia wins by five wickets against New Zealand

-- Australia was all out for 388 runs; New Zealand scored 383 for 9

"The country and the Government of India oppose any terrorist organisation. We oppose Hamas. The participation of the Hamas leader in the meeting is anti-national activity. The (state) government should stop this. People of INDIA alliance are continuously making such efforts to degrade Sanatan Dharma and Hindu religion..."

- “While we condemn terrorism, we categorically disagree that you can respond to terrorism by violating the norms of international humanitarian law, including indiscriminately using force against targets where civilians are known to be present, including hostages that have been taken,” Sergey Lavrov said in an interview.

- Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said an Israeli drone fired three missiles on a Hezbollah stronghold in an area relatively far from the border.

- Rachin Ravindra scores century off 77 balls.

- New Zealand 262/4 in 36.1 overs; need 126 runs to win in 82 balls.

- A passenger bus slammed into a parked vehicle on a foggy Saturday morning on a highway linking the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least 32 people, authorities said.

- The multi-car pileup, which set some vehicles ablaze, left at least 63 others injured, said the Health Ministry. Ambulances rushed to the scene of the crash on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road to transport the injured to nearby hospitals, it said.

- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on October 30 pleas filed by the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena and the Sharad Pawar bloc of the NCP, seeking a direction to the Maharashtra assembly speaker to expeditiously decide disqualification petitions against some MLAs.

- A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is scheduled to take up two separate pleas filed by both the factions.

- 5 judge constitution bench comprising of CJI Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai, Justice Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of Electoral Bonds scheme on October 31.

- Net profit up 35.2% at Rs 751.3 crore vs Rs 556 crore (YoY)

- NII up 31.6% at Rs 3,950.2 crore vs Rs 3,002.2 crore (YoY)

- Gross NPA at 2.11% vs 2.17% (QoQ)

- Net NPA at 0.68% vs 0.70% (QoQ)

- Gross NPA at Rs 3,747.8 crore vs Rs 3,603.4 crore (QoQ)

- Net NPA at Rs 1,192.5 crore vs Rs 1,140 crore (QoQ)

- The Israeli security and intelligence officials have detained 11 people “suspected of involvement in terrorist activity” in parts of the occupied West Bank, according to a statement.

- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "As soon as our government was formed, we did it in two hours what the BJP said that it cannot be done..."

- "Loans of farmers were waived, Rs. 23,000 crores were given to 26 lakh farmers, Rs. 7000 were given to 5 lakh labourers each..." he added.

- Rocket sirens sound in the southern part of the coastal city of Ashkelon as well as various other communities close to the fence with Gaza, according to Israeli media.

- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday promised free education in government schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh if his party retains power in the state.

- Addressing an election rally in the Bhanupratappur assembly constituency in Kanker district, Gandhi asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi brings up OBC' (other backward class) in his speeches, then why he is scared of a caste census.

- Net Profit down 52.1% at Rs 149 crore vs ₹311.1 cr (YoY)

- Revenue down 9.8% at Rs 575.2 crore vs ₹637.5 cr (YoY)

- EBITDA down 21.3% at Rs 182.5 crore vs ₹231.8 cr (YoY)

- Manu Bhaker secured the 11th Paris Olympics quota place for the country after finishing fifth in women's 25m sports pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea.

- Days before Hamas carried out its October 7 surprise offensive in southern Israel, and Israel launched a major military operation in Gaza, Navi Pillay, who chairs the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, released a report.

- "The commission finds the increasingly militarised law enforcement operations of Israel and repeated attacks by Israel on Gaza are aimed at maintaining its unlawful 56-year occupation," it said.

- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed the bail plea of a man accused of involvement in a transnational conspiracy behind the Manipur violence.

- The agency submitted before Additional Sessions Judge Sachin Gupta that the accused - Moirangthem Anand Singh - had association with proscribed organisations and was arrested with sophisticated arms and ammunition along with his associates in an area affected by the ongoing strife.

- "When I had given a goal of 100 medals for Asian Games, everybody said how will it be possible...last time, we received 70 medals in Asian Games and 72 medals in Para Asian Games, and this time we crossed 100 (medals) in both...this is because of the policies of Modi govt."

- "..schemes like Khelo India was introduced, budget for sports was increased three times more..." said Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.

- A coal mine fire in central Kazakhstan killed at least 21 workers while another 25 remained unaccounted for on Saturday, the operating company ArcelorMittal Temirtau said in a statement.

- Some 252 people were working at the Kostenko coal mine at the time of the blaze, believed to have been caused by a pocket of methane gas, the company said.

- Israeli air raids have destroyed hundreds of buildings in the Gaza Strip overnight, Gaza's civil defence service has stated as per an AFP report.
- “Hundreds of buildings and houses were completely destroyed and thousands of other homes were damaged,” Mahmud Bassal, a Gaza Civil Defence spokesman told the news agency.
- He also added that Israel's intense bombardments overnight had “changed the landscape” of northern Gaza.

- The Israeli military said today that it has thwarted surface-to-air missile fire from Lebanon, and has retaliated striking the launch site.
- The Israel Defence Forces said that the military “thwarted a surface-to-air missile that was fired from Lebanon toward an IDF unmanned aerial vehicle".
- “In response, the IDF is striking the origin of the missile’s fire,” the military further added.

- Nearly 29,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon amid the intensifying conflict between Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters and the Israeli military, it is learnt from an October 27 report by the International Organization for Migration.
- A total of 28,965 people have been displaced, chiefly in the southern region of the country, according to the UN agency.
- The IOM further added that the figure has flared up 37 percent since October 23.

- Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas militants in Gaza have demanded an immediate government explanation about the fate of the captives amid the Israeli military's intensified strikes on the Palestinian territory.
- The Hostages and Missing Families Forum today stated that the kin of the hostages were angry over the "absolute uncertainty regarding the fate of the hostages held in Gaza, who were also subject to the heavy bombings".

- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today renewed its call for a ceasefire amid the intensifying Israel-Hamas conflict.
- The United Nations' agency took to microblogging site X, saying that civilians "must be protected."
- "There are no winners in war. The most vulnerable pay the heaviest toll," it noted.

- The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee today has asked TMC MP from Bengal's Krishnanagar, Mahua Moitra, to appear before the Committee on November 2.

- Australia score (388 all out) in 49.2 overs against New Zealand.
- Travis Head scores 109, David Warner scores 81.
- Glenn Phillips and Trent Boult take three wickets each.

- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today distributed 50,000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela through video conferencing.
- Rozgar Mela is an initiative commenced by the BJP in the Centre and NDA, BJP-ruled states in October 2022.

- The Israeli army noted that the “infantry, armored, engineering and artillery forces are participating in the military activity, accompanied by heavy air fire".
- The IDF spokesperson said that the Israeli military is still present in Gaza and the war is on.
- He added that the army was “progressing through the stages” of the war.
- He also stated that the military has entered northern Gaza and expanded the scope of its operations.
- “The troops are still in the territory and continuing the war,” he said, adding that there were no casualties so far.

- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, today, wrote to the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, requesting him to secure the release of 12 Tamilian fishermen arrested by the Maldivian Coast Guard.

- World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today that the UN health agency is still unable to reach its ground staff and health facilities after Israel suspended phone and internet services across Gaza.
- “I’m worried about their safety,” Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
- “Evacuation of patients is not possible under such circumstances, nor to find safe shelter. The blackout is also making it impossible for ambulances to reach the injured.”

- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today called out on Israel to “immediately come out of its state of madness and stop its attacks” on the Gaza Strip.
- “The Israeli bombardments on Gaza, which intensified last night, have again targeted women, children and innocent civilians, deepening the humanitarian crisis,” he said.

- The United States has asked its citizens to leave Lebanon “due to the unpredictable security situation” in the country.
- “The State Department recommends that US citizens in Lebanon leave now, while commercial flights remain available, due to the unpredictable security situation,” it stated on X.
- “There is no guarantee the US government will evacuate private US citizens and their family members in a crisis situation.”

- Travis Head smashes century in 59 balls.
- Australia (200/1) in 23 overs against New Zealand.

- The Israeli Defence Forces, today, stated that it conducted an overnight air raid against a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon.
- The military took to microblogging site, X, formerly Twitter, announcing that the attack was a retaliation to a rocket fired towards Israel.

- Israeli fighter jets have reportedly struck down 150 "underground targets" in northern Gaza during the IDF's overnight raids, the Israeli military stated today.
- As per the IDF, the sites that were struck down in the air raids included "terror tunnels, underground combat spaces and additional underground infrastructure. Furthermore, several Hamas terrorists were killed."

- Thousands of Palestinians prayed on the streets in different parts of the occupied West Bank in a demonstration of solidarity for terror-hit Gaza.
- According to reports from Palestinian local media, thousands performed the Fajr, or dawn prayer, across main squares in Nablus, Tulkarem, Jenin, and Tubas.
- Demonstrations were reportedly staged in solidarity with Gaza in Tulkarem and Tubas, it has been learnt from an Anadolu reporter.

- At least 11 people have reportedly died after a fire broke out in a Kazakhstan mine belonging to global steel giant ArcelorMittal, according to local officials.
- The incident occurred near the town of Karaganda, an industrial region in central Kazakhstan.

- The Israel Defense Forces released a statement early today saying that IDF fighter jets have shot down Asem Abu Rakaba, the Head of Hamas' Aerial Array.
- Rakaba was the chief person behind Hamas' October 7 surprise offensive on Israel.
- "Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck Asem Abu Rakaba, the Head of Hamas' Aerial Array who was responsible for Hamas' UAVs, drones, paragliders, aerial detection and defense. He took part in planning the October 7 massacre and commanded the terrorists who infiltrated Israel on paragliders and was responsible for the drone attacks on IDF posts."

- Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, State BJP President Manmohan Samal and BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi participated in a 'Padayatra' under 'Amrit Kalash Yatra', early today.
- The yatra, which commenced from the BJP party headquarters in the capital city, will conclude at the Bhubaneswar railway station.

- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today released the second set of 21 candidates who will be contesting the Rajasthan Assembly elections which begin in mid-November this year.

- Phone networks and internet services in Gaza have been largely suspended as Israel continues bombardment of feeder lines and towers, as per the Palestine Telecommunications Company.

- Phone networks and internet services in Gaza have been largely suspended as Israel continues bombardment of feeder lines and towers, as per the Palestine Telecommunications Company.

- Enforcement Directorate (ED) has freezed the bank accounts of arrested West Bengal Minister & TMC leader Jyotipriya Mallick in the alleged ration scam case.
- The ED is also reportedly attaching the properties linked to the minister, government sources have said.

- According to the latest data from SAFAR-India, the overall air quality in national capital Delhi is in the 'Poor' category with an AQI of 286.
- The air quality in Noida is also in the 'Poor' category, the AQI being 255.
- Meanwhile, Gurugram's air quality is in the 'moderate' category, with an AQI of 200.

- International Aid group, Save the Children, on October 27, said that children will “bear the brunt” of Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip.

“While the scale and nature of this operation remain unclear, in the event of a full ground incursion, more than one million children’s lives – nearly half of the 2.3 million population of Gaza – will be on the line,” the global aid group noted in a statement.

- Here's the list of nations that voted in favour of the General Assembly's call for "immediate peace" on October 27.

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, France, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, East Timor, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

- Here's the list of nations that abstained from voting in the General Assembly's resolution on October 27.

India, Germany, Australia, Albania, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Iceland, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Palau, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Sweden, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Zambia.

- Here's the list of nations which voted against the General Assembly's resolution on October 27, calling for immediate peace amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Fiji, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, and the United States.