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

Assembly Elections Live Updates: Entire country wants a change in Telangana, says DK Shivakumar

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)...”

Assembly Elections Live Updates: BJP president JP Nadda to address rallies in Chhattisgarh on Sunday

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.

Sports News Live Updates: PM Modi lauds India contingent’s ‘extraordinary performance’ at Asian Para Games

“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.

ODI WC 2023 LIVE updates: Bangladesh vs Netherlands

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

ED Raids Live Updates: BJP leaders freely fighting elections, Congress leaders being sent notices: Rajasthan CM

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.”

Ceasefire Violation Live Updates: BSF, Pak Rangers hold commandant-level flag meeting

-- 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.

Online Betting Case Live: ED raids various locations across MP, Karnataka, Maharashtra

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.

Israel-Hamas War Live: WAPC condemns death of journalists covering Israel-Palestine war

-- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live: Why India abstained from UN vote

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.

Assembly Election Live Updates: DK Shivakumar talks up Congress poll promises

-- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live: Elon Musk vows to help Palestinians

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.

Cash for Query Row Live: Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Mahua Moitra being summoned by Ethics Committee

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...”

ODI WC 2023 LIVE updates: Australia vs New Zealand

-- Australia wins by five wickets against New Zealand

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

Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: BJP leader Dushyant Gautam on Hamas leader Khaled Mashal's participation at a pro-Palestine rally in Kerala

"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..."

Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Israel’s attacks on Gaza risk creating decades-long catastrophe, says Sergey Lavrov

- “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.

Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Israeli drone targets Hezbollah posts, says Lebanese state media

- 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.

ODI WC 2023 LIVE updates: Australia vs New Zealand

- Rachin Ravindra scores century off 77 balls.

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

World News LIVE updates: At least 32 people were killed in a multi-vehicle pileup on a highway in Egypt

- 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.

MLAs disqualification row LIVE Updates: SC to hear pleas of Uddhav, Sharad Pawar factions on Oct 30

- 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.

News LIVE Updates: 5 judge constitution bench to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of Electoral Bonds scheme

- 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.

Q2 Earnings LIVE Updates: IDFC First Bank reports net profit at Rs 751.3 crore

- 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)

Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Israel arrests 11 people in the occupied West Bank

- 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.

Chhatisgarh Assembly elections LIVE Updates: Rahul Gandhi addresses rally

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Rocket sirens sound in Ashkelon, says Israel's media

- 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.

Chhatisgarh Assembly elections LIVE Updates: Rahul Gandhi promises free education in schools, colleges if Congress retains power

- 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.

Q2 Earnings LIVE Updates: Pfizer reports net profit at Rs 149 crore

- 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)

Olympic News LIVE Updates: Shooter Manu Bhaker secures 11th Olympic quota for India

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Israel has ‘no intention of ending occupation,' says UN’s Navi Pillay

- 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.

Manipur violence case LIVE Updates: NIA opposes bail plea of man accused of transnational conspiracy

- 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.

Asian Para Games LIVE Updates: Anurag Thakur comments on India's 100+ medal tally

- "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.

Kazakhstan coal mine fire LIVE updates: 21 dead, 25 left unaccounted for

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Israel's airstrikes destroy hundreds of buildings in Gaza

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Israel thwarts Lebanon's surface-to-air missile fire, says IDF

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Israel-Hezbollah conflict displaces nearly 29,000 people in Lebanon

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Israeli hostages' families demand govt explanation amid intensifying war

- 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".

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: United Nations' IOM renews call for ceasefire

- 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.

Cash-for-query Case News Updates: LS Ethics Committee asks Moitra to appear before Committee on Nov 2

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

ODI WC 2023 LIVE: Australia score 388 in 49.2 overs against New Zealand

- 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.

Rozgar Mela Live Updates: PM Modi distributes 50,000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: IDF updates on continued "war" in Gaza

- 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.

NEWS Updates: Tamil Nadu CM writes to EAM to secure release of 12 Tamilian fishermen in Maldives

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: WHO still unable to reach staff in Gaza

- 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.”

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Turkish President Erdogan says Israel is in a ‘state of madness’

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: US asks citizens in Lebanon to leave

- 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.”

ODI WC 2023 Updates: Australia vs New Zealand

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

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Israeli military struck down Hezbollah site in south Lebanon, says IDF

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Israeli air raids strike down 150 "underground targets" in Northern Gaza, says IDF

- 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."

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Palestinians offer mass dawn prayers in occupied West Bank

- 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.

ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan Mine Fire Live Updates: 11 die in ArcelorMittal's Kazakhstan mine fire

- 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.

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Head of Hamas' Aerial Array killed by IDF fighter jets

- 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."