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Cairo has said the expulsion of so many Palestinians from their homes would be breach of international law, and a national security risk for Egypt that is liable to bankrupt the country’s ailing economy, The Guardian reported.Palestinians themselves, and other Arab states, fear refugees would never be allowed back to their homes.Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has said that Palestinians in Gaza must “stay steadfast and remain on their land.”Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said he was in full agreement with Egypt. Speaking in Cairo he said: “I repeat once again that we are inviting Israel to comply with international…

The fresh cases are reportedly due to the new variant nicknamed BA.2.86, dubbed as Pirola.The variant has led to a five-month high spike in hospitalisations (3,366 patients) in England in the week ending October 6 — the highest figure since mid-April.According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the cases will “further increase” as the season progresses, along with other “winter respiratory viruses like flu”.”This week’s surveillance indicates a slight increase in Covid infection rates. As we enter the colder months and people begin to mix more indoors, we expect to see further increases in Covid,” said Mary Ramsay, UKHSA’s…

AAP National Spokesperson Reena Gupta on Sunday said that the ED kept Singh in remand for eight days but interrogated him for only three hours. “In the Modi government, agencies like the ED, CBI, Income Tax, and the police are being used only to harass opposition leaders. The ED should change its name to the Entertainment Department,” Gupta said while addressing a press conference.”What’s even more ironic is that the ED asked him mostly irrelevant questions. For example, the ED asked, ‘Why did you take money from your parents?’ If the ED had to ask such questions, they should have…

“This project — the development of the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport — has been the most challenging project that we have ever taken on and executed,” Adani said speaking at the inauguration of the Vizhinjam port.In addition to being the first exclusive trans shipment port, Vizhinjam will also make history as the first semi-automated container terminal in India.Vizhinjam will also be a Global Bunkering Hub, supplying clean, green fuel like hydrogen and ammonia.When completed, this port will be one of the greenest ports in the world, a fitting complement to the natural beauty of environment-conscious Kerala, Adani said.“We also…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday made it clear that it has not received any formal proposal or letter of interest from India regarding their intention to bid for the 2036 Games.It also made it clear that as far as the bidding process for the Games, it only recognises the National Olympic Committee (NOC), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in this case. As of now, India’s interest has been shown by Prime Minister Modi, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the Gujarat Government through the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA), which hired PwC as its consultant and gave a final…

He will cover a distance of about 190 km covering five assembly constituencies in Mulugu, Warangal, Karimnagar and Nizamabad district.State Congress chief Revanth Reddy said Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings, undertake padyatra and also interact with various sections of people.He will visit Ramappa temple in Mulugu constituency on the evening of October 18.He will then address a public meeting in Mulugu town to formally launch the bus yatra.The Congress MP will participate in the bus yatra from Mulugu town to Bhupalapally, covering a distance of 35 km. He will subsequently participate in the padyatra in Bhupalpally. He will walk…

Police said that it has managed to nab two accused, including the victim’s husband, and charged them with attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and under the dowry prohibition act. The victim, Kiran Devi, in a statement on Sunday, alleged that her husband Jitendra Kumar, his mother, and sister burned her alive. “My husband and in-laws were demanding dowry. They have caught my neck, and poured petrol on me to burn me alive inside the bedroom on Saturday night,” she said. However, she resisted the bid and raised an alarm. The neighbours immediately reached the house and rescued her. The victim…

The two automakers have sold a combined 213,270 eco-friendly cars in the U.S. in the first nine months, up 61.6 per cent from the 131,986 logged over the same period last year.The tally was also higher than the annual sales of 182,627 eco-friendly cars sold in the U.S. in 2022, reports Yonhap news agency.Among Hyundai’s cars, Tucson Hybrid was sold the most at 30,353 units, followed by 25,306 units of its electric vehicle model, Ioniq 5, and 16,824 units of the Santa Fe Hybrid.Among Kia’s models, sport utility vehicles were popular.A total of 30,604 units of Kia’s Sportage Hybrid were…

Assam Rifles personnel, acting on secret information, arrested the Myanmar national and recovered 15 kgs of methamphetamine tablets, valued at Rs 45 crore, from him in Zokawthar area in the border Champhai district on Saturday night.Assam Rifles officials said that the highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, also called Yaba tablet or party tablet, and the Myanmarese have been handed over to Champhai police station for further legal proceedings under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.The tablets contain a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine and are misused as high-dosage drugs in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries, besides India.The drugs were seized hours…

Flipkart’s kirana partners delivered over 4 million packages in the first 4 days of TBBD 2023.The company said that seller success reached new heights with 2 times “crorepati seller growth over TBBD 2022”.There was a 60 per cent increase observed in Flipkart Plus memberships, compared to last year. Transacting sellers saw a 2.5 times increase in their business, compared to the pre-festive period.“In this milestone year, we continue to spread festive cheer by creating 1 lakh new job opportunities across our supply chain, including fulfillment centres, sortation centres and delivery hubs,” said Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO, Flipkart Group.“This year’s ‘The Big…