Before a dinner hosted by him in advance of the 23rd Meeting
of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared a friendly moment, shaking hands and exchanging greetings.
Extremist Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank are the focus of new UK penalties.
In reaction to what it said was ongoing violence by extreme Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank that was destroying Palestinian villages, the UK on Tuesday announced sanctions against illegal settlements and organizations. As he announced sanctions against three settler outposts and four organizations that have “supported, incited and promoted violence” against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy called for a crackdown on settler violence in West Asia. The goal of settler aggression, according to the UK, is to drive Palestinians from their homes and take their property for the establishment of outposts, which are forbidden by both Israeli and international law.
Workers from the Congress and BJP clash in Assam during the by-election campaign.
When the opposition party held a bike rally in Rupahihat, Assam’s Nagaon district, on Tuesday, a fight broke out between Congress and BJP activists, according to police. In order to campaign for the approaching by-election to the Samaguri assembly constituency, which was left vacant by the party’s Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain, the Congress had called the rally. Members of Congress from nearby districts had also taken part.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said
on Tuesday that deepfakes are a nuisance and that people who use artificial intelligence and deepfakes to distribute false information about elections will face harsh consequences. According to Kumar, the commission successfully addressed the problem during the Lok Sabha elections by keeping a close eye on it from control rooms.
El Nino is causing the worst famine catastrophe in decades in Southern Africa, according to the UN.
The United Nations food agency said Tuesday that the region’s biggest hunger crisis in decades has resulted from months of drought in southern Africa brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has devastated over 27 million people. The World Food Programme said that it might turn into a major human disaster.
The importance of the rule of law in India is highlighted by UK PM Starmer.Canada’s row
Following the current diplomatic spat with India, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau over the phone and agreed on the value of the rule of law, Downing Street said Tuesday. The statement mentions “allegations” that are being looked at in Canada, but it doesn’t specifically mention India.
Due to the prospect of heavy rain, Bengaluru schools were declared to be closed on Wednesday.
Due to the forecast of heavy rain, schools in the Bengaluru Urban district will not be open on Wednesday, according to officials. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange signal for the next two days due to the ongoing rainfall in Bengaluru. All taluk Anganwadi centers and private/aided primary and high schools in Bengaluru City will be closed on Wednesday as a precautionary step for the benefit of the pupils, according to a government directive.
An Indigo airplane from Saudi Arabia lands in Jaipur on an emergency basis.
According to an airport official, an Indigo flight from Saudi Arabia had to make an emergency landing here on Tuesday after receiving a bomb threat. The plane was supposed to land at Lucknow airport after taking off from Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport. According to the authority, it was redirected to Jaipur for an emergency landing. The aircraft is currently in its isolation compartment. The official stated that more information is awaited.
Maharashtra’s wave of support for Maha Vikas Aghadi: Cong
The opposition alliance will go to the polls with a plan to “save” the state from the NDA, the Congress said Tuesday, claiming that a “wave” in support of Maha Vikas Aghadi is sweeping over Maharashtra. The Election Commission of India declared on Tuesday that the Maharashtra Assembly elections would take place in a single phase on November 20 and that the votes would be counted on November 23.
India’s southwest monsoon retreats
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday that the northeast monsoon has started over the southeast peninsula of India and that the southwest monsoon has fully left the country. On May 30, the southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala this year, and by July 2, it had spread throughout the entire nation. On September 23, it started to withdraw from northwest India.
Karnataka BJP leaders will meet with President Murmu to request that the Siddaramaiah government be fired.
President B.Y. Vijayendra of the Karnataka BJP said Tuesday that his party’s leaders would meet with President Droupadi Murmu shortly and ask her to remove the state’s “corrupt and anti-Hindu” Siddaramaiah-led administration. In addition, he announced that his party will hold a “massive protest” in Hubballi on October 25 in protest of the Congress government’s decision to drop the charges against the rioters who damaged police cars and hurt numerous officers in the town in north Karnataka two years prior. “We will meet the President in the coming days and request her to dismiss this anti-Hindu and corrupt government and the Chief Minister,” Vijayendra added.
The minister of education has announced three AI Centers of Excellence with an emphasis on sustainable cities, healthcare, and agriculture.
On Tuesday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled three AI Centers of Excellence (CoEs) with an emphasis on sustainable cities, healthcare, and agriculture. Leading academic institutions will lead the CoEs in collaboration with startups and business partners. “Healthcare, agriculture, and sustainable cities—the three CoEs in AI—will democratize AI research and breakthroughs to transform healthcare delivery, improve food security, and tackle pressing urban issues. According to Pradhan, these CoEs, which are headed by our best academic institutions, would boost India’s AI skills and propel the expansion of its AI ecosystem.
CEC Rajiv Kumar asserts that EVMs cannot be held responsible for unsatisfactory outcomes.
“Unlike pagers used for blasts, EVMs cannot be compromised. Similar to pagers used in various areas, we are questioned if EVMs are hackable. The distinction is that, unlike pages, EVMS are not connected.Regarding the EVMs, he declared that they are completely infallible.
