Panic grips Gaza as Israel demands 1.1 million people evacuate in 24 hours

Gaza, 13/10: Frightened Palestinians packed belongings and left their homes in northern Gaza on Friday after Israel’s military demanded that more than 1 million civilians move to the south of the blockaded coastal strip within 24 hours, a possible precursor toground invasion but one that the United Nations warned could be calamitous. Israel’s buildup of…

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India slips to 111th on Global Hunger Index 2023; lags behind neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh

New Delhi, 12/10: India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023 with the country reporting the highest child wasting rate at 18.7 per cent The index was released on Thursday. India ranked 107th out of 121 countries in 2022. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for comprehensively measuring and…

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Bilkis Bano gang-rape case: SC asks Centre, Gujarat to place record related to remission granted to convicts

New Delhi, 12/10: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Gujarat and central governments to produce the original records, as it reserved its judgement on a plea challenging the remission granted to convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder of family members during Gujrat riots in 2002. A bench of Justices B V…

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