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Pics: Devastation, Despair As Israel-Hamas War Death Count Crosses 3,900

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Thousands have died after the Hamas group launched a surprise attack on Israel, which then responded with a massive bombardment of Gaza. Over 3,900 Israeli and Palestinian civilians, soldiers, and combatants have died since the full-blown war erupted on Saturday. Several foreigners are also stuck in Israel and across the Palestinian territories. Devastation, Despair As Israel-Hamas War Escalates Debris and destruction in a street in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City A man looking at the destruction in a ravaged neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip Jabalia refugee camp An aerial photo shows a deserted intersection in Sderot near the Israel-Gaza border Portuguese citizens being evacuated amid fighting between Israel and the Hamas An Israeli army self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza Palestinians leave al-Karama neighbourhood in Gaza City as Israel and the Hamas war escalates Smoke from Israeli bombardment is pictured o

Artist Chintan Upadhyay Gets Life Imprisonment For Conspiring To Kill Wife

A sessions court here on Tuesday sentenced artist Chintan Upadhyay to "rigorous imprisonment for life" for conspiring to kill his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay. Rejecting the prosecution's demand for a death sentence, the court, in the judgment, noted that Chintan was an acclaimed international artist who did not have any criminal antecedents. While seeking to "finish off all the problems relating to Hema once and for all, a thought might have taken the shape of determination to eliminate" her, said additional sessions judge, Dindoshi court, S Y Bhosale in his judgment. On October 5, the court had held Upadhyay guilty of abetting and conspiring to kill his wife, who too was an artist. On Tuesday, the sentence was passed. Three co-accused, namely, tempo driver Vijay Rajbhar and helpers Pradeep Rajbhar and Shivkumar Rajbhar, found guilty of murdering Hema and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani, were also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life. The court order no

20 Plot Buyers Cheated Of Over Rs 3 Crore Near Mumbai, Case Filed Against 3: Cops

An offence has been registered against three persons associated with a developer firm for allegedly cheating 20 plot buyers of more than Rs 3 crore in Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. The CBD Belapur police on October 7 registered a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code against the alleged accused Kakasaheb Khade, Vikas Dahiphale and Mohini Tandale of Garuda Developers, an official said. The alleged accused promised plots at cheaper rates in Vindavane village of Uran and collected Rs 3.13 crore from the complainants from March 2019 till date, he said. The complainants realised that they had been cheated when the accused did not provide the plots and gave evasive replies when confronted, the official said.  from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/4DGCXsf

2023, A Record Year For Women In The Nobel Prizes Season

It has been a record year for women in the Nobel prizes season, with Claudia Goldin of the United States swelling their ranks on Monday by winning the Economics Prize. Ms. Goldin sealed the bumper year for Nobel women, three days after Iranian rights activist Narges Mohammadi, jailed for campaigning against the oppression of women, won the Peace Prize. Swedish scientist Anne L'Huillier also shared the physics prize and Hungary's Katalin Kariko the medicine prize. If it is a record year it is because the first two did not share the prize with anyone else, meaning that for the first time, almost half {47 percent} of the Nobel prizes went to women, against just over two-fifths (42 percent} in 2009 and 2004, the previous highest proportion. In another first, Ms Goldin is the first woman to have won the economics prize on her own. 2023 also stands out because three out of four women laureates won prizes that have been dominated by men. Since the first Nobel prizes were awarded

Teesta River In Full Spate, Rescue Efforts In Progress In Sikkim

With North Sikkim cut off by a raging Teesta river, rescue efforts are in progress on a war-footing. A temporary bamboo bridge has been built at Chungthang connecting it to Pegong. Beyond Pegong, roads and bridges connecting north Sikkim to the rest of the state has been washed away. After the devastation, Chungthang was completely cut off from Pegong. The construction of the temporary bridge was a priority, as it will enable transportation of stranded tourists and locals to the other side from Chungthang. People involved in the Project Swastik of the Border Roads Organisation have established the first composite footbridge over Teesta river at Chungthang, facilitating the rescue of 50 stranded tourists from disaster-hit Lachen Valley today, BRO sources added. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police rescued 56 civilians at Chungthang via a zip line. Of the 56 civilians rescued, there were 52 men and four women. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/MXk0Z1v

27 From Meghalaya Stuck In Israel Have Crossed Into Egypt: Chief Minister

A group of 27 citizens from Meghalaya, who were stuck in the conflict zone of Israel and Palestine, have safely crossed over to Egypt, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Sunday. In a major escalation on Saturday, Hamas launched a "surprise attack" on Israel, firing a barrage of rockets into the southern and central parts of the country. "As per the latest information and through the efforts of MEA and our Indian mission, our 27 citizens from Meghalaya, who were stuck in the war conflict zone of Israel and Palestine have safely crossed the border into Egypt," Conrad Sangma posted on X. As per the latest information and through the efforts of MEA and our Indian mission, our 27 citizens from Meghalaya, who were stuck in the war conflict zone of Israel and Palestine have safely crossed the border into Egypt @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia — Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) October 8, 2023 Earlier in the day, Ambassador of Israel to India, Naor Gilon said t

Zoo Keeper Dies After Elephant "Pushes" Him To Wall In Hyderabad

A 23-year-old animal keeper died after he was allegedly attacked by an elephant at the Nehru Zoological Park here on Saturday, officials said. The male elephant, aged about 40, which was tied, "pushed" the animal keeper to the wall in its enclosure (night house) while he was discharging his duty (involved in cleaning) and he suffered head injuries, they said based on preliminary information. He was rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment but doctors declared him brought dead, the zoo authorities said in a release. The cause of the death will be known based on a postmortem report, a senior zoo official said. The elephant, rescued from the wild, is staying at the Nehru Zoological Park for more than 25 years, the official told PTI. A total of four people were involved in cleaning the enclosure. Three people moved out and the elephant suddenly pushed one of the animal keepers to the wall, injuring him. He, was, however pulled out by fellow workers, the official explaine