Hello Readers! In today’s edition of News18 Afternoon Digest, we’re looking at the latest developments in the Israel-Palestine conflict. In other news, we are also covering reports of trouble in the INDIA bloc ahead of the Madhya Pradesh polls among other stories.
Israel-Palestine Conflict LIVE: IDF Denies Role in Gaza Hospital Blast; Hamas To Release Hostages On Condition, Says Report
At least 500 people are feared dead after a deadly blast at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza for which Hamas and Israel traded charges holding each other responsible for it. The explosion has derailed diplomatic efforts led by the US to mobilise support for “Israel’s right to defend itself” with summit between American President Joe Biden and Arab leaders in Jordan’s Amman being called off. Biden is scheduled to arrive in Israel today. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES
INDIA Boat in Choppy Waters as Congress-SP Talks Break Down in MP, Turbulence Could Hit UP Too
The apparent breakdown of alliance talks between Congress and Samajwadi Party in Madhya Pradesh could impact the INDIA alliance plans in Uttar Pradesh in 2024, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said, adding that his party could fight the BJP on all 80 seats. READ MORE
Smog Alert: Mumbai Records Worse AQI than Delhi; National Capital Clocks Lowest Temp This Season
Mumbai’s air quality index, which stood at (113) on Tuesday, fared worse than Delhi’s (88), which denotes satisfactory air pollution level. READ MORE
Science-Wise | No End in Sight to Farm Fires, Why Amritsar is a Hotspot of Stubble Burning This Season
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government’s ambitious plan to halve the stubble burning incidents in the state seems to have gone up in smoke. The fire counts have increased drastically compared to last year, not just in Punjab, but Haryana and other neighbouring states. READ MORE
‘Who Asked Rizwan to Perform Namaz in Ground?’: Ex-PAK Spinner Accuses PCB of ‘Finding Faults in Others’
Former cricketer Danish Kaneria has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for filing a complaint to the International Cricket Council (ICC) against the crowd’s behaviour during the India vs Pakistan match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Several videos of Pakistani players being subjected to religion-centric chants and boos were circulated on social media, prompting the board to knock at the doors of the global cricketing body. READ MORE
Prabhas To Get Married After Salaar Release? Actor’s Aunt BREAKS SILENCE, Says ‘It Will Happen…’
Telugu superstar Prabhas often grabs headlines for his personal life, thanks to his link-up rumours with Anushka Shetty and Kriti Sanon. And now, the actor’s aunt, Shyamala Devi, has spilled the beans on the Salaar star’s wedding plans. READ MORE
Sarai Kale Khan Flyover: Second Carriageway Ready for Traffic, Set to Open on October 22
The eagerly awaited second carriageway of the Sarai Kale Khan flyover, a crucial component of Delhi‘s ongoing infrastructure enhancement, is now 100 percent complete. READ MORE
Vivek Agnihotri REMOVES Karan Johar From National Film Award Winners Pic Amid Feud, Post Goes Viral
Director Vivek Agnihotri removed Karan Johar from the group picture clicked at the National Film Award ceremony. Vivek, who has publicly expressed his dislike towards Karan Johar’s style of films, attended the 69th National Film Awards ceremony to accept the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration for The Kashmir Files. Karan was also at the ceremony to accept the Special Jury Award for Shershaah, a film he had produced. While a video showed Vivek seemingly rolling his eyes when Karan accepted his award, the director has now shared a photo and cropped Karan out. READ MORE
Aadhaar Card Scam Alert: Lock Your Aadhaar Card Immediately To Avoid This BIG Fraud
Aadhaar card holders across India are taking to social media to alert citizens about a new type of scam in which your bank account may get drained to zero by scammers by using a loophole in the new Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS). In this scam, there’s no scope for OTP authentication and a scammer can steal money from your bank account by simply getting access to your fingerprint data, knowing your Aadhaar number and the name of the bank with whom you have an account. To make things worse, you won’t even get an SMS notification when money gets debited from your account. READ MORE
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