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Malaysia and like-minded countries such as India must play a role in efforts to end the Israel-Hamas conflict and ensure the provision of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, Malaysian foreign minister Zambry Abdul Kadir has said. Kadir, who was in New Delhi to co-chair the bilateral Joint Commission meeting with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Tuesday, also said Malaysia, like other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), wants to ensure the Indo-Pacific remains a “zone of peace, prosperity and neutrality” without any contestation between major powers. He highlighted the role India can play in efforts to put in place a ceasefire in Gaza, where more than 10,000 people have been killed and another 26,000 injured in Israeli strikes following the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas. Dig Deeper
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday renewed his attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, saying the Congress hugs the ‘adivasis’ of MP, the 'BJP urinates’ on them. “BJP calls you 'vanvasi', we call you 'adivasi'. BJP snatches away your rights, we provide you with your rights. We hug you and BJP urinates on you… BJP leaders urinate on you and make videos of it viral so that the entire country watches it,” Rahul Gandhi said. Earlier, during a poll rally in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur, Gandhi made the same remarks. He said, “BJP leaders use vanvasi term for adivasi in their speeches… There is a huge difference between vanvasi and adivasi terms. In Madhya Pradesh, a BJP leader urinated on a tribal youth and filmed the act, then made it viral." Dig Deeper
The Latest News
Snakes rescued from Elvish Yadav's aides have venom glands, teeth missing: Report. Dig Deeper
'No shame, stooped so low': PM Narendra Modi slams Nitish Kumar over Bihar assembly remarks. Dig Deeper
Delhi bans entry of app-based taxis from other cities in means to curb air pollution. Dig Deeper
India News
How can IIT Kanpur's ‘artificial rain’ help curb Delhi pollution issue? Explained. Dig Deeper
'What's the problem?': JD (U) chief Lalan singh over Nitish's birth control remarks. Dig Deeper
BJP MP claims CBI probe ordered against Mahua Moitra; she says, 'Welcome to count my shoes’. Dig Deeper
Global Matters
Ivanka Trump to take the stand as state's final witness in Donald Trump's high-stakes fraud trial. Dig Deeper
EU report on membership progress ‘right step in history’: Ukraine's Zelensky. Dig Deeper
Vladimir Putin hosts top Chinese general: What Russian president said. Dig Deeper
Entertainment Focus
Vinod Rawat has acted in many films, worked as a casting director, and an acting coach; and has also directed Sushmita Sen's digital debut Aarya. Vinod co-directed the first and second seasons of the show with Sandeep Modi. In an exclusive chat with Hindustan Times, Vinod talks about Pushtaini,which was screened at the recently held MAMI film festival, working with Hrithik Roshan, and Sushmita as their acting coach and much more. About not being associated with the show in the third season, Vinod said he was busy with other projects, which he had taken up to sustain himself, and therefore could not work on Aarya 3. Dig Deeper
Lifestyle and Health
The auspicious festival of Dhanteras, also known as Dhanatrayodashi, is just around the corner. It falls on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha, in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, also known as Kartika. This year on Friday, November 10, India will celebrate the significant occasion with much fanfare and pageantry. On this day, worshippers honor Goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity and fortune. It is regarded as a lucky day to go shopping for new items and marks the beginning of the five-day Diwali festivities. The word 'Dhanteras' itself means 'Dhan' (wealth) and 'Teras' (thirteenth) and it is believed that making significant purchases on this day will bring blessings and wealth into one's life. Dig Deeper
Sports Goings
Days after legendary Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram schooled Hasan Raza for his bizarre 'Indian bowlers given different balls' remark, Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has also dismissed the obnoxious claims of the former Pakistan cricketer. After playing an instrumental role in India's qualification to the semi-finals stage of the ICC World Cup, senior pacer Shami came across a viral post about Raza, who recently accused Team India of foul play at the ICC World Cup 2023. Pakistan's Raza openly claimed that the ICC World Cup hosts have manipulated DRS in the round-robin phase of the ICC World Cup. Fighting for survival, Babar Azam's Pakistan side is on the verge of an early exit from the World Cup. Dig Deeper
