TODAY NEWS ON November 02, 2024

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Source: The Hindu

Indian, Chinese troops begin coordinated patrolling in Demchok in Eastern Ladakh

The coordinated patrolling by the armies of India and China has started in Demchok, Army sources said on Friday (November 1, 2024). Patrolling in Depsang will also commence soon, the source confirmed. The development comes after the completion of disengagement in both areas in Eastern Ladakh on Wednesday. It marked the completion of disengagement from all the friction points of the stand-off that began in May 2020.

GST collection grows 9% to ₹1.87 lakh crore in October

Gross GST collection grew 9% to over ₹1.87 lakh crore in October on higher revenues from domestic transactions. India’s Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections surpassed ₹1.87 lakh crore in October, marking the second highest monthly collections on record, with growth rebounding to 8.9% in October from a 40-month low of 6.5% in September.

India-U.S. joint special forces exercise to be held from Nov 2-22 in Idaho

A military exercise between the special forces of India and the U.S. is set to commence on Saturday (November 2, 2024) in Idaho, seeking to enhance combined capabilities in executing joint special forces operations in desert and semi-desert environment and develop interoperability.

Jharkhand Assembly election: Battleground ready for direct contest between JMM and BJP 

Ground is all set for the battle of Assembly election in Jharkhand when people will cast their vote for the first phase on November 13. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) led INDIA bloc and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are trying their level best to attract the voters. All the political parties have announced their candidates, filing of nomination has ended and campaigning is underway in the tribal dominated state where each political party is raising the issues which can benefit it the most.

Bangladeshi Hindus rally seeking protection

Tens of thousands of minority Hindus rallied on Friday (November 1, 2024) to demand that the interim government in Muslim-majority Bangladesh protect them from a wave of attacks and harassment and drop sedition cases against Hindu community leaders.

Roof collapse at Serbian railway station kills at least 13

A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday (November 1, 2024), killing at least 13 people, with more feared buried under the rubble.

Bibek Debroy, chairman of PM’s Economic Advisory Council, no more

Noted author and economist Bibek Debroy, who has been the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council chairman since 2017, has passed away on Friday (November 1, 2024) at the age of 69. Mr. Debroy was also a member of the Niti Aayog, which had replaced the erstwhile Planning Commission, till mid-2019, and had wide-ranging interests beyond economics. He was also a Sanskrit scholar who had translated the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads into English.

Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza after U.S. truce push

Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday (November 1, 2024) a day after U.S. envoys made a renewed but so far fruitless diplomatic push to end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Iran-backed groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Overnight, 47 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured in Israeli strikes on the city of Deir Al-Balah, the Nuseirat camp and the town of Al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

North Korea says will stand by Russia until ‘victory’ in Ukraine

North Korea will stand by Russia until its “victory” in Ukraine, Pyongyang’s Foreign Minister said in Moscow amid growing fears the reclusive country will enter the Ukraine conflict. North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui made the statement after talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh unveils NTR statue in Atlanta; wraps up U.S. visit 

Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) IT Minister Nara Lokesh wrapped up his week-long visit to the U.S. by unveiling a statue of his grandfather and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N.T. Rama Rao (NTR) at Atlanta on Thursday (October 31, 2024.)

Kenya's new Deputy President sworn in after legal challenges

Kenya's new Deputy President Kithure Kindiki was sworn in on Friday (November 1, 2024) after a court lifted orders barring his inauguration following weeks of legal challenges by his predecessor, who was impeached by parliament last month.

The Senate voted to remove Rigathi Gachagua, the previous Deputy President, from office in October on charges including gross violation of the constitution and stirring ethnic hatred — accusations that he rejects and has dismissed as politically motivated.

Spain flood deaths top 200, hopes fade for missing

Rescuers raised the death toll in Spain’s worst floods for a generation to 205 on Friday (November 1, 2024) and fears grew for the dozens missing as hopes of finding survivors faded. The floods that have tossed vehicles, collapsed bridges and covered towns with mud since Tuesday (October 29, 2024) are the European country’s deadliest such disaster in decades. The organisation coordinating emergency services in the hardest-hit eastern Valencia region said 202 people had been confirmed dead there.

Algeria pardons, releases journalist Ihsane El Kadi

Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as a key voice during the country’s 2019 pro-democracy protests and was later imprisoned for taking foreign funding for his media outlets and threatening state security.

Ihsane El Kadi was released from prison on Thursday (November 1, 2024) evening, along with eight others who were imprisoned after criticising the state. Their release coincided with the 70th anniversary of the start of Algeria’s revolution, a date that authorities have in the past used as an occasion to offer pardons.

Indonesia bans sales of Google phones days after blocking Apple's iPhone 16

Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple's iPhone 16 for the same reason. Indonesia blocked sales of Google Pixel phones because the company has not met the rules which necessitate certain smartphones sold domestically to contain at least 40% of parts manufactured locally.