India’s PLI scheme for mobile phone manufacturing had generated 500,000 jobs - IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. (Mint)

A 36-year-old Israeli woman was murdered by her 75-year-old live-in partner by slitting her throat at Mughathala on Thursday evening. The partner later tried to commit suicide . Police said Krishnaprasadasked her to move back to Israel after he became weak due to age-related issues

TODAY AN EYE ON by PBNS

• President Droupadi Murmu to grace 111th convocation of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University at Nagpur

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to deliver Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture 2023 at Rang Bhawan, Broadcasting House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi at 11:30 AM

• Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi to hold meeting with the floor Leaders of Political Parties in both houses of Parliament, before start of Winter Session of Parliament at Parliament Library Building, New Delhi at 11 AM

• Bihar government to showcase a comprehensive overview of its sustainable practices during its intervention in India Pavilion at Dubai, underscoring state’s commitment to environmental stewardship

• India to host Four -day plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in Mumbai

• RSS affiliated cooperative organization Sahakar Bharati to organize a two day mega cooperative conference for credit cooperatives to begin at ICAR, Delhi

• Tamil Nadu districts to receive moderate rainfall; orange alert issued for Chennai

• First phase of Legends Cricket League T 20 matches to begin at Dr. YSR ACA-VDCA international cricket stadium Visakhapatnam

• Bangladesh vs New Zealand 1st Test Match Day 5, at Sylhet

• National Pollution Control Day

• International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

• World Computer Literacy Day

US offers Venezuela and Guyana to peacefully resolve territorial dispute - White House

The Tamil Nadu Police arrested Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Ankit Tiwari for allegedly demanding a bribe of around ₹20 lakh. The police caught Ankit red-handed while he was receiving the amount from a person in Dindigul.

Indian woman Anju, who went to Pakistan to marry her Facebook friend in July, returned home through Wagah Border to meet her two children from her first marriage.

After going to Pakistan, the 34-year-old had converted to Islam and changed her name to Fatima.

At the World Russian People's Council, President Putin urged Russian women to have more children, ideally up to eight, to combat the nation's falling birth rate.

Facing a shrinking workforce and economic issues, Putin's call supports large families.

🚀 🛰 South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea did the same

Uttar Pradesh's Smita Srivastava has earned a Guinness World Record for the longest hair at 7'9", having not cut it since she was 14. It takes her 45 minutes to wash and detangle her hair twice weekly.

At the UNGA, Ruchira Kamboj, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, stated that the country stands with Palestine and urged peace amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

She said, "India has always supported a negotiated two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine issue leading to the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine living...side-by-side in peace with Israel"

Single biggest outcome of Exit Polls

98.5% Muslims voted against BJP

-via Flt lt Anoop Verma

Most viral selfie pic on social media

Home Minister Amit Shah has said India's two major borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh will be completely secured in the next two years, with work underway to plug gaps in about 60-km stretch along these two fronts.

Over 1,000 Rohingya have fled Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camps for Indonesia this month, escaping worsening conditions and violence

Regional conflict in the Gaza Strip is impacting tourism in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon, causing a mass surge in booking cancellations.

Egypt's tourism, accounting for 15% of GDP, is facing a sharp drop in ticket sales, while Jordan reports a 50% drop in hotel bookings, and Lebanon's hotel occupancy plummets to 7%

'BAN ONLINE BETTING'

:CM Bhupesh Baghel writes ✍️ 📜 to PM Modi

India's fiscal deficit reached ₹8.04 lakh crore in the first seven months of the current financial year, 45% of the full-year estimate.

Net tax revenues were at ₹13.02 lakh crore, 55.9% of the annual target.

Government expenditure stood at 23.94 lakh crore, and capital expenditure was ₹5.47 lakh crore, over half of the yearly objective.

Eurecom researchers discovered new Bluetooth security flaws, allowing attackers to control connections across devices using versions 4.2 to 5.4, including devices launched after 2014.