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erusalem, November 16 Palestinians in parts of southern Gaza said they received evacuation notices on Thursday. The signal that fighting is about to expand in the south comes a day after Israeli forces began searching a north Gaza hospital where they claimed Hamas militants operate — a claim that Hamas and hospital staff deny. On Thursday, Saudi Arabia condemned the …

Islamabad, November 16 A Pakistan high court on Thursday extended until November 20 the stay against the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the cipher case. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz extended the stay during the hearing of 71-year-old Khan’s intra-court appeal against the jail trial. …

London, November 16 Britain’s medicines regulator has authorised the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the UK. In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it approved Casgevy, the first medicine licensed using the gene editing …

Bhubaneswar, November 17 The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal on Friday intensified into a cyclonic storm and will graze past the Sunderbans before making landfall on Bangladesh coast with a maximum wind speed of 80 kmph, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin. The cyclonic storm named ‘Midhili’ will cross the Bangladesh coast during November 17 night …

New Delhi, November 17 New challenges are arising from the situation in West Asia, cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the virtual Second Global South Summit here on Friday. “For global prosperity what we need is ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vishwas’. But we see new challenges arising in West Asia. India had condemned the heinous attacks on Israel on October …

New Delhi, November 17 Former cricketer Mohammad Hafeez will serve as Pakistan’s head coach for the upcoming Australia and New Zealand tour, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. Hafeez was appointed as the Pakistan team director. Earlier, Mickey Arthur held the post until a reshuffle took place followed by Babar Azam’s resignation as the captain. As per ESPNcricinfo, the Pakistan …

Mumbai, November 17 Tagging her as her ‘first child’, filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan says she discovered Malaika Arora first and then Deepika Padukone. Speaking about her own experience of shooting on a moving train for the song ‘Chaiyya chaiyya’, ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’, judge Malaika said: “I remember how challenging it is to dance on a moving train; we were all scared, …

Bhopal, November 17 Polling began on Friday morning for assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, where 2,533 candidates, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his predecessor Kamal Nath, are in the fray for 230 assembly seats, in a largely straight contest between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress. Polling is being held from 7 am to 6 pm in …

Chandigarh, November 15 Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh took to social media to express his anger after an old video of Pakistan cricket veteran Inzamam-ul-Haq went viral in which he claimed that Harbhajan was close to converting to Islam. Harbhajan reacted to the statement made by the veteran Pakistani player and slammed him for “lying”. Inzamam said, “We had a …

Chandigarh, November 16 A video of actor Nana Patekar slapping a man has gone viral on social media. The video shows Nana Patekar–while shooting for a movie in Varanasi–in a brown blazer and a hat. When a fan comes from behind and starts taking a selfie with him, he smacks him on the back of his head. A crew member …