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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Hyderabad suffer narrow loss against Maharashtra

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Tanmay’s ton, Kak’s five-wicket haul go in vain in Hyderabad’s third loss

Published Date – 07:13 PM, Fri – 1 December 23


Vijay Hazare Trophy: Hyderabad suffer narrow loss against Maharashtra

Tanmay’s ton, Kak’s five-wicket haul go in vain in Hyderabad’s third loss

Hyderabad: Hyderabad went down to Maharashtra narrowly by three wickets to suffer their third successive loss in the Group B Vijay Hazare Trophy match at the Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground in Jaipur, on Friday.

Asked to bat first, Hyderabad rode on Tanmay Agarwal’s 117-ball 103 (9×4, 1×6) and half-centuries from skipper Rahul Singh, Rahul Buddhi and Ravi Teja to post massive 315/5 in stipulated 50 overs. In reply, Maharashtra reached the target with just two balls to spare. Kartikeya Kak returned with an impressive bowling figures of 5/60 but Ankit Bawne’s ton (113) helped Maharashtra chase down the target.

Earlier, Hyderabad lost Rohit Rayudu (0) in the second over before Tanmay and captain Rahul resurrected the innings with a 156-run second wicket stand. After Rahul’s dismissal, Hyderabad lost two more wickets in quick succession. Nitesh Reddy (6) and A Avanish (1) failed to get going as Hyderabad looked like squandering a good start.

However, Tanmay reached his century but was run out in the 40th over. Rahul Buddhi and Ravi Teja then provided the late flourish adding an unbeaten 89 runs in just 58 balls. While Rahul Buddhi (58) hit five boundaries and two sixes in his 53-ball essay, Ravi Teja, who hit 51 off 33, smashed four boundaries and three maximums.

Later, Kak provided a good start removing OM Bhosale (8) in the sixth over and Siddharth Mhatre (14) in the 10th over. Rakshann castled the stumps of Kaushal Tambe in the 16th over to reduce them to 85/3. However, Ankit Bawne hit a timely century (113 off 108) and added 166 runs for the fourth wicket with Azim Kazi (80 off 81) to put his side on course. Though he was dismissed in the 45th over, experienced Kedar Jadhav hit a 17-ball 32 to take his side past the finish line.

Brief Scores: Hyderabad 315/5 in 50 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 103, Rahul Singh 69, Rahul Buddhi 58 no, Ravi Teja 51 no) lost to Maharashtra 316/7 in 49.4 overs (Ankit Bawne 113, Azim Kazi 80; Kartikeya Kak 5/60).

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Over 14,000 Dead In Gaza: How Israel Is Using AI To Conduct Air Strikes

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Over 14,000 Dead In Gaza: How Israel Is Using AI To Conduct Air Strikes

The IDF claimed that till November 2, over 12,000 targets have been hit in 27 days of fighting

The fighting in Gaza resumed after a week after the truce between Israel and Hamas ended and casualties were reported in the first few minutes after the fighting resumed. Israel vowed to uproot Hamas after the deadly October 7 attack in which 1,400 were killed. Over 14,000 have died in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

Israel’s all-out ground and air assault in Gaza has brought the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) back into focus. In 2021, Israel launched ‘Operation Guardians of the Wall’ in its offensive against Palestinians in Gaza. The 11-day fighting is also known as the ‘First AI war’. The data gathered from AI tools were used to strike targets in Gaza.

“Gospel”, “Alchemist”, “The Depth of Wisdom”

In the ongoing war, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is employing Artificial Intelligence for the selection of targets and conducting precision air strikes in Gaza. Systems like “Gospel”, “Alchemist” and “Depth of Wisdom”, that were used before are back.

Systems such as “Gospel” are being used to allow automatic tools to produce targets at a fast pace, and works by improving accurate and high-quality intelligence material according to the requirement.”

“With the help of artificial intelligence, and through the rapid and automatic extraction of updated intelligence – it produces a recommendation for the researcher, with the goal being that there will be a complete match between the machine’s recommendation and the identification performed by a person,” the IDF added.

In the 2021 conflict, data from Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Visual Intelligence (VISINT) and Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) are collected and fed into systems to help create data to conduct precision strikes. The data from satellites, ground intelligence and surveillance are all crunched into these systems. 

“Mass Assasination Factory”

The IDF, in its article dated November 2, claimed that over 12,000 targets have been hit in 27 days of fighting, i.e., almost 444 targets a day. The increase in targets is due to data generated by AI.

“Gospel” can generate targets at an automatic rate and exceeds what was previously possible,+972 Mag and Local Call reported, adding, that this AI system, as described by a former intelligence officer, essentially facilitates a “mass assassination factory”. The recommendations are used to incorporate AI-based platforms like drones.

The AI platforms crunch data to select targets for air strikes. Ensuing raids can then be rapidly assembled with another artificial intelligence model called Fire Factory, Bloomberg reported. Fire Factory calculates munition loads, prioritizes and assigns thousands of targets to aircraft and drones, and proposes a schedule, the report added.

The data processed by an AI tool like Gospel was used by the IDF to select targets to be hit in Hamas, this includes Hamas operatives that have to be assassinated. The target division has helped the IDF build a database of what sources said was between 30,000 and 40,000 suspected militants, the Guardian reported.

Aviv Kochavi, who served as the head of the IDF until January, has said the target division is “powered by AI capabilities” and includes hundreds of officers and soldiers.

In the past, Israel Aerospace Industries and Matrix Defense partnered to incorporate AI to develop automated- target detection systems. The Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has incorporated AI into Spice Bombs and other technologies used for surveillance.
 

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Police thwarted Maoists’ plot to attack security forces: SP Dr. Vineeth

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The SP said that a landmine planted on the forest road in Pedda Midiseleru to attack the security forces attending election duties in Cherla mandal was detonated by the bomb squad.

Published Date – 07:08 PM, Fri – 1 December 23


Police thwarted Maoists’ plot to attack security forces: SP Dr. Vineeth

Police detonated a landmine planted by Maoists in Cherla mandal on Friday.

Kothagudem: Superintendent of police Dr. Vineeth G said that the police bravely faced all the obstacles that the banned CPI (Maoist) party tried to create to show their presence in the district.

In a statement here on Friday the SP said that a landmine planted on the forest road in Pedda Midiseleru to attack the security forces attending election duties in Cherla mandal was detonated by the bomb squad.

Dr. Vineeth thanked the people of the agency who participated in the voting with confidence in the government and the police despite the Maoists threats. He also thanked the CRPF forces for their cooperation in ensuring the smooth conduct of the elections without any untoward incident.

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At least 100 Palestinians martyred in resumed Israeli attacks

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The following is the latest updates on resumed fighting in Gaza Strip: 

Hamas says Israel, US responsible for truce expiration:

Hamas top official Osama Hamdan said the “responsibility for not extending the ceasefire lies with the Zionist regime and the United States”.

He said the Palestinian resistance was seriously looking for a ceasefire and is still pursuing it.

Gaza death toll in few hours rises to 36:

The heath ministry spokesperson in Gaza Ashraf al-Qudra confirmed that the death toll had risen to 32 Palestinians. 

Qudra said the dead included ten people killed in al-Maghazi in central Gaza, nine in Rafah in the South, and five in Gaza City in the north – hours after the truce ended at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) .
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Another journalist martyred in Gaza:

Palestinian sources announced the martyrdom of “Abdullah Darwish”, a photographer and reporter of the “Al-Aqsa” satellite channel after the resumption attacks by the Zionist regime on the Gaza Strip. So far, as many as 71 reporters have been killed in the Israeli regime airstrikes.
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Six killed in Rafah strike, as explosions heard across Gaza:

In the resumed airstrikes by the Zionist regime on different areas of Gaza, 6 people were martyred and dozens were injured.

Israeli regime airstrikes have hit southern Gaza, including the community of Abassan east of the town of Khan Younis, Hamas officials say. Another strike hit a home northwest of Gaza City.

Loud, continuous explosions are heard coming from the Gaza Strip, and black smoke billows from the territory.

The Gaza health ministry says three people have been killed in Israeli air raids in Rafah, in the Strip’s south.

Israeli military says resumed fighting in Gaza 

The Israeli regime army has issued a statement saying that it has resumed its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, claiming that Hamas violated the truce by firing into occupied territory.

International mediators, including Qatar, Egypt and the US, were on Friday pushing for another extension of the Gaza truce ahead of its expiration at 7am local time (05:00 GMT), Al Jazeera reported. 

With no extension announced by the deadline, there were reports of gunfire and explosions in the north of the Gaza Strip, while the Zionist regime’s military said it had intercepted a rocket from Gaza.

An AFP journalist reported Israeli airstrikes, artillery fire seen in Gaza City the Zionist regime media said.

Photos on social media claim to show a recent strike, 

Meanwhile, Lebanese Al-Mayadeen network reported fighting between the Palestinian resistance fighters and the Zionist regime military in the northwest of Gaza.

Fierce clashes were going on between the Resistance fighters and the occupying Israeli forces in the northwest of Gaza, Al-Mayadeen said.

According to the report, Resistance fighters confronted the tanks of the Zionist regime in that area. 

The temporary ceasefire between Hamas and the Zionist regime ended today as deadline passed.

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, launched an operation against the Zionist Israeli regime on October 7 in response to more than seven decades of occupation of Palestine and nearly two decades of blockade of Gaza and imprisonment and torture of thousands of Palestinians. It killed more than 1,200 Zionists soldiers and settlers and took more than 220 of them to the enclave as prisoners. 

In retaliation to Hamas’s operation, which was called the al-Aqsa Storm operation, the Zionist regime launched heavy attacks against Gaza and put the enclave under total siege. 

More than 15,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Zionist regime’s attacks, while tens of thousands of others have been injured.

MNA

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India logs 71 Covid cases

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The death toll stands at 5,33,298, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,02015).

Published Date – 03:24 PM, Fri – 1 December 23


India logs 71 Covid cases


New Delhi: India has logged 71 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 352, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll stands at 5,33,298, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,02015).

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,68,365 and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry’s website.

The case fatality rate stands at 1.19 per cent.

According to the ministry’s website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far.

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Heavy Rain Likely In Tamil Nadu As Cyclone 'Michaung' Nears Coast

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Heavy Rain Likely In Tamil Nadu As Cyclone 'Michaung' Nears Coast

Cyclone ‘Michaung’ will cross Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu coast on December 4 (Representational)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu:

After the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted cyclone ‘Michaung’ to cross South Andhra Pradesh and adjoining North Tamil Nadu coast between Chennai and Machilipatnam on December 4 evening, MeT department Chennai said that Tiruvallur is expected to get very heavy rainfall when the cyclone makes the landfall.

S Balachandran, Deputy-Director General of Meteorology, Chennai said, “The well-marked low-pressure area has concentrated into a depression this morning. It is now located over the south-east bay and about 790 km from south-east of Chennai. Now, this system is likely to move in a north-westerly direction, which will further intensify into a deep depression by tomorrow. Further, it will intensify into a cyclonic storm. And it is expected to cross between Chennai and Machilipatnam by 4th December.”

S Balachandran said that for the next four days in North Tamil Nadu, light to moderate rainfall was expected in major parts.

“Heavy rainfall is likely to occur on December 1 and 2 in Delta districts. On December 3 from Thiruvallur to Mayiladuthurai north coastal districts will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall and adjacent districts like Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambur, Thanjavur and Thiruvarur will receive heavy rainfall and on December 4 Tiruvallur is expected to get very heavy rainfall and Chennai, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Chengalpattu is expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall and Viluppuram and Kallakurichi is expected to receive heavy rainfall,” he further said.

Concerning wind speeds, he said that on December 3 from Tiruvallur to Cuddalore in between 50 to 60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph and on December 4 Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Viluppuram wind speed will be 60 to 70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph.

“Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai will experience 50 to 60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph. Fishermen have been advised not to venture in the Southwest Bay of Bengal as well as north Tamil Nadu coast and south Andhra coast for the next four days,” he further added.

Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister also directed all state departments to work together to mitigate any possible effects from the cyclone.

“I ask all concern departments to take precautionary measures ahead of cyclone in Tamil Nadu. Those people who would affect because of cyclone must be found before itself and make them to stay in relief camps. District collectors must ensure that there should be continues supply of food, electricity, essential things are there” the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said.

“Electricity board should surely take action so that electric leakage is not there. Trees may fall during the cyclone officials should make sure to clear the fallen trees as soon as possible. Should ensure emergency rooms in Government hospitals. Food centres must be made ready ahead of cyclone to give foods for needy and affected” the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister added.

“We can see traffic jam in heavy rain time so I ask traffic police to make sure the roads are free from traffic jam. I advise all department officials to coordinate and work. Should focus more on the places where watter logged last time and place and use motor pumps at the spot and release the logged watter. On the cyclone to be formed in Bay of Bengal, all essentials should be taken to face it and coordinate and do your jobs” the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister further said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Hyderabad: SCR bags two Performance Efficiency awards at national level

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These shields will be presented by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at function which will be held on December 15 in New Delhi and SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain will be accepting it from the dignitaries.

Published Date – 05:27 PM, Fri – 1 December 23


Hyderabad: SCR bags two Performance Efficiency awards at national level

These shields will be presented by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at function which will be held on December 15 in New Delhi and SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain will be accepting it from the dignitaries.

Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has bagged All India Performance Efficiency shields in two different fields – Civil Engineering Construction and Civil Engineering for the year 2022.

These shields will be presented by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at function which will be held on December 15 in New Delhi and SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain will be accepting it from the dignitaries.

Arun Kumar Jain congratulated the team of officials and staff for their contribution which led to SCR winning these awards. He further advised the officials to be more responsible and committed to further enhance the performance across the zone.

Middle East

Israeli regime knows not boundaries in savage attacks

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Speaking during this week’s Friday Prayers sermon in Tehran, Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari pointed to the Zionist-Israeli regime war on Gaza, which was resumed on Friday morning, saying that the Hamas October 7 operation Al-Aqsa Storm “served greatly not only Palestine and the Resistance-controlled areas, but all the entire humanity,”

He also described the Resistance’s operation as “a big slap in America’s face.”

Haj Ali Akbari said that the successful operation of the oppressed people of Palestine tarnished the reputation of the “global arrogance (big Western powers”, noting that “the Israeli regime’s savagery knows no boundaries and crossed all red lines.”

The senior cleric also criticized the United Nations and other international human rights bodies for lacking the power and willingness to stop the Zionist regime’s crimes.

He went on to reffer to the resumed Israeli attacks on Gaza on Friday after the seven-day truce, saying that the regime cannot compensate for its big defeat on October 7 by killing more Palestinians. 

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Rich Nations Should Reduce Their Carbon Footprint "Well Before" 2050: PM Modi

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Rich Nations Should Reduce Their Carbon Footprint 'Well Before' 2050: PM Modi

COP28 aims to establish the groundwork for a fresh post-2025 global climate finance goal

New Delhi:

Rich nations should completely reduce their carbon footprint “well before” 2050, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while calling on the world to deliver a concrete outcome on finance to help developing and poor nations combat climate change.

Addressing a session on ‘Transforming Climate Finance’ at COP28 here, PM Modi said India expects concrete and real progress on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), a fresh post-2025 global climate finance goal.

“Developed countries should completely reduce their carbon footprint well before 2050,” he said.

Rich nations pledged in 2009 to raise $100 billion annually by 2020 to assist developing countries in combating and adjusting to climate change. Despite extensions to 2025, these nations have not met this commitment.

COP28 aims to establish the groundwork for a fresh post-2025 global climate finance goal, succeeding the $100 billion target. Countries aim to finalize this new goal by COP29 in 2024.

PM Modi said that there should be no shortfall of money in the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund and that these be immediately replenished.

The Green Climate Fund, which was proposed at the 2009 climate talks in Copenhagen and began raising money in 2014, hasn’t come close to its goal of $100 billion annually.

The Adaptation Fund is a UN-backed fund that provides grants and loans to help developing countries adjust to climate impacts.

Released ahead of the Dubai climate talks, the United Nations’ “Adaptation Gap Report 2023 said despite the clear signs of accelerating climate risks and impacts worldwide, the adaptation finance gap is widening and now stands at between $194 billion and $366 billion per year.

PM Modi also said that multilateral development banks should provide affordable finance not just for development but also for climate action.

The prime minister said India and other countries in the Global South have contributed little to the climate crisis but are impacted the most.

“Despite the lack of resources, these nations are committed to climate action,” he said.

“Climate finance and technology are important to fulfil the aspirations of the Global South,” the prime minister said, adding that the countries of the Global South expect all possible help from the developed countries to address the climate crisis.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Voting percentage declined in erstwhile Karimnagar

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Despite the increase in number of voters, voting percentage has declined in almost all 13 assembly constituencies in the erstwhile Karimnagar district when compared to 2018 elections.

Published Date – 06:44 PM, Fri – 1 December 23


Voting percentage declined in erstwhile Karimnagar


Karimnagar: Despite the increase in number of voters, voting percentage has declined in almost all 13 assembly constituencies in the erstwhile Karimnagar district when compared to 2018 elections. When compared to the previous election, there is a 4.32 per cent drop in voting in Karimnagar district this time around. An overall of 75.31 per cent polling is recorded in the district as against 79.63 per cent votes polled in 2018 elections.

In Peddapalli, 77.96 per cent voters exercised their votes as against 80.47 per cent in the previous election. There is 2.51 per cent decline. Voting has fallen to 76.83 per cent from 80.47 in Jagtial district subsequent drop to 3.64 per cent. There is a 3.04 per cent decline in voting in Rajanna-Sircilla. 77.68 per cent of electors cast their votes as against 80.72 per cent turnout in 2018.

If going into constituency wise figures, 63.23 per cent voting is recorded in Karimnagar assembly segment as against 69.29 per cent in 2018 polls, Choppadandi-77.77 (79.73), Manakondur-83.19 (85.36), Huzurabad-83.19 (84.40) and Husnabad-84.66 (83.94). There is a 0.72 per cent hike in polling in Husnabad.

In Peddapalli district, Ramagundam recorded 68.71 per cent against 71.94, Manthani-82.71 (85.41) and Peddapalli-77.96 (84.08). Korutla-75.62 (75.84), Dharmapuri-79.54 (80.19) and Jagtial-75.42 (78.83), Sircilla-77 (80.54) and Vemulawada-78.42 (80.62). Election authorities’ efforts to increase polling percentage by bringing the voters to polling stations to cast their votes seemed to have not yielded result. Besides widespread publicity about the importance of voting, polling stations were also decorated attractively to attract the electorates.

Special polling stations with names of Disabled, Women, First-time voters, Youth, Model, Green, and so on established in selected places this time around. However, they may have not attracted voters.