00:00 Hello and welcome to National Headlines. I am Aminah Ansari and I will be taking you
00:22 to the top headlines from the leading newspapers of the country.
00:25 Let's start with the Times of India. No water, power to Gaza till hostages freed,
00:31 says Israel. Israel said on Thursday that there would be no pause in its seizures of
00:36 the Gaza Stripe parade or evacuation until all its hostages were freed, even as the US
00:42 Secretary of State who is in Israel urged Israel to show restraint even when it is difficult.
00:48 Next headline is from the Indian Express. India ranks 111th on the Global Hunger Index
00:54 2023. India ranked 111th out of the 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2023, astounding
01:02 the government term Arrhenius and having malified intent. In the index release on Thursday,
01:08 India has scored a 28.7, indicating a serious level of hunger. The country came after neighbouring
01:14 countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
01:17 Let's move on to the headlines from the Hindu. India blocked rides to Meta and Google to
01:22 remain neutral. In the light of the revelations made by The Washington Post about the alleged
01:28 role of Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube for allegedly inciting communal hatred, the India
01:33 bloc has written a letter to the CEOs of Meta and Google, urging them to ensure that their
01:39 platform remains neutral ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, and cautioned them not to
01:44 allow their platforms to be used wittingly or unwittingly to cause social unrest or distort
01:50 India's much-cherished democratic ideas. Next, let's move on to the headlines in the
01:55 Economic Times. Inflation falls to 5%. IIP growth jumps to
02:00 10.3%. India's consumer inflation plunged to 5% in September from 6.8% in preceding
02:08 month, while a pre-festival surge. Industrial production rose to 14-month high of 10.3%
02:16 in August, data released on Thursday showed. Let's move on to the headlines from The Telegraph.
02:21 India dubs Hamas strikes on Israel as "terror attacks" but reaffirms long-held possession
02:26 of sovereign Palestine. India on Thursday described the strikes by
02:30 Hamas on Israeli cities as "terror attacks" but at the same time reaffirmed its long-standing
02:36 position advocating negotiations toward establishing a sovereign, independent and viable state
02:42 of Palestine, living side-by-side at peace with Israel.
02:46 Finally, our last headline is from The Hindustan Times.
02:50 Top court asks woman to reconsider abortion. The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 27-year-old
02:57 woman 24 hours to reconsider her plea for immediate termination of her 26-week pregnancy,
03:03 a day after two judgments sharply differed on the case.
03:07 A three-judgment led by Chief Justice of India D. Vaishwan Rathod said that the highest court
03:12 of law cannot overlook the rights of an unborn child when it has to deal with cases of abortion.
03:17 That's all for national headlines. To stay updated on the latest headlines from the leading
03:22 newspapers do join us on national headlines from Monday to Saturday at 11 am.
03:27 Thank you.
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