Morning Digest | India defends abstention at UNGA vote on Gaza; former Hamas chief Khaled Mashal’s online speech sets off row in Kerala, and more
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UNGA vote on Gaza | India defends abstention, says resolution should have referred to October 7 terror attacks on Israel
The government defended its decision to abstain in a U.N. General Assembly vote on resolution that called for a humanitarian truce and ceasefire in Gaza, saying it did not include “explicit condemnation” of the October 7 terror attacks in Israel. A note circulated by government sources responding to criticism from Opposition members about the vote said that since India’s concerns over omissions had not been covered by the final text of the resolution, it had decided to abstain.
Former Hamas chief Khaled Mashal’s online speech sets off row in Kerala
Palestinian leader and former Hamas chief Khaled Mashal addressed online a rally taken out by the Solidarity Youth Movement expressing support for the Palestinian people in Malappuram on October 27. The live video address by the former Hamas chief triggered a controversy with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president K. Surendran calling for legal action against the organisers.
CJI to head five-judge Bench that will hear electoral bonds case
The Supreme Court on Saturday named the five judges on the Constitution Bench scheduled to hear petitions challenging the legality of the electoral bonds scheme, which facilitates anonymous donations to political parties, from October 31.
Lok Sabha ethics panel asks Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra to appear on November 2, rules out any further extension
With a new government in place in Delhi, Singapore hopes to schedule the Ministerial Roundtable with India shortly, says Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. In an exclusive interview, he speaks about the impact of the elections on ties, the “missed opportunity” of RCEP and the new buzz around Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati.