Jaipur: The Election Commission has changed the date of Rajasthan assembly elections.  The election scheduled for November 23 has been shifted to November 25.  The election date was changed considering the demand of political parties and various organizations.  The decision has been taken after considering many functions including weddings.

 50,000 marriages take place in Rajasthan on November 23.  Political parties and various organizations demanded that the date be changed due to weddings and religious functions.  Elections will be held in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana states in November.

 Polling in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases.  Voting will be held in Mizoram and Chhattisgarh on November 7.  The second phase of polling in Chhattisgarh will be held on November 17.  Voting will be held on November 17 in Madhya Pradesh and November 30 in Telangana.  Counting of votes will be held on December 3.

Srinagar: Clash in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.  Army killed two terrorists. One of the deceased was involved in the murder of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, the Kashmir police said.  Clashes continue in the area.

 An encounter between terrorists and security forces started this morning at Alshipora Meghalaya in Shopian.  The terrorists who were killed are Morifat Maqbool and Jasim Farooq.  Farooq is suspected to be involved in the murder of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, police said.  It is reported that there are more terrorists in the area.  Clashes are ongoing at the site.

 Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma was killed in February this year.  Sharma, who was working as a security guard in the bank, was shot dead by the terrorists.  Sharma was shot while going to the market near his house.  He was taken to the hospital but died during treatment.

New Delhi: Air India has announced that it is canceling flights to Israel in the wake of the Israel-Hamas clash.  The airline has stated that there will be no service to Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel, until October 14.  There will also be no services from Israel.

 It is estimated that there are 18,000 Indian citizens in Israel.  Most of them are employed as ‘caregivers’ who take care of the elderly.  Indians are also present in fields like diamond trade, IT and construction sector.  A good proportion of those who came as caregivers are Malayalis.  The Tel Aviv, Bersheva and Ramla areas are the most populated by Indians.  In addition to these, there are 85,000 Jews of Indian origin in Israel, according to the embassy.

 On Saturday night, Hamas rockets hit the southern cities of Israel.  Hamas forces had crossed the border into Israel when the rocket hit.  About 250 Israelis were killed in the ensuing firefight.  Dozens of Palestinian prisoners were rescued.  Meanwhile, there were attacks from Lebanon and Northern Israel.  The attack was carried out by an armed organization called Hezbollah, declaring solidarity with the Palestinians.

 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for ages.  Palestine has only the Hamas army and the help of Iran to resist the attacks of Israel, which is supported by countries including the United States.

 Last day, Israel faced the biggest attack in the last 50 years.  It is reported that a total of 500 people were killed in Israel.  In response, Israel attacked Palestine and Lebanon.