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Snapshot of the day

October 11, 2023

Pratik Kanjilal

Israel’s crackdown on Palestinians has become India’s benchmark in its own battle against minorities, Kashmiris and other rebel alliances, and PM Modi was off the blocks early to express dismay about Hamas and declare support for Bibi. But the lesson to be drawn is that the Hamas attack has flipped the balance of power, writes Azad Essa.

Comptroller and Auditor General officers in charge of two audit reports put the BJP-led Union government on the backfoot after the opposition accused it of presiding over “scams” in flagship schemes like Ayushman Bharat and the Bharatmala Expressway have been transferred.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL seeking to recognise the spot where the Shahi Idgah in Mathura is as Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi as a prelude to