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Gaza families wear ID bracelets to avoid burial in mass graves

Gaza families wear ID bracelets to avoid burial in mass graves

GAZA, Oct 25 (Reuters): With so many bodies, Palestinians in Gaza are burying the unidentified dead in mass graves, with a number instead of a name, residents say. Now some families are using bracelets in the hope of finding their loved ones should they be killed. The El-Daba family has tried to reduce the risk of being struck down during the heaviest-ever Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Israel launched the air strikes after Hamas militants attacked Israeli towns on Oct. 7 in a rampage that killed 1,400 people and hostages were taken. Ali El-Daba, 40, said he had seen bodies ripped

Judges have to follow discipline, taking up cases not specifically assigned by CJI is ‘gross impropriety’: SC

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New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court has said that a judge taking up a case not specifically assigned by the Chief Justice is an “act of gross impropriety” and that they have to follow discipline. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal said if it is not followed then the roster notified by the Chief Justice will have no meaning. The bench also imposed costs of Rs 50,000 on the three litigants who were found to have indulged in forum shopping. “This is a classic case of forum hunting by the second to fourth

When you monitoring blood pressure, which number is most important — top, bottom, or both?

New Delhi, October 25, 2023: Blood pressure is the force that moves blood through the circulatory system. It is an important force because oxygen and nutrients would not be pushed around the circulatory system to nourish tissues and organs without blood pressure. Blood pressure is also vital because it delivers white blood cells and antibodies for immunity and hormones such as insulin. Just as important as providing oxygen and nutrients, the fresh blood that gets delivered is able to pick up the toxic waste products of metabolism, including the carbon dioxide we exhale with every breath and the toxins we

RBI nudges reluctant lenders to raise savings deposit rates

MUMBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – RBI is keen that banks pass on the benefits of higher interest rates to account holders by raising the rates they offer on savings’ deposits, but lenders are pushing back in a bid to bolster margins, several banking sources said. Savings accounts are low interest rate-bearing deposits offered by Indian banks, forming a third of their total deposits. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has increased the policy repo rate by 250 basis points to 6.50% in the last fiscal year, wants to ensure a more complete transmission of monetary policy, a source familiar

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