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In the light of revelations made by The Washington Post about the alleged role of Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube for allegedly inciting communal hatred, the INDIA bloc has written letters to the CEOs of Meta and Google — Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai, urging them to ensure that their platforms remain “neutral” ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls and cautioned them not to allow their platforms to be “used wittingly or unwittingly to cause social unrest or distort India’s much cherished democratic ideals”.

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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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