Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday clarified his assertion on Hamas after a row erupted on social media slamming him for allegedly shying away from calling Hamas a “terrorist group”. “All I said was that India has not issued such a designation, though others have. Undoubtedly Hamas conducted terrorist acts, which I roundly condemned,” Tharoor replied to Israel’s former ambassador to India Daniel Carmon who slammed the Congress MP on X, previously generally known as Twitter. Dig deeper

Ahead of the elections subsequent month in three Hindi heartland states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh – the caste politics appears to be heating up. Congress and different members of the opposition INDIA bloc see the caste census, probably adopted by proportionate reservations, as a method to fight the BJP and problem its political dominance. According to the opposition, they are going to negate the success the BJP has had in interesting to non-dominant different backward courses (OBCs) and scheduled castes and tribes, sections of which now type part of its voter base. Dig deeper

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Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that Chris Rock had as soon as requested her out on a date amid rumours of her divorce from Will Smith – nearly a yr after the Oscars incident when Will Smith slapped Chris for making a joke about Jada. Speaking to People, Jada mentioned that when Chris shared his want together with her, she clarified that she was nonetheless married to Will. “I think every summer all the reports would come out that me and Will were getting a divorce. And this particular summer, Chris, he thought that we were getting a divorce. So he called me and basically he was like, ‘I’d love to take you out.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Well, aren’t you and Will getting a divorce?’ I was like, ‘No. Chris, those are just rumours,” she said. Dig deeper

Lifestyle and health

On World Sight Day, let us take a view on the common sight at home to find kids eating meals with TV/tablet/mobile phones. While it has become easy for parents to feed children while watching cartoons, there is a downside to the increased amount of screen time for children. In an interview with HT Lifestyle on World Sight Day, Susmita N, Clinical Nutritionist at Cloudnine Group of Hospitals in Bangalore, Bellandur and Jayanagar, recommended, “As kids grow, we should let them serve and feed themselves. This helps to know the body cues. Watching screen while eating keeps them distracted and they will not pay attention to what food is in the plate, food texture and quantity of food been consumed.” Dig deeper

Sports goings

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma notched up his 31st century to smash Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup record and capped off a record-fest outing in New Delhi to seal India’s second straight win at the One Day International (ODI) World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah also bagged four wickets to prevent Hashmatullah Shahidi and Co. from registering a par total. Lauding Rohit and Bumrah on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tendulkar said, “Two fine performances by Bumrah and Rohit, who were well supported by the bowling and batting units respectively. The 2 games have seen different players contributing and that sets things up nicely for the 14th of October. Look forward.” Dig deeper

That’s all we’ve got at this hour in our morning briefing. Catch you within the afternoon.