Mid-day Top News hour: Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiery speech amid protests and more

Welcome to MidDays Top News at this hour We bring you a curated selection of the most significant and compelling news from around the globe Stay informed with the latest developments in the nation Mumbai entertainment sports and more Lets dive into the headlines shaping our world todayMarkets rebound in early trade after five days of slumpThe equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Friday after staying bearish for the past five straight sessions helped by value buying at lower levels and rallying inbluechips Infosys Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries The 30share BSE Sensex climbed 23523 points to 8027503 in early trade The NSE Nifty went up 866 points to 2449270 From the Sensex pack Bharti Airtel Tata Steel Infosys JSW Steel Bajaj Finance HCL Technologies Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries were the biggest gainersThane Raigad locals on edge as rivers swell amid heavy downpourTheheavy rainfall that lashed Thane and Raigad districts from Wednesday night till Thursday has not only caused widespread flooding but also led to the overflowing of rivers and dams posing a danger to residents In Badlapur the Ulhas river has overflown leaving residents on edge A National Disaster Response Force NDRF team has been deployed to the city to provide rescue services if needed Meanwhile a small bridge in Mahad Raigad district has been washed away rendering it impassable Read moreBenjamin Netanyahursquos fiery speech amid protests hits ceasefire talksIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington on Wednesday as thousands of protesters gathered near the US Capitol to denounce the war Netanyahu has signalled that a ceasefire deal could be taking shape after nine months of war but during his fiery speech to Congress he vowed to press forward with Israels war until he achieves ldquototal victoryrdquoRead MorePavail Gulati lsquoFilm explores new dimensions of justicersquoHindi cinema loves its cop stories From Zanjeer 1973 to Singham 2011 from Sarfarosh 1999 to Mardaani 2014 movie fans have witnessed different shades of onscreen police officers With Deva Pavail Gulati joins the ranks of actors who have donned the khaki uniform Read MoreWe enjoy batting with each other Shubman Gill on batting with JaiswalThe picturesque Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will herald the beginning of a new chapter in Indian cricket Come Saturday recently appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir will kick off his tenure with the first of three Twenty20 Internationals against Sri Lanka with Suryakumar Yadav as the captain in the wake of the retirement from international 20over cricket of Rohit Sharma India are embarking on a fresh start with former skipper Virat Kohli and seasoned allrounder Ravindra Jadeja too joining Rohit on the T20I sidelines Read more