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Delhi Police has withdrawn its September 2 order, which stated that some metro station gates that open towards the VVIP route or venue of Summit will be closed from September 8 to 10. As per Delhi Police, train services will be available at all stations except Supreme Court Station, where the services will be affected. 

 
The meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet sub-committee on Maratha Reservation is slated to take place on Monday at 12 pm, the Chief Minister's Office informed. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will also attend the meeting, the CMO added. Earlier on Saturday, Shinde said that the state government was committed to providing reservations to the Maratha community.
Two people have died and 12 were rescued while four are still trapped under the debris as a three-storey building collapsed here in the early hours of Monday, police said. Teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are engaged in the relief and rescue work, Barabanki Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh said.

The US embraces a policy that fails to recognise Taiwan as a nation and adopts the posture of strategic ambiguity over whether or not it will defend the East Asian country against a Chinese invasion, Indian American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has said. Beijing considers Taiwan as its breakaway province and insists it should be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary. Taiwan, however, sees itself as completely distinct from China.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the winners of the National Teachers’ Award 2023

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'Sanatana dharma' Remark: Congress believes in the Constitution, says MP Gaurav Gogoi

On DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatana dharma' remark, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "Congress believes in the Constitution...We are equal in the eyes of God. My question is who gave the BJP the right to distribute the certificates of 'dharma'. BJP never says anything when the leaders of the parties associated with BJP disrespect lord Shree Ram..."

 

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Delhi Police clarifies on metro station gate closure order

Delhi Police has withdrawn its September 2 order, which stated that some metro station gates that open towards the VVIP route or venue of Summit will be closed from September 8 to 10. As per Delhi Police, train services will be available at all stations except Supreme Court Station, where the services will be affected.

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We will provide 300 units of free electricity to every family every month: Kejriwal in Rajasthan

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G20 Summit: Govt offices on alert mode from 'misleading, counterfeit emails

As G20 week begins, all government offices are on alert mode considering a warning circulated earlier from a designated wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) from any "misleading, fake and counterfeit" emails being circulated by ill elements.

The move is part of extra vigilance to avoid any unprecedented situation as the two-day G20 Leaders Summit is scheduled to be held on September 9-10 in the national capital.

On August 24, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C) under the MHA had warned that "the misleading emails are targeted to various government offices, and individuals and falsely accuse them of cybercrimes, urging them to respond."

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Former Indian Hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey joins Congress in Odisha

Former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey on Monday joined the Congress at the party's Odisha unit headquarters here and expressed his desire to contest the assembly elections next year.

He joined the party in the presence of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak, its state in-charge A Chella Kumar and other senior leaders.

The former hockey player has expressed his desire to contest the next assembly elections from the Talsara segment in the tribal-dominated Sundergarh district.

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President Murmu unveils 12-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday unveiled a 12-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat here.

She also inaugurated a Gandhi Vatika where statues of Mahatma Gandhi in different poses have been installed.

At the event, the president said Mahatma Gandhi is an invaluable gift for the world community and his values and ideals gave a new direction to the world.

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Woman scientist who lent her voice for ISRO countdowns no more

ISRO scientist N Valarmathi who did the countdown for a number of missions including the Chandrayaan-3 died in Chennai on September 2 following cardiac arrest, an official said here on Monday.

Valarmathi died at a Chennai hospital, the ISRO official added.

Chandrayaan 3 is said to be her last countdown assignment.

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Congress chief convenes meeting of newly constituted CWC on Sep 16 in Hyderabad

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has convened a meeting of the newly constituted CWC on September 16 in Hyderabad, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal announced on Monday.

Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee headquarters here, Venugopal said on September 17, an extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting will be held and it will include all Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs.

On the evening of September 17, a rally will be held near Hyderabad where the party will announce its guarantees for the upcoming assembly polls in Telangana, Venugopal said with general secretary Jairam Ramesh beside him.

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Palm oil buying lifts India's August edible oil imports to record: Dealers

India's edible oil imports in August rose 5% to a record 1.85 million metric tons as refiners purchased more than 1 million tons of palm oil for the second consecutive month to build stocks for upcoming festivals, four dealers told Reuters.

Higher purchases by the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils could help to lower palm oil stocks in Indonesia and Malaysia and support benchmark futures. The buying has helped strengthen soybean oil futures and could reduce inventories in sunflower oil-producing Black Sea countries.

India's average monthly edible oil imports in the 2021/22 marketing year were 1.17 million tons, trade body Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said. In July, India imported 1.76 million tons, which was also a record high.

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ED seizes over Rs 65 cr of Venkateshwara Hatcheries in FEMA probe

Nine properties worth more than Rs 65 crore of prominent hatchery company-- Venkateshwara Hatcheries Pvt Ltd-- have been seized under the foreign exchange law for allegedly making illegal foreign remittances to purchase a 90-acre house in the UK, the Enforcement Directorate said on Monday.

The seized assets are located in Maharashtra and Karnataka and the ED case, being probed under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), pertains to these remittances made by the company from 2011 to its wholly-owned subsidiary named Venky's Overseas Limited (VOL), UK.

The total value of these properties is Rs 65.53 crore, according to the ED.

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Drought-like situation, power crisis in Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said a drought-like situation and power crisis have emerged in Madhya Pradesh due to no rains last month and he appealed to people to pray for good showers in the state.

The state government is making efforts to purchase power from other states, but such a situation is prevailing in the entire country, Chouhan told reporters in Ujjain after offering prayers at the Mahakaleshwar temple.

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G20 Summit: Paramilitary forces, Delhi police taking care of safety, says MoS Lekhi

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi, while sharing the arrangements done for safety and security at the G20 Summit, said that paramilitary forces, Delhi police and several other people are engaged in this duty adding that the capital city should be "preserved and conserved".

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Lekhi spoke on G20 preparations, safety and security of leaders and foreign dignitaries.

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Centre monitoring steel import situation as China imports touch 5-yr high

India is monitoring the import situation on steel after shipments from China touched a five-year high in the first four months of the fiscal year that began in April, the country's steel secretary told Reuters on Monday.

 

 

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"India has emerged as voice of Global South": G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant underscores India narrative

India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has underscored the "unique Indian narrative," India has set during its presidency of the G20 Summit, saying India "truly emerged as the voice of the Global South".

In a short video message, shared on X, by the official handle of India's G20 Presidency, Kant said, "So India has built a unique Indian narrative during its G20 presidency."