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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, at Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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PM Modi leaves historic Uzbek city of Samarkand after attending SCO summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand on Friday after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and holding bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The SCO held its first in-person summit in Samarkand in Uzbekistan after two years. The summit also saw the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Putin, Raisi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif among other leaders from the Central Asian countries.
22 dead in UP as heavy rains cause wall collapses, damage house
Heavy overnight rains in Uttar Pradesh Friday led to the deaths of at least 22 people, including nine labourers who were buried alive under the debris when an under-construction wall in the state capital collapsed on their huts.
The only survivor in the Lucknow incident, where a portion of the boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed following rains, was a man, named Golu, who made the call to police from under the rubble.
PM Narendra Modi met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand
Akasa Air aims to operate over 250 flights per week on nine domestic routes by October
Newly-launched carrier Akasa Air is aiming for over 250 flights per week operating over nine domestic routes by the second week of October, the airline said on Friday as it announced entry in the highly-competitive Delhi market.
The airline, founded by late stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala along with aviation industry veteran Vinay Dube, launched its operations on August 7 with a flight to Ahmedabad from the financial capital.
Since then, it has expanded the route network to Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru.
Sessions court sentences Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani,18 others to six months in jail
IndiGO aircraft grounded at Kanpur airport due to a technical snag
Fire engulfs 42-storey building in China; no deaths reported
A massive fire sent flames and black smoke pouring Friday from a 42-storey skyscraper in central China belonging to the country's largest telecoms operator, but no casualties were reported, officials said.
Dozens of floors burned in the China Telecom building in the city of Changsha, the capital of central Hunan province. The city's fire department said it sent 280 firefighters who were able to quickly extinguish the blaze on the 218-metre (720-foot) building.
All obsolete laws will be abolished soon in Haryana: Chief Secretary
Kaushal was presiding over a meeting regarding the repeal of obsolete laws and acts, according to an official statement.
The repealing of these laws was done following the recommendations of Haryana State Review Committee.
SC Summit: PM Modi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hold bilateral talks
Textile ministry clears 23 strategic research projects worth around Rs 60 crore
PM Modi true follower of Ambedkar: Former president Ram Nath Kovind
Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a true follower of B R Ambedkar and is working towards turning the social reformer's vision into a reality.
Kovind also listed out initiatives of the government in the fields of education, labour welfare, women empowerment, building a self-reliant country and the reading down of Article 370 of the Constitution with respect to Jammu and Kashmir, and said these steps were in congruence with Ambedkar's vision.
Centre should do positive things instead of 'harassing' everyone with CBI and ED: Delhi CM Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he has failed to understand what the liquor scam was about, and advised the Centre to do positive things for progress of the country instead of "harassing" everyone with CBI and ED.
His remarks came amid raids by the Enforcement Directorate at 40 locations across the country in connection with alleged irregularities in implementation of Excise Policy 2021-22 of the AAP government in Delhi.
13 killed in wall collapse incidents in Uttar Pradesh amid heavy rains
Heavy rains brought down walls in parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, killing 13 people including nine labourers who were buried alive under the debris in the state capital.
The state government has announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased. In Lucknow, an under-construction boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed following overnight rains, leaving nine labourers dead and one injured, police said.
PM Modi true follower of B R Ambedkar, says Former President Ram Nath Kovind
Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a true follower of B R Ambedkar and is working towards turning the social reformer's vision into a reality.
Kovind also listed out initiatives of the government in the fields of education, labour welfare, women empowerment, building a self-reliant country and the reading down of Article 370 of the Constitution with respect to Jammu and Kashmir, and said these steps were in congruence with Ambedkar's vision.
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First Published: Sep 16 2022 | 7:24 AM IST
