TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The government accepted the recommendations of the High Level Committee constituted for exploring the idea of One Nation One Election paving the way for simultaneous elections across the country.
2. The Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan to improve the socio-economic condition of tribal communities. will cover 549 districts and two thousand 740 blocks spread across all tribal majority villages across the country.
3. In Jammu and Kashmir, voting for the first phase of Assembly Elections at 24 constituencies in seven districts concluded peacefully yesterday.
4. A 43 year old, Atishi Marlena from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be the new Chief Minister of state Delhi. She will replace the AAP supremo and party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi Lt. Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday proposed September 21 for the swearing-in of Chief Minister-designate Atishi following the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal from the post.
5. Rashtrapati Nilayam in collaboration with the Ministry of Development of North-East Region and the Ministry of Culture will host the first edition of Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav from 29 September to 6 October 2024. The eight-day long celebration will showcase the rich and diverse cultural heritage of our North-Eastern states.
6. Kerala reported a confirmed case of monkeypox (Mpox) on Wednesday, marking the second known such case of infection in the country following the recent global outbreak of the disease.
7. The new liquor policy for Andhra Pradesh would be effective from 01 October, in which 10 per cent of the shops would be allocated to toddy tappers.
8. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting gears up to take forward the tree plantation campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ during Swachhata Hi Seva.
9. PM Modi will visit Wardha, Maharashtra, on Friday. He will participate in the National ‘PM Vishwakarma’ Program there, marking one year of progress under PM Vishwakarma. During the programme, Mr. Modi will release certificates and loans to PM Vishwakarma beneficiaries.
10. The Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Dr. S Unnikrishnan Nair, has informed that ISRO is getting ready for the first unmanned mission under the Gaganyaan programme. Speaking on the sidelines of the eighth Bengaluru Space Expo in Bengaluru.
11. The Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge unveiled the party’s manifesto ahead of Haryana assembly elections. Announcing the guarantees at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
12. The Government has taken several steps to restore peace and bring normalcy in Manipur in the last one hundred days. Sources in the Home Ministry said, two battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 200 companies of central police forces have been deployed in Manipur.
13. Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar chaired the valedictory session fourth edition of RE Invest meet in Gandhinagar.
14. The Centre has advised the leading edible oil associations not to hike retail prices till the existing stocks imported at nil and 12.5 percent of basic customs duty are exhausted. Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Sanjeev Chopra chaired a meeting to discuss the pricing strategy with the representatives from various oil producers’ associations in New Delhi.
15. BlueKraft Digital Foundation on Tuesday launched the Viksit Bharat Fellowship programme, an initiative aimed to encourage and empower writing and creative talents across various domains.
16. In Odisha, flood situation in northern parts of the state continue to be alarming with major rivers like Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga and Jalaka in spate following incessant rain since last four days.
17. The Odisha government on Wednesday expedited rescue and relief operation in Balasore district as the flood situation continued to remain grim, prompting the administration to evacuate over 11,000 people to safety.
18. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced a comprehensive relief package to support families affected by the unprecedented floods in Vijayawada.
19. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Trade Mark search and IP Sarthi Chat Bot in New Delhi.
20. Registration for students of Class 9 and Class 11 appearing in the 2025 board exams has begun. According to the notification of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the last date to submit the registration form is October 16th. CBSE-affiliated schools can get their students registered on cbse.gov.in.
LEGAL REPORT
1. The Odisha police on Wednesday suspended five personnel in connection with the alleged assault of an army officer and “molestation” of his female friend at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar.
2. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to British national Jagtar Singh Johal in several cases lodged against him under anti-terror law UAPA.
3. The Kolkata Police on Wednesday suspended Tala police station’s officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal who the CBI arrested in connection with the rape-murder of the doctor at the RG Kar hospital.
4. An FIR was registered against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday for allegedly posting a fake photo and spreading false information about clashes in the Nagamangala town of Mandya in Karnataka.
5. A Delhi court issued summons to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his son and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, and others in the land-for-jobs money laundering case.
“””””””” MISHAPS “”””””””
1. Four wagons of a mechanical rake derailed near Narayanpur Anant yard in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Wednesday, disrupting railway services on the route. No one was injured in the incident.
2. Twenty-one houses were set on fire in Bihar’s Nawada district on Wednesday evening, police said. Preliminary investigation suggested that a land dispute could be the cause behind theFour people died and 14 others suffered injuries when a five-storey building housing a slipper factory and residential accommodation for workers collapsed on Wednesday morning in a congested area in Bapa Nagar in central Delhi, incident that happened in Manjhi Tola in Mufassil police station area.
3. Four people died and 14 others suffered injuries when a five-storey building housing a slipper factory and residential accommodation for workers collapsed on Wednesday morning in a congested area in Bapa Nagar in central Delhi.
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1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a new scheme called NPS Vatsalya under the National Pension Scheme (NPS) for minors. The scheme enables parents and guardians to initiate pension planning for their children by making contributions that accumulate until the child reaches 18 years old.
2. India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation fell to a four-month low of 1.31% in August, down from 2.04% in July. This decline is primarily attributed to reduced prices of manufactured products and food items.
3. The government has scrapped the windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil with effect from 18 September. The windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil will be zero, the government said in a notification.
What is the Windfall Tax? It is a tax levied by governments against certain industries when economic conditions allow those industries to experience significantly above-average profits.
4. India’s exports fell 9.3% in August to $34.7 billion, with the trade deficit hitting a 10-month high of $29.7 billion as imports surged to $64.4 billion. Factors such as softening oil prices, reduced demand from China, and global recession contributed to the slowdown in exports.
5. Mukesh Ambani & Nita Ambani’s youngest son, Anant Ambani donated a 20-kg gold crown worth ₹15 crore to Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja for Ganesh Chaturthi.
6. Union Minister of State for Steel Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma inaugurated the two-day conference themed “Green Revolution in Steel – Sustainable Innovation”. The All India Induction Furnace Association (AIIFA) Sustainable Steel Manufacturers Association organized the event at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Tamil actor Prashanth, known for his roles in 90s films and hits like Jeans with Aishwarya Rai, is getting married again at 51 if the rumours are to be true. This will be his second marriage. Prashanth was once a heartthrob, especially in Tamil and Telugu cinema, and he earned the title of “chocolate boy” during his peak.
Prashanth’s first marriage was in 2005 to Grahalakshmi, but the couple parted ways after four years. They got divorced in 2009.
2. American astronaut Sunita Williams, who is currently on a space mission, received a heartwarming gift on her 59th birthday.
On Wednesday, renowned music company Saregama took to its Instagram and shared a collaborative reel featuring music stalwarts, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Hariharan and Neeti Mohan along with producer-director Karan Johar.
The post was captioned, ‘Come on India lets sing #Happy Birthday Sunita along with India’s biggest icons and send our collective wishes to Astronaut Sunita Williams up in space.
Sunita Williams is currently in space with another astronaut Butch Wilmore as they were part of Boeing’s inaugural crewed mission on the Starline. However, due to some technical faults with the spacecraft, Williams and Wilmore are now slated to stay until February 2025.
DEFENCE News
1. The Indian Army has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tiranga Mountain Rescue (TMR) at Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), Delhi Cantt, in the presence of Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff.
2. Nigeria is set to become the first export customer of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) built Prachand Light Combat Helicopter (LCH). HAL has previously trained several Nigerian officials on Dhruv helicopters at its Rotary Wing Academy.
3. Navy’s HALE aircraft makes emergency landing off Chennai coast. Navy investigating cause of technical fault in aircraft.
A High-Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (HALE RPA), a drone leased by the Indian Navy, was involved in a controlled ditching off the coast of Chennai on Tuesday after encountering a technical failure.
4. A group of 27 officers from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Academy recently participated in a specialized two-day training capsule at the Electronics and Mechanical Engineers Centre in Bhopal. The training focused on cutting-edge automobile technology and military engineering, aiming to enhance the technical acumen of the officers in line with modern military demands.
5. Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Sujay with an integral helicopter made a port call at Bali in Indonesia as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to East Asia.
6. A two-day national symposium of the National Disaster Management Authority and the Army Southern Command entitled Exercise AIKYA began in Chennai. The primary aim of the exercise is to enhance disaster preparedness and foster robust collaboration among key stakeholders.
19 Sep (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Varsha (Monsoon)
Drik Ritu : Sharad (Autumn)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Ashvina 01, (Purnimanta)
Bhadrapada 16(Amanta)
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Tithi : Dwitiya/Tritiya
Rahu : 01:50 PM – 03:21 PM
Yamaganda: 06:18 AM – 07:48 AM
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