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1.The Biden administration in the United States has asked 18 members of the military service advisory boards, including 11 officials appointed by former president Donald Trump, to either resign or be fired. These 18 officers from the Air Force Academy, the Military Academy, and the Naval Academy were considered to be allies of Trump, all of who had been named to the US military academy boards in the final months.-hindustantimes.com
2.The supply chain troubles caused by Brexit and the pandemic have been so bad for Satyan Patel that the shelves at his convenience store in central London are seriously lacking water and soft drinks. "Last week I ran out of Coca-Cola. I haven't had large bottles of Evian for three weeks," said Patel.-Times of India
3.Hundred of medical facilities in Afghanistan are at risk of imminent closure because the Western donors who finance them are barred from dealing with the new Taliban government, a World Health Organization official said on Monday.-indiatoday.in
4.Hopeful of an early resolution to the long-running farmers' protests on the national capital borders, a key member of the Supreme Court-appointed panel on contentious agri-laws on Wednesday said the report submitted by the committee is "cent per cent" in favour of farmers and the Supreme Court must take up the matter without any delay.-ndtv.com
5.With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election around the corner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is about to launch two mega projects -- a university for students from the Jat community and Aligarh node in the defence corridor for investors.-indiatoday.in
6.The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department has lined up various activities, including promoting destination festivals and organising dedicated trekking-expeditions, to attract tourists to the union territory. This was said at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A K Mehta held to review various activities being undertaken by the Tourism department.-hindustantimes.com
7.IRCTC to launch India's first luxury cruise liner from 18 Sept, bookings open.The IRCTC said it has joined hands and signed the agreement with Cordelia Cruises for promotion and marketing of the first indigenous luxury cruise in India.
Bookings can be done on the IRCTC website — http://www.irctctourism.com.-livemint.com.
8.The Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul has been declared "uncontrolled" by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A NOTAM (notice to airmen) was issued on Wednesday declaring the Kabul airport "uncontrolled", barring US civil aircraft from operating over the country unless given prior authorisation.-indiatoday.in
9.Last year, Kaas Plateau, popularly known as Maharashtra’s valley of flowers, had remained closed to visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic. When the tourist site in Satara finally opened for visitors on September 1 last week, a large influx of tourists was expected. However, the rising cases of coronavirus infection seem to have made picnics a low priority for many families as the number of tourists.-theindianexpress.com
10.Resto-bar Butterfly High announced its second outlet in the heart of Thane, and plans to subsequently open their third later this year in South Bombay. According to Nikita Poojari the owner of Shiv Sagar food and resort Pvt, the food is what set the restaurant apart from the crowd. While the team faced some disruption in the supply chain.-hospitalityworld.com
11.Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has submitted a representation to G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, requesting classification inspection of hotels in Kerala that are 4 Star and above to be done expeditiously. The total waiting list under the 4 Star classification inspections in the state has soared to above 80 hotels since the end of 2019.-bhhotelier.com
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