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1.US President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) since taking office. During his address, he spoke about the long-term vision for the global community, defended the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, “additional commitments" on Covid-19, climate change, and relations of the United States with China among other issues.-news18.com
2.The meeting of SAARC Foreign Ministers, which was scheduled to be held on September 25 in New York, has been cancelled due to lack of consent from the member countries over the participation of Afghanistan, a war-torn country that is now being governed by the Taliban, multiple diplomatic sources at the SAARC have confirmed.-news18.com
3.Air Canada, the largest airline of Canada, has resumed its flight operations in India that were suspended four months ago owing to deadly second wave of Covid-19, reported the livemint. The Air Canada flights to India are currently being operated under the Air Bubble agreement between the two countries. Canada is one of the 28 countries to have an air bubble agreement with India.-india.com
4.Describing the non-recognition of Covishield by the UK as a discriminatory policy, India Tuesday warned Britain of “reciprocal measures’’ if the latter didn’t address India’s concerns over its new travel rules. Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said the issue had also been taken up by foreign minister S Jaishankar with the UK authorities.-Times of India
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit the US with his delegation consisting of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and Foreign Secretary Shringla among others. This will be Prime Minister’s first visit to any foreign land during the Covid-19 pandemic. Modi, who will leave for his five-day visit to the United States on Wednesday (September 22).-news18.com
6.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his French and Iranian counterparts at the UN and held talks on contemporary issues, including Afghanistan and Indo-pacific. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Monday to participate in the high-level 76th session of the UN General Assembly, began his day with a meeting with India’s strategic partner France.-news18.com
7.Senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Jairam Ramesh Monday spoke out against the UK government’s decision to consider people vaccinated in India, Africa, South America and several other countries as unvaccinated, and make them go through a 10-day quarantine.-theindianexpress.com
8.India has achieved "complete self-reliance" in missile technology and the most advanced missiles can now be developed in the country, DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy said on Tuesday.Delivering a lecture during an online event hosted by the JNU, he also asserted that if a country has to become prosperous and 'Atmanirbhar.-indiatoday.in
9.Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (DTTILLP) unveiled wave 22, the latest 30-day analysis of its Global State of the Consumer Tracker, indicating a consumption revival in India, with consumers showing positive spending intent and a brighter outlook towards the future.Decreasing number of COVID-19 cases as well as an aggressive vaccination drive have brought in a new wave of confidence amongst Indian consumers.-hotelierindia.com
10.Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has achieved the milestone of 100 operating hotels in India with the opening of Radisson Bhopal. With more than 20 years in operation, it is one of the leading international hotel groups in the country with seven distinct brands and a presence across over 60 locations encompassing key business, leisure and gateway centers.-hotelierindia.com
11.Two more beaches in India have been awarded “Blue Flag” certification, an international eco-level tag, taking the total number of such beaches in the country to 10, the Environment Ministry said on Tuesday.The two beaches to receive the certification this year are Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry, it said.-hindustantimes.com
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