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1.The Japan Government is planning to all set to waive tourist visa requirements from some countries, as it plans to further ease border controls that were put into place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As per the latest reports, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might likely decide on this as early as this week, which will allow individual travellers to visit Japan without travel agency bookings.-Times Travel 2.Putin And PM Modi To Meet On Friday: What's On The Agenda.-Trade and 'saturation' of Indian market with Russian fertilisers will be on agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Uzbekistan Friday, the Kremlin has said.The meeting will take place on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).-ndtv.com 3.The Emmy Awards 2022 were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. HBO recorded several wins as Matthew Macfadyen, Zendaya and Jennifer Coolidge won big. Hwang Dong-hyuk won won the dire...

1.US President Joe Biden to increase restriction on export of semiconductors to China.-The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on US shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said.-indiatoday.in 2.In her first visit to India as France’s Foreign minister, Catherine Colonna will be on a three-day visit from Tuesday, during which she will meet PM Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval and discuss bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.-theindianexpress.com 3.Emphasising the importance of strategic economic ties between India and Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that the collaboration holds the “promise of shared growth, prosperity, stability, security and development”.Jaishankar, who reached Riyadh on Saturday, is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia – his first as External Affairs Ministe...

New Headlines- 1.Delhi, Dhaka sign river pact, first in 25 years-context of sharing river waters as the two countries signed an interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river, the first such pact between them in over 25 years — the Ganga water treaty was signed in 1996.-theindianexpress.com 2.The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss who got elected to the chair on Monday through a Tory Party postal ballet appointed Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman as the UK’s new Home Secretary on Tuesday. Braverman will succeed fellow colleague Priti Patel for the post.-livemint.com 3.China earthquake death toll rises to 66, rescue efforts on.-At least 66 people have been killed in a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China’s Sichuan province on Monday night, spreading panic and cutting of communication lines. So far 248 injuries have been reported and at least 12 people remain missing, state media reported on Tuesday.-hindustantimes.com 4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announc...

1.The countdown ends and an announcement is made: Liz Truss scripts history to become the third female Prime Minister of the UK. She beat Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak to be named the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest and will now go on to formally take charge as British Prime Minister as Boris Johnson’s successor.-indiatv.com 2.India and Bangladesh are expected to sign at least seven agreements on September 6, 2022 covering diverse areas such as water sharing, connectivity, defence and trade.The agreements will be sealed following official-level talks that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Ms. Hasina arrived in New Delhi on September 5, 2022.-thehindu.com 3.China was jolted on Monday by the most powerful earthquake to hit the country since 2013. The massive 6.8 magnitude quake struck the southwest province of Sichuan. Occurring at 12:25 pm local time, the earthquake occurred at a de...