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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 announced on Monday (September 5) that under a new centrally sponsored scheme, as many as 14,500 schools will be “upgraded” across India to showcase the components of the National Education Policy, 2020.-theindianexpress.com
5.Amritsar likely to be venue for G20 summit.-With the city expected to be the venue for the 2023 G20 summit, the Municipal Corporation Commissioner on Saturday held a meeting with officials to upgrade the infrastructure and cleanliness in the city.A review meeting regarding this summit was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner Kumar Saurabh Raj in the Municipal Corporation office.-thetribune.com
6.Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra Live Updates: Starting from Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari, Rahul Gandhi and 100-odd “Bharat yatris” from different states will kick off the 3,570 km padyatra on Wednesday. They plan to finish their ambitious odyssey in Srinagar by the beginning of February next year.-theindianexpress.com
7.Those sitting in the back of a car and not wearing a seatbelt will be fined soon, announced Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday, two days after Cyrus Mistry died in a car crash near Mumbai.-ndtv.com
8.Travellers' enthusiasm continued to grow after the Covid pandemic as there was about 140 per cent growth seen in non-urban night bookings on Airbnb during the second quarter of this calendar year.In India, the non-urban nights booked have increased by about 140 per cent when compared to the second quarter of 2022 (April-June) with the pre-pandemic second quarter of 2019, while non-urban long-term stays booked in India more than doubled, according to Airbnb internal data.-dnaindia.com
9.The FSSAI has notified standards for requirement for specific migration limits of substances from plastic materials intended to be in contact with articles of food. It added antimony and phthalic acid to the list.-fnbnews.com
10.Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced two upcoming hotels in close proximity to the famed Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs laid the foundation stone in the presence of N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO, IHCL.-hospitalitybizindia.com
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