1.Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive talks on Monday, agree having to expand trade and security ties. The leaders also co-chaired the first summit-level meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council (SPC).-theindianexpress.com
2.Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, has apparently reached Russia ahead of a summit with President Vladimir Putin that the US said would focus on supplying weapons for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Kim Jong Un travelled on his luxuriously decorated, heavily armoured and exceptionally slow-moving private train, with photos showing that he was likely accompanied by top arms industry officials, among other diplomats and military commanders.-hindustantimes.com
3.China finally broke its silence on the New Delhi G20 summit saying that the Declaration adopted by the member nations has sent a “positive signal” that the influential grouping is “working together” to tackle global challenges and promote world economic recovery.-theindianexpress.com
4.Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards for 2022 were announced on September 11, honouring 12 young scientists with India's top science prize, after an year's delay.The Bhatnagar Prizes, named after Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the first Director-General of CSIR, are awarded annually in seven scientific disciplines: biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, medicine, engineering, and earth, atmosphere, ocean, and planetary sciences.-liveindia.com
5.medical experts diligently observe the situation, questions linger about whether the latest BA.2.86 COVID variant, also called Pirola possesses greater transmissibility compared to current strains and whether it will assert dominance in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. ETHealthworld recently spoke to medical experts to gain further insights about this new COVID-19 virus.-healthworld.com
6.The University Grants Commission has launched a capacity-building program for the holistic development of 15 lakh higher education teachers and to inculcate ethics as well as human values in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, an official said.-hindustantimes.com
7.The Central Railway in Mumbai is set to appoint clean-up marshals to fine passengers who spit and litter on trains and railway stations. The marshals will be appointed by private contractors, and will initially be stationed at important stations that require attention. The fine amount is yet to be decided, but will be in accordance with the law. There are concerns about the possibility of corruption, but the railway officials are confident that measures will be put in place to prevent such issues.
8.Samhi Hotels Ltd, which plans to raise ₹1,370 crore by selling shares, will continue to expand its portfolio of business hotels in India’s top cities, Ashish Jakhanwala, the chairman, managing director and chief executive, said.-livemint.com
9.From 12am on Tuesday, traffic snarls at Bandra-Kurla Complex could intensify due to road closure from the diamond bourse junction to JSW Centre and Platina building junction to Motilal Nehru Nagar near Trade Centre, for the construction of an underground railway station for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National High-Speed Rail Corporation bullet train project coming up at the MMRDA ground.-Times Of India
10.ITB China has announced Saudi Arabia as the Official Partner Destination for the 2023 edition to be held in Shanghai from September 12 to 14. The partnership aims to attract greater numbers of Chinese tourists and position the country as a premier destination for the Chinese.-travelbizmonitor.com
11.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Monday announced Amritsar as a wedding destination and said that the government would set up a ‘celebration point’ on 100 acres in the city with marriage palaces, banquet halls and hotels.-theindianexpress.com
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