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1.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi during his visit to Delhi for the G20 Leaders' Summit, on Wednesday urged that one must not forget the example of Gandhi.-hindustantimes.com

2.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who is on a visit to Russia, has now invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to his country during their talks, reported Pyongyang's state media KCNA (Korean Central News Agency), adding that Putin accepted the invitation.At the end of the reception, Kim Jong Un courteously invited Putin to visit the DPRK at a convenient time. Putin accepted the invitation with pleasure and reaffirmed.-hindustantimes.com

3.Taiwan is "not for sale", the island's foreign minister said in a stern rebuke to Elon Musk who asserted Taiwan was an integral part of China, as the billionaire again waded into the thorny issue relations between Beijing and Taipei.-ndtv.com

4.A three-day G20 meet on financial inclusion will be held in Mumbai starting Thursday, an official statement said on Wednesday.The fourth G20 global partnership for financial inclusion (GPFI) will bring together over 50 delegates from G20 member countries, special invitee countries and international organisations, the statement said.-livemint.com

5.Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday confirmed another case of the Nipah virus, taking the total number of infections in the state to come five. A 24-year-old health worker at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been diagnosed with the virus, the minister said.-ndtv.com

6.Hindi Diwas is celebrated on September 14 every year to commemorate the adoption of Hindi as the official language of India by the Constituent Assembly of India on this day in 1949. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, officially declared 14 September as the Hindi Diwas.-ndtv.com

7.India’s biggest biennial tribal festival – Sammakka Saralamma Jatara to be held at tiny tribal hamlet of Medaram in Tadwai block of Telangana’s Mulug district in coming February, may get the “national festival” status, if the Central government approves the long-pending proposal of the state government.-ndtv.com

8.Good news for travellers! Indian Railways has taken an initiative to develop ‘Sleeping Pods’ in order to enhance the passenger experience. The move will also help the national transporter to increase its non-fare revenue and thereby boost up earnings. This new initiative will be developed at Matheran, the famous hill station on the Western Ghats.-financialexpress.co

9.The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has clarified that the reduction of duties on imported apples and other such products including walnut and almond from USA, will not hamper the domestic trade, as with the decision to resolve six outstanding World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes between the US and India through Mutually Agreed Solutions in June 2023 during the Indian PM's US visit, India has withdrawn additional duties (of 20%) on eight US origin products, including apples, walnuts and almonds.-fnbnews.com

10.Mumbai's Bademiya restaurant, known for its kebabs, has been issued a stop work notice by the Food and Drugs Administration for operating without a food licence. This is the third restaurant to be issued a notice in the last month. The FDA has been carrying out inspections on eateries following the closure of Papa Pancho da Dhaba restaurant last month after a customer found a rat in their dish.-hindustantimes.com


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