1.Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping a G-20 summit for the first time, Beijing is sending “deliberate signals” to India and the West by essentially downgrading its involvement in a key international forum, according to current and former officials and people familiar with Beijing’s thinking.-thehindu.com
2.North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia this month: U.S. official.-A U.S. official said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine.-thehindu.com
3.Joe Biden will on September 6 join a glorious list of US presidents to stay at New Delhi's ITC Maurya Sheraton. The hotel has hosted his predecessors like Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.Nearly 400 rooms of the ITC Maurya Sheraton have been booked to host President Biden and his accompanying delegates.-moneycontrol.com
4.PM Modi will also attend the East Asia Summit.-A new initiative on maritime security is expected to be among key outcomes of the Asean- India Summit to be held in Jakarta on Thursday, people familiar with the matter said. Days ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making a brief visit to Indonesia to attend the India-Asean Summit and East Asia Summit.-hindustantimes.com
5.India was buzzing with speculation over rumoured plans to scrap official use of the country’s English name, after a state-issued invitation to the G20 summit referred to it as Bharat.The government of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been working to remove lingering symbols of British rule from India’s urban landscape, political institutions and history books, but this could be the biggest move yet.-theguardian.com
6.The state government will not approve any new college that promises to offer only traditional courses such as BA, B.Com and B.Sc.Chandrakant Patil, minister for higher education, said the reason behind the decision is that “all these courses are now largely redundant; colleges need to improve coursework that is 70% traditional and 30% skill-based”.-hindustantimes.com
7.Consumer court found the company guilty of ‘unfair trade practices.’-consumer court has directed ITC Limited to pay ₹1 lakh to a consumer as compensation. The petitioner, Chennai-based P Dillibabu, had accused the company of cheating its customers to the tune of almost ₹30 lakh per day.-hindustantimes.com
8.Women's quota bill-Amid talks on the introduction of a bill in the upcoming five-day special session of Parliament from September 18 seeking to provide reservations for women in the legislative bodies, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday appealed to all political parties in the country to extend their support to the bill.-hindustantimes.com
9.Akasa Air, one of India’s fastest-growing airlines, announced an exclusive sale in partnership with Paytm to offer customers a chance to book their air travel at attractive fares during the festive season. Travellers can enjoy up to 10% discount on ‘Saver’ and ‘Flexi’ fares across all 16 domestic destinations on the airline’s network, upon booking through Akasa Air’s website. The sale is valid from 5th September 2023 to 9th September 2023.-hotelierindia.com
10.Hilton the fastest growing hospitality company in Asia Pacific, announced its seventh consecutive win as Asia’s top hospitality company to work for on Great Place to Work’s prestigious “Best Workplaces in Asia” list. Hilton also placed #2 among the top 100 companies across all industries in the multinational category, reflecting the company’s exceptional and unique workplace culture.-hotelierindia.com
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