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Today's News Headlines.

 1.The 9th Trilateral Summit between Israel, Greece and Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the country is especially interested in natural gas exports partnership with countries such as India, which may even be  invited to the next trilateral summit, expected next year, as per The Times of Israel.-hindustantimes.com

2.Singapore, a multi-ethnic and diverse nation known for its political stability, prosperity, and efficient governance, witnessed a historic presidential election when Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a multi-generational Singaporean of Tamil ancestry, secured a landslide victory this week to become the ninth president-elect of the city-state.-ndtv.com

3.President Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers' Award 2023 on the 75 selected awardees at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 5 September. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had constituted three separate independent national juries of eminent persons to select the teachers.-livemint.com

4.As the Narendra Modi government gears up for the G20 Summit this weekend, the Indian Prime Minister will hold bilateral conversations with Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina followed by his scheduled meeting cum dinner with US President Joe Biden on Friday.-hindustantimes.com

5.Aditya L1, India's first space-based Sun observatory, has completed its second orbital adjustment, now revolving in an elliptical orbit measuring 282 km at its closest point and 40,225 km at its farthest around the Earth, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday. This crucial manoeuvre helps Aditya L1 gain velocity for its four-month-long journey for Lagrange point 1 (L1) in the Sun-Earth system, approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.-hindustantimes.com

6.Attention, Air India passengers will soon be able to embark on a seamless journey to over 100 European cities and towns, including those without airports.This will become possible as Air India and AccesRail, an International Air Transport Association travel partner, have recently forged an intermodal agreement. With this development, Air India travelers will be able to explore numerous countries and over 100 European destinations with a single ticket.-Times of India

7.The Indian rupee opened 3 paise lower against the US dollar on Tuesday weighed down by surging crude oil prices. The local currency opened at 82.78 a dollar as compared to its previous close of 82.75.-livemint.com

8.At least 46 out of 259 bus depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation have been completely shut to protest due to protests over the reservation for the Maratha community, said an official, adding that the MSRTC has suffered losses worth ₹13.25 crore in the past few days.-livemint.com

9.Lemon Tree Hotels has announced its latest signing, Lemon Tree Premier, Dehradun. The property is expected to be operational by Q3 of FY 2025 and shall be managed by Carnation Hotels Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary and the management arm of Lemon Tree Hotels Limited.The hotel will feature 80 well-appointed rooms, two restaurants, a bar, a banquet hall, a swimming pool, a meeting room and other public areas.-hotelierindia.com

10.The Ministry of Ayush has clarified that the Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani (ASU) manufacturing facilities can be utilised for manufacturing of food products licensed under the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), subject to certain conditions.The clarification comes in the backdrop of requests received by the Ministry from companies seeking approval to manufacture products under both Ayush and FSSAI in the same manufacturing premises, said the Ministry in an office memorandum.-fnbnews.com


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Today's News Headlines

Quad countries call for end in violence in Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar .-The Quadrilateral partnership consisting of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States intends to expand the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) into the Indian Ocean Region, the Foreign Ministers of the four member countries announced on Monday in Tokyo. Addressing the meeting, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said the four members of the Quad grouping are democracies that are working as a “powerful stabilizing factor.” The Ministers also called for immediate cessation of violence in Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/no-country-should-dominate-others-says-quad-in-clear-message-to-china/article68459627.ece India "Important Partner" When World At "Historic Turning Point": Japan -Calling India an "important partner" at a time when the world is at a "historic turning point", Japan on Monday said that...