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Akali Dal to go on protest march in Delhi to mark one year of farm laws passed by Centre (PTI)

Sunil Mittal vows to bring telecom industry together, talks to Nick Read, will reach out to Ambani (PTI)

India should share its ancient knowledge with the world: Dalai Lama

World Economic Forum eyes return to Davos in 2022 (AFP)

Airtel secures TDSAT stay on DoT's Rs 1,376 crore demand (Reuters)

Hero Motocorp to raise vehicle prices by up to Rs 3,000 (Reuters)

Poonawalla Fincorp MD resigns after ban for insider trading (Reuters)

Deepak eases into second round as SSCB boxers dominate at Nationals (PTI)

Virat Kohli to step down as India's T20 captain after T20 World Cup in UAE

First 5 months of 2021 saw Rs 7, 800 crores being raised by banks as opposed to about Rs 10, 5500 crore last year: FM

In 2018, 21 public sector banks were profitable. Only 2 reported losses in 2021: FM

Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 showing results in getting people from outside: FM

6 new DRTs established so recovery can be fast: FM

Jurisdiction of debt recovery tribunal increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh: FM

The Union Cabinet yesterday approved Central Government guarantee up to Rs 30,600 crores to back Security Receipts to be issued by National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

In 2017-17 GoI infused Rs 19,000 crore, in 2018-19 GoI infused Rs 1.06 lakh crore: FM

Banks have recovered Rs 501479 crore in the last 6 years, says FM

Of the Rs 501479 crore, Rs 3.1 lakh crore was recoveredsince March, Rs 1.2 lakh crore was recovered in 2018-19, said Sitharaman.

Medtronic launches Surgical Robotics Experience Center in India (PTI)

Reforms in pipeline to deepen bond market: Sebi chief

Australia to get nuclear subs in new US, British partnership (AFP)

At least 50 killed in Yemen clashes: military sources (AFP)

Former women's empowerment minister to run for Japan PM

apan's former women's empowerment minister Seiko Noda announced her last-minute run for leadership of the ruling party on Thursday, the day before campaigning begins. (AFP)

Rakesh Asthana appointed as Delhi CP in public interest: Centre tells HC

Delhi reported least number of cybercrimes among 4 metros in 2020: NCRB data

Around 3,000 health workers suspended in France over vaccination

Around 3,000 health workers who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 have been suspended in France, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday, a day after the country made vaccination mandatory for all healthcare and care home workers.

President Emmanuel Macron's government imposed the rule to boost vaccination uptake and help prevent a new wave of infections in the autumn that might jeopardise France's economic recovery.
"Most of the suspensions are only temporary ... many of them have decided to get vaccinated as they see that the vaccination mandate is a reality," Veran told French RTL radio.

According to local daily Nice Matin, nearly 450 health workers have been suspended in a hospital in the city of Nice, in southern France.

(Reuters)

CPI(M)'s Tripura secretary Goutam Das dies at 70

CPI(M)'s Tripura unit secretary Goutam Das died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday while undergoing treatment for COVID-19, party sources said.

Das, 70, is survived by wife Tapati Sen and daughter Swagata.

He had tested positive for Covid-19 in August-end and was admitted to a private hospital in Agartala.

As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to a private hospital in Kolkata on September 6 where he died at 7.20 am.

Das joined the party in 1968 and became Tripura state committee member in 1986. He was elected to the state secretariat in 1994 and became the party secretary in 2018.

He became a member of CPI(M) central committee at the 21st Party Congress in 2015.

He was the editor of the party's state unit mouthpiece 'Daily Desher Katha' from 1979 to 2015.

He was also one of the founding members of the Agartala Press Club.

(PTI)

A total of 24 ministers have been sworn in the new Gujarat cabinet

ED raids house of activist Harsh Mander: Reports

Putin says 'several dozen' people in his circle have coronavirus (AFP)

Shops closed, goods transport vehicles off roads in 12-hr trade bodies' bandh in Nagaland over 'illegal taxes'

Shops were closed and goods transport vehicles remained off the roads in a 12-hour shutdown called by trade bodies acrossNagalandon Thursday over alleged illegal taxation by Naga political groups and government agencies.

The bandh that began at 6 AM was called by the Confederation ofNagalandChamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI). The Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) imposed it in the district.

(PTI)

At least 50 killed in clashes in central Yemen (AFP)

State Highway 7 near West Midnapore flooded following incessant rains in West Bengal

PM Modi launches Central Vista website

I-T department raids Sonu Sood's house for second day: Reports

PM Narendra Modi will be leading the Indian delegation in virtual format, while EAM S Jaishankar will participate in person at the SCO summit

Fire breaks out a factory in Delhi

Maharashtra Covid-19 vaccination details

UN refugee chief warns 'greater suffering' likely in Afghanistan

Afghanistan needs urgent and sustained support from the international community to prevent a larger humanitarian crisis, the head of the UNrefugee agency said, warning of global implications if that were to happen.

"The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains desperate," UNHigh Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a statement after a three-day visit to the South Asian nation.

(Reuters)

Panama to hand out AstraZeneca vaccines to visitors in tourism push

Panama approved a plan on Wednesday to vaccinate visitors in a bid to boost a tourism industry badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first Central American nation to offer vaccine doses to tourists.

Tourists will receive AstraZeneca vaccines, with the recommended interval between the two doses set at eight to 12 weeks, the government said in a statement.

(Reuters)