DH Evening Brief: Nine new Vande Bharat trains flagged off; Fadnavis pushes man pleading for state's assistance in Nagpur floods aftermath

Here are the top news stories of the evening!

These trains were flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Nine new Vande Bharat trains connecting eleven states flagged off

This is the first time that Indian Railways has launched nine Vande Bharat trains in one go. 

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Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Fadnavis pushes man pleading for state's assistance in Nagpur floods aftermath

Shiv Sena UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi posted a video of the incident on X, writing, "Arrogance of power makes one blind to people’s hardships. Look how unconstitutional deputy CM Mr Fadnavis pushes a man who’s asking for help in the Nagpur floods".

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul certain of Cong winning MP, Chhattisgarh polls, 'probably' Telangana, 'very close' in Rajasthan

He asserted that the opposition is adapting and working together and the BJP is 'in for a surprise in 2024' general elections.

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Vijayawada court extends Chandrababu Naidu’s judicial remand till October 5

A Vijayawada court extended TDP chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s judicial remand till October 5, news agency PTI reported on Sunday.

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Jaishankar on why India’s G20 Presidency was 'challenging'

The remarks by Jaishankar came at a special ‘India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development’ side event he hosted here on Saturday on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

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Representative image of BSF soldiers.

Strict patrolling along LoC forces militants to use Nepal route for infiltration

Sources said that militants are now using the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and later entering Jammu and Kashmir.

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H D Kumaraswamy. 

I stood by Muslims, but they didn’t support JD(S), says Kumaraswamy

Where was Siddaramaiah’s secularism when he knocked on the BJP’s doors from 2004 to 2010 and tried becoming CM with their help? His secularism is fake, HDK said.

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West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose.

Bengal education minister describes Governor Ananda Bose as poet in Raj Bhavan without passion

The conflict between the governor and the state began in May on the issue of appointing interim VCs to 16 state universities by the Raj Bhavan.

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Representative image of protest against rape.

UP: 15-year-old girl abducted, raped for three months; accused arrested

Based on a complaint by the girl's father, an FIR was registered in the matter on charges of rape and kidnapping under IPC and the POCSO Act.

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Marco Bezzecchi. 

Marco Bezzecchi wins MotoGP Indian Grand Prix

Marco Bezzecchi on Sunday won the maiden MotoGP Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.

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