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India has long-standing relations with Sudan and its people. India hopes to see Sudan emerge as a prosperous, peaceful and stable country and towards that objective, we will continue to support Sudan and its people: Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of India to UN, at UNSC. Congress central election authority calls a meeting of Pradesh Returning Officers of the states tomorrow for the preparation of electoral roll for party's presidential election. Meeting will be held in the AICC office tomorrow evening.

.The Union Home Ministry has ordered the dismissal of a senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre but it could not be implemented due to a court intervention, officials said.Satish Chandra Verma, a 1986-batch IPS officer, who had assisted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the investigation into the alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat, was dismissed from service on August 30, a month before his scheduled retirement on September 30.. A hoax call was made to a Pvt hotel in Gurugram today afternoon. Police reached the hotel, evacuated it & started an investigation. The caller was found to be a 24-yr-old person. He was found to be suffering from autism & undergoing treatment in a Pvt hospital in Gurugram: Police

.34 drugs, including some anti-infectives such as Ivermectin, Mupirocin and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, were added to the National List of Essential Medicines taking the total drugs under it to 384.Karnataka: Lineman of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (BESCOM) drowns in lake in Tumakuru district while trying to restore power, which got disrupted following heavy rain. A woman from Thane was arrested by Maharashtra Cyber for posting derogatory comments about Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis' wifeAmruta Fadnavis. She had used a fake profile to hide her identity, reported ANI .

An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act. The woman has been sent to police custody till September 15.

. Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, who was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court, will continue to remain in a jail in Lucknow as a case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him is still pending, PTI reported citing officials of the prison department.

. Around 200 people stormed a police station in Odisha's Gajapati district and assaulted officers there, hours after a local youth was arrested on charges of smuggling ganja, reports PTI .

. Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema, died on Tuesday aged 91, French newspaper Liberation said, citing people close to the Franco-Swiss director.

. Armies of India and China today completed disengagement process in Gogra Heights-Hot Springs area near Patrolling Point-15 in eastern Ladakh sector. The two sides have also completed verification of each others' positions after pulling back troops from friction point, government sources told news agency ANI .

. Russia says it negotiated a ceasefire between Armenia andAzerbaijan, reports AFP .

. Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, and BJP leaders Rahul Sinha and Locket Chatterjee were obstructed on the way to the saffron party's Nabanna Chalo march before being detained by cops.

. Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B C Nagesh has issued an order directing educational institutions to declare Dasara holidays from September 26 to October 10 in Dakshina Kannada district.

Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyasa Kamath had requested the minister to announce Dasara holidays in accordance with the annual festival being conducted on a large scale in the city.

However, in Udupi district, holidays will be given according to the 2022-23 academic calendar of school education and literacy department. Dasara holidays are from October 3 to 16 in the district.

. Visuals show heavy police presence in College Street in Kolkata, one of the locations from where the BJP will attempt to march on Nabanna.

. A case has been registered against the owner of the building and the hotel in Secunderabad where a fire claimed 8 lives,Chandana Deepti, DCP, North Zone, Hyderabad told news agency ANI .

. Aam Aadmi Party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal will hold a town hall meeting with sanitation workers in Ahmedabad on Tuesday and also make a "guarantee" announcement, an AAP functionary told PTI .

. The HBO drama series Succession was named the best drama series at the 74th Emmy Awards. With the win, Succession becomes a two-time winner in the category, having bagged the award earlier in 2020.

. Ted Lasso wins the Emmy award for the best comedy series.

. Lee Jung-jae wins the Emmy award for best actor in a drama series for his role in Squid Game . Lee is a first-time nominee and first-time winner.

. The death toll in a fire that broke out at a hotel in Secunderabad, Telangana has risen to 8,Chandana Deepti, DCP, North Zone, Hyderabad told ANI .

. Zendaya bagged an Emmy award forbest actress in a drama series for her role in Euphoria, becoming a two-time winner in the category. She had won the award earlier in 2020.

. Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Monday warned about the worsening situation in Sindh, saying the river Indus at Kotri Barrage is in a high spate with an in-flow of more than 600,000 cusecs of floodwater, posing a serious threat to the surrounding regions, media reports said.

. Two brothers were stabbed allegedly by their neighbourhood friend following an altercation in North Delhi's Subzi Mandi area, police said on Monday.

Accused Sidhhanth Ahochiya was arrested, they said.

One of the victim identified as Prince (20) died during the course of treatment while his brother Mihir (21) is undergoing treatment at the hospital, they said.

. Hollywood star Michael Keaton took home the Emmy for Best Actor in a Limited Anthology Series at the 74th Television Academy Awards, for his role in Hulu's critically acclaimed 'Dopesick' series.

News Highlights: Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk's $44bn buyout deal

Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk's $44bn buyout deal

Hope to see Sudan emerge as a prosperous, peaceful and stable country, says India at UNSC

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav writes to UP Assembly Speaker, seeks front seat for uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav in House during Monsoon Session

MAI postpones National Cinema Day celebrations to Sep 23

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says survey of madrassas in state necessary as "all sorts of things" are coming to the fore about them

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