News Highlights: Ready to agitate for 10 years, but won't allow farm laws to be implemented, says Rakesh Tikait

UP Govt nominates newly inducted minister Jitin Prasada, Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad, Chaudhary Virendra Singh, and Ram Gopal as members of the UP Legislative Council: CM Yogi Adityanath. - ANI.

Ready to agitate for 10 years, but won't allow farm laws to be implemented: Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said farmers protesting against the central farm laws for the last 10 months are ready to agitate for 10 years, but will not allow the “black” legislations to be implemented.

Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been sitting at Delhi's borders for the past 10 months demanding that the farm laws, enacted in September last year, be scrapped. - PTI.

RSS-linked weekly terms Amazon as 'East India Company 2.0'

E-commerce major Amazon has been termed as "East India Company 2.0" by the RSS-linked weekly,Panchjanya, which has also alleged that the firm has paid crores of rupees in bribes for favourable government policies.

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Army officer sets new Guinness record for 'fastest solo cycling' from Leh to Manali

An Indian Army Officer has set a new Guinness world record for 'Fastest Solo Cycling – (Men)' by covering a distance of 472 km from Leh to Manali in 34 hours and 54 minutes, a defence spokesman said on Sunday.

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I urge farmers to adopt the path of discussion by leaving the path of protests. Central govt is ready to discuss any issues raised by farmers: Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh - ANI

Cyclone Gulab's landfall process began in Andhra Pradesh at about 6:30 pm and could be completed in three hours time. North coastal Andhra Pradesh especially Srikakulam district receiving heavy rains. “We are ascertaining the location where the eye of the storm is moving through. As of now, it seems to be about 25 Kms north of Kalingapatnam,” a IMD official told DH.

Cyclone Gulab's landfall process begins

The landfall process of cyclone Gulab has started on Sunday evening and it may continue for about three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here.

The system hit the landmass between Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh and Gopalpur in Odisha. - PTI.

CJI calls for 50% reservation for women in judiciary

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday favoured 50 per centrepresentation of women in judiciary, saying it is their right and not a matter of charity.

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Jitin Prasada, who joined BJP in June this year, takes oath as a minister in the Uttar Pradesh Govt - ANI

Those who could not be made ministers today will be accommodated in the Govt setup & the organization. This exercise has been done to bring in young faces & strike a social & regional balance: Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat - ANI

MLAs Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat Gilzian, Pargat Singh, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, and Gurkirat Kotli also took as minister in Punjab Government at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh - ANI

Jitin Prasada, Chhatrapal Singh, Paltu Ram, Sangita Balwant, Sanjeev Kumar, Dinesh Khatik, and Dharmvir Singh to take oath as ministers in the Uttar Pradesh Government this evening - ANI

Congress MLAs Brahm Mohindra and Manpreet Singh Badal take oath as Cabinet ministers of Punjab Govt, at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh

An all-party delegation from Jharkhand met Home Minister Amit Shah today, with the demand for a caste-based census: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in New Delhi - ANI

To reach vaccine holdouts, scientists adopt marketing

Public-health researchers seeking new ways to persuade vaccine holdouts to take coronavirus shots are turning to the strategies of the digital marketing industry to figure out how to win over the reluctant.

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TN CM Stalin greets Manmohan Singh on his birthday

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday greeted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birthday, saying his yeoman service to the nation lifted millions of people from poverty.

"Hearty birthday greetings to our former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The yeoman service you rendered to our country by lifting millions of citizens from poverty and the crucial role you played during the period of recession can't be forgotten by anyone," Stalin said. (PTI)

India beat Australia by 2 wickets in record chase, end hosts' 26-match unbeaten streak (PTI)

Pro-Hindu group protests against Alia Bhatt's 'kanyadaan' ad outside Manyavar showroom in Navi Mumbai (PTI)

Modi wishes Manmohan Singh on his birthday

World looking at India differently after Modi's US visit: Nadda

PM has showed India's strength to the world during his US trip, says Nadda

Modi gets grand welcome after US trip, Nadda receives the PM at aiport

Rajnath Singh welcomes PM back after 'extremely successful and fruitful visit to the United States'

Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian in West Bank: Ministry

'Eternal' chancellor: Germany's Merkel prepares to leave the stage (AFP)

India reports new 28,326 new Covid-19 cases, 260 deaths: Health Ministry

Once dominated by China and Vietnam, Tripura readying to rule India's agarbatti industry

According to officials of Tripura Industrial Development Corporation (TIDC), the state's production of bamboo sticks for the country's agarbatti industry fell from 29,000 MT in 2010 to 1,241 MT in 2017 as Vietnam (49 per cent) and China (47 per cent) supplied 96 per cent of India's total requirement of 70,000 MT round bamboo sticks per year. (IANS)

At least 3 killed and 50 hurt in Amtrak derailment in Montana, officials say (NYT)

Iceland government poised to win majority, but future uncertain (AFP)

Man City's super Saturday restores title grip

Manchester City sent out a warning they remain the team to beat in the Premier League as a dominant 1-0 win at Chelsea, combined with unexpected dropped points from Manchester United and Liverpool completed a perfect Saturday for Pep Guardiola's men.

Had this week gone wrong for Guardiola, the English champions could have found themselves nine points adrift of Chelsea, Liverpool and United - the three sides hotly tipped to pose more of a challenge for the title this season. (AFP)

Multiple injuries after Amtrak train derails in Montana (AP)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Taiwan early on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 45 km (27.96 miles), EMSC said.

(Reuters)

PM will launch Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission in few days. Unique digital health ID to be given to people containing all health records & ensuring safety & privacy of health data. This will greatly help to monitor diseases: VP M Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi

(ANI)

PM Modi to address 81st edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the 81st edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' on September 26, after concluding his visit to the US during which he expressed confidence that India-US relationship will grow even stronger in the years to come.

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A cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the northeast & adjoining the east-central Bay of Bengal.

In the subsequent 24 hours, it will be a low-pressure area & likely to reach the West Bengal coast around September 29... South Bengal is likely to have enhanced weather activity particularly in terms of heavy rainfall & wind on Sept 28-29. Heavy rainfall is expected over Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, East & West Medinipur, Jhargram, Howrah, Hooghly on Sept 28: GK Das, Director, IMD Kolkata

(ANI)

Merkel makes final push for successor in Germany's knife-edge polls

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Germans to give her would-be successor Armin Laschet their vote to shape Germany's future, in a last-ditch push to shore up his beleaguered campaign 24 hours before Germans vote.

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Fire breaks out in godown in southwest Delhi

A fire broke out in a godown in southwest Delhi's Dwarka village area on Saturday, officials said.

However, there was no report of injury to anyone in the fire.

According to the officials, the call regarding the fire was received at 7.20 pm.

Fourteen fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze, they said.

(PTI)

Singapore High Commissioner discusses investment, skill development with UP CM

Singapore's High Commissioner to India Simon Wong Wie Kuen on Saturday called upon Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the latter's official residence here, the state government said in a statement issued here.

While interacting with the visiting dignitary, the CM said that scope of trade, establishing industries and investment are immense in the state.

"This is the biggest market of the world, and its economy is agriculture-based. For the dairy, food processing sector, the atmosphere is conducive. The state is number one in production of potatoes,milk, sugarcane and fruits," Adityanath said.

(PTI)

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