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India on Monday hit back at Pakistan for raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during the high-level meeting to commemorate 75 years of United Nations (UN), saying Islamabad is globally recognised as the epicentre of terrorism which harbours and trains terrorists, hails them as martyrs and consistently persecutes its ethnic and religious minorities.

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Nearly two-thirds of the total 1,198 preventive detentions under the National Security Act (NSA) in 2017-18 were made in Madhya Pradesh and 28% in Uttar Pradesh, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. A total of 697 persons were detained under NSA in the country in 2018, of which 495 were in Madhya Pradesh & 167 in Uttar Pradesh.

Saddened by the plight of sex workers rendered jobless across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre and states to urgently consider providing them relief in the form of dry rations, monetary assistance as well as masks, soaps and sanitisers. “Without waiting for our orders, see if you can do something,” a bench said.

Monday’s count of 73,279 cases across the country was the lowest daily tally in September even as deaths reported on the day remained relatively high at 1,047. India’s daily Covid-19 case tally dropped by nearly 20% on Monday. Overall, India’s cases grew by 13% last week. Stay tuned for updates

The PLA of China has constructed at least nine buildings on the Nepal side of the Nepal-China border in the remote Humla district in Karnali province of Nepal. The encroachment - which happened around 2 km from the border in the Lapcha-Limi area of Namkha gaupalika (rural municipality) of Humla - was first spotted almost a month ago by chairman of the Namkha municipality.

A 43-year-old labourer’s dream to father a baby boy was laid to rest forever with the death of male foetus inside her wife’s womb, which he had allegedly ripped open with a sickle on Saturday after being convinced that she was set to deliver another girl child, the sixth one. Doctors at Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital, who somehow managed to save Anita Devi’s life, told on Sunday that she may never be able to conceive now due to damages to the uterus.

Actor Fahmaan Khan was in the news a few months ago, after his ‘Mere Dad Ki Dulhan’ co-actor Shweta Tiwari’s estranged husband, Abhinav Kohli, posted a video of Shweta and Fahmaan catching up, on social media.

The United Nations faces a "crisis of confidence” without comprehensive reforms, PM Modi has said. He asserted that the world needs a reformed multilateralism that reflects today's realities, gives voice to all stakeholders, addresses contemporary challenges and focuses on human welfare. "We cannot fight today's challenges with outdated structures," Modi said.

Arhtiyas (commission agents) in Punjab and Haryana are deeply entrenched in the system. They exercise a strong influence on agricultural activities and the politics of both states.

Young opener Devdutt Padikkal starred on debut before Yuvzvendra Chahal produced a crafty spell to set up a 10-run win for Royal Challengers Bangalore in their opening IPL contest against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Chasing 164 for a win, SRH were all out for 153 in 19.4 overs.

Former central bankers Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya have authored a document on banking sector reforms wherein they have called for `re-privatising’ some public sector banks and dismantling the department of financial services. Most of the reforms proposed have been made in the past by various committees including the PJ Nayak committee on banking reforms.

For the first time since March-end when restrictions were imposed to check the Covid-19 pandemic, schools opened in some parts of the country on Monday. However, only seven states and one Union territory chose to act on the Centre’s ‘Unlock 4’ guidelines issued last month, which allowed opening of schools from September 21 for students of Class 9 and above.

Eight opposition members of the Rajya Sabha were suspended for a week on Monday for "unruly behaviour" during passage of the two farm bills on Sunday, with Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu also rejecting the notice for a no-confidence resolution against deputy chairman Harivansh. ​​​The eight MPs, however, continued with their protests and refused to leave the House.