Daily Current Affairs: September 2021

Don't boop the fox snoot!

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New York attorney general blasts Andrew Cuomo's criticism of her report

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Reservoirs brimming with heavy inflows

Reservoirs in the district are brimming with heavy inflows, thanks to copious rains in the last few days under the impact of Cyclone Gulab, GVMC Super

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/reservoirs-brimming-with-heavy-inflows/article36745519.ece

US declares fabled Ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species extinct

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TNAU conducts refresher course for agriculture officers

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is conducting a refresher course for agriculture officers directly involved in production of biocontrol agents to c

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tnau-conducts-refresher-course-for-agriculture-officers/article36744457.ece

Health is where the heart is

Cardiac health management is all about eating healthy, exercising and keeping stress at bay, say doctors

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/health-is-where-the-heart-is/article36744444.ece

Poor attendance in corporation schools worries teachers

They want government to make attendance compulsory

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/poor-attendance-in-corporation-schools-worries-teachers/article36744437.ece

Salem division revises train timings

The Salem Railway Division has announced changes in arrival and departure timings of certain trains that would come into effect from October 1, a rel

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/salem-division-revises-train-timings/article36744355.ece

JD(S) promises to field over 30 women in Assembly polls

Former Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said his party would allocate 30 to 35 seats to women in the elect

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jds-promises-to-field-over-30-women-in-assembly-polls/article36744319.ece

Missing moon rock from Apollo 17 mission back in Louisiana

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US CDC calls for more Covid-19 vaccinations among pregnant women

The CDC said its data showed only 31% of pregnant people have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Although more pregnant women are now vaccinated, the CDC said uptake of vaccines for pregnant women has been lower compared to the general population.

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Man held for sexual assault on minor girl

A 74-year-old man was arrested by the police on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl.According to the police, Pachiyappan from Narasaiyarkulam

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/man-held-for-sexual-assault-on-minor-girl/article36743270.ece

Stop using drones, Taliban warn U.S.

The Islamist militia warned of consequences if the United States did not stop flying drones over Afghan airspace

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/stop-using-drones-taliban-warn-us/article36743245.ece

‘Regularise jobs of nurses, ASHA workers’

Communist Party of India State secretary R.Mutharasan, on Wednesday, said that the State government should regularise the jobs of nurses and ASHA wor

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/regularise-jobs-of-nurses-asha-workers/article36743220.ece

High-level probe ordered into Telugu Akademi affairs

₹ 43 crore deposited in Union Bank of India had been misappropriated

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/high-level-probe-ordered-into-telugu-akademi-affairs/article36743178.ece

Tiger evades capture in Gudalur for sixth day

‘The animal could now be far from human habitations’

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tiger-evades-capture-in-gudalur-for-sixth-day/article36743174.ece

Convicted tractor driver arrested after 9 years

A 44-year-old tractor driver who was on the run since 2012 after being convicted for a fatal accident, was caught by the Byatarayanapura police on Mon

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/convicted-tractor-driver-arrested-after-9-years/article36726315.ece

ED attaches properties of Alliance University ex-chancellor, associates

The assets are worth ₹19.43 crore

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ed-attaches-properties-of-alliance-university-ex-chancellor-associates/article36726304.ece

Allocation for grant of COVID-19 incentives is in the final stage

Health Department has asked Revenue Department for additional funds

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/allocation-for-grant-of-covid-19-incentives-is-in-the-final-stage/article36726291.ece

Process waste water inside RTC garage: SHRC

Plaint that oil-laced water collecting in front of nearby houses

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/process-waste-water-inside-rtc-garage-shrc/article36726215.ece

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Can't 'predict' when President Biden will call Pakistan PM Imran Khan: White House

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Republican seeks documents from White House, DOJ over Huawei CFO case

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Afghan students urge India to grant visas

Unable to continue with online education because of “frequent disruption” of Internet, they say

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/afghan-students-urge-india-to-grant-visas/article36724746.ece

SIT probe against IAS officer for preaching about religion

U.P. orders investigation after video was widely shared on social media

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sit-probe-against-ias-officer-for-preaching-about-religion/article36724505.ece

China displays new drones, jets

Country stages its biggest airshow in Zhuhai

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-displays-new-drones-jets/article36724260.ece

18 days after woman was raped, Mumbai police file charge sheet

The 346-page chargesheet was filed after examining 77 witnesses, say police

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/18-days-after-woman-was-raped-mumbai-police-file-chargesheet/article36724182.ece

TNSTC pensioners protest seeking DA arrears

They say it has been pending for 70 months

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tnstc-pensioners-protest-seeking-da-arrears/article36724128.ece

For over 20 years, Hobbes, my crippled dwarf cat, is the first and last thing I see every day. Too weak and broken to nurse at birth, I tube fed her and we become best buds forever.

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Afghan army collapse took US by 'surprise': Pentagon chief

"We helped build a state, but we could not forge a nation," defense secretary Lloyd Austin told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuation.

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US Joint Chiefs chairman calls Afghan war a 'strategic failure'

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Huge damage in Khammam

As cyclonic storm-induced rains took a break in most parts of the district on Tuesday, the heavy rains that lashed the district under the influence of

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/huge-damage-in-khammam-district/article36724062.ece

Pakistan exploring expansion of CPEC to Afghanistan: envoy

‘Regional connectivity an element of our talks with Taliban’

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-exploring-expansion-of-cpec-to-afghanistan-envoy/article36724023.ece

Corpn. asks people to extend cooperation to UPHC staff

Mangaluru City Corporation on Tuesday asked the authorities of residential apartments, housing layouts and malls to cooperate with doctors and staff f

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/corpn-asks-people-to-extend-cooperation-to-uphc-staff/article36724011.ece

Eight years on, SIPCOT industrial park near Manapparai shows little progress

State government is yet to invite entrepreneurs to make use of the facility

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/eight-years-on-sipcot-industrial-park-near-manapparai-shows-little-progress/article36723986.ece

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu to resume physical classes for students of class I-VIII from November 1

Decision based on experts’ inputs, says Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/coronavirus-tamil-nadu-to-resume-in-person-learning-for-class-i-viii-students-from-november-1/article36723954.ece

Home Ministry extends COVID-19 norms till October 31

Home Ministry issues fresh guidelines.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/home-ministry-extends-covid-19-norms-till-october-31/article36723935.ece

Youth killed in ‘gang war’

A 20-year-old man was shot dead in a suspected gang war in Dwarka on Monday, the police said.DCP (Dwarka) Santosh Kumar Meena said multiple rounds wer

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/youth-killed-in-gang-war/article36704707.ece

One complainant can’t lodge two complaints on same incident: HC

Second FIR filed in Hoskote quashed

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/one-complainant-cant-lodge-two-complaints-on-same-incident-hc/article36704704.ece

Taekwondo gold medallist arrested for snatchings

A 28-year-old gold medallist in taekwondo has been arrested for his alleged involvement in several cases of snatching, the police said on Monday.DCP (

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/taekwondo-gold-medallist-arrested-for-snatchings/article36704703.ece

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ICC prosecutor leaves US out of Afghan probe

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US President Reagan's shooter John Hinckley wins unconditional release

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Teacher dies in accident

A teacher died in a hit-and-run case near Shivamogga by-pass in Shivamogga city on Monday. D. Rajeev, 38, a teacher in a private school, was standing

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/teacher-dies-in-accident/article36703197.ece

EU, U.S. urge Iran to grant access to IAEA

IAEA said it had been denied “indispensable” access to the TESA Karaj centrifuge component manufacturing workshop near Tehran contrary to a September 12 agreement with Iran.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/eu-us-urge-iran-to-grant-access-to-iaea/article36703147.ece

Afghan envoy pulls out of UNGA debate

Ghulam Isaczai, who represented the previous government, had been due to defy the Taliban with a speech but his name was removed from the list of speakers on Monday.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/afghan-envoy-pulls-out-of-unga-debate/article36703097.ece

Canada should draw lessons from Huawei case, says China

‘2 Canadians confessed their guilt, freed on medical ground’

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/canada-should-draw-lessons-from-huawei-case-says-china/article36703085.ece

Afghan entrepreneur says Taliban will not silence her

An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, and “not remain sil

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/afghan-entrepreneur-says-taliban-will-not-silence-her/article36703061.ece

Near-miss involving barges in Kochi; IWAI for heightened alert

Call for adherence to communication protocol between vessels and deployment of skilled crew members

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/near-miss-involving-barges-in-kochi-iwai-for-heightened-alert/article36702948.ece

Abaddons last day as a stray

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US security advisor heads to Saudi Arabia in first under Biden

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Biden gets Covid-19 booster shot after authorisation

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SPD narrowly beats Merkel’s party in German polls

The centre-left party, which won 25.7% of the vote, ahead of CDU/CSU conservative bloc’s 24.1%, seeks a three-way alliance

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/spd-narrowly-beats-merkels-party-in-german-polls/article36702758.ece

Major boost for Kottayam Medical College Hospital

Minister to launch projects worth ₹9.3-cr.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/major-boost-for-kottayam-medical-college-hospital/article36702691.ece

870 test positive in Kottayam

488 cases in Pathanamthitta district

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/870-test-positive-in-kottayam/article36702623.ece

An institution’s right to govt. aid is not a fundamental right: SC

The Bench clarified that if the government made a policy call to withdraw aid, an institution cannot question the decision as a “matter of right”

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/an-institutions-right-to-govt-aid-is-not-a-fundamental-right-sc/article36702618.ece

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to visit India on Oct. 6, 7

Series of bilateral meetings and civil society events on Wendy Sherman’s agenda

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/us-deputy-secretary-of-state-wendy-sherman-to-visit-india-on-oct-6-7/article36702303.ece

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CDIIC to incubate four startups in the defence sector

Codissia Defence Innovation and Atal Incubation Centre (CDIIC), Defence Research Development Organisation - Technology Development Fund, Bharat Electr

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/cdiic-to-incubate-four-startups-in-the-defence-sector/article36687279.ece

Tourism activities to resume in Hogenekkal from today

Coracle operations and tourism activities in Hogenekkal will resume from Monday, according to the district administration. However, tourists would no

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tourism-activities-to-resume-in-hogenekkal-from-today/article36687275.ece

Suspend 5 MPTC members for ‘ignoring’ party whip: Roja

Nagari MLA takes dispute over Nindra MPP chief election to Minister’s notice

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/suspend-5-mptc-members-for-ignoring-party-whip-roja/article36687270.ece

Many students back on campus

Many Chennai schools say over 90% of senior students have returned

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/many-students-back-on-campus/article36687269.ece

Prabhakar Reddy begins tour of constituencies

‘Aim is to strengthen TDP base in district’

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/prabhakar-reddy-begins-tour-of-constituencies/article36687262.ece

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‘SIHS Colony bridge work to be completed soon’

The bridge over the railway crossing in SIHS Colony would be completed soon, DMK Coimbatore east urban unit in-charge N. Karthik said here on Sunday.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/sihs-colony-bridge-work-to-be-completed-soon/article36687030.ece

Resolution reveals Corpn. sought one-time special grant of ₹142.06 crore from govt.

Nine months ago the Coimbatore Corporation went rushing to the State Government demanding over ₹100 crore saying it was unable to pay salary and pensi

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/resolution-reveals-corpn-sought-one-time-special-grant-of-14206-crore-from-govt/article36687020.ece

Police file suo motu FIR after man fined for entering temple

Eight, including priest, booked for September 16 incident in Karatagi

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/police-file-suo-motu-fir-after-man-fined-for-entering-temple/article36686902.ece

Women on a power-packed ride

14-member team is on a three-day Kasaragod-Kanyakumari trip

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/women-on-a-power-packed-ride/article36686782.ece

Basavaraj Channaveerappa Javali passes away

Writer Basavaraj Channaveerappa Javali died in Dharwad on Sunday. He was 90. He had served as the head of the R.C. Hiremath Kannada Study Chair in Kar

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/basavaraj-channaveerappa-javali-passes-away/article36686724.ece

Ah, what a beautiful sunny day!

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Pawan warns govt. not to trouble Tollywood

‘YSRCP leaders have unleashed a false propaganda against Tollywood’

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/pawan-warns-govt-not-to-trouble-tollywood/article36686455.ece

Taliban ask airlines to resume international flights to Afghanistan

The airport, which was damaged during the evacuation, has since been reopened with the assistance of technical teams from Qatar and Turkey.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/taliban-ask-airlines-to-resume-international-flights-to-afghanistan/article36686444.ece

Two more arrested in Dombivli gang rape case

Mobile phones of the accused have been sent for forensic test, say police

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/two-more-accused-in-dombivli-gangrape-case-arrested/article36686313.ece

Fireworks light up Tank Bund

Sunday Funday sees road jam-packed with crowd

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/fireworks-light-up-tank-bund/article36686310.ece

GoM set up to rationalise GST rates

Karnataka CM heads panel tasked with restructuring, merging multiple slabs.

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gom-set-up-to-rationalise-gst-rates/article36685257.ece

Modi’s popularity is waning, says Congress leader

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity is waning in the wake of several crises in the economic and health sectors, senior Congress leader and forme

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/modis-popularity-is-waning-says-congress-leader/article36676107.ece

Lawyers stay away from work in all Delhi district courts

They are demanding better security on court premises

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/lawyers-stay-away-from-work-in-all-delhi-district-courts/article36676098.ece

Six arrested for bid to make counterfeit currency notes

Police in Gudiyatham searched a house based on a tip-off

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/six-arrested-for-bid-to-make-counterfeit-currency-notes/article36676091.ece

Mumbai child receives special injection to treat rare cancer

Dinutuximab is used when the standard treatment fails

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mumbai-child-receives-special-injection-to-treat-rare-cancer/article36676089.ece

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Russia calls on US to 'be more active' to revive Iran nuclear deal

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When Harry and Meghan met UN chief in New York

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the United Nations in New York on Saturday to meet with secretary-general Antonio Guterres during the 193-member world body's annual gathering of leaders. "It was a lovely meeting," Markle told reporters as the couple left the UN headquarters.

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China releases two Canadians after U.S. Huawei deal

The two Canadians were detained in 2018, shortly after Canada's arrest of top Huawei executive Meng Wangzhou at Vancouver airport

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-releases-two-canadians-after-us-huawei-deal/article36674037.ece

Police personnel trained in disaster management

As many as 60 police personnel on Saturday underwent training on handling rescue operations during the monsoon. A four-member team from the Commando T

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/police-personnel-trained-in-disaster-management/article36674018.ece

Official machinery told to gear up to face monsoon

With the North-East Monsoon expected to set in next month, the district administration has asked all the departments to take necessary measures to pre

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/official-machinery-told-to-gear-up-to-face-monsoon/article36673971.ece

121 new cases in Erode district

Erode district on Saturday reported 121 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number number of cases to 1,01,360. While 139 persons were discharged, 1,2

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/121-new-cases-in-erode-district/article36673924.ece

PM Modi to bring back 157 antiquities handed over by U.S.

While nearly half of the artefacts (71) are cultural, the other half consists of figurines related to Hinduism (60), Buddhism (16) and Jainism (9)

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-to-bring-back-157-antiquities-handed-over-by-us/article36673874.ece

Restoration work of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor's Peshawar homes begins

New Delhi, September 25

The restoration and renovation work of Bollywood legends Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor's ancestral homes in Peshawar has started after the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government got possession of the properties, The News reported.

Raj Kapoor's ancestral home, known as Kapoor Haveli, and Dilip Kumar's ancestral residence are situated in the Qissa Khwani Bazaar area of Peshawar.

As per government plans, the homes of both Bollywood stars would be restored to their original state.

Initially, the debris from both houses was removed to begin the restoration work.

Meanwhile, Dilip Kumar's nephew Fawad Ishaq lauded the government's decision to restore his uncle and Raj Kapoor's ancestral home.

He further said Dilip Kumar's attachment to Peshawar never diminished.

--IANS

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Harry and Meghan visit UN amid world leaders' meeting

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Covid-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers

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Charanjit Singh Channi | The common man CM

The Congress bets on Scheduled Caste leader in Punjab ahead of 2022 poll

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State to come up with new tourism policy

Minister for Tourism, Sports and Excise V. Srinivas Goud has asked officials to prepare proposals for comprehensive development of tourism sector in t

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/state-to-come-up-with-new-tourism-policy/article36673085.ece

Icelanders vote with climate change on everyone's mind

Icelanders were voting Saturday in a general election dominated by climate change, with an unprecedented number of political parties likely to win pa

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/icelanders-vote-with-climate-change-on-everyones-mind/article36673076.ece

COVID-19 situation becoming less threatening in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan

‘Learning to live with the virus is the only way forward’

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/covid-19-situation-becoming-less-threatening-in-kerala-pinarayi-vijayan/article36673039.ece

Heavy rain in Hyderabad

A heavy rain in city resulted in traffic jams at several areas on Saturday night. The GHMC issued an advisory to the public not to leave home. The Mus

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/heavy-rain-in-hyderabad/article36672999.ece

20 students coached at JMI clear UPSC exam

Academy provides free coaching to underprivileged sections

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/20-students-coached-at-jmi-clear-upsc-exam/article36660434.ece

Gang held for attempting to withdraw ₹10 crore using forged cheque

A gang of nine, including three women, which attempted to withdraw ₹10 crore from the account of a construction firm in Bhopal by presenting a forged

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/gang-held-for-attempting-to-withdraw-10-crore-using-forged-cheque/article36660431.ece

Kejriwal initiates process to make bio-decomposer

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal initiated the process of making a bio-decomposer solution, created in collaboration with the Pusa Institute, at the Kha

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kejriwal-initiates-process-to-make-bio-decomposer/article36660430.ece

Sign language interpreter roped in for event

Health Department wanted to ensure that the environment was inclusive for its participants

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sign-language-interpreter-roped-in-for-event/article36660429.ece

‘Stay away from criminal activities’

SP cautions minors in conflict with law

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/stay-away-from-criminal-activities/article36660422.ece

Meet held for exporters

The Office of the Director General of Foreign Trade, State government and export organisations in Tiruppur organised an exporters meet in Tiruppur on

source https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/meet-held-for-exporters/article36660415.ece

President Biden hosts first Quad leaders' summit, PM Modi attends meet

Washington, September 24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his counterparts from Australia and Japan on Friday attended the first in-person meeting of Quad leaders hosted by US President Joe Biden and said that he firmly believed that the grouping of four countries would act as a "force for global good" and ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific as well as the entire world.

In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the Quad to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence, amidst China's growing military presence in the strategic region.

At the invitation of President Biden, Prime Minister Modi and his counterparts Scott Morrison from Australia and Yoshihide Suga from Japan have gathered in the American capital for the first-ever in-person Quad summit at the White House.

Opening the summit, President Biden said the four democracies have come together to take on common challenges from Covid to climate. "This group has democratic partners who share world views and have common vision for the future," he said.

"We know how to get things done and are up to the challenge," he said.

In a short and crisp speech, Prime Minister Modi said that he was confident that "our participation in Quad will ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific as well as the entire world." "I firmly believe it would act as a force for global good," Modi said.

He also said that the Quad vaccine initiative will help Indo-Pacific nations.

"When world is fighting Covid-19, we have, after the 2004 Tsunami in Japan, come together again for humanity in the form of Quad alliance," he said.

He said the Quad has decided to go ahead with a positive approach on the basis of the shared democratic values of the member states. "I'd be happy to discuss with my friends-be it supply chain, global security, climate action, COVID response or technology cooperation." Morrison said that the Indo-Pacific region should be free from coercion and disputes should be solved in accordance with international law.

"The Indo-Pacific has great challenges and challenges have to be overcome. In six months from the last meeting so much has been accomplished. We stand here together in the Info Pacific region," he said.

"I hope we are able to hold a relevant summit," Japanese Prime Minister Suga said.

During the summit, the four leaders are expected to discuss promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, address the climate crisis and advance practical cooperation on areas like combatting COVID-19.

Ahead of the summit, the White House said that the Quad leaders would announce a new working group on space, a supply chain initiative and a 5G deployment and diversification effort apart from discussing issues like challenges in the Indo Pacific, climate change and COVID-19 pandemic during their historic meeting.

Quad leaders are also planning to roll out vaccine deliverables and announce a series of measures in the field of healthcare and infrastructure sector, officials said.

India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region.

China claims nearly all of the disputed South China Sea, though Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all claim parts of it. Beijing has built artificial islands and military installations in the South China Sea.

Ahead of the Quad summit, Prime Minister Modi separately met his Australian and Japanese counterparts on Thursday and they reaffirmed the importance of maritime security towards the realisation of a "free and open" Indo-Pacific. PTI

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‘Kathirani’ launched to cultivate paddy on fallow land

Minister launches ‘Kathirani’ at Changaroth panchayat

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Haritha Mission to set up medicinal gardens

District level inauguration of the project at Kattippara today

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1,362 more test positive in Kozhikode: TPR at 15.75%

District has an active caseload of 18,220

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2,397 test positive in Ernakulam; TPR 14.7%

As many as 2,397 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Friday. A total of 2,339 persons got infected through local contact in the dis

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New trust board member for Arya Vaidya Sala

New trust board member for Arya Vaidya SalaP. Ramkumar, a member of Aryavaidyan P.K. Warrier’s Panniyampalli family, was chosen a trust board member o

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Exhibition of kolu dolls under way at Poompuhar showroom

Ahead of the Navaratri celebrations, a special exhibition-cum-sale of kolu dolls is in progress at the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation’

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Kozhikode native bags 12th rank in IAS exam

Dr. Mithun Premraj, a native of Vadakara in Kozhikode, has bagged the 12th rank in the country in the UPSC Civil Service Examinations 2021, and has em

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Weekend street festivals in city

Theme-based events will be organised, says Deputy Commissioner

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Metro train frequencies increased

Kochi Metro trains will operate every 8 minutes during peak hours and every 10 minutes during off-peak hours during weekdays (Monday to Friday), from

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Health scheme launched in Erode corporation limits

Initially, 5,235 persons suffering from blood pressure and diabetes in the corporation limits will get benefited by the ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ sc

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2 killed in police firing during eviction drive in Assam’s Darrang, govt orders judicial probe

Mangaldai/Guwahati, September 23

Staccato sounds of gunfire broke the fragile peace of Sipajhar in Assam's Darrang district on Thursday as police tried to evict "encroachers", leaving two people dead in police firing, around 20 injured in clashes, and a shocking video where an apparently dead man with a bullet wound on his chest lay motionless but was still hit by a man slinging a camera.

The state government announced a judicial inquiry into the circumstances leading to the incident amid mounting public anger.

An order issued by the Home and Political Department's Secretary Debaparasad Misra said the government has decided the inquiry will be conducted by a retired judge of the Gauhati High Court.

The incident drew condemnation, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calling the police action "state-sponsored fire".

The public protest had erupted over the demand for rehabilitation of nearly 800 families evicted from the land they were living on for decades.

Darrang Superintendent of Police Sushanta Biswa Sarma, a younger brother of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, claimed the protesters, armed with sharp weapons, pelted the police personnel and others present with stones.

Police initially fired in air to disperse the protesters but failed, forcing the men in uniform to fire at people, killing two and injuring at least ten others. Around 10 more, including policemen, were also injured in clashes.

Meanwhile, a purported video of the incident has gone viral on social media where a photographer is seen kicking a person, presumably dead. The video shows hundreds of policemen firing at unseen targets from behind the trees, and a man in vest and lungi running on a dusty street. A photographer ran behind him until the time the men in uniform surrounded the man as gunshots rang in the background.

The photographer was seen being led out by a policeman, but soon returned, jumped over his body, and hit him with something he had picked up lying close by. The man's left arm lifted momentarily, before he lay still, with a red circle of blood from a bullet wound on his chest, and a 'Gomosa', the traditional stole associated with Assamese pride, lying crumpled beside him.

Bijay Shankar Baniya, a professional photographer, hired by the district administration to document the situation, has been arrested.

The injured included eight policemen. Assistant Sub-Inspector Moniruddin is admitted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.

The dead have been identified as Saddam Hussain and Sheikh Forid.

The protesters have been dispersed and the eviction drive continues, the SP said. The situation has been brought under control but tension prevails.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "Assam is on state-sponsored fire. I stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the state- no children of India deserve this." Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in Guwahati the eviction drive will not be stopped. "The police has been entrusted with the responsibility of clearing the land from encroachers and they will continue to do it till the job is done. Eviction will stop once it is dark and resume again tomorrow," he added.

The Darrang district administration has so far cleared 602.40 hectares of land and evicted 800 families since Monday, and demolished four 'illegally' constructed religious structures at Sipajhar.

The chief minister had visited the place on June 7 and inspected the riverine areas allegedly encroached by "illegal settlers" near Dholpur Shiva temple and directed the district administration to clear the area for the government to start a community farming project.

Assam Pradesh Congress President Bhupen Kumar Borah demanded a judicial inquiry into the "barbaric act" of police firing on protesters. "The very act of eviction is in itself inhuman especially during the Covid situation," he added.

The Supreme Court had also given a directive against eviction during the pandemic situation yet the state government led by Sarma has been behaving in an autocratic manner to evict the residents of Dholpur who have been living in the area since the 1970s, he said.

The people in the area have been subjected to repeated harassment by the BJP government since it came to power in 2016, Bora alleged.

The party's Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora called the incident "barbaric and inhuman". He said, if foreigners were living in the area, the government should take steps in accordance with the law but not harass genuine citizens by expelling them from their homes.

Congress Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi tweeted: "Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's own brother is the Superintendent of Police of the Darrang district where the barbaric violence took place. It is clear that this CM-SP duo did not want a peaceful resolution to the eviction drive / The CM continues to bring shame to Assam." AIUDF MLA Ashraful Hussain tweeted "Terror force of fascist, communal and bigoted government, shooting at its own citizens....The appeal of these villagers, against eviction, is pending in the High Court. Couldn't the government wait till the Court order?" The newly formed Raijor Dal also condemned the firing incident, saying that it reflects the chief minister and the BJP's extreme "communalism and autocratic rule". Party spokesperson Ashraful Islam, in a statement, demanded that the evicted people be immediately rehabilitated.

Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) President Lurinjyoti Gogoi and General Secretary Jagadish Bhuyan said the eviction was carried out in an "inhuman manner" and that the government should have given prior notice, provided the families with alternative land or housing facilities and a comprehensive rehabilitation package.

The ruling BJP, however, hit right back at the opposition parties for politicising the issue for "vested interest".

The government had given prior notice to the settlers to clear the land but they refused to do so at the "behest of third parties", BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa said.

The police, along with officials of the district, urged the protestors to move away from the place and not indulge in violence but they refused which "makes them offenders of the law and the BJP government has no tolerance for those who are against the law", he added. PTI

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US Vice President Kamala Harris

Washington, September 23

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Thursday during which the two leaders reinforced the strategic partnership between the two countries and discussed issues of mutual and global interest.

This is the first meeting between the two leaders. Harris had earlier spoken with Modi over the phone during the COVID-19 crisis in India.

Harris described India as a "very important partner" to the US and welcomed New Delhi's announcement that it will soon resume vaccine export.

India stopped the export of COVID-19 vaccines after the second wave of the pandemic hit the country in April this year.

Meeting @VP @KamalaHarris in Washington DC. https://t.co/kGxNAuBp9X
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2021

On Monday, India said that it will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the ''Vaccine Maitri'' programme and to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool.

Harris, 56, is the first-ever person of Indian origin to be elected as the vice-president of the United States.

"This meeting will build upon their June 3 telephone conversation addressing the COVID response. They plan to discuss democracy, human rights, climate, and global health issues," a White House official had earlier said.

Their meeting comes a day ahead of the maiden bilateral meeting between Modi and President Joe Biden and the Quad Leaders' Summit at the White House on Friday.

Since taking office, Harris has met with or spoken to over 30 world leaders, promoting US interests on issues ranging from global health to climate change to cyber threats. PTI

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PM Modi meets Australian counterpart Morrison in US ahead of 1st in-person Quad Summit

Washington, September 23

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison here ahead of the first in-person Quad meeting to be hosted by US President Joe Biden and discussed a wide range of subjects aimed at deepening the economic and people-to-people linkages between the two countries.

The meeting between Modi and Morrison came a week after they spoke over phone and reviewed the rapid progress in the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including through the recent 'two-plus-two' dialogue, and exchanged views on regional developments and the forthcoming Quad meeting.

"Advancing friendship with Australia. PM @ScottMorrisonMP held talks with PM @narendramodi. They discussed a wide range of subjects aimed at deepening economic and people-to-people linkages between India and Australia," Office of Prime Minister Modi said on Twitter.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi termed the meeting as "another chapter in our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia".

"Another chapter in our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia! PM @narendramodi and @ScottMorrisonMP met today. Discussed regional amp; global developments as well as ongoing bilateral cooperation in areas related to Covid-19, trade, defence, clean energy amp; more," Bagchi said on Twitter.

The meeting assumes significance as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on September 11 held the 'two-plus-two' talks in New Delhi with their Australian counterparts Marise Payne and Peter Dutton.

It was the first meeting between the prime ministers of India and Australia since the AUKUS (Australia, the UK and the US) security partnership was unveiled last week by US President Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Morrison.

The AUKUS partnership, seen as an effort to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, will allow the US and the UK to provide Australia with the technology to develop nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.

Australia said its decision to join a security alliance with the US and the UK is aimed at developing capabilities that can contribute along with India and other countries in deterring behaviour that threatens the peace and security in the Indo-Pacific.

In the first reaction from India on the contentious alliance, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday said that the new security agreement among the US, the UK and Australia is neither relevant to the Quad nor will have any impact on its functioning, and they are not groupings of a similar nature.

Shringla said while the AUKUS is a security alliance among the three countries, the Quad is a plurilateral grouping with a vision for a free, open, transparent and inclusive Indo-Pacific.

The Quad comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia.

US President Biden is hosting the first in-person Quad summit at the White House on September 24 to be attended by Modi, Morrison and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Developments in Afghanistan, the COVID-19 pandemic and ways to expand cooperation for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific are set to be the central focus of the four-nation grouping Quad.

France reacted angrily to the formation of the new AUKUS alliance as it resulted in Paris effectively losing a multi-billion dollar deal to build 12 conventional submarines for Australia. France is also upset over its exclusion from the alliance.

China has also slammed the formation of the AUKUS. PTI

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India searches for its own space and pace amid global great power turbulence

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At-home vaccination for disabled: Centre

“This is an important step forward in endeavour to provide maximum vaccine cover”

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Hit-and-run on Dhanbad judge was deliberate: CBI

Uttam Anand was knocked down by a speeding auto rickshaw on July 28

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A baseless controversy: R.S. Sharma

“U.K. has not expressed any concern whatsoever on the certification process of CoWIN”

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China sends fighter jets towards Taiwan

Show of force came as Taiwan said it had submitted an application to join 11-nation Pacific pact

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Delhi High Court asks government to probe paddler Manika Batra’s complaint

The High Court’s order came on a petition by star table tennis player Manika Batra, who was left out of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha due to the mandate.

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