Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: LG Saxena, PK Mishra Visit Delhi Airport's T3 Terminal Ahead Of G20 Summit
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Ahead of the upcoming G20 summit, Delhi LG VK Saxena and Dr PK Mishra Principal Secretary to PM visit Delhi Airport's T3 terminal.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit Andaman Sea at 15:29 pm today: National Center for Seismology
Sources say that opposition parties are engaged in making a strategy for the special session of Parliament called by Centre on September 18.
Congress President Kharge has called a big meeting of the I.N.D.I.A alliance at 8 PM on Tuesday.
The special session of Parliament is starting from 18th September. A meeting of opposition parties has been called on September 5 regarding this. A dinner has also been organised after the meeting at the house of opposition leader Kharge.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in Rajasthan, says, "Today the second 'yatra' is being organised of Parivrtan Yatra. This Yatra of the BJP will continue for 19 days for approximately 2,500 km and will contact 52 constituent Assembly seats... The Ashok Gehlot government will be removed when this 'Parivartan Yatra' ends."
On the committee for 'One Nation, One Election', Congress party General Secretary KC Venugopal says "Basically, this committee itself is a 'jumla' from their side. This is a clear systematical attempt to sabotage parliamentary democracy and to divert the attention of the Adani scam. This is not for strengthening the democracy..."
G20 Summit: Delhi Metro to sell 'Tourist Smart Cards’ through dedicated counters from Sep 4-13 to facilitate delegates, foreign visitors, reports PTI.
DMK leader Saravanan Annadurai reacts to party leader's Udhayanidhi Stalin’s 'Sanatan Dharma' remark
"We want to do away with 'Sanatan Dharma' which perpetuates caste rigidity. They want this caste hierarchy to continue. DMK is a progressive party which wants to do away with these regressive attitudes."
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital with symptoms of mild fever. She is under doctors' observation and is currently stable, reported ANI citing sources.
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Sibo Sankar Mishra and Ananda Chandra Behera as Judges in Orissa High Court; Budi Habung as an Additional Judge in Gauhati High Court and Justice CS Sudha as a Judge in Kerala High Court: Ministry of Law and Justice.
DCP Railways says one coach of a local EMU train has derailed near Delhi's Bhairon Marg. No injuries were reported. All passengers are safe. Railway staff has arrived at the spot for repair work.
UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak accuses son of Ghosi SP candidate for threatening police.
"The son of Sudhakar Singh, SP candidate for Ghosi assembly seat, threatened a police official for not working in the favour of Samajwadi Party despite being from Yadav community. I demand the Election Commission to take cognisance of the matter," he said.
Notably, the Ghosi bypoll is scheduled to be held on September 5.
Hindu Mahasabha President Swami Chakrapani says, "Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi Stalin's remark shows his narrow mindedness and the unholy alliance of INDIA parties. The INDIA alliance is not fighting with PM Modi and the BJP, they are fighting with 'Sanatan Dharma'."
Ukraine air force says it destroyed 22 Russian drones in Odesa region, reports AFP.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s 'Sanatan Dharma' remark:
"Will members of INDIA alliance tell us - is this the manner in which India will unite by calling for the extermination and termination of that religion which 80 per cent of the population have faith on?"
On Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated' remark, VHP Central Joint Secretary Vijay Shankar Tiwari says, "People should get out of their colonial mindset...'Sanatana' means one which is eternal...'Sanatana' has grown continuously and is growing more."
A two-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi in Thane, Maharashtra. Fire Department officer Rajesh Pawar says, "Six people were stuck in the building. We rescued four people. Two people are in a critical state."
Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas in Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui -- the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years, reported AFP.
The fourth G20 Sherpa meeting will start in Haryana's Nuh district from today, reported the news agency PTI.
The meeting will be held till September 7 at the ITC Grand Bharat hotel, near Tauru, and Lemon Tree hotel. All the preparations for the meeting have been made, the district administration said on Saturday.
On September 2, between 7-8 pm, a 4-year-old girl was taken away by a leopard in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur.
Rakesh Sharma, Range Officer, J&K wild life department, Udhampur said, "As we got the information, we dispatched teams from Udhampur control room. We’re here to ensure that such incidents don’t occur in the future. This is a very unfortunate incident, and we will do all the help possible to the victim’s family. During our awareness campaigns, we do request people that during dawn and dusk, don’t let children, women and senior citizens go alone."
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai tweets on Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's remark on 'Sanatan Dharma':
"The only resolve that the Gopalapuram Family has is to accumulate wealth beyond the State GDP. You, your father, or his or your idealogue have a bought-out idea from Christian missionaries & the idea of those missionaries was to cultivate dimwits like you to parrot their malicious ideology. Tamil Nadu is a land of spiritualism. The best you can do is to hold a Mic in an event like this & rant out your frustration."
10 killed in lightning strikes in six districts of Odisha, reports PTI citing official.
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Nadda To Launch BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' In Madhya Pradesh
On Sunday, BJP national president JP Nadda will start his party's 'Jan Ashirward Yatra' in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, with the aim of seeking the blessings of the people and connecting with them. The yatra was launched from the sacred city of Chitrakoot in Satna district. The BJP-governed Madhya Pradesh is due to hold assembly elections by the year-end.
"Naddaji is expected to reach Chitrakoot around 10 am. He will participate in a function to launch the yatra at approximately 11 am and flag it off at noon," Satna BJP district president Satish Sharma told news agency PTI.
Another party functionary was quoted saying, "Four similar yatras will be initiated from other locations in the coming week." Throughout these yatras, the BJP aims to connect with the people through large public gatherings, emphasizing the welfare schemes implemented by the Centre and the state, as well as their achievements.
Party leaders have indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address a meeting of BJP workers to mark the conclusion of these five mass-contact programs on September 25 in Bhopal. September 25 coincides with the birth anniversary of the late Deendayal Upadhyaya, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later evolved into the BJP.
OPS To Embark on Statewide Yatra in Tamil Nadu
Expelled AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam (OPS), is set to embark on a statewide yatra starting on September 3. This yatra, named 'Puratchi Payanam' (Revolutionary Campaign), will commence from the residence of the late C.N. Annadurai, the first Chief Minister of DMK and a Dravidian icon, in Kancheepuram, news agency IANS reported.
Panneerselvam's loyalists have advised him to distance himself from the BJP to garner support from other communities, including minorities. The OPS camp has gained momentum through its statewide campaign against the slow pace of the investigation into the Kodanad heist-cum-murder case. OPS has also made headway in South Tamil Nadu after joining forces with Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader, TTV Dhinakaran, and conducting joint protests related to the same case.
Sources within the OPS camp told IANS that the senior leader will put forward a resolution against the ruling DMK government, as well as against EPS, during the yatra. OPS aims to energize the grassroots supporter base and, with the support of the AMMK's organizational network, establish a presence across the state. OPS, TTV Dhinakaran, and V.K. Shashikala are all targeting the Thevar community's vote bank to gain support in this critical juncture and to negotiate with national parties, including the BJP and Congress, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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