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Hello and welcome to the HIGHLIGHTS. Follow this space to get the latest developments and breaking news Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's visit to India, Rajnath to begin a 5-day visit to Mongolia, Japan, Covid's latest update, Monkeypox and other developing stories across the country and abroad.Amid Political Crisis, Jharkhand CM To Seek Trust VoteAmidst the political developments in Jharkhand, the Hemant Soren government will bring a motion of confidence in the assembly. The Hemant Soren government has called a special meeting of the Legislative Assembly on 5 September. Soren will move a motion for seeking a trust vote during the special session of the Assembly on Monday, amid continuing confusion over Jharkhand Chief Minister's continuation as an MLA. According to the letter sent by the Assembly Secretariat to the MLAs, the Chief Minister has expressed his desire to move a vote of confidence to prove his majority.Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina To Begin 4-Day Visit To IndiaBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be on a four-day visit to India on Monday. During this, India and Bangladesh can announce measures to enhance cooperation in the areas of defence, trade and river water sharing.After the talks between Hasina and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, the two sides are expected to sign several agreements, including the interim sharing of the waters of the Kushiyara river.Hasina's delegation is set to comprise Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan, Liberation War Minister A K M Mozammel Haq and Mashiur AKM Rahman, the economic affairs advisor to the PM.Defence Minister Rajnath to begin 5-day visit to Mongolia, Japan on Monday Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will leave on Monday on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan. The visit aims to expand India's defense and security ties with both countries.In Japan, Rajnath and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold foreign and defense ministerial-level talks with their Japanese counterparts in a 'two plus two' format, people with knowledge of the entire development said.

05/09/2022 22:18:57

Breaking News LIVE: Terrorists Attack Special Operation Group Camp In J&K's Shopian, No Casualties Reported

05/09/2022 21:40:40

Breaking News LIVE: China's Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 46, Says State Media

05/09/2022 20:38:05

Breaking News LIVE: Amit Shah, Nadda To Hold Meet With Senior BJP Leaders Over 2024 Lok Sabha Polls Tomorrow

In view of the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections, a meeting of the BJP will be held tomorrow on 6th September at the BJP Headquarters in the afternoon. According to the sources, in the meeting, the organizational and the preparations for the upcoming plans of the party will be discussed. Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and BL Santosh will attend the meeting.

05/09/2022 18:56:52

Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Announces PM-SHRI Yojana For Development Of Schools

05/09/2022 17:11:03

Breaking News LIVE: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Pips Rishi Sunak To Become New Prime Minister Of Britain

The process of electing the leader of the Conservative Party was completed on Monday, after which it has been decided Foreign Minister Liz Truss will be the next Prime Minister of Britain. 

05/09/2022 16:25:13

Breaking News LIVE: All BJP MLAs To Give Memorandum To President Tomorrow Seeking Kejriwal Govt's Dismissal

05/09/2022 15:21:09

Amit Shah holds meeting with BJP leaders to discuss strategy & preparations for upcoming BMC elections

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a meeting with BJP leaders, MPs & MLAs in Mumbai, in the presence of Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis, to discuss the strategy & preparations for the upcoming BMC elections.

05/09/2022 14:29:50

Rahul Gandhi promises waiver of farm loans of up to Rs 3 lakh if Congress comes to power in Gujarat

Rahul Gandhi promises waiver of farm loans of up to Rs 3 lakh if Congress comes to power in Gujarat, PTI reported.

05/09/2022 14:28:51

CBI officer was pressured to frame me in false case: Sisodia on officer's alleged suicide

"A CBI officer was pressured to frame me in false case. He could not take mental pressure and died by suicide": Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia on CBI officer's alleged suicide, as quoted by PTI.

05/09/2022 14:11:32

China: At least seven people were killed in earthquake

At least seven people were killed when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, AFP cited state media as reporting.

05/09/2022 14:10:32

Supreme Court will hear various pleas against Hijab ban in educational institutions today

Supreme Court resumes hearing on various pleas against Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutions.

05/09/2022 13:26:51

Chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt taken to jail after being sent to judicial custody till Sept 14

Karnataka | Chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of sexually assaulting minors, was taken to jail in Chitradurga district after he was sent to judicial custody till September 14 by a district court

05/09/2022 13:23:57

CM Nitish Kumar to meet President, Vice-President & Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi In Delhi

"I have spoken with Lalu Yadav... I'll be visiting Delhi, where I'll be meeting President & vice-President. We'll meet Rahul Gandhi in the evening": CM Nitish Kumar said before leaving for Delhi, as quoted by ANI.

05/09/2022 12:43:56

Supreme Court will hear various pleas against Hijab ban in educational institutions today

Supreme Court will hear at 2 pm today various pleas against Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutions.

05/09/2022 12:23:58

UGC pay scales for college, university teachers to be implemented in Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann

UGC pay scales for college, university teachers to be implemented in Punjab from October: CM Bhagwant Mann

05/09/2022 12:07:38

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi for her 4-day visit to India

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi for her 4-day visit to India

05/09/2022 11:56:15

Special PMLA court extends Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody till September 19

 Mumbai: Special PMLA court extends Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody till 19th September, in the Patra Chawl land scam case.

05/09/2022 11:51:53

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren tables confidence motion in Assembly amid noisy scenes by opposition

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren tables confidence motion in Assembly amid noisy scenes by opposition, PTI reported. Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren accuses BJP of indulging in horse-trading of legislators in assembly.

05/09/2022 11:38:25

Amit Shah, Eknath Shinde & Devendra Fadnavis offer prayers to Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, CM Eknath Shinde & Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis offer prayers to Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja

05/09/2022 11:32:16

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southwest China

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southwest China, reports AFP citing USGS (United States Geological Survey)

05/09/2022 10:39:40

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina leaves for four-day visit to India

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina leaves for four-day visit to India, PTI Reported

05/09/2022 10:39:15

Last rites of former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry in Mumbai tomorrow

The last rites of former Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry will be performed tomorrow at 10 am at Worli crematorium in Mumbai. 

05/09/2022 10:23:33

Lucknow: Window panes of rooms at Hotel Levana being broken to facilitate rescue op

Window panes of rooms at Hotel Levana in Hazratganj, Lucknow being broken to facilitate rescue and relief operations. 

05/09/2022 10:06:31

Maharashtra Governor allows withdrawal of 12 MLC nominations sent by previous MVA govt

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari allows withdrawal of the list of 12 MLC nominations sent by the previous MVA government, in 2020.

05/09/2022 09:40:55

Sensex gains 286.36 points to 59,089.69 in early trade

Sensex gains 286.36 points to 59,089.69 in early trade; Nifty advances 77.9 points to 17,617.35

05/09/2022 09:40:05

PM Modi greets teachers, pays homage to ex-prez Radhakrishnan on Teachers' Day

PM Modi greets teachers, pays homage to ex-prez S Radhakrishnan on Teachers' Day 

05/09/2022 09:16:28

COVID-19 Update: India reports 5,910 fresh cases 24 hours

 India reports 5,910 fresh cases and 7,034 recoveries in the last 24 hours. 

Active cases  53,974
Daily positivity rate 2.60%

05/09/2022 09:11:47

Karnataka: Massive Traffic Jam On Marathahalli-Silk Board Junction Road In Bengaluru Amid Severe Waterlogging

Karnataka: Massive Traffic Jam On Marathahalli-Silk Board Junction Road In Bengaluru Amid Severe Waterlogging

05/09/2022 08:39:32

Uttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at hotel in Lucknow's Hazratganj

Uttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at hotel in Lucknow's Hazratganj

05/09/2022 08:31:26

Maharashtra Govt withdraws list of 12 MLC nominations

CM Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Govt writes to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari & withdraws the list of 12 MLC nominations sent by the previous MVA government, in 2020. The Govt, while withdrawing the names has informed Raj Bhavan that it will send a fresh list for MLC nomination.

05/09/2022 07:27:39

Delhi: Fire in a building near Chandni Chowk metro station

Fire was reported in a building near Chandni Chowk metro station in the early hours of Monday.  "Over 100 fire officers are deployed here along with 35 fire tenders. Fire has been controlled but cooling op is being done from outside as a part of the building has fallen. No casualty reported, it'll take time to douse off fire completely": Sanjay Tomar, Dy Chief Fire Officer said, as per ANI.

05/09/2022 07:21:51

Bihar: Boat carrying 55 people sinks in Ganga river near Shahpur PS area in Danapur

Bihar: Boat carrying 55 people sank in Ganga river near Shahpur PS area in Danapur

05/09/2022 07:20:55

To be the Foreign Minister of Narendra Modi govt is a great strength: EAM S Jaishankar

To be the Foreign Minister of Narendra Modi govt is a great strength: EAM S Jaishankar

05/09/2022 07:13:10

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to begin 4-day visit to India from today

India and Bangladesh are likely to unveil a raft of measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade and river water sharing during Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day trip to India beginning Monday.

The two sides are expected to ink several agreements, including one on interim sharing of the Kushiyara river water following talks between Hasina and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

On Thursday, Hasina is scheduled to travel to Ajmer in Rajasthan to visit the Dargah of the revered Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti.

Hasina's delegation is set to comprise Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan, Liberation War Minister A K M Mozammel Haq and Mashiur AKM Rahman, the economic affairs advisor to the PM.

During her visit from September 5 to 8, the Bangladesh prime minister will also call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar.

The two sides will announce measures to enhance cooperation in areas of defence, trade, river water sharing and in some other areas, people familiar with the visit said on Sunday.

Hasina last visited New Delhi in October 2019.

"The forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will further strengthen the multifaceted relationship between the two countries based on strong historical and cultural ties and mutual trust and understanding," the external affairs ministry had said on Thursday.

Last month, India and Bangladesh finalised the text of the agreement on interim sharing of the water of the Kushiyara river.

The text of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was finalised at the 38th ministerial-level meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) that took place in Delhi on August 25.

India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers, of which seven were identified earlier for developing a framework of water-sharing agreements on priority.

The overall strategic ties between India and Bangladesh have been on an upswing in the last few years.

In March last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Bangladesh to attend events organised to mark the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of the war of liberation of that country.

In reflection of close ties, India also hosted a number of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1971 war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.

The prime ministers of the two countries have met 12 times since 2015.

Bangladesh is an important partner for India under its "Neighbourhood First" policy and the cooperation extends to areas of security, trade, commerce, energy, connectivity, science and technology, defence and maritime affairs, among others.

Bangladesh is now India's biggest trade partner in South Asia and the bilateral trade has grown from USD 9 billion to USD 18 billion in the last five years.  Bangladesh has become the fourth largest export destination for India with the exports registering a growth of over 66 per cent from USD 9.69 billion in 2020-21 to USD 16.15 billion in 2021-22.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, both countries were able to achieve progress on important connectivity initiatives.

The achievements in the connectivity sector included the inauguration of the Maitri Setu bridge over river Feni in Tripura and the rollout of the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link.

Bangladesh is India's largest development partner with nearly one-fourth of New Delhi's commitment under the Line of Credit has been made to that country.

  Total contracts have crossed the milestone figure of USD 2 billion, said a source.  Under the 'Nutan Bharat Bangladesh Maitree Muktijoddha Santan Scholarship', over 9000 Bangladesh students have availed scholarships for education in India since 2017.

India has been a hub of medical treatment for Bangladesh nationals.  Of the 2.8 lakh visas issued in 2021, 2.3 lakh were medical visas, according to official data.

India's visa operations in Bangladesh is the biggest globally. In 2019, 13.63 lakh visas were issued, according to an official estimate. PTI