Court Order on Gyanvapi Mosque, Big Boss season 16 teaser, Sri Lanka's sixth Asia Cup title: Top headlines | Let's Catch Up Ep-77 I 12 September 2022

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces pressed a swift counteroffensive that has driven Moscow’s troops from swaths of territory it had occupied in the northeast
• The United States are looking to cut down on their dependence on China when it comes to the export of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and according to Reuters, the White House will be announcing curbs on US companies and their shipments sometime in September.
• Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Jeddah as bilateral ties remained in focus. Jaishankar kicked off his first visit to Saudi Arabia - as the external affairs minister - on Saturday.
• Leaders of 15 nations will assemble in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the 21st Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit for two days that is scheduled to begin on September 15.
• King Charles III speaks of the 'weight of history' and 'darling late mother' in his first Parliament address as British monarch.

 

NATIONAL NEWS

• The Varanasi District and Sessions Court on Monday ordered that the civil suits challenging the title of the Gyanvapi mosque and the land surrounding it is maintainable. District Judge AK Vishvesh read the order in the sensitive matter; it was reserved last month till September 12. The next hearing in this matter will take place on September 22.
• The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday launched search operations at over 50 locations across the country in connection with cases involving Punjab gangs and their nexus with terror groups. The raids come a day after Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav, during a press conference on the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, pointed to nexus between Punjab gangs and terror groups operating from Pakistan
•  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022, being held at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida.
• Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passed away at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district on Sunday
• Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena approves CBI probe into 'irregularities' in purchase of DTC buses, AAP hits back.

 

ENTERTAINMENT AND POP CULTURE NEWS

• Colors on Sunday unveiled the exciting first teaser of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan-hosted captive reality show Bigg Boss Season 16.
• Superstar Rajinikanth’s younger daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth has welcomed her second child. Soundarya shared the news of the birth of her baby boy on Instagram on Sunday night. She revealed the newborn has been named Veer.
• Akshay Kumar’s latest advertisement promoted by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari receives backlash as it allegedly promotes dowry.
• The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police on Monday issued fresh summons to actor Jacqueline Fernandez to appear on 14 September in connection with the Rs 200 crore extortion case.

 

SPORTS NEWS

• Sri Lanka scripted history on Sunday as they defeated Pakistan by 23 runs, with Bhanuka Rajapaksa contributing with 45-ball 71 not out. It was Sri Lanka’s sixth Asia Cup title.
• Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday and became the youngest man to ascend to the world number one ranking.
• On a record-breaking day, 24-year-old Chandigarh swimmer Chahat Arora broke the women’s 100m breaststroke national record twice, first in heats and then in the final, to claim the gold medal in the 75th Senior National Swimming Championship in Guwahati on Saturday.

 

STOCK MARKET NEWS

• Sensex ends in the green, Nifty above 17,900; Titan, Adani Ports, Tech Mahindra top gainers. All sectors ended in the green led by IT and realty. The midcap and smallcap indices added a percent each.
• Titan Company, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, Infosys were among the major gainers on the Nifty, the losers included – HDFC, HDFC Bank, Nestle, HUL, M&M, Sun Pharma