6. COVID pandemic hampers issuance of vital rejection order to those excluded from NRC
COVID-19 pandemic has affected the process for issuing rejection order to every person excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam even after the final document of citizens was published a year ago, the top NRC official said on Tuesday.
7. Vice Admiral S R Sarma assumes charge as Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy
Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel, of the Indian Navy on Tuesday. The Admiral is a post-graduate in Computer Science and Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru and a distinguished alumnus of Naval Higher Command Course.
8. Defying China's wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech
Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic’s Senate addressed Taiwan’s legislature on Tuesday, offering a strong rebuke of authoritarian politics and Beijing’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy.
9. Charlie Hebdo terrorism trial to begin in Paris
Fourteen people go on trial on Wednesday on terrorism charges over the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris in January 2015. 17 people were killed when gunmen stormed the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and attacked a Kosher supermarket.
10. GST collection at Rs 86,449 crores, declines for the second straight month
A total of Rs 86,449 crore GST revenue was collected in the month of August, which is a decline of Rs 11,753 crores or 12% over the GST collected during the same month last year, showed the latest data released by the ministry of finance on Tuesday evening.
