1. Rajnath to leave for Russia tomorrow for crucial SCO meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave for Moscow tomorrow on a three-day visit to Russia. He will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting during the visit, and also hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu.
2. Migrant Crisis: SC pulls up Maharashtra, Delhi for not filing affidavit despite orders
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the state of Maharashtra and Delhi for failing to file an affidavit on the compliance of its order regarding migrants' miseries amid COVID 19 pandemic.
3. Indian Navy to hold mega exercise with Russia in Bay of Bengal on Sep 4-5
The Indian and Russian navies will hold a mega military exercise in the Bay of Bengal on September 4 and 5 to further bolster their operational interoperability in dealing with emerging security challenges, official sources said on Tuesday.
4. More trains to run in coming days: Railways
Days after the Central government announced guidelines for Unlock 4, the Indian Railways said that it is planning to run more special trains and the state governments are being consulted on this.
5. BSF nabs 5 Bangladeshis for illegally crossing border
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday apprehended five Bangladeshis for illegally crossing the International Border (IB) and entering into Indian territory in West Bengal.
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.
