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Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev, Wins US Open 2019
Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to win US Open 2019.
(Source: ANI)
US, Taliban Keep Open Door to Talks After Summit Scrapped
The United States and Afghanistan's Taliban on Sunday both left the door open to fresh talks after President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled a secret summit, but the insurgents threatened to inflict greater costs.
Washington also said it would not relent in fighting the militants after Trump blamed the scuttling of the unprecedented meeting on a Taliban attack that killed a US soldier.
Trump said he had invited Taliban leaders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for talks Sunday at the Camp David presidential retreat on a draft deal that would see the United States withdraw thousands of troops and wind down its longest-ever war.
At Least 29 Killed in Two Attacks in Burkina Faso
At least 29 people were killed in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, in a region prone to jihadist violence, the government said.
One vehicle transporting people and goods "rode over an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Barsalogho area" leaving at least 15 passengers dead, government spokesman Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said in a statement.
SBI Announces Reduction in MCLR by 10 Basis Points, Now at 8.15% Per Annum
The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a reduction in its Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) by 10 basis points (bps) across all tenors. The 1 Year MCLR would come down to 8.15% p.a. from 8.25% p.a. with effect from 10 September 2019.
(ANI)
Ailing CPI-M Leader Tarigami Shifted to AIIMS
Ailing CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami, who has been under house arrest for over a month in Srinagar, was shifted to AIIMS in New Delhi on Monday, 9 September morning, officials said.
Accompanied by a doctor, a relative and a police officer, Tarigami arrived here and was immediately taken to AIIMS, the officials said.
The Supreme Court had on Thursday, 5 September said that Tarigami should be shifted "at the earliest" to "the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, from Srinagar, where he is under house arrest." He had been put under house arrested in the early hours of August 5 when the Centre abrogated special status to Jammu and Kashmir under the Constitution.
(PTI)
Life Imprisonment For 3 In Rape, Murder Of Gurugram Bar Employee
A district court in Gurugram on Sunday, 8 September awarded life imprisonment to three in connection with the gangrape and murder of a bar dancer and repeatedly violating her body.
The incident occurred on 23 February 2016, at a rented accommodation in Chakkharpur village of Haryana, when the three accused -- Vipin, 20, his brother Nitiesh Kumar, 20, and their friend Monu, 24 -- raped and killed her.
(IANS)
Passenger Vehicle Sales Decline for 10th Straight Month, Down 31.57% in Aug
India's domestic passenger vehicle sales fell for the tenth straight month in August, declining 31.57 per cent to 1,96,524 units from 2,87,198 units in the year-ago period.
Domestic car sales were down 41.09 per cent to 1,15,957 units as against 1,96,847 units in August 2018, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) released on Monday.
Motorcycle sales last month declined 22.33 per cent to 9,37,486 units as against 12,07,005 units a year earlier.
(PTI)
Air Strike Kills 18 Pro-Iran Fighters in Syria
Air strikes have killed 18 pro-Iran fighters in east Syria: monitor.
(AFP)
SAT Sets Aside SEBI Ban on PWC in Satyam Scam
SAT sets aside Sebi ban on PwC in Satyam scam; but allows disgorgement of Rs 13 cr from auditing firm.
(PTI)
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits J&K-Himachal Border Region
Earthquake with a magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir- Himachal Pradesh (Chamba) Border Region at 12:10 PM, today.
(ANI)
One Dead in Palghar Building Collapse
One person has died another injured after part of a slab of under construction building collapsed at Dongari, today. More details awaited.
(ANI)
4 Dead, One Missing in Madhya Pradesh Car Accident
Four people have died and one has gone missing after a car they were travelling in met with an accident near a village in Sehore on Bhopal-Indore road, on Monday 9 September.
(ANI)
Satyam Fraud: SAT Quashes SEBI’s Two-Year Ban On PwC India
The Securities Appellate Tribunal quashed the market regulator’s order that barred PwC’s India network from conducting audit of listed companies after finding one of its firms guilty of lapses in the accounting fraud at the erstwhile Satyam Computers Services Ltd.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia to Meet Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday
Jyotiraditya Scindia will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, on Tuesday in Delhi. Discussions regarding the post of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief are expected to be taken up.
14 Injured in Explosion at Village Fest in Western Germany
Authorities say 14 people have been injured, five of them with life-threatening burns, during an explosion at a village festival in western Germany.
German media reported on Monday that police are still investigating the cause of the explosion Sunday at the festival in Freudenberg.
Manipur in Favour of Implementation of NRC, Will Approach Centre: CM Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday said the state government is in favour of implementation of NRC and will approach the Centre for it in line with the one in Assam.
The state has already approved a resolution for a National Register of Citizens (NRC), he told reporters in Guwahati on the sidelines of the NEDA conclave.
"We and many of the states in the North-East need NRC.”
(PTI)
BSP to Contest Haryana Assembly Elections Alone, No Alliance With Congress
Bahujan Samaj Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Misra on Monday said that the party will contest alone on all 90 seats in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, and won’t have an alliance with Congress or anyone else.
(ANI)
'Have Inputs There May Be a Terrorist Attack in Southern Part of India': Army Officer
General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C), Army Southern Command, Lt General SK Saini on Monday said that they have inputs that there may be a terrorist attack in the southern part of India.
“Some abandoned boats have been recovered from Sir Creek. We're taking precautions to ensure that designs of inimical elements and terrorists are stalled,” he said.
(ANI)
BJP Leader Chinmayanand Raped Me for a Year, Alleges Law Student
At a press conference, the Shahanjanpur law student, who had earlier gone missing, alleged that BJP leader Chinmayanand raped and exploited her for one year.
(PTI)
Ahead of DUSU Polls, NSUI Alleges Their VP Candidate Attacked by 'ABVP Goons'
Ahead of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) polls, the Congress-affiliated NSUI on Monday alleged that their vice-presidential candidate Ankit Bharti was attacked by “ABVP goons” during the campaign.
UK Parliament's Suspension to Begin Late on Monday
The month-long suspension of the British parliament ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an apparent bid to stop MPs blocking his Brexit strategy will begin late on Monday, his spokesperson said.
"Parliament will be prorogued at close of business today," the spokesperson said, using the parliamentary term for the suspension.
(AFP)
Over 800 People Evacuated in Maharashtra's Kolhapur Following Rainfall
More than 850 people have been moved to safer places from Shirol and Karveer towns of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, following increased rainfall in the region.
Over 550 animals have also been moved by the administration, the district information officer said on Monday.
(ANI)
CBI Files Charge Sheet in IMA Case
After nearly eight days of investigation, the CBI filed a charge sheet against IMA scam ‘mastermind’ Mansoor Khan and 24 other entities which allegedly duped lakhs of people promising them higher returns using Islamic ways of investment, officials said on Monday.
They said the agency filed its charge sheet on Saturday at a special CBI court in Bengaluru.
(PTI)
UK Parliament Speaker to Step Down
UK parliament speaker John Bercow said on Monday that he would be stepping down, reported AFP.
PM Modi Bids Farewell to Principal Secy Nripendra Misra
PM Narendra Modi on Monday bid farewell to Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra at a function organised at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Ravi Shankar Prasad were also present, among others.
(ANI)
UN Atomic Watchdog Confirms Iran Installing New Centrifuges
The United Nations' atomic watchdog confirmed on Monday that Iran is preparing to use more advanced centrifuges, another breach of limits set in the country's slowly unraveling nuclear deal with major powers.
Iran had already announced the step, its latest violation of the 2015 agreement as it tries to pressure European signatories to find a way to maintain oil shipments and ease the toll of US sanctions on the Iranian economy.
(AP)
World Bank CEO Georgieva Sole Candidate to Lead IMF
A top executive at the World Bank faces no opposition in her candidacy to lead the International Monetary Fund, the fund announced on Monday.
Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria, currently the bank's chief executive officer, is all but guaranteed to replace former Managing Director Christine Lagarde, who has been named to lead the European Central Bank.
(AFP)
US House Steps Up Trump Impeachment Probe
Democrats on Monday moved to intensify their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as whiffs of new scandal surrounding the White House emerged related to Trump's business and his lawyer's involvement in Ukraine.
(AFP)
Longtime Publisher and Editor Susan Kamil Dies at 69
Susan Kamil, a revered editor and publisher who found critical and commercial success with authors ranging from Salman Rushdie and Ta-Nehisi Coates to Elizabeth Strout and Sophie Kinsella, has died at age 69.
(AP)
Rights Defender Shot Dead in Brazil’s Amazon
A human rights defender was shot dead in the Amazon, Brazil's National Indian Foundation, Funai announced.
Maxciel Pereira dos Santos was shot dead in the town of Tabatinga last Friday, close to where seven Latin American leaders signed a treaty to protect the Amazon.
(AFP)