India

For the first time in the UN’s 75-year history, the annual General Assembly session this year will be held virtually and heads of state and government will not be physically attending the annual gathering .

Meanwhile, the Pentagon on Tuesday slammed China for “using coercive tactics in pursuit of territorial and maritime claims in the South and East China Seas, as well as along its border with India and Bhutan.”

Thousands of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday and signs of a possible rift appeared in an opposition alliance that has led weeks of rallies and protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko.

The Union Home Ministry in a gazette notification also said Mukherjee, who passed away on Monday at the Army Research and Referral Hospital here at the age of 84, was a man of unparalleled experience in governance.

According to the fire department, a call was received around 9.51 pm after which three fire tenders were pressed into action.

The family said there was a fight between the two sisters over the cutting of cake after which the woman jumped off the balcony and died, the officer said.

These outlets had closed in March-end following the nationwide lockdown enforced to arrest the spread of COVID-19. These liquor selling retail outlets continued to remain closed during the last three Unlock phases.

The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 46 in July to 52 in August, signalling an improvement.

As per official data of the UP Health department 1,72,140 patients have recovered while there were 54,788 active cases in the state.

The biggest positive for Delhi is that it has been able to contain the number of Covid-19 fatalities. The average number of daily Covid-19 deaths has reduced 6 times from 70 in the week ending June 22 to 12 on August 16v.

The police claimed that during interrogation, the arrested men said that they gad earlier withdrawn money in similar way from other states also.

The MeT department said heavy to very heavy rainfall is also very likely at isolated places of Odisha, south interior Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and Kerala, Mahe on September 3 and 4.

The government announced that there shall be no restriction on inter-district movement of persons and goods, including those for cross-land border trade under treaties with neighbouring countries from September 2.

All the lottery winners can later check their result on the official website at meghalayateer.com.

The chief minister said it will be a major challenge to maintain hygiene, prevent outbreak of diseases, provide clean drinking water and restore electricity lines in the affected areas.

China's largest stateowned banks are readied for rising bad debt and increased margin pressure in the months ahead as forbearance policies designed to give borrowers breathing space during the coronavirus crisis expire.