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• Pegasus Row: Centre Says Will File Detailed Affidavit, SC to Hear on Sep 13
  
  Close to a dozen pleas have been filed, including the one filed by the Editors Guild of India, seeking an independent probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations.
• India Reports 30,941 New Covid Cases; Daily Positivity Rate below 3%
  
  India on Tuesday reported 30,941 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative tally to 3,27,68,880.
• Taliban Initiates Dialogue with India in Qatar
  
  For the first time, India has made public a meeting held between the two sides.
• Enhanced Rainfall Activity over Central, West India Till Sep 2
  
  Isolated very heavy falls are also very likely over Konkan and Goa and Gujarat region on September 1, and Gujarat on September 2. 
• India Logs 42,909 New Covid Cases, 380 Deaths
  
   India on Monday reported 42,909 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.
• Situation in Afghanistan Matter of Concern, India on Alert: Rajnath
  
  The deteriorating situation in neighbouring Afghanistan is of concern, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.
• 2 in 3 Indian Adults Addicted to Being Online Due to Covid: Report
  
  Nearly two in three Indians (66 per cent) have become addicted to being online as a result of the Covid pandemic, a report released on Tuesday said.
• Sri Guru Granth Sahib, 46 Indian Passport Holders to Arrive India Amid Tension In Afghanistan
  
  Three Sri Guru Granth Sahib and 46 Afghan Hindus & Sikhs with Indian passport holders are expected to arrive India on Monday amid growing tension in Afghanistan.
• Hyderabad to Become 100% Vaccinated in 10-15 Days
  
  The Telangana government is working to make Hyderabad a 100 per cent Covid vaccinated city in the next 10-15 days, it was announced on Thursday.
• Technician Safely Returns from Afghanistan, Shares Horrific Experience
  
  After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Melvin, a resident of Ullal in Karnataka's Mangaluru and working as a technician at a hospital in Kabul, has safely returned to his homeland amid all the chaos there.
• Covid Testing in India Touches 50 Crore-mark
  
  With an average daily testing of more than 17 lakh in August, India has tested 50 crore samples across the country till date, achieving the milestone of last 10 crore tests in just 55 days. 
• WHO Identifies Counterfeit Versions of Covishield in India
  
  The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it has identified counterfeit versions of India's primary Covid vaccine, Covishield, BBC reported.
• PM Chairs Security Meeting amid Fast Changing Situation in Afghanistan
  
  This is the second meeting of CCS within 24 hours amid the fast changing situation in Afghanistan.
• People Must Be Allowed to Raise Voice in Democracy, Says SC
  
  However, a bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao noted that people must be allowed to raise their voice in a democracy. 
• The Afghanistan Debacle: IAF Plane Evacuates 150 plus Indians from Kabul
  
  An Indian Air Force airplane arrived at the Jamnagar Airforce Base station in Gujarat on Tuesday bringing more than 150 Indians from Afghanistan, including the Indian Ambassador Rudrendra Tandon to Afghanistan.
• Covid Victims Ex Gratia: SC Gives Centre Four Weeks More for Guidelines
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday granted four weeks more to the Centre to frame guidelines in connection with payment of ex-gratia to dependents of those who succumbed to Covid.
• India Making Efforts to Bring Citizens from Afghanistan
  
  Indian intelligence and security establishments are making all efforts to bring its citizens from Afghanistan with Air Force transport aircraft already being mobilised and a few of them kept on standby.
• India At 75: Where We Stand
  
  The Indian republic has achieved much during the last 75 years of its existence, yet the question of majority and minority remain central to the national politics.
• As Covid-19 Fears Loom, Maha Postpones School Reopening
  
  The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte and attended by Task Force members, education and health department officials as well as a few district collectors, was held to decide on reopening of schools.
• With 20 More Patients, Maha's Delta Plus Cases Shoot up to 65
  
  With at least 20 new cases of Covid's Delta Plus variant detected, the total number of patients in the state infected by it has shot up to 65, health officials said on Wednesday.
• Afghan Crisis Intensifies, India Pulls Out 50 Citizens from Mazar-e-Sharif
  
  The Centre stated that India has temporarily closed its Consulate General office at Mazar-e-Sharif.
• 157 Killed, 65,729 Displaced in NE Border Rows: Rights Group
  
  The New Delhi-based Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) on Tuesday claimed that the inter-state border disputes in the northeastern region had left 157 persons killed, 361 injured, and 65,729 people displaced in the past 42 years.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launches Ujjwala 2.0 Scheme
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually launched the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), known as Ujjwala 2.0, here.
• 'India Well on the Path to Have 1 Doctor per 1000 Population by 2024'
  
  During the same time, there would be an increase in the number of beds from 11 lakh to 22 lakh, Paul said.
• Pakistan Made 33 Infiltration Attempts, Chinese None This Year: India
  
  A total 33 infiltration attempts were made along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir till June this year but no case of infiltration was reported along the India-China Border, Parliament was told on Monday.

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