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     TOP STORY
     DEL134 2NDLD ALL ATISHI
     *Atishi set to be next CM of Delhi after Kejriwal resigns from post
     New Delhi: Senior AAP leader Atishi was set to be the next chief minister of Delhi after Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post on Tuesday in a move seen as a bold gambit to seize the initiative ahead of assembly elections due in five months.
    
     NATION
    
     DEL133 LD GOVT-100 DAYS
     Laid strong foundation in 100 days for developed India: Amit Shah
     New Delhi: The government on Tuesday asserted that it laid a strong foundation in its first 100 days for a developed India, citing investments to the tune of Rs 15 lakh crore in diverse sectors such as infrastructure and agriculture to create employment opportunities.

     DEL125 CONG-GOVT-LD 100 DAYS
     100 days of Modi 3.0: Cong says govt yet again 'failed to act' on mass unemployment crisis
     New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the first 100 days of Modi 3.0 was marked by a litany of U-turns and a series of scandals with the government yet again having "failed to act" on India's "mass unemployment crisis".

     DEL129 HR-LD SHAH
     Cong-NC alliance has agenda to release all terrorists after J-K polls: Shah
     Loharu (Haryana): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress, alleging that the party has an agenda with the National Conference to release all terrorists after the elections in Jammu and Kashmir and bring back Article 370.
         
     DEL59 PM-BIRTHDAY
     * PM Modi turns 74; Prez, VP, leaders across party lines extend wishes
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 74 on Tuesday, with President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and other dignitaries and politicians extending their best wishes to him. *
    
     CAL41 WB-DOCTOR-LD AGITATION
     RG Kar issue: Protesting junior doctors hold meeting to take call on ongoing 'cease work'
     Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal held a meeting on Tuesday evening to decide on their ongoing ‘cease work’ and protests demanding justice for the woman medic, who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital last month.

     CAL37 WB-2NDLD POLICE
     Manoj Verma new Kolkata Police commissioner, Goyal removed; 2 health officials also ousted
     Kolkata: Senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma was appointed the new Kolkata Police commissioner, replacing Vineet Goyal, on Tuesday, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with agitating junior doctors and agreed to their demands in a bid to resolve the more than a month-long impasse over the RG Kar hospital incident.
    
     DEL118 CONG-SC-BULLDOZER
     Tight slap on face of hate-filled CMs: Cong after SC halts 'bulldozer justice'
     New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court directive against "bulldozer justice", saying it is a "tight slap" on the face of hate-filled chief ministers and leaders who were encouraging it.

     DEL124 MEA-PM-US-LD-VISIT
     PM Modi to visit US from Sep 21 to 23; to attend Quad, UN summits
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a three-day visit to the US beginning September 21 to attend the annual Quad Summit and address the 'Summit of the Future' at the UN General Assembly.

     DEL120 NCB-DG-APPOINTMENT
     IPS officer Anurag Garg appointed new NCB DG
     New Delhi: Anurag Garg, an IPS officer of the 1993 batch, has been appointed as the new director general of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), a government order said on Tuesday.

     DEL103 MEA-MYANAMAR-AID
     India sends 32 tonnes of relief supplies to typhoon-hit Myanmar
     New Delhi: India on Tuesday sent 32 tonnes of relief supplies to Myanmar in a military transport aircraft under its operation 'Sadbhav' launched two days ago to assist Southeast Asian nations hit by a major typhoon.
    
     DEL130 PM-MEMENTOS-E AUCTION
     E-auction of over 600 items gifted to PM Modi begins
     New Delhi: Over 600 items, including a meticulously crafted model of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and a set of sporting memorabilia from the latest Paralympic Games, gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been put up for an e-auction that began on Tuesday.

     BOM15 MH-GANESH-3RDLD IMMERSION
     Ganesh festival: More than 7,500 idols immersed in Mumbai on last day
     Mumbai: More than 7,500 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in Mumbai as of Tuesday evening as devotees in the city and the rest of Maharashtra bid farewell to their beloved elephant-headed deity. *
    
     LEGAL
    
     LGD53 SC-4TH LD DOCTOR
     *SC says CBI status report on Kolkata rape-murder case "disturbing"
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was disturbed by the findings given in a status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the rape and murder of trainee doctor at R G Kar government hospital in Kolkata but refused to divulge the details, saying any disclosure may jeopardise the ongoing investigation.
    
     LGD48 SC-2NDLD DEMOLITION
     SC halts "bulldozer justice" till Oct 1, says illegal demolition against ethos of Constitution
     New Delhi: There will be no demolition of properties, including of those accused of crime, till October 1 without its permission, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while observing that even one instance of illegal demolition was against the "ethos" of the Constitution.
    
     LGD57 SC-NAGALAND-LD OPERATION
     SC closes criminal proceedings against 30 armymen in 2021 botched Nagaland operation
     New Delhi: In a relief to 30 Army personnel, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the criminal proceedings initiated against them by the Nagaland government for allegedly killing 13 civilians in a 2021 botched operation to ambush militants in Mon district for want of prosecution sanction. *

     LGD55 DL-HC-2ND LD EXCISE BAIL
     *Delhi HC grants bail to businessmen Amit Arora, A S Dhall in money laundering case of excise "scam"
     New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to businessmen Amit Arora and Amandeep Singh Dhall in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam, paving the way for the release of all the accused being prosecuted in the matter.

     LGD45 SC-ATOMIC ENERGY-LAW
     SC junks plea of US-based physicist against law prohibiting grant of nuclear licence to pvt party
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a plea of a US-based physicist challenging a provision of the Atomic Energy Act which bars private parties from obtaining a license to deal in nuclear materials, saying they are capable of being misused, including for making bombs.
    
     FOREIGN
    
     FGN34 BANGLA-YUNUS-WORLD BANK
     World Bank pledges additional USD 2 bn to support critical reforms in Bangladesh
     Dhaka: The World Bank on Tuesday said that it could mobilise an additional USD 2 billion in financing to Bangladesh in this fiscal year to support critical reforms, flood response, better air quality and health.

     FGN10 US-INDIA-CHINA-RUSSIA
     China, Russia concerned about India-US relationship: top American diplomat
     Washington: China and Russia are concerned about the strengthening India-US relationship because it promotes inclusivity, peace, and the peaceful resolution of disputes, along with valuing diverse voices in society, a top US diplomat said Monday. By Lalit K Jha

     FGN38 US-TEMPLE-VANDALISM-REAX
     * US lawmakers, officials condemn vandalism of temple in New York
     New York: Bipartisan lawmakers across the US have strongly condemned the vandalism at a Hindu temple here and called for an investigation into the incident, asserting that America must stand together against all forms of hate. **
    
    

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