News Headlines : 24th September 2021

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold his first in person meeting with US President Joe Biden in a short while from now; To also attend Quad Summit at the White House today.
  • CJI NV Ramana has expressed deep concern at the shooting in Rohini Court Complex in Delhi today. CJI spoke to Chief Justice of Delhi High Court DN Patel in this regard & advised him to talk to both Police and Bar associations to ensure that the functioning of Court isn’t affected.
  • Prime Minister to address at United Nations General Assembly tomorrow; Focus on global challenges including COVID-19 pandemic and terrorism.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden engage in a bilateral meeting at the Oval Office in the White House.
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, Indian economy is on a sustained path of revival.
  • Centre notifies Production Linked Incentive Scheme for automobile and auto components.
  • Over 84 crore 15 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered under Nationwide Vaccination Drive so far; Recovery rate stands at 97.78 per cent.
  • Union Public Service Commission announces final result of Civil Services Examination, 2020.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind confers National Service Scheme Awards for 2019-20 from Rashtrapati Bhawan virtually.
  • First Himalayan Film Festival begins at Leh in Ladakh.
  • Sensex closes above 60,000-mark; Nifty ends at 17,853.