- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said I have requested UNESCO to declare Durga Puja as Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity and global festival.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls upon private sector to come forward and contribute in the education sector.
- Prime Minister says, holistic education system is vital for national transformation.
- Mohammad Hasan to lead new Taliban govt in Afghanistan and co-founder of Taliban Abdul Ghani Baradar to be deputy Afghan leader.
- India Post Payments Bank and LIC Housing Finance Limited to provide home loan products to over four crore 50 lakh customers.
- In a joint operation by Police and Army in Jammu and Kashmir 1 arrested from Kirni area of Poonch with 4 Chinese grenades, 2 pistols with 100 rounds and 4 magazines recovered from him.
- National covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 70 crore mark; Recovery rate stands at 97.48 per cent.
- Farmers continued to sit in front of the mini secretariat gate in Karnal till late at night. DC Nishant Kumar Yadav, IG Mamta Singh and SP Gangaram Punia with other senior officers are still holding talks with the protesters so that some positive solutions can be found.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chair 13th BRICS Summit on Thursday.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends greetings on the occasion of 417th Parkash Purab of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20, a major international grouping that brings together 19 of the world’s major economies and the European Union. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been leading India’s representation at G20 Summits since 2014.
- In US Open Tennis Tournament, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev advance to men’s quarter-finals; Raducanu will face Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic in the women’s quarter-finals.