- The Twin Towers of Noida were razed down today as per the Supreme Court’s order. Over 3700 kg of explosives were used in a waterfall implosion to bring down the structures.
- PM Modi, on his second day of visit to Gujarat, inaugurated the Smriti Van memorial as a tribute to people who died in the 2001 Bhuj earthquake and the fighting spirit of the Kutch people to bring life back to the region.
- Senior Congress leader in Telangana and former Rajya Sabha MP MA Khan resigned from the party on Saturday. He dissented that Rahul Gandhi doesn’t know how to behave with seniors.
- The Madras High Court noted that an accused on bail cannot be remanded again into judicial custody without being heard and without stating a reason.
- Hungarian trekker, Akkoes Vermes, was rescued by the Indian army in a 30-hour-long search operation. He lost his way in Umasila Pass located at an altitude of 17,000 feet in the Himalayan ranges.
- Indian mission in Sri Lanka tweeted that Chinese ambassador Qi Zhenhong’s remarks lack basic diplomatic etiquette. Zhenhong had called India’s objection to the docking of his country’s spy vessel at the Hambantota port, a “thorough interference” “by “the northern neighbor,” which has “a history of aggression.”
- Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who took oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India, has a 74 days tenure. Outlining his goals during this period, he said at least one constitution bench would function through the year to handle pending cases.
- The National Testing Agency will conduct a NEET re-examination on Sep 4, for girl students who were subjected to the trauma of shelving their inner wear at the NEET exam center in Kollam on Jul 17.
- Taliban’s acting defense minister Mohammad Yaqoob has accused Pakistan of allowing its airspace for US drones to operate in Afghanistan. He also asked Pakistan not to use its Airspace against Kabul.
- Monsoon floods literally cut the California freeway into half by washing away a section of Interstate 10 adjoining Arizona- the California border.
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