- Anjuman Islam has made a plea in front of the Supreme Court Hindu groups to install a Ganesh idol at the Hubballi Idgah ground, with a nod from Karnataka HC to host Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations there.
- According to Delhi L-G House officials, Lieutenant governor VK Saxena is to sue several AAP leaders, including Saurabh Bhardwaj, Durgesh Pathak, Atishi, and Jasmine Shah, for defaming him with false corruption charges.
- Mother of Congress Interim president Sonia Gandhi, Paola Maino, passed away at her residence in Italy on Aug 27. Mrs. Gandhi left for Italy a week ago to visit her ailing mother.
- Sanyam Jaiswal, a diehard team India fan from UP, was called a traitor, and his family threatened for donning a Pak Jersey during the India-Pakistan Asia Cup T20 Match. Some overzealous netizens back home who labeled him a traitor failed to see he was also holding an Indian flag.
- Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren sent his entourage of 33 MLAs to Naye Raipur resort in Chhattisgarh to keep them away from the eyes of the BJP. There is growing suspense over what would governor Ramesh Bais’ decision be on ECs recommendation to disqualify Soren as a legislator.
- UK government has opened priority and high-priority Visa services, costing about Rs.47,000 and Rs.75,000 Indian currency as an additional fee for Indian students awaiting visa clearance. A decision on Priority Visa comes in about five days, whereas a decision on High-priority Visa comes barely in a day.
- Seema Patra, A BJP leader from Jharkhand, was suspended for torturing her tribal domestic aid in inhumane ways. Videos of her fragile-looking domestic aid went viral on the internet, sparking widespread outrage.
- Mikhail Gorbachev (91), the first and also the only president of the Soviet Union, died in Moscow after a prolonged illness. The man hailed for ending the cold war also presided over the fall of the Soviet state. Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his sincere condolences.
- The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Pakistani Government to resume the import of food items from India via the Wagah border. The call comes amid incessant rains and flooding in Pakistan that have destroyed standing crops, leaving prices of Vegetables skyrocketing.
- Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen has made claims that the Israeli espionage agency carried out countless operations in the heartland of Iran to deter the Islamic Republic from achieving its nuclear objectives.
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