Gen Manoj Pande at LadakhGen Manoj Pande at Ladakh
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  1. After its recommendation on Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, the Election Commission has sent Governor Ramesh Bais recommendations on Soren’s brother and MLA Basant.  
  2. With Indian and Chinese troops disengagement at PP-15 in Gogra-Hot Springs happening on one side, Gen Manoj Pande reviewed the “Parvat Prahar exercise” in the eastern Ladakh frontier.
  3. India registered its protest against the US government’s decision to grant a $450 million package to upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 fleet with US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Donald Lu.   
  4. The Supreme Court has sent a directive to the UP government to liberally consider releasing all lifers, per the state’s remission policy within a span of three months. 
  5. Ghulam Nabi Azad, speaking at his first public rally at Baramulla said that Article 370 cannot be restored, adding that it needs a two-thirds majority in the parliament. 
  6. The Tirumala Tirupathi temple received its highest-ever Hundi income of Rs.140.34 crore in August, said TTD executive officer A V Dharma Reddy.
  7. New York has declared a disaster emergency after wash water samples in four of its counties revealed the presence of Poliovirus. The state has plans to speed up its vaccination effort against Polio. 
  8. King Charles III was officially nominated as the British monarch on Saturday, with the event broadcast live for the public, senior members of British life declared, “God Save the King.”
  9. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Papua New Guinea, causing damage to buildings in the coastal town of Madang and Lae.
  10. Steady rains in California helped firefighters combat the massive wildfire that burnt down 27,000 acres of land in Riverside County  

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