1. SC allows EC to decide on Real Sena: In a significant setback to Uddhav Thackrey and his supporters, the Supreme Court has allowed the Election Commission to decide whose Sena is real, Thackrey’s or Shinde’s.
2. Second round of PFI crackdown: In the second round of crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI) by multiple investing agencies, at least 247 people have been arrested.
3. PM to flag off Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express: PM Modi will flag off the all-new and well-upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express that will ply between Gandhinagar and Mumbai on September 30.
4. Former employee reveals her ordeal at the resort: A former employee who worked at Pulkit Arya’s Uttarakhand resort has revealed that Arya used to ill-treat girls and hurled abuses at her.
5. Dalit boy’s death sparks protests: The death of a Dalit boy beaten by his teacher led to violent protests in Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh. Protestors set two police vehicles on fire and damaged a couple of private vehicles.
6. ISHA foundation gets exemption from environmental clearance: The additional solicitor general R. Sankaranarayanan appearing for the Union government, told the Madras high court that Isha foundation could claim exemption from environmental clearance as an educational institution.
7. Ned Price responds to Jaishankar’s remarks: Responding to EAM Jaishankar’s remarks on the US sustenance package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet, State department spokesperson Ned Price said the US does not view its relationship with India and Pakistan based on one another.
8. Expensive state funeral for Abe triggers protests: The state funeral for Shinzo Abe at an estimated cost of $12 million led to a street demonstration by protestors in Japan against state funerals.
9. Protestors chant “Death to the dictator” in Iran: In Iran, protests against the death of Mahsa Amini have spread to over 46 Iranian cities, and 75 people have died during clashes with the security forces so far.
10. NASA crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid for study: NASA crashed a DART spacecraft into an asteroid the size of a football stadium last November to assess if the impact could move the space rock slightly away from its course.
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