1. Liz Truss to be the next British PM: Liz Truss, 47, has defeated Rishi Sunak to become the next Prime Minister of the UK. She beat Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399.
2. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is on a state visit to India: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrived in India today. She is expected to sign several bilateral agreements with India during her four-day state visit.
3. UPA alliance in Jharkhand wins trust vote: In Jharkhand, the Hemant Soren-led JMM-Congress-RJD alliance proved its majority in the Assembly on Monday.
4. BJP releases ‘sting video’ in a press conference: BJP has released a ‘sting video’ of Kulwinder Marwah, accused number 12 in the purported excise scam, to indicate AAP leaders were involved.
5. More arrests in Karnataka pontiff sexual abuse case: Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been sent to Judicial Custody till 14 September. Meanwhile, Police have arrested another junior pontiff of the Muruga Mutt in the sexual abuse case.
6. Flower prices skyrocket in TN: With the festive season around in Tamil Nadu and nearby Kerala, the price of ‘Madurai Malli,’ a variety of Jasmine famous for its fragrance, reached up to Rs.2300/ kg in the central flower market in Madurai.
7. Fadnavis orders probe into Cyrus Mistry’s car crash: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a high-level inquiry into the car crash that killed former Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry.
8. Brad Smith heaps price on technology from India: Microsoft President and Vice-chair Brad Smith, while stating, “to serve the world, you need to sustain the world’s trust,” said that the world trusts technology from India.
9. Suella Braverman could replace Priti Patel: Indian origin Suella Braverman could be elevated to the post of home secretary in the Liz Truss government, replacing Priti Patel.
10. Pakistan faces health threats from water-borne diseases: With one-third of the country inundated in flood water, thousands of people in Pakistan have contracted water-borne diseases.
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