Ramdas Athawale meets Kangana Ranaut over her Mumbai office demolition row

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday met actress Kangana Ranaut at her residence in Mumbai, earlier today. Athawale's meeting with the actress has come a day after BMC demolished 'illegal raising' at Kangana Ranaut's Mumbai Bungalow. Speaking after his meeting with Kangana, Athawale said, "Kangana Ranaut said she is not interested in politics but is interested in ensuring unity in society. She said that in her upcoming film she is playing the role of a Dalit and that caste system should be abolished."

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China-developed first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine approved for clinical trials

China has approved the trials of its first nasal spray vaccine against coronavirus that has claimed over 904,000 lives and infected more than 27 million people globally. The only nasal spray vaccine is expected to start phase I clinical trials in November, and it is recruiting 100 volunteers.

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Indian Army occupies heights overlooking Chinese army at Finger 4 along Pangong Tso lake

Indian Army has occupied heights overlooking the Chinese Army positions at Finger 4 along the Pangong Tso lake. These operations were carried out along with the preemptive actions to occupy heights near the Southern bank of Pangong Tso lake around August end, according to sources. The development has come as EAM Jaishankar and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi are tipped to meet in Moscow, Russia on the sidelines of the SCO meeting of foreign ministers.

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International flights: Air India to operate special flight from Iraq to New Delhi on Sept 17

 Air India is intending to operate a special evacuation charter flight to facilitate the return of stranded Indian nationals from Basra in Iraq to New Delhi on September 17 under the Vande Bharat Mission.

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Serum Institute puts India trials of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on hold after DCGI notice

 Serum Institute of India (SII) has put trials of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate on hold until the British drugmaker restarts the trials, Serum said on Thursday. "We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials till AstraZeneca restarts the trials. We are following Drug Controller General of India's (DGCI) instructions and will not be able to comment further on trials," Serum said in a brief statement.

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Monsoon to stay longer in Delhi, withdrawal in Oct 1st week: IMD

Monsoon is likely to stay longer in the national capital and start withdrawing only in the "initial days of October", an India Meteorological Department official said on Thursday. The wind system had reached Delhi on June 25, two days earlier than normal. 

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Contempt of court case: Supreme Court asks AG to assist against Prashant Bhushan

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Attorney General KK Venugopal to assist the court in the 2009 contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for his remarks in the Tehelka magazine. A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna directed that the case record of the 2009 contempt case should be sent to AG.

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