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supreme court not for reopening debate on orders on quota for SCs, STs in govt jobs’ promotion

It’s up to States to find ways and means of implementing court’s June 2018 judgment on issue, says the Supreme Court Bench

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The five-judge Bench judgment in the Jarnail Singh case in 2018 had given a huge fillip to the government’s efforts to provide “accelerated promotion with consequential seniority” for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) members in government services.

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Foreign Minister says Taliban government won’t allow militant attacks on others

When asked about the possibility of elections, Mr. Muttaqi demanded other countries not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal issues.

Taliban fighters patrol an area outside Kabul University in Afghanistan.

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E-bidding for new IPL teams planned on October 17

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The BCCI had on August 31 invited bids to own an IPL franchise with “Invitation to Tender” available for purchase till October 5

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supreme court not for reopening debate on orders on quota for SCs, STs in govt jobs’ promotion

Foreign Minister says Taliban government won’t allow militant attacks on others

Business News Live: Sensex, Nifty open higher

E-bidding for new IPL teams planned on October 17

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Malayalam actor Rizabawa passes away at 55

A captive pseudomelanistic tiger at Nandankanan Biological Park in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Photo: Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra

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supreme court not for reopening debate on orders on quota for SCs, STs in govt jobs’ promotion

Legal Correspondent It’s up to States to find ways and means of implementing court’s June 2018 judgment on issue, says the Supreme Court Bench

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Baneerjee while filing her nomination papers by the Bhabanipur Assembly seat, in Kolkata. File

Other States

Campaign intensifies for Bhabanipur bypoll

Shiv Sahay Singh TMC dismisses BJP complaint on Mamata’s misleading affidavit

International

Foreign Minister says Taliban government won’t allow militant attacks on others

AP When asked about the possibility of elections, Mr. Muttaqi demanded other countries not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal issues.

As per the second provisional list of speakers for the General Assembly, about 109 heads of state and government will address the General Debate in person and nearly 60 will deliver speeches through pre-recorded video statements.

International

Modi, Biden among 109 world leaders to address UNGA in person next week

PTI Last year, for the first time in 75 years, world leaders had submitted pre-recorded video statements for the UNGA session as they could not physically attend the gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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A health worker conducts rapid antigen test on a passenger arriving from Gujarat, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai on Monday.

States

Maharashtra’s active tally drops as recoveries surpass new cases

Staff Reporter Fewer samples tested compared to daily average; 27 more succumb to COVID-19

The vaccines were administered at 631 camps on Sunday, of which 505 were in the rural and semi-urban parts of Tiruchi district.

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Data | An average of 7.6 million doses administered daily in first 10 days of September

The Hindu Data Team To vaccinate all adults by the end of 2021, 10.3 million doses have to be administered daily on average in the remaining days

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Madurai

Madurai railway division’s freight earning touches ₹100 crore in 5 months

Special Correspondent Madurai Freight earning from Madurai railway division has touched ₹100 crore in the first five months of 2020-21. A statement said that outward goods traffic was being handled at Thoothukudi, Vadipatti and Manamadurai in Madurai division. Chemical manure and coal from Thoothukudi, tractors from Vadipatti and charcoal from Manamadurai were being transported by rail. Nine lakh tonnes of various goods was transported by 324 goods rakes in the last 5 months till August. A total of 37 rakes of coal

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Hyderabad

Man gets life imprisonment for murdering colleague

Staff Reporter A local court awarded life imprisonment to a 33-year-old man for murdering his colleague.Mukunda Randhari from Binjilli in Odisha, who was a centering worker at a construction site at Budda Nagar, murdered his colleague Jayaram, also from Odisha.According to the police, the duo’s employer P. Sudhakar had given Jayaram ₹14,000 to meet his needs due to the lockdown, even as he instructed him to give Mukunda his share of money. However, the victim used the entire amount for his needs.This enraged