- In the category of best performing states in 'Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022', Madhya Pradesh has secured the first position, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
- Over 2.5 lakh people donated blood during the 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav' which began on September 17 and concluded on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on Saturday, according to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Saturday launched 5G services in India at a telecom event in New Delhi. PM Modi termed the launch as a "dawn of a new era" in India.
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said he was told by the Gandhi family that there is no "official" candidate in the party president's election and they will stay neutral.
- As the Congress picks its first non-Gandhi president in 25 years, Mr Kharge, 80, is the candidate backed by the Gandhis and is almost certain to be elected.
- Political strategist Prashant Kishor will embark on a 3,500 km 'padyatra' in Bihar from West Champaran district on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on Sunday as part of his 'Jan Suraj' campaign.
- WhatsApp banned over 23.28 lakh Indian accounts in August, of which over 10 lakh accounts were proactively taken down before any report from users, the messaging platform said on Saturday.
- Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth guest lecturer Dr Mithilesh Kumar Gautam was sacked after he wrote on social media that women should read the Constitution of India and Hindu Code Bill instead of fasting during 'Navratra'
- After the latest revision in prices, a 19kg commercial LPG cylinder will cost Rs 25.50 less in Delhi with immediate effect. This works out to a price of Rs 1,859.50 per cylinder instead of Rs 1,885. In Calcutta, the price of a commercial gas cylinder has been slashed to Rs 1,959 and in Mumbai, it will now cost Rs 1,811.50, according to PTI and television news channels.
- India's unemployment rate has drastically dropped to 6.43 per cent in September due to an increase in labour participation in the rural and urban areas.
- Higher educational institutions across the country will now be allowed to create up to 25 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students
- The income tax department has extended the due date for filing tax audit report for fiscal 2021-22 by 7 days till October 7.
- GST collections remained above Rs 1.40 lakh crore for the seventh month in a row at Rs 1.47 lakh crore in September, a 26 per cent increase over last year.
- Bharti Airtel's 5G service will be available in eight cities from Saturday, its chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said at India Mobile Congress.
- Reliance Jio, the nation's biggest telecom firm, will expand 5G telephony services offering ultra high-speed internet connectivity to every part of the country by December 2023.
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