1.President Droupadi Murmu Sunday said delay in court decisions in heinous crimes, like rape, forces the common man to think that the judicial process lacks sensitivity, even as she called for a change in ‘culture of adjournments’ in the judiciary.

2.Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Sunday took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, the Defence Ministry said

3.Satish Kumar took the charge of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board Sunday, a press statement from the Railway ministry said. Kumar replaced Jaya Varma Sinha who superannuated August 31, 2024.

4.Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria after a contentious attempt to compete in Miss South Africa last month.

5.Gross GST collections in August grew 10 per cent to about `1.75 lakh crore, reflecting higher domestic consumption.

6.Janata Dal (United) spokesperson K C Tyagi, whose stand on various issues often ran contradictory to that of his party’s ally BJP, has resigned.

7.Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors reported decline in wholesales in August as the companies curtailed vehicle despatches amid drop in demand and to cut inventories at dealer level.

8.Jet fuel, or ATF, price was Sunday reduced by 4.6 per cent while the rate of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants was hiked by `39 per 19-kg cylinder in the monthly revision done in line with international oil price trends.

9.Foreign investors have adopted a cautious stance and infused `7,320 crore in the Indian equities in August owing to high valuation of stocks and the unwinding of the Yen carry trade after Bank of Japan raised interest rates.

10.Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza where it said they were killed shortly before its troops reached them, triggering protests by Israelis Sunday and planned labour strikes over the failure to save them.

11.Nine persons died in separate rain-related incidents in Telangana as heavy downpour continued to lash many parts of the state including Hyderabad Sunday.

12.The Telangana government Friday decided to formulate a new tourism policy to attract more domestic and international tourists.

13.Andhra Pradesh’s Education Minister Nara Lokesh Sunday denied that there were any hidden cameras at Gudlavalleru Engineering College in Krishna district and dismissed the recent controversy as a dispute among four students.

14.The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi Sunday took out a march in Mumbai to protest the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue and rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology over the incident, stepping up the political confrontation with the ruling Mahayuti ahead of the Assembly polls.

15.Bangladesh police Sunday ordered citizens to return by September 3 all arms and ammunition looted from police stations during the recent violence.