1.National Security Advisor Ajit Doval meets Russian President Vladmir Putin amid renewed efforts to find a solution to the Ukraine conflict.

2.CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, 72,  a pragmatic communist and one of the key architects of coalition politics since the mid-90s, died .

3.West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Thursday said he will not share any public platform with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in view of people’s outcry over the RG Kar hospital impasse.

4. In a step aimed at giving more power to women, the state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved amendment to OCS (RA) Rules, 2020, paving way for appointment of married daughters and stepdaughters of deceased government employees on compassionate grounds.

5.The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will inspect the inner and outer chambers of Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of Srimandir here September 18, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said.

6.The state Excise department Thursday dismissed from service an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) who was under suspension following his prosecution by the Vigilance in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.

7.The state government Thursday issued detailed guidelines for appointing retired government servants in various departments on a temporary basis.

8.Police Thursday said they have arrested three of the six persons who allegedly assaulted two army officers and raped their woman friend near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh.

 9.Forty five Indians who were illegally made to join the Russian army and fight for them on the battle fronts against Ukraine have been rescued from the war zone and discharged from the Russian military, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.

10. A 24-yearold Indian-origin Israeli soldier from the Bnei Menashe community was killed in a vehicleramming attack close to the West Bank’s Beit El settlement, community members said Thursday.

11.India’s industrial production output decelerated to 4.8 per cent year-onyear in July 2024, mainly due to poor performance of the manufacturing and mining sectors, as per official data released Thursday.

12.US-based short seller Hindenburg Research has questioned SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch’s “complete silence” on fresh allegations of impropriety, conflict of interest and accepting payments from companies while serving as a member of the market regulator.

13.The Delhi Metro passengers can travel with a digital smart card for their daily journey from Friday as the DMRC has introduced the ‘Multiple Journey QR Ticket’ (MJQRT) facility in its existing mobile application.

14.Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India’s trailblazing Paralympians at his residence on Thursday to congratulate them for their record-smashing haul of 29 medals at the recently-concluded Paris Games.

15.Indian hockey team register their 4th successive win in the Asian Champions Trophy defeating Korea 3-1.