1.Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake rose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, presenting himself as a transformative leader to young voters and those tired of the “corrupt politics” of the traditional politicians.

2.Swimmer Pratyasa Ray has been awarded the esteemed 32nd ‘Ekalabya Puraskar’ for 2024.

3.Odisha stands among the most hostile states for Dalits as it ranked fifth and third, respectively in cases of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in 2022, according to a new government report

4.The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Sunday completed its technical survey of the Ratna Bhandar of Puri's Jagannath temple, officials said.

5.The Railway Ministry has decided to launch a special ticket-checking drive around the festive seasons to keep a check on ticketless travellers, including policemen as they are among the top violators, officials said.

6.Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday slammed a section of the media for allegedly spreading “fake news” about the memorandum prepared by the state government for central aid in the context of the Wayanad landslide disaster, terming it “destructive journalism.”

7.Rizwan Kadri, a member of the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society, Sunday said he has written to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to allow physical or digit access to private papers related to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that are in her possession.

8.Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray here Sunday and said he will campaign for the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the upcoming Maharashtra polls.

9.The dinging bell of a tram rattling through the streets of the Indian city of Kolkata is all it takes for Deep Das to have the “happiest moment” of his day.

 10.India is investigating the business practices of US streaming giant Netflix’s local operations, including allegations of visa violations and racial discrimination, according to a government email sent to a former executive.

11.Amid a war of words between West Bengal government and Centre over release of water from reservoirs of Damodar Valley Corporation, state Power secretary Santanu Basu has stepped down from the board of DVC, officials said Sunday.

12.Justice V Srishananda of the Karnataka High Court has expressed regret over the alleged objectionable remarks he made recently during judicial proceedings, which have gone viral prompting the Supreme Court to take cognisance of it.

13.Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict across Lebanon’s south and Hezbollah firing rockets deep into northern Israel.

14.India’s coal import rose by 40.56 per cent to 25.23 million tonne (MT) in July, according to data compiled by B2B e-commerce platform mjunction services.

15.Around 75 per cent UPI users will stop using it if any transaction charge is levied on the service, a survey by Localcircles said Sunday.