Evening Brief, September 4, 2023

Manipur govt files FIR against Editors Guild of India after criticism of Fact-Finding Mission 

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh | Photo: ANI

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Monday that the state government has filed an FIR against the members of the Editors Guild who are trying to create more clashes in the state of Manipur.

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Chinese President Xi not to attend G20 Summit; Premier Li to head delegation 

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo: AP

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi this week and the delegation will be led by Premier Li Qiang, the foreign ministry announced here on Monday.

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 Puthuppally gears up to vote tomorrow: LDF banks on development work, UDF relies on 'OC factor' 

The campaign for the Puthuppally assembly seat, that fell vacant due to the death of Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy, saw the ruling LDF claiming to have pushed development in the state and the Congress-led UDF largely banking on the sympathy wave over its late leader's demise.

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Chandrayaan-3 | Hoping for rover, lander 'awakening' by Sep 22: ISRO 

Chandrayaan-3

ISRO on Monday announced that Chandryaan-3 mission's Vikram lander has been put into sleep mode.

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Heavy rainfall lashes parts of Kerala; two deaths reported 

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Heavy rainfall lashed many parts of Kerala in the last couple of days leading to the death of two people in Alappuzha district of the state.

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Hot weather: India's power consumption grows by over 16 pc to 151.66 billion units in August

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The country's power consumption grew by over 16 per cent to 151.66 billion units in August this year compared to that of the same month last year mainly due to increased usage of cooling appliances during sultry weather.

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US Open: Ostapenko ends Swiatek's title defense, sets quarterfinal clash with Gauff

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko maintained her clean sheet against Iga Swiatek, ending the World No.1's US Open title defense with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory in the fourth round.

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