FGN1 UN-NITI
* Progress in India enabled by dual strategy of strong safety nets, reforms that foster growth: NITI Aayog VC
United Nations: India’s progress across various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been enabled by a dual strategy that encompasses strong safety nets and reforms that foster growth through a more enabling environment, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Suman Bery has said. *
FGN13 NEPAL-INDIA-OLI
* Nepal PM Oli to visit India in mid-September
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to India towards mid-September, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. *
FGN5 PAK-RAINS
* 10 more killed in Pak due to monsoon rains, toll crosses 200
Islamabad: The death toll in Pakistan due to monsoon rains crossed 200 on Sunday as another 10 people have been killed, according to the country’s chief disaster control body. *
FGN3 LANKA-POLICE
* Sri Lanka sacks high-ranking police officer over Easter Sunday bombings
Colombo: A deputy inspector general of police in Sri Lanka has been sacked from the service following a disciplinary inquiry related to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. *
FGN27 ISRAEL-2NDLD GAZA
* 73 Palestinians killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza, health ministry says
Deir al Balah (Gaza Strip): At least 73 people were killed while attempting to access aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the health ministry in the Palestinian territory said. *
FGN18 RUSSIA-4THLD QUAKE
* Tsunami threat is over after several large quakes off Russia's Pacific coast
Moscow: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no longer a danger of tsunami waves on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after five powerful quakes — the largest with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck in the sea nearby on Sunday. * PY
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