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“I give you a guarantee that Kadam ji’s (late Congress minister Patangrao Kadam) statue installed will be here even after 50-70 years. Shivaji Maharaj’s statue was installed but only a few days later the statue fell. This is an insult to Shivaji Maharaj. The PM should apologise not just to Shivaji Maharaj but also to every person of Maharashtra,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today.

Reliance Industries has approved the one-for-one issue of bonus shares, it said on Thursday. The Mukesh Ambani-led firm said the record date for the bonus issue will be intimated separately. 

The Calcutta High Court today asked the CBI to file a report by September 18 on detestable posts being made on social media regarding the rape-murder victim of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. The court noted that nasty comments, which are far from being acceptable to any member of the society, have been made with the photograph of the victim as found in the copies of the offending posts provided by the petitioner.

The Punjab Cabinet today gave the approval to hike value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by 61 paise a litre and 92 paise per litre, respectively.

A decision in this regard was taken by the council of ministers in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence in Singapore’s fourth generation leadership, lauding the city-state’s remarkable progress and touting it as a model for developing nations worldwide. During his talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Modi congratulated the prosperous nation’s premier and said, “This is our first meeting since you assumed the office as prime minister. My heartiest congratulations and best wishes to you. I am confident that under the leadership of 4G, Singapore will achieve progress even more rapidly.” Wong was sworn in as the new prime minister of Singapore in May. 

Congress MP Shivaji Kalge has urged the Maharashtra government to provide immediate succour to farmers in Latur and Nanded districts of Maharashtra as recent heavy rains and subsequent flooding have caused large-scale damage to their crops. He also demanded a waiver of farm loan for the affected farmers.

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday unveiled a life-size statue of late Congress leader Patangrao Kadam, who held several ministerial positions in Maharashtra, in Sangli district. The statue of Kadam, who represented the Palus-Kadegaon assembly seat for several years, has been erected at Wangi in the district. Gandhi also visited a museum dedicated to the late leader at Wangi.

 An inter-ministerial team from the Central government on Thursday began its visit of the flood-affected districts in Andhra Pradesh. The team headed by Sanjeev Kumar Jindal visited Vijayawada, the worst affected place, to estimate the losses and destruction, said an official press release. The Central team visited the State Emergency Operations Centre in the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) office in Tadepalli, where officials explained about the torrential rains and floods.

Rain continued to lash parts of Rajasthan with the local weather office predicting that monsoon will remain active in eastern part of the state this week. According to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, heavy rainfall was recorded in Bundi, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Tonk, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Bhilwara and Barmer districts, in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Thursday. In eastern Rajasthan Nainwa in Bundi district logged the highest rainfall of 141.0 mm and in western Rajasthan Jodhpur recorded the highest rainfall of 90.6 mm, the centre said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and discussed avenues to broaden and deepen bilateral cooperation. “PM @narendramodi held fruitful talks with President @Tharman_S in Singapore today. PM thanked President @Tharman_S for his passionate support for the partnership. Discussions focused on avenues to broaden and deepen cooperation,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X after the meeting.

China’s President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China’s support across the debt-distressed African continent with funding of nearly $51 billion, backing for more infrastructure initiatives and a promise to create at least 1 million jobs.

If India has to get a Nobel prize in physiology or medicine, then probably it is going to be from AIIMS-Delhi and the institute is “working on that vision”, Hospital Director Dr M Srinivas has said. He said AIIMS-Delhi is doing a lot of research on various diseases, which are country specific and can have a social impact, but pointed out that doctors at the premier facility have to devote more time for patient care than research.