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National

Account linked to PM Narendra Modi's personal website hacked, later restored: Twitter

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday said the account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s personal website was hacked, and it has now been restored.

International

Biden: Trump ignores pandemic, stokes unrest, solves neither

Wilmington: Joe Biden is calling the struggle to reopen US schools amid the coronavirus a national emergency and accusing President Donald Trump of turning his back to instead stoke passions about unrest in America''s cities.

GOP, Trump campaign sue Montana over all-mail voting option

President Donald Trump''s reelection campaign and the Republican Party sued Montana on Wednesday after Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock gave counties the choice to conduct the November election entirely by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic.

US urges India to enhance its position in global supply chain

The United States has urged India to create an environment that will foster its position in the global supply chain and said that the country continues to face challenges on the market access front despite improvement in the ease of doing business.

COVID-19 pandemic will push 47 million more women, girls into extreme poverty by 2021: UN

The COVID-19 pandemic will disproportionately affect women and push 47 million more women and girls into extreme poverty by 2021, reversing decades of progress to lift this demographic above the poverty line, according to new data released by the UN.

Former UN official charged with lying about rape in Iraq

A former United Nations official accused of drugging and sexually assaulting several women has been charged with lying to the FBI.

Business

Rupee slumps 29 paise to 73.32 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 29 paise to 73.32 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday tracking muted domestic equities and strengthening American currency.

Asian stock markets follow Wall Street higher

By Joe McDonald Tokyo, Sept 3 (AP) Asian stock markets rose on Thursday after Wall Street turned in its biggest daily gain since July despite uncertainty about the global outlook.

Sensex, Nifty start on cautious note amid tepid global cues

Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty turned cautious in early trade on Thursday amid lack of directional cues from global markets.

Legal

Jharkahnd HC rejects bail plea of man accused of duping Punjab CM's wife

Ranchi: The Jharkhand HC rejected the bail plea of the man accused of duping Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh''s wife and Patiala MP Preneet Kaur in a cyber fraud last year. The Congress MP was duped of Rs 23 lakh.

Entertainment

Dwayne Johnson says he and family had COVID-19

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson has revealed he and his family had contracted coronavirus about two-and-a-half weeks ago, despite following a "disciplined" health routine.

'Grey's Anatomy' S17 to start filming soon

Long-running medical drama "Grey''s Anatomy" will start shooting for its season 17 soon.

Salli Richardson-Whitfield signs overall deal with HBO

Actor-director Salli Richardson-Whitfield has inked an overall deal with HBO.

Sports

No agreement in meeting between Barcelona and Messi's father

Barcelona: Lionel Messi''s future at Barcelona looked no closer to being resolved after the first meeting between the player''s father and club officials ended without an agreement, a person with knowledge of the situation told The AP.

World Cup host Qatar set to play in Gold Cup in 2021 and '23

World Cup host Qatar is set to play in the Gold Cup next year in the United States after accepting an invitation from soccer''s governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Tour reaches end of season, embarks on plan toward diversity

What started as the "Return to Golf" has yielded to "Crossing the Finish Line." Twelve weeks after the PGA Tour ended its longest stoppage since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it marked progress with two slogans that brought equal measures of satisfaction and a sigh of relief.

Inaugural Lanka Premier League to start on Nov 14

The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) T20 tournament will be held from November 14 to December 6 this year, the island nation''s cricket board (SLC) said.

IPL pull-out was difficult but right decision, couldn't risk missing birth of my child: Richardson

Australian pacer Kane Richardson said pulling out of the upcoming IPL was difficult but definitely a right decision as he didn''t want to miss the birth of his first child in the wake of travel restrictions due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

GK snap shot on 3 September 2020

1. World Coconut Day 2020: September 2

2. National Small Industry Day – August 30 2020

3. Ladakh & Lakshadweep Included in ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme; 26 States and UTs Connected with the Scheme

4. CFI is set to Host the First Ever Cycling Summit in 2021

5.Amul becomes 1st Indian Dairy Company to Enter Rabobank’s Global Top 20, 2020 List

6.K Padmakar, Director (HR) of BPCL took Additional Charge as CMD, as D Rajkumar Retired

7. LC Goyal gets 1-year extension in his tenure as CMD of ITPO

8. IAS Officer Usha Padhee Became the First Woman DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

9. Olympic Giant Slalom Champion Viktoria Rebensburg retires at 30

10. Ramachandra Guha Authored New book ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind’

11. Hollywood Actor Channing Tatum is Set to Publish His First Children’s Book “The One and Only Sparkella”

12. Madhya Pradesh Govt Launched Cleanliness Campaign, ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo Madhya Pradesh’

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