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NATION DEL88 2NDLD BYPOLLS Bypolls BJP wins 3 seats, Oppn parties get four with SP retaining Ghosi LucknowAgartala The by-election results for seven assembly seats in six states declared on Friday were a mixed bag for the BJP and the opposition INDIA bloc, with the saffron party winning three seats and one each going to its rivals Congress, JMM and TMC and Samajwadi Party.

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TOP STORIES DEL95 LDALL G20 **** G20 summit kicks off on Saturday, New Delhi Leaders' Declaration voice of global south :India; Modi says confident it will chart new path in human-centric development New Delhi: As world leaders converge at the G20 summit here, hosts India on Friday said the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration will reflect the voice of global south and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the conclave will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development. **** NATION DEL88 2NDLD BYPOLLS **** Bypolls: BJP wins 3 seats, Oppn parties get four with SP retaining Ghosi Lucknow/Agartala: The by-election results for seven assembly seats in six states declared on Friday were a mixed bag for the BJP and the opposition INDIA bloc, with the saffron party winning three seats and one each going to its rivals Congress, JMM and TMC and Samajwadi Party. **** DEL93 BYPOLLS-CONG **** People have accepted INDIA bloc as alternative to BJP: Pramod Tiwari after bypoll results New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said the victory of four INDIA bloc candidates in bypolls to seven seats proves that the people have accepted the opposition alliance as an alternative to the BJP. **** DEL65 BJP-WB-BYPOLL **** West Bengal will deliver a crushing blow to TMC in 2024 LS polls: BJP puts up brave face after losing Dhupguri seat New Delhi: The BJP on Friday put up a brave face after its defeat in the Dhupguri assembly by-election in West Bengal, saying it may not have won the seat but the people of the state will deliver a ''crushing blow'' to the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. **** MDS16 KL-BYPOLL-SWEARING IN **** Chandy Oommen to take oath as Puthuppally MLA on Monday Thiruvananthapuram: Congress's Chandy Oommen, who retained the party's bastion Puthuppally with a historic margin in the September 5 bypoll, will take oath as its new MLA on Monday, filling the seat left vacant by the death of his father and party stalwart Oommen Chandy. **** BOM28 MH-LD MARATHA QUOTA **** Delegation to hold talks with CM Shinde on Maratha quota as Jarange warns of intensifying hunger strike Aurangabad: With Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange warning that he would intensify his ongoing hunger strike from the weekend, a five-member delegation left for Mumbai from here on Friday evening to hold talks with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. **** MDS15 KA-POLLS-LD BJP-JDS **** BJP, JD(S) reach understanding for LS polls, Deve Gowda's party to contest in 4 seats Bengaluru: The BJP will have an understanding with former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led JD(S) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Friday, an announcement that shot up political temperature in the State. **** CAL31 MN-LD-FIRING **** 2 killed, 45 injured in fresh violence in Manipur Imphal: Two persons were killed and nearly 50 injured in two different firing incidents at Pallel in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Friday, officials said. **** CAL40 OD-TEACHER-PROTEST **** Over 1.30 lakh primary teachers stage protest in Odisha Bhubaneswar: More than 1.3 lakh primary teachers under the banner of the United Primary Teachers' Federation launched an indefinite cease-work agitation from Friday to press for their three-charter demands. **** DEL43 LADAKH-POLL-NOTIFICATION **** Kargil local body polls: Administration issues fresh notification, reserves 'plough' symbol for NC Leh: After a rap on the knuckles from the Supreme Court, the Ladakh election department has issued a fresh notification reserving the 'plough' symbol for the National Conference for the forthcoming local body polls in Kargil. **** LEGAL LGD12 UP-COURT-LD GYANVAPI SURVEY **** Varanasi court grants 8 more weeks to ASI to complete scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex Varanasi (UP): A Varanasi court on Friday granted eight more weeks to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex and submit its report, government counsel Rajesh Mishra said. **** BOM15 MH-COURT-LD FADNAVIS **** Relief for Fadnavis as Nagpur court acquits him in 2014 poll affidavit matter Nagpur: A local court here on Friday acquitted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a complaint lodged against him for alleged non-disclosure of criminal cases pending against him in his poll affidavit submitted ahead of the 2014 assembly elections. **** LGM6 KA-HC-SIDDARAMAIAH **** Karnataka HC stays proceedings in case against CM Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has granted an interim stay on the proceedings in a case registered against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for holding a protest march here seeking the resignation of BJP leader K S Eshwarappa from the cabinet in 2022. **** BUSINESS DEL71 BIZ-FM-US **** FM holds bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary, discusses G20 priorities New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and discussed G20 priorities. **** DEL57 BIZ-RBI-ICRR **** RBI decides to withdraw incremental CRR in phased manner Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday decided to discontinue the Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (I-CRR), which was put in place to absorb surplus liquidity following the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes, in a phased manner beginning Saturday. **** DEL83 BIZ-RBI-FOREX **** India's forex reserves jump USD 4.03 bn to USD 598.89 bn Mumbai: India's forex reserves jumped by USD 4.039 billion to USD 598.897 billion for the week ended September 1, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. **** FOREIGN FGN46 RAHUL-INDIA-2NDLD DEMOCRACY **** 'Full-scale assault' on democratic institutions of India; Opposition will stop the 'onslaught' on freedom: Rahul Gandhi London: There is a full-scale assault on the democratic institutions of India and there are concerns in the European Union (EU) quarters over this attempt to ''stifle'' the country's democratic structures, Rahul Gandhi said on Friday as he pledged that the Opposition will stop this ''onslaught on our freedom''. By Aditi Khanna **** FGN51 RUSSIA-PAK-DEFENCE **** Russia promises to strengthen bilateral defence ties with Pakistan Moscow: Russia on Friday assured Pakistan that it was committed to further strengthen and expand the bilateral defence ties. **** FGN52 PAK-BILAWAL-POLLS **** Bilawal Bhutto Zardari calls for prompt polls in Pakistan within 120 days, if not possible in 90 Karachi: Former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called for prompt elections in cash-strapped Pakistan within 120 days, if not possible in the constitutionally mandated 90-day period, a media report said on Friday. ****