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New Delhi: Food inflation hits poor and middle class, Jairam Ramesh questions Modi government's silence. (DI1)
Kharge questions 'VIP electors' label, calls SIR a 'flawed process' affecting even BJP leaders. (DI4)
Mamata Banerjee seeks urgent SC hearing on plea against ECI freeze on TMC symbol. (DI6)
Srinagar: Uproar in J&K Assembly as BJP protests on first day of 7-day Autumn Session. (DR15)
J&K has 38,872 vacant government posts. (DR13)
Apni Party protests reservation policy outside J&K Assembly. (DR6)
Chandigarh: Monsoon begins retreat from Haryana, Punjab; dry weather to prevail till Sept 25. (DR17)
Panchkula: Ministry of Railways approves 1,023 supernumerary posts to extend promotion reservation benefits to employees. (DR2)
Kanpur: Owaisi issues October 2 ultimatum for non-BJP alliance in UP. (DR11)
Lucknow: Mayawati questions Akhilesh Yadav over SP's PDA Rath. (DR8)
Jammu: Lt Gen Mohit Seth to take over as new GOC of Jammu based White Knight Corp. (DR1)
Bhagalpur: Six children drown while bathing in floodwaters in Bihar. (CA12)
Kolkata: Mahua Moitra moves Calcutta High Court over egg attack in Krishnanagar. (CA9)
Agartala: Five arrested with Rs 40 lakh cash in Tripura. (CA3)
Bhubaneswar: Deep Depression over Bay of Bengal may trigger heavy rain, floods in several Odisha rivers: CEC. (CA8)
Hyderabad: Freedom fighter Etukuri Krishnamurthy passes away. (MS7)
Resolve OU hostel issues, allow Ganesh immersion at Hussain Sagar: T'gana BJP President. (MS11)

Business
New Delhi: India's crude oil import bill jumps 48% to $74.8 Billion in April-August as prices surge. (DC1)
World
Washington: US Warplanes were being loaded for Houthi strikes after Saudi appeal, but Trump changed course. (DF1)
Trump weighs Iran options, asks 'if and when do I blow the entire nation up?'(DF2)
Sports
Panchkula: Shooter Himanshu Dhillon wins two silver medals at Asian Games. (SPD3)
Nahan: 'District-level 'Table Tennis Ranking Championship' from Sept 26'. (SPD6)
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