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• The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas since records began has torn roofs from buildings and caused severe flooding.


• Hurricane Dorian, a category five storm, has sustained winds of up to 180mph (285km/h).


• A "life-threatening" storm surge of 23ft (7m) is also predicted in places, officials warn.

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• Conservative MPs have been warned not to rebel against the government over Brexit, as opposition MPs plan legislation to stop no deal.


• A senior source from the whips office - which ensures MPs vote in line with the party - said MPs who voted to block no-deal would "destroy" the government's Brexit negotiating position.

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• The joint drills have come under criticism for looping in Myanmar’s Navy despite Washington imposing sanctions on top army brass over the Rohingya crisis.


• Eight warships, four aircraft and more than a thousand personnel from the U.S. and ten Southeast Asian countries will join maritime drills kicking off on September 2, as part of a joint exercise extending into the flashpoint South China Sea.

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• Argentina imposed foreign-exchange controls on exporters as it closed out a week of financial uncertainty that saw a sharp drop in the peso.


• Exporters were ordered to seek permission from the Central Bank of Argentina before purchasing foreign currency, according to a decree published in the Official Bulletin.

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• The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on September 3 a contempt petition filed by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan against a Chennai-based man for allegedly intimidating him for representing the Muslim side in the Ayodhya appeals.


• Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi consented to list the petition after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Mr. Dhavan, said his client has been at the receiving end of letters and WhatsApp messages which are of a threatening nature.

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• Acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh with 1000 plastic bottles around it at Puri beach to give a message against single-use plastic to save the environment.


• Created on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the sculpture carries the message “Say no to single-use plastic” and “Save our environment” composed on it.

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• Refusing to respond to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement attributing the economic slowdown to “man-made blunders”, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the Centre was responding to issues raised by various sectors sectorally. She added that it would go ahead with holding consultations with various sectors.


• She was speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of her consultations with the automobile industry in Chennai.


• Asked for a response to Dr. Singh’s comments, Ms. Sitharaman said: “I don't have a comment. He has made his comment and I heard it with my ears.”

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• Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will close the registration process for National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) II, 2019 tomorrow.


• The application process had started on August 7 and will conclude tomorrow, September 3. If you have not yet registered for it, do it now.

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• Federal Bank has said savings deposits with the lender that are less than ₹2 lakh balance will earn interest consistent with the repo rate (external benchmark rate) announced by the Reserve Bank of India at regular intervals.


• At the current repo rate, balances up to ₹1 lakh in SB accounts will earn annual interest of 3.5 per cent.


• Savings deposit balance above ₹1 lakh and less than ₹2 lakh will be paid interest at 3.25 per cent annually.

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• The India Under-15 team has defeated Nepal with7-0 score in the final of the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) U-15 Championship 2019 held in Kalyani Stadium, West Bengal from August 21 – 31, 2019.


• This victory means that India has now become the most successful team in the history of the tournament as it won the title for the 3rd time.


• Earlier, India won the trophy in 2013 and 2017 in Nepal.

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• The Indian Olympic Association(IOA), a body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the international athletic meets stated that the much-delayed 36th National Games will be held in Goa from October 20 – November 4, 2020.


• The IOA fixed the date after meeting with the Goa delegation in New Delhi.

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• The Central Government has accepted the resignation of Anshula Kant, Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India(SBI).


• This comes after her appointment as the MD and Chief Financial Officer(CFO) of World Bank Group.

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• Kalraj Mishra has been transferred from Himachal Pradesh to Rajasthan, where he replaces Kalyan Singh as the new Governor.


• Bandaru Dattatreya replaces Mishra in Himachal Pradesh.


• Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been appointed the new Governor of Maharashtra shunting out Vidyasagar Rao.


• In Kerala, Arif Mohammed Khan replaces P Sathasivam as the new Governor.


• Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has been made the new governor of Telangana replacing ESL Narasimhan.

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• UditPratapDeo, the Former king of Kalahandi which was a princely state of Odisha, but now a district, has passed away in a private hospital at the age of 71 on September 2, 2019.


• The former king was coronated as the 32nd king of Kalahandi in 2001. He served as a lawmaker in the Odisha assembly while serving the Swatantra party in 1974 and later joined BJP(Bharatiya Janata Party) along with his wife, queen Padma Manjari Devi.