Top headlines of the day: September 2, 2020

India bans 118 Chinese apps, including PUBG; active COVID-19 cases in India continue to surge, actor Kangana Ranaut dares Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh to take drug tests and more, in today’s news wrap. Do scroll through:

118 Chinese apps including PUBG banned

The Modi government blocked 118 mobile apps which it said are “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India. Read More

Indian army has captured all critical heights South of Pangong Lake in Ladakh

Both countries had held Brigade Commander-level talks on Tuesday in Chushul on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control. Read More

Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over record GDP slump

He also accused the Centre of not being able to control the rising cases of coronavirus in the country and of failing to address incidents of aggression on border. Read More

Active COVID-19 cases in India reach 8 lakh

The toll due COVID-19 climbed to 65,288 with 819 new fatalities while the recovery rate increased to 76.94%. Read More

Pandemic an excuse to murder democracy: Opposition

Opposition leaders, including Derek O'Brien and Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday, criticised the decision to cancel the Question Hour in the monsoon session of Parliament. Read More

Facebook changes its policy of censoring posts

Facebook has updated its terms of services, notifying users of a change in the way it approaches the censoring of an article and in turn impacting its overall content moderation policy. Read More

Goa CM Pramod Sawant tests COVID-19 positive

“I am asymptomatic and hence have opted for home isolation. I shall continue to discharge my duties working from home. Those who have come in my close contact are advised to take the necessary precautions," he wrote in a tweet. Read More

Modi govt plans to include small cities under MGNREGA

When finalised, the programme will mostly be started in smaller cities and is estimated to cost around Rs 350 billion. Read More

Actress Kangana Ranaut asks Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor and others to do a drug test

She mentioned stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Ayaan Mukherjee and Vicky Kaushik claiming that there are rumors in the industry of them being cocaine addicts. Read More

Ahead of elections, former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi rejoins NDA in Bihar

Manjhi had earlier severed ties with the grand alliance after spending two-and-a-half years in the opposition coalition, comprising RJD, Congress and RLSP. Read More

‘A father can scold his son’ - Raina defends CSK owner Srinivasan's 'prima donna' comment

Raina had left the team's IPL 2020 training camp for personal reasons, leading Srinivasan to dub the former India international a 'prima donna'. Read More

IPL 2020: BCCI announces CRED as official partner

CRED is a Bangalore based credit card bill payment platform. The 13th IPL is scheduled to be held in UAE from September 19 to November 10. Read More

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