The big news: India to ratify climate change agreement on October 2, and nine other top stories
Narendra Modi asked his party leaders to empower Muslims and Dalits, and dozens continued to die in Aleppo while the US and Russia argued at the UN.
A look at the headlines right now:
- India will ratify Paris climate change agreement on October 2, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister's announcement comes weeks after Arvind Panagariya had said the country would not ratify the accord this year.
- Treat Muslims as your own, Narendra Modi tells party leaders at national meet: The prime minister also asked BJP members to reach out to other minority groups, saying 'no one is untouchable’.
- US calls Kremlin's strikes barbaric, Russia says ending war is impossible as dozens more die in Aleppo: At least 231 people have died in rebel-held parts of the city in the past week, in one of the biggest offensives yet, rights groups said.
- Isro launches 37th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota: This is the PSLV's longest and most complex mission as it will place eight satellites into two different orbits.
- Maratha reservation guaranteed, says Devendra Fadnavis as protests for quota continue in Maharashtra: The chief minister also assured the agitators that his government would that those who raped and murdered a 14-year-old in Kopardi get the death penalty.
- Punjab is only for Punjabis, says Amarinder Singh as Arvind Kejriwal reaches state: While the AAP chief vowed to end the 'raid raj' in Punjab, former party leader Sucha Singh Chotepur said he will soon float a new party.
- Six arrested in Gujarat after assaulting pregnant Dalit woman, family 'for not picking up cow carcass': The group belonged to the dominant Darbar community, the police complaint said.
- Stop offering Pakistan advice, find solutions to end militant attacks, Mayawati tells Narendra Modi: The BSP chief accused the prime minister of trying to divert the public's attention from his government's shortfalls by making speeches targeting Islamabad.
- Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead minutes before trial over controversial cartoon: The prominent author was arrested in August for sharing a caricature on Facebook that was deemed offensive to Islam.
- Reconsider stance on triple talaq, minorities panel chief tells Muslim personal law body: The practice is a 'huge social problem' that could lead to the imposition of a uniform civil code, Abid Rasool Khan of Andhra and Telangana's commission said.
