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New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) These are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL108 BIZ-FM-GST GST Council extends concessional tax rates on COVID drugs till Dec 31; 5 pc GST levied on food delivery apps Lucknow: The all-powerful GST Council on Friday decided to charge food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato a tax even as it extended concessional tax rates on certain COVID-19 drugs by three months till December 31.gst DEL73 VACCINE-2NDLD HEALTH MINISTRY Setting a record, India administers over two crore vaccine doses on PM Modi"s birthday New Delhi: India set a record on Friday by administering over two crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, in a major push to the inoculation drive on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi"s birthday.
DEL76 SCO-2NDLD MODI Developments in Afghanistan demonstrate that radicalisation biggest challenge to peace, security : Modi, pitches for common SCO template to tackle it New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the recent developments in Afghanistan have demonstrated that increasing radicalisation was the "root cause" of biggest challenges relating to peace and security in the region and pitched for developing a common template by the SCO to deal with these challenges.
DEL89 PM-LD AFGHANISTAN Continuing instability, fundamentalism in Afghanistan will embolden terrorist, extremist ideologies across world: Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the global community should decide "collectively" and "thoughtfully" on recognising the new set-up in Afghanistan in view of questions over its acceptability as the change of power was not "inclusive" even as he warned that continuing instability and fundamentalism in that country will embolden terrorist and extremist ideologies all over the world.
DEL84 LDALL SINOINDIA Ladakh standoff: Jaishankar calls for early resolution of remaining issues in talks with Wang Yi in Dushanbe New Delhi/Beijing: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the two sides should work for an early resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in eastern Ladakh to restore peace and tranquillity in the border areas as this has been an essential basis for progress in Sino-India ties.
DEL15 VIRUS-LD CASES India records 34,403 COVID-19 cases, 320 deaths New Delhi: With 34,403 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India"s overall infection tally has increased to 3,33,81,728, while the count of active cases has dipped to 3,39,056, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
DEL91 CONG-PM-LD BIRTHDAY Cong wishes Modi on birthday but says country paying price for his "failures" New Delhi: The Congress on Friday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st birthday but said the country is paying the price for his "failures" on several fronts and so the day is being observed as "unemployment day", "anti-farmer day" and "high prices day".