Manipur CM N Biren Singh met Gov Lakshman Prasad Acharya in Imphal on Sep 8, second time in less than 24 hours, and demanded targeted action by central security forces at militant camps in the hills, a top source told The Hindu. Doesn’t intend to resign. thehindu.com/news/national/…

Govt quietly dissolves a 14-member Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS) headed by eminent economist and former chief statistician of the country Pronab Sen, allegedly after its members questioned the delay in conducting the census. Jigeesh A. M. reports thehindu.com/news/national/…

At BRICS summit in Russia, Doval may meet Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi, discuss Line of Actual Control. Ahead of possible meet, Global Times attacks Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar for hampering ties, then deletes article thehindu.com/news/national/…

Rest in peace, James Earl Jones. One of the most powerful, evocative, emotional voices in cinema history. This is the first scene that came to mind, it’s one of my favorites of all time.

#RIP dad 💔

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A Chinese delegation on civil aviation met the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu and discussed the resumption of flights between the two countries after a gap of more than four years. trib.al/MQ9wSse

#Opinion | The thread in extra-legal demolitions carried out across different parts of India is a lack of due process and a blatant disregard for directives issued by the judiciary in the past. Lakshita Handa and Pragya Singh write. trib.al/MzWLJHK

Sitaram, as he was fondly called by his party comrades, had a reputation for being affable to a fault. In arguments, he never lost his cool, nor did he reject a critical or even uncharitable question. S. Anandan writes. thehindu.com/news/national/…

Four years after the #Delhi police said student activist #UmarKhalid was a key conspirator in the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots, he is languishing inside a maximum security prison in #TiharJail without trial or bail. Ishita Mishra reports. thehindu.com/news/national/…

The Hindu’s senior editors, Sandeep Phukan and Sobhana K Nair, discuss the late Sitaram Yechury’s life in politics. Watch here: trib.al/9XyreV3