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Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count In a historic first, Sri Lanka’s Presidential election on Sunday went into a second round of counting after no candidate secured over 50% vote needed to be declared the winner. Tirupati laddu row: Jagan Mohan Reddy writes to PM Modi, wants CM Naidu to be reprimanded for spreading ‘lies’ Dubbing the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister as a “habitual liar”, YSR Congress chief Y.S. Arvind Kejriwal lashes out at PM Modi; poses five questions to RSS chief Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Sunday, lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking the RSS if it agreed with the BJP’s politics of using Central agencies to break up parties and topple opposition governments, and inducting “corrupt” leaders into its fold. Mr. Singh, while addressing a press conference in Imphal on September 20, had said that the government is aware of intelligence inputs regarding the entry of “900 Kuki militants” on September 28 and “unless it is proven wrong it is 100% correct.” The inputs were first shared by Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s office with the Director General of Police and the security adviser last week, a copy of the leaked letter showed. Further, in July 2024, on the sidelines of the 46th World Heritage Committee, in New Delhi, India and the United States signed the first ever ‘Cultural Property Agreement’ to prevent and curb the illicit trafficking of antiquities from India to the U.S. Coldplay announces third Mumbai show due to ‘phenomenal demand’ British rock band Coldplay on Sunday added a third show to the Mumbai leg of its “Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025“ citing “phenomenal demand”, hours after fans expressed disappointment over long virtual queues on the online ticket platform BookMyShow.