TOP HEADLINES- 29/09/2024

*💎 _National updates_💎*

*_•IMD forecasts heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, and Kerala_*

*_•News reports claiming restrictions placed on OCI cardholders are false_*

*_•PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate various projects worth over ₹11,200 crore in Maharashtra_*

*_•India Ranks as Second-Largest Steel Producer_*

*_•Congress releases detailed Election Manifesto for upcoming Haryana Assembly elections_*

*_•Indian Navy completes shortlisting process for national-level quiz competition THINQ24_*

*_•Indian Railways to operate over 6,000 special trains during upcoming festive season_*

*💎 _International updates_💎*

*_•ICJ Hague Orders Israel to Ensure Immediate Food Supply to Gaza Amid Growing Famine Concerns_*

*_•US announces agreement with Iraqi government to end military mission fighting IS group by next year_*

*_•EAM S Jaishankar chaired BIMSTEC informal Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York_*

*_•British PM Keir Starmer backs India’s bid for permanent seat in UN Security Council_*

*💎 _Sports updates_ 💎*

*_•India Defeats Nepal 4-2 to Reach SAFF U-17 Championship Final_*

*_•India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Bow Out of Macau Open, Ending India’s Campaign_*

*_•Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig suffer defeat in China Open 1st round_*

*_•Kanpur Test match between India and Bangladesh delayed due to rain_*

*_•China Open: Rohan Bopanna, Ivan Dodig to face Nicolas Jarry, Francisco Cerúndolo in 1st round of Men’s Doubles_*

*_•70th Nehru Trophy Boat Race to be held in Alappuzha, Kerala_*