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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi forms a high-level group to focus on the immediate priorities of India in view of the evolving situation in Afghanistan, sources have said. The group will comprise foreign minister S Jaishankar, national Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other senior officials. 2. The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrates their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war. 3. Twin 40-floor residential towers in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, which house over 900 flats and were built by real estate firm Supertech, will be demolished over the violation of construction by-laws, the Supreme Court says on Tuesday, as it upheld an April 2014 decision by the Allahabad High Court. 4. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday joins the growing outrage over the renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab - where over 1,000 people died 102 years ago after the British, led by General Dyer, opened fire on thousands of men and women holding a peaceful protest. 5. A flood like situation have been reported from the Chalisgaon area of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra after heavy rains. Flood waters from the Titur river started submerging homes late in the night and cattle and livestock losses have been reported.