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1. The Taliban on Monday claims total control over Afghanistan as they said they had won the key battle for the Panjshir Valley, the last remaining holdout of resistance against their rule. 2. Taliban rift holds up new Afghan regime. Friction deepens between Taliban's Doha vs Haqqani factions. Reports of 'heated clash' between Haqqani's, Mullah Baradar. Haqqani's refuse to accept Mullah Akhundzada as supreme leader: Reports. PAK ISI chief flies in to avert Taliban govt. formation crisis. 3. The Shiv Sena comes to the defence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (the BJP's ideological mentor) after poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar's comments comparing the RSS to the Taliban. 4. Maharashtra identifies district of concern ahead of third wave. Cases in Mumbai over 400, for 5 days straight now. 5. The Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party sails into trouble with senior leader Bhagwant Mann's supporters demanding that he be projected as the candidate for the Chief Minister's post. Mr Mann, a two-time MP from Sangrur, is among the most popular faces of party. Over the last weeks, he has maintained an uncharacteristic silence but he has been meeting supporters daily for over a week, in a signal to the party's top leaders. 6. Desparate scenes in UP hospitals as dengue deaths rise. Atleast 52 deaths in Firozabad, 15 in Mathura. 7. Prohibitory orders banning large gatherings have been imposed in Haryana's Karnal, where farmers have planned another mega gathering on Tuesday. There is tension in the area, the site of the August 28 violence which has enraged the farmers.