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1. In a historic move, the centre on Wednesday tells the Supreme Court that women will be admitted into the National Defence Academy for permanent commission into India's armed forces. The government, however, said it needs some time to frame guidelines to pave the way for women to take NDA courses. The Supreme Court has told the centre to file its reply by September 20. 2. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval meets his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Delhi for high level inter-governmental consultations on Afghanistan. The meeting is being seen as an outcome of a recent telephone conversation between PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 3. The centre raises the price it will pay to buy new-season wheat from farmers by 2 per cent - the lowest in a decade - to Rs 2,015 per 100 kg. The country is the world's second-biggest wheat consumer and sets a price each year to protect farmers from distress sales and to cover emergency needs. 4. NDTV impact: Telangana Minister KTR vows speedy aid for families of farmers who died by suicide.
