NDTV TOP STORIES
1. More children die of dengue in Uttar Pradesh. On Monday evening, as her 11-year-old sister waged a losing battle against dengue at a government-run hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad, where authorities face an outbreak of the virus, Nikita Kushwaha flung herself before the vehicle of a senior government official making an inspection. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath months ahead of the state polls. He said, 'UP has become a shining example of the double-engine government's double benefits.' 2. A decision on whether the US will join the India-led International Solar Alliance will be taken within weeks, before the next United Nations Climate Change Conference that will be held in Glasgow from October 31, John Kerry, Special US Envoy on Climate, has told NDTV. 'I think Glasgow has got to be the deadline on whether or not we're going to do that or not,' said Mr Kerry. 3. The Special Cell of the Delhi police has arrested six terrorists who were planning to set off bombs in various parts of the country during the upcoming festival season. The arrests, including of two persons who are said to have received training in Pakistan and returned recently, followed a massive multi-state operation, said officials. 4. A special squad consisting of women officials should be set up at every police station and patrolling should be intensified in areas where the occurrence of crime against women is more likely, said Mumbai police commissioner Hemant Nagrale in a circular issued on Tuesday. At every police station, there will be a 'Nirbhaya Squad' or special women's safety cell, said the commissioner. It will consist of a woman assistant inspector or sub-inspector, a woman constable, a male constable and a driver. 5. Would the Central government be dubbed anti-national for its alleged poor performance initially on the Covid vaccination front, former RBI governor Dr Raghuram Rajan asked on Tuesday. He was responding to the attack on Infosys by a weekly affiliated to the RSS for the IT firm's supposed inability to fix some glitches on the tax-filing website. 6. iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro series have been announced by Apple at its 'California Streaming' virtual launch event on Tuesday. As expected following multiple leaks and rumours, there are four new iPhone 13 models corresponding to last year's iPhone 12 lineup. The iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max.
