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Welcome to CNN-News18 Daily Digest — your essential daily news Podcast bringing you the top stories shaping India and the world. In today’s editionSTORM OVER ABUSE TO PM'S MOTHER• The NDA to observe bandh in Bihar against the opposition over abusive language against PM Modi and his late mother during a joint event in Bihar.• The 5 hour bandh will be observed from 7:00 am to 12 noon. The BJP Mahila Morcha will be leading the protest.MONSOON MAYHEM• Even as the hill states along with Punjab continue to reel under the devastating impact of heavy rains and floods more rainfall is predicted for large parts of the country set to compound the miseryGST COUNCIL MEETING DAY 2• The big GST restructuring meeting is underway in the capital with govt sources indicating that broad consensus has been reached to give relief to tax payers in form of cuts in insurance premiums and levies on critical medicines, to take place for two days. • Announced by the PM from Red Fort, the new GST is expected to have only two slabs now. Instead of the earlier 12% and 28% it will now be at 5% and 12%, there will be an additional 40% sin GST rate which is meant for those products which are considered to be injurious like tobacco and pan masala. K'TAKA POLITICAL STORM OVER SPLURGE PLAN• The Karnataka government’s move to buy a helicopter and a private jet for VIP travel has set off a political storm, with the opposition BJP accusing the Congress-led administration of indulging in luxury at a time when state finances are under strain.ZELENSKYY TO MEET EUROPEAN LEADERS• Ukrainian President Zelensky plans to meet with European leaders in Paris on Sept. 4• The Ukrainian leader set to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for "intensive discussions on security guarantees for Ukraine.Substack: Trump To Meet New Polish President• Newly inaugurated Polish President Karol Nawrocki is set to visit the White House just months after President Donald Trump took the unusual step of weighing into Poland's election and endorsing the nationalist politicianAlerts:• Bengal Assembly to pass resolution against torture on Bengali migrants in BJP ruled States. Mamata Banerjee herself will speak on this issue in Assembly.• Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to unveil Periyar’s portrait at Oxford University on September 4Catch every update, reaction, and analysis — only on CNN-News18, India’s No.1 English news channel. n18oc_podcastNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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