The theme of 55th International Literacy Day is "Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide".

Karnataka has decided to ban online gambling or betting, and to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the "Shikshak Parv-2021" and addressed the inaugural conclave through video conferencing.

The Central government has approved the appointment of Arun Kumar Singh as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).

Noida District Magistrate Suhas Suhas Yathiraj became the first IAS officer to win a medal in Badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games.

The new hardline Taliban government led by Mullah Hasan Akhund includes an all-male cabinet. Sirajuddin Haqqani, named as the interior minister, is on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $10 million bounty on his head.

The Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) has launched a new initiative in partnership with Google Pay, under which it will enable the users of the Google Pay app to open fixed deposits (FDs) on Google Pay, in under 2 minutes without having to open a bank account with ESFB.

International Literacy Day is observed annually on September 8 across the world to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.

Uttrakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya submitted her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind.

Mullah Hasan Akhund has been named the acting Prime Minister, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group's co-founder, has been named as the deputy Prime Minister.