Top 5 news at 1pm on September 25: PM Narendra Modi salutes soldiers in Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation on his monthly show ‘Mann ki Baat’. During his speech, PM Modi paid tribute to Indian Soldiers who lost their lives during terrorist attack in Uri on September 18. Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit does not believe that India and Pakistan are at verge of war.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reached New York late on Saturday night. She will address the United Nations General Assembly on September 26. Here are the top 5 news at 1pm on September 25.

1. PM Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat: Top 10 quotes

Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation on his monthly show ‘Mann ki Baat’. During his speech, PM Modi paid tribute to Indian Soldiers who lost their lives during terrorist attack in Uri on September 18. Here are the 10 Highlights of PM Modi’s address in ‘Mann ki Baat’.

2. We are in tough place but not thinking in war terms: Pak High Commissioner Basit

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit does not believe that India and Pakistan are at verge of war. Instead, he has urged both nations to find a diplomatic solution. Speaking to The Telegraph in an interview, Basit said, “I strongly believe Pakistan and India do not gain anything from creating hype. War is not a solution, war creates more problems. I would strongly urge that the problems we have should be solved through peaceful means... We should not allow war hysteria to dominate our narrative.”

3. Sushma Swaraj reaches New York, to address UNGA on September 26

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reached New York late on Saturday night. She will address the United Nations General Assembly on September 26. Swaraj will spearhead India's charge at the United Nations General Assembly and is expected to present evidence of Pakistan's involvement in recent terrorist attacks on Indian soil to the assembly.

4. Watch: Pakistan’s discourse has no takers in United Nations, says MJ Akbar

Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar on Saturday night said that Pakistan’s discourse has no takers in United Nations. “India’s version stated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was accepted by the world because it is the honest truth,” said MoS MEA. 

5. MNS’ 48hour deadline to Pak actors ends at 12:30pm; Party claims no Pak artists in Mumbai right now

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s 48hour deadline for Pakistan actors to leave India will end at 12:30pm on Sunday. The party has claimed that there are no Pakistani actors in Mumbai right now.