News Today Live Updates, 13 September | Manipur rolls out red carpet, navigates red flags as Modi makes touchdown today

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For days, the government in Manipur had been preparing for a “VVIP visit”, but both the Centre and state government had refrained from any official confirmation on Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the strife-torn state, his first since the ongoing conflict began in May 2023. However, on Friday morning, residents found posters welcoming the PM erected overnight across Imphal and Churachandpur, the two towns he is scheduled to visit. By the afternoon, the Chief Secretary announced that Modi would be arriving on Saturday afternoon for a few hours.

Ending the political vacuum in Nepal following the fall of the K P Sharma Oli government after violent protests earlier this week, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as the interim Prime Minister on Friday night, making her the first woman to lead the country.

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox, speaking in a press conference, confirmed on Friday that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been taken into custody. “We got him. On the evening of September 11, a family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident,” Cox said during the news conference alongside FBI Chief Kash Patel.

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