# POLITY & GOVERNANCE
- Govt. dismisses snooping charges Pg – 01
- Two-child policy: U.P. law panel submits draft Bill Pg – 01
- HC seeks Centre’s response to petition on data breaches Pg – 08
- SC raises query on Tribunal Reforms Bill Pg – 10
# ARTICLES OF THE DAY
- The message from the IPCC report (Environment) Pg – 06
- U.S.-Pak. ties amid changes in Afghanistan (International relations) Pg – 07
- The big opportunity (Social issues) Pg – 07
- Case for third party funding (Polity & Governance) Pg – 07
# EDITORIALS OF THE DAY
- Fall of Kabul (International relations) Pg – 06
- Beating plastic pollution (Environment) Pg – 06
# INTERNATIONAL RELATION
- Taliban assert control over Afghanistan Pg – 01
- India should prepare for security threats: Madhav Pg – 09
- Broader representation must: India Pg – 09
- Dhaka for a democratic Afghanistan Pg – 09
- How Taliban took Kabul without a fight Pg – 11
- China says it hopes Taliban will ‘ensure smooth transition’ Pg – 11
# ECONOMY
- July WPI inflation slows slightly to 11.2% Pg – 12
- China economy stalls as factory output, retail sales growth slow Pg – 12
- ‘Purified drinking water supply via tankers taxable’ Pg – 12