9 September 2026 — Current Affairs Quiz

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Sri Lanka from 8 to 10 September 2026. The Ministry of Defence said the three-day visit was in line with India's Neighbourhood First policy and MAHASAGAR, or Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions. Singh met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who also holds the defence portfolio, and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya. Both sides reviewed the India-Sri Lanka Defence Cooperation MoU signed at Colombo in April 2025.

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the President of Sri Lanka and also holds the defence portfolio himself. During Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's three-day visit from 8 to 10 September 2026, his programme included meetings with President Dissanayake, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha. The visit came under the Neighbourhood First policy and the MAHASAGAR vision.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour to the Goa Police on 7 September 2026 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji. It is the highest honour conferred on a military or police unit, awarded here for over eight decades of distinguished service. Shah said the 112 emergency response time had fallen from 18 minutes to 8 minutes, with a target of under six minutes. Goa CM Pramod Sawant and DGP Alok Kumar attended.

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The UN General Assembly, at its 80th session, adopted resolution A/80/L.99 by consensus on 4 September 2026, proclaiming 27 November each year as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. Led by Sierra Leone, it was co-sponsored by around 70 countries including India. Bhuwan Ribhu of Just Rights for Children initiated it and Sierra Leone's First Lady Dr Fatima Maada Bio championed it. India's Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign began on 27 November 2024.