Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet the heads of public sectors banks (PSBs) as part of the annual financial performance review exercise. The meeting is expected to discuss a host of issues, including progress made with regard to reduction in bad loans. Various recovery measures by banks and legislative steps taken by the government to expedite recovery are also part of the agenda.

The General Debate at the UN General Assembly session starts Tuesday in New York. World leaders from 193 UN member states will address the global body over nine days. US President Donald Trump is set address the General Assembly today. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is representing India at the Assembly, will hold several bilateral and multilateral meetings with her global counterparts. Sushma Swaraj will address the global body on September 29.

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket is set to make its 100th launch from the spaceport in French Guiana. It will lift off with two satellites -- Horizons 3e and Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38. Horizons 3e will provide coverage for aeronautical and maritime mobility, fixed and wireless operators, as well as mobility and government customers.  The Azerspace—2/Intelsat 38  is designed to provide a range of telecommunications relay duties at the service of its two operators —— Intelsat and Azercosmos.

India will take on Afghanistan in the final 'Super Four' encounter of the Asia Cup in Dubai. India have been on a roll after an unimpressive start against Hong Kong, with couple of one-sided victories over arch-rivals Pakistan and an equally facile one against Bangladesh.For Afghanistan, a win against India side will be a great end to the tournament where they have been competitive throughout. The Asia Cup grand finale is to be played on Friday.

Samsung will launch its A series phone the Galaxy A7 in India today. The new model comes with triple cameras and Infinity Display. It was first unveiled last week in South Korea.

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