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2. India to clash with US in their final group match of Women's Hockey World Cup in London
3. Materials that could make batteries charge faster identified
4. RJio Monsoon Hungama: JioPhone at Rs 594 with free data, calls for 6 months
5. Indian parents work overtime and borrow to put their children in varsities
6. Eight-day truckers' strike that crippled trade, industry called off
7. Egypt beat England to win World Jr squash team title
8. A formidable Egypt defeated England 2-0 to win the boy's title at the WSF-World junior squash team championship, here today.
9. 3 die, 72 fell sick due to contaminated water in Rajasthan
10. Three people have died and 72 fallen sick in the last three days allegedly after consuming contaminated water in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district, police said today.
11. Centre committed to double farmers income by 2022: MoS finance
12. Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla today said the Centre is committed to double the income of farmers by 2022.
13. Digi yatra" facility likely to take off in 2 months: Prabhu
14. The civil aviation ministry's proposed "digi yatra" facility, which seeks to make flying speedy and hassle-free, is expected to be rolled out in the next two months, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu has said.
15. Govt has taken several measures to protect tiger habitats: Vardhan
16. India has taken several measures, including bringing out guidelines for tiger safaris, to reduce the pressure of eco-tourism, protect habitats of the big cats and conserve its population, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.
17. VP Naidu visits hospital, DMK releases image of Karuna on bed
18. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today visited a private hospital here to inquire about the health condition of DMK chief M Karunanidhi.
19. Quota stir: Maha CM agrees for partial withdraw of cases
20. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today assured partial withdrawal of police cases filed against the Maratha youths for vandalising properties during recent protests for the quota demand.
21. Anil Kumar Chawla appointed as FOC-in-Chief of Southern Naval
22. Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla has been appointed as the next Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command.
23. Govt mulls selling 'mahua' in bottles
24. As part of its efforts to promote products made by tribal people, the government is mulling bottling mahua, a traditional tribal drink, to sell it in the open market under its Van Dhan Initiative.
25. Prominent Goans demand ban on right-wing Sanatan Sanstha
26. Calling the right-wing Sanatan Sanstha an "extra-constitutional authority" and a "cancer" whose spread should be stopped, prominent activists from Goa have demanded a ban on it.
27. Joint Parl panel not to submit report on Citizenship Amendment Bill in Monsoon Session
28. A joint parliamentary committee, which is examining a controversial bill seeking to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act, will not submit its report during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
29. Auditors should not quit audit work of firms halfway: Pai
30. An auditor should give a disclaimer saying that it cannot express an opinion if accounts of the company are incorrect, instead of leaving the audit work halfway, IT veteran T V Mohandas Pai said.
31. Country-wide monsoon deficiency remains at 5 pc; east India to get more rainfall this week
32. The rainfall deficiency over east and northeast India has come down in last one week but the country-wide monsoon deficiency remains at five per cent, according to IMD data.
33. CAIT to launch stir against Walmart-Flipkart deal
34. Traders' body CAIT today announced its plans to launch a nationwide stir against the USD 16 billion Walmart-Flipkart deal and said demonstrations will be held at the offices of the ED and RBI.
35. BJP govts have created atmosphere of fear for Dalits; Cong must reach out to them: Rahul
36. The inaction of BJP governments in states, especially Uttar Pradesh, has created an atmosphere of fear among Dalits and religious minorities, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said.
37. Performance of NEIAH satisfactory: Shripad Naik
38. Union Minister Shripad Yesso Naik today said the performance of the North East Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy (NEIAH) was "satisfactory".
39. Tibet an 'inalienable part' of China: Premier Li asserts during unannounced visit to sensitive region
40. Tibet has been an "inalienable part" of China since ancient times, Premier Li Keqiang has asserted as he hoped that religious groups in the sensitive region will continue to safeguard national unity and promote social harmony, the state media reported today.
41. 3 babies among 6 dead after boat sinks off Turkey coast
42. Three babies were among six dead after a boat carrying 16 people en route a Greek island capsized off the northwestern coast of Turkey, state media reported today.
43. Prominent lawyer who defended Milosevic killed in Belgrade
44. Serbian police say a prominent lawyer who was on the defense team of former strongman Slobodan Milosevic at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has been shot and killed.
45. Myanmar floods kill at least 10, force 54,000 people from homes
46. Surging floodwaters have killed at least 10 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes across swathes of Myanmar, a government official said today as more heavy monsoon rain battered the region.
47. Euro referendum not part of Italian government plans: Deputy PM
48. Only 66% of 1.77 mn registered companies were active till June: Govt data
49. Shell firms, Shell companies, Shell entities
50. Valuation in fast-moving FMCG stocks highest in nearly three decades
51. On A Bad Day For Facebook Stock, Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth Plunges $15.4 Billion
52. John Schnatter Sues Papa John's, Backtracks Admission To Use Of Racial Slur
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54. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 5 - John Schnatter Sues Papa John's, Backtracks Admission To Use Of Racial Slur
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99. Netanyahu calls Iranian Nuclear deal ‘horrible’
100. Japan Floods: 18,000 Volunteers Help in Worst Affected Areas
101. BJP leads in Karnataka vote count
102. Three AICC Secretaries to Madhya Pradesh named
103. Petrol bomb hurled at TTV’s car, 2 injured
104. Case to appoint ad-hoc HC judges
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106. BJP governments have created atmosphere of fear for Dalits: Rahul Gandhi
107. Threw challenge not as Trai chief but an ordinary citizen: Trai Chairman R S Sharma to Twitterati
108. Madhya Pradesh: Ahead of polls, BJP harps on development; targets Digvijay Singh
109. Only 66 per cent of registered companies are active: Official data
110. Trump has pushed Iran into a Rial mess
111. Insurers have Rs 15,167 crore unclaimed money
112. The Iranian currency has lost half its value against the dollar in just four months.
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115. Trump says he, New York Times publisher met at White House
116. LIC has Rs 10,509 crore, while the 22 private sector insurers account for the remaining Rs 4,657.45 crore.
117. Trump has pushed Iran into a Rial messThe Iranian currency has lost half its value against the dollar in just four months.
118. MNCs which were pulled up for not cutting prices post GST (Good and Services Tax) implementation, have argued before the anti-profiteering authority that prices of some products could not be lowered as there was difficulty in adjusting them to decimal points. The authority, in turn, has asked these MNCs why they could not adjust the quantity so that the benefit of GST rate cut could be passed on to the consumers. The authority, sources said, asked the Multinational Companies (MNCs) to follow the rules laid down in The Legal Metrology Act while fixing the price to the nearest decimal point. Some companies have argued that they reduced the prices of large packets but could not do the same for smaller packets and sachets, in some cases, as the quantum of price reduction was very low in decimal points, sources told . In a lot of cases the reasoning given by the MNCs for not passing on the rate cut benefit did not cut ice with the authority, which is looking into such cases post the investigation submitted by the Directorate General of Anti Profiteering. According to sources, some companies have said they had reduced prices of certain brands of the same commodity but did not cut price for other brands. It was also pointed out by some companies that they have reduced the prices of certain brands of the same product, but failed to explain why the prices were not reduced on other brands. Section 171 of the Central GST Act says that any reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit shall be passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices. To ensure that the prices are reduced, the anti-profiteering authority was set up in November last. Goods and Services Tax was rolled out on July 1, 2017. The GST Council, chaired by the Union Finance Minister, has in the last one year reduced tax rates in 384 commodities. As per the structure of the anti-profiteering mechanism in the GST regime, complaints of local nature will be first sent to the state-level 'screening committee' while those of national level will be marked for the 'Standing Committee'. If the complaints have merit, the respective committees would refer the cases for further investigation to the Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS). The DGS would generally take about three months to complete the investigation and send the report to the anti-profiteering authority. If the authority finds that a company has not passed on GST benefits, it will either direct the entity to pass on the benefits to consumers or if the beneficiary cannot be identified, will ask the company to transfer the amount to the 'consumer welfare fund' within a specified timeline. According to anti-profiteering rules, the authority will suggest return of the undue profit earned from not passing on the GST rate cut benefit to consumers along with an 18 per cent interest as also impose penalty. The authority will have the power to cancel registration of any entity or business if it fails to pass on the GST benefits, but it would probably be the last step against any violator.
119. Iran's currency hit a record low on Sunday of 100,000 rials to the dollar amid a deepening economic crisis and the imminent return of full US sanctions. The unofficial rate stood at 102,000 rials by midday, according to Bonbast, one of the most reliable sites for tracking the Iranian currency. The rate was confirmed by a trader who spoke on condition of anonymity to AFP. The rial has lost half its value against the dollar in just four months, having broken through the 50,000-mark for the first time in March. The Iranian government attempted to fix the rate at 42,000 in April, and threatened to crackdown on black market traders. But the trade continued with Iranians worried about a prolonged economic downturn turning to dollars as a safe way to store their savings, or as an investment in the hope the rial will continue to drop. With banks often refusing to sell their dollars at the artificially low rate, the government was forced to soften its line in June, allowing more flexibility for certain groups of importers. The handling of the crisis was one of the reasons behind last week's decision by President Hassan Rouhani to replace central bank chief, Valiollah Seif. The currency collapse was encouraged by the US announcement in May that it was pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal, that lifted certain sanctions in exchange for curbs to Iran's atomic programme. The US is set to reimpose its full range of sanctions in two stages on August 6 and November 4, forcing many foreign firms to cut off business with Iran.
120. Ahead of polls, BJP harps on development; targets Digvijay Singh
121. The BJP is specifically targeting senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, reminding people about the days when Madhya Pradesh was regarded as a "BIMARU" (laggard) state.
122. प्रेक्षकांच्या मनावर भुरळ घालणार ‘जिनीयस’ मधील ‘हे’ गाणं
123. யோ-யோ டெஸ்ட் தரம் போதாது; இன்னும் சூடு ஏற்ற வேண்டும்! – வீரர்களை பீதியாக்கும் ஜாகீர்கான்
124. ‘വ്യവസായികള്‍ക്കൊപ്പം à´'രേ ഫ്രെയിമില്‍ നില്‍ക്കാന്‍ എനിക്ക് മടിയില്ല’; പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി നരേന്ദ്രമോദി
125. ICAI CA IPCC Intermediate Result 2018 LIVE UPDATE: Servers down, results uploaded shortly at icaiexam.icai.org, icai.nic.in, icai.org.in
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128. 'India a flexible batting unit, be ready for surprises'
129. India a flexible batting unit, be ready for surprises, says Ravi Shastri
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132. Sean Connery in publicity art for Thunderball (Credit: Alamy)
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134. Trainers work with Orca killer whales during a show at the animal theme park SeaWorld in San Diego, California (19 March 2014)
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137. Many residents still have Russian surnames
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139. BP buys US shale assets for $10bn
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141. Travel giant Thomas Cook stops selling SeaWorld and Loro Parque tickets over animal welfare concerns.
142. Hungarian Grand Prix - radio and text
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144. The Bond film co-written by Connery that was never made
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146. Tour firm axes trips to killer whale parks
147. How a single comma can cost millions
148. How Japan’s visionaries saw the future
149. The US island that feels like Russia
150. A youth and his girl friend nabbed on cheating in the name of Karnataka Minister Shivakumar
151. Zimbabwe's Mugabe backs opposition on eve of election
152. As US pushes for Mideast peace, Saudi king reassures allies
153. Berrettini stuns Bautista Agut for career-first title in Gstaad
154. Chinese police apply to arrest 18 at scandal-hit vaccine firm
155. International Road Federation, a Geneva based global body working for better and safer road mobility world-wide, has urged all political parties to come together for early passage of Amended Motor Vehicle Act in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.
156. Puja curtain goes up with khuti puja at Bhawanipur 75 Palli
157. People celebrating Bonalu festival in Hyderabad on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-89U
158. People celebrating Bonalu festival in Hyderabad on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-88U
159. People celebrating Bonalu festival in Hyderabad on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-87U
160. People celebrating Bonalu festival in Hyderabad on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-86U
161. Global road safety body appeals to political parties for early passage of MVA in Parliament
162. 283 lakh pages of 2.96 lakh manuscripts digitized by NMM
163. New Delhi, July 29 (UNI) The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) has digitised 283 lakh pages of 2.96 lakh manuscripts , Ministry sources said.