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2. CBI takes over probe into sexual abuse at Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home
3. Haryana CM Khattar announces revenue survey to assess damage caused to crops due to heavy rain
4. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says 10% growth not possible without improving HDI - Economic Times
5. NITI Aayog mulls using PSUs' CSR funds on 'aspirational districts ... - Hindu Business Line (satire) (press release) (blog)
6. "India Ranked Very Poorly On Human Development Index": NITI Aayog Chief - NDTV
7. Niti CEO says 10 pc growth not possible without improving HDI - The Asian Age
8. Niti Aayog in talks with water ministry - The Asian Age
9. Malnutrition at unacceptable levels, make agriculture nutrition sensitive: Naidu
10. Gunrunner held in Kolkata, countrymade firearm seized
11. Neeraj strikes another gold, beats Cheng of Taipei ahead of Asian Games showdown
12. Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra today won a gold in the Savo Games in Finland with an impressive performance, beating his Chinese Taipei rival Chao-Tsun Cheng as the duo warmed up for an Asian Games showdown.
13. Guj BJP discusses strategy to retain 26 LS seats in 2019 polls
14. The BJP today organised a workshop in Gandhinagar to prepare a roadmap to win all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in the general elections slated for next year.
15. SP neither has 'neeti' nor 'niyat': BJP
16. Hitting out at the Samajwadi Party (SP), the BJP today alleged that it had neither any policy nor intention to do good work and allowed a "jungle raj" to prevail in Uttar Pradesh when it was in power.
17. Das announces Rs 1 lakh for poor Intermediate topper
18. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today announced Rs 1 lakh for Ramesh Sahu, a poor boy who topped the Intermediate examination in Gumla district, an official release said here.
19. Academic activities in schools will remain suspended tomorrow
20. With Patna receiving more than 140 mm of rainfall in the last 36-hours, the district administration today ordered suspension of academic activities in all schools tomorrow, officials said.
21. Himachal gets relief from heavy rains
22. Himachal Pradesh got some relief from heavy rains as monsoon remained less active today.
23. Rain water floods Bihar hospital; fish found swimming in ICU
24. Doctors, nurses and patients had to wade through knee-deep water and fish swam in the ICU of the state run Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) here today, which was flooded due to incessant rain lashing the capital city.
25. Meos demand arrest of Raj MLA in mob lynching case
26. The Meo community today demanded the arrest of BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, accusing him of being involved in a conspiracy of lynching of Rakbar alias Akbar Khan by a mob in Alwar.
27. 51 arrested for facilitating cheating in competitive exams in UP
28. As many as 51 people were arrested by the UP Police from different parts of the state for facilitating cheating during a recruitment examination for assistant teachers, officials said today.
29. Hamilton coasts to Hungarian Grand Prix win
30. Lewis Hamilton cruised to a dominant fifth win of the season in his Mercedes in today's Hungarian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel to 24 points.
31. ICAI CA intermediate 2018 result out; check your score at icaiexam.icai.org
32. Do you really need a car when all you need to do is book an app-based cab?
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34. Selecting a medical policy may soon become simpler: All you need to know
35. Shah's choices of BJP presidents in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh a mixed bag
36. Thailand's Supatra Dynasty - 4 Generations Of Women Running The Chao Phraya River
37. Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth Tumbles $18.8 Billion, More In One Day Than Ever Before
38. IPO Of Chinese E-Commerce Firm Pinduoduo Mints New Young Billionaire
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41. Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will rescue Zimbabwe. Don’t believe it
42. The rise and fall of bees
43. Tech firms are suddenly the corporate world’s biggest investors
44. Britain’s neglected churches turn themselves into unusual hotels
45. >In the first election since a coup, the party of Robert Mugabe deserves to lose
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53. FOR the first time since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe goes to the polls on July 30th without Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Instead the old despot’s former sidekick, who took his place after a coup last year, is bidding for legitimacy, together with Zanu-PF, the ruling party.
54. Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees. By Thor Hanson. Basic Books; 304 pages; $27. Icon Books; £16.99. BEES are wasps that went vegetarian. This was a brilliant evolutionary move: they now outnumber wasps by around three to one.
55. A COMMON way to describe the history of the technology industry is by product cycles. The 1990s was the era of the PC; then came the internet and related services, followed by mobile; and now artificial intelligence looms.
56. DOZING in church is usually frowned upon, no matter how lengthy the sermon. Yet at St Michael the Archangel, in the Norfolk village of Booton, nodding off is encouraged. In place of pews, there are camp beds and comfy chairs. A table by the pulpit offers tea and coffee and there is a kettle where the choir once stood.
57. “SELL in May and go away,” say the denizens of Wall Street, and to the usual summer lethargy is added the excuse of a heatwave. But for those working in private equity, there is no let-up.
58. In the first election since a coup, the party of Robert Mugabe deserves to lose
59. Their brilliant evolutionary strategy isn’t working so well in the modern world
60. Apple’s new headquarters has created 13,000 new construction jobs
61. Campers get the chance to take a pew in underused rural churches
62. They are reshaping Wall Street’s ecosystem
63. Decrying persisting malnutrition in the country at "unacceptable levels", Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for making agriculture nutrition-sensitive to address the problem.
64. Venkaiah Naidu visits Karunanidhi in hospital
65. A gunrunner, who is a member of a gang selling illegal firearms, has been arrested from the city's Tiljala area and a countrymade firearm, two cartridges and a magazine seized from him, police said on Sunday.
66. Patna road caves in after heavy rains
67. A large of part of a road in Patna caved in on Sunday following heavy rains that pounded the state capital round the clock, officials said.
68. Football coach Constantine slams IOA's decision to bar Asiad participation
69. MENSTRUATION AND ATTITUDE OF SOCIETY TOWARDS IT
70. ‘Healthy’ obesity linked to higher risk of heart disease
71. Yes Bank acquires 17.31% stock in Fortis Healthcare
72. How Internet can help those who self-injure
73. A little sugar in elderly can improve memory
74. HIV infection doubles heart disease risk
75. Tesla goes bankrupt, Musk tweets on April Fool’s Day
76. Tyra Banks learnt to love her body in pizza place
77. Messi, Neymar leading campaign for school lunches
78. Healthy foods keep you healthy
79. SP takes slender lead over BJP in Phulpur
80. Salman Khan gets in racer mode for ‘Race 3’
81. Rs 60K cr invested in UP in 1 yr: Yogi
82. Gujarat BJP discusses strategy to retain 26 LS seats in 2019 polls
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86. Samajwadi Party neither has 'neeti' nor 'niyat': BJP
87. Air Deccan which resumed operations after a gap of almost five years in 2017, had bagged 34 routes to operate in the the first round of the bidding.
88. Ghani congratulated Khan over the victory of his Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the parliamentary elections of July 25.
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90. During the SP regime, the only investments made in the state were by criminals and in (the field of) crime, said state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey.
91. BJP vice-president I K Jadeja told reporters that the workshop discussed steps to ensure the party repeated its "best result" in 2014 when it won all 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
92. NEW DELHI: The government is likely to unveil a major policy next month outlining a roadmap to build a robust defence production industry and make India one of the top five manufacturers of military equipment and platforms in the next 10 years. Official sources said the final touches are being given to the policy before it is being placed before the Union Cabinet for approval. They said a significant focus of the defence production policy (DPP-2018) will be to invest adequate resources to develop critical technology for manufacturing state-of-the-art military platforms including fighter jets, attack helicopters and weaponry indigenously. The DPP-2018 is likely to be released next month, the sources said. According to the draft policy, the government is looking at achieving a turnover of Rs 1,70,000 crore in military goods and services by 2025. A Swedish think tank, in a report in March, said India remained the largest importer of military hardware in the world in the last five years, adding Indian imports of major weapons rose by 111 per cent in the last five years compared to 2004-08. Officials said the aim of the DPP would be to indigenously develop all major platforms which are being imported since in the last six decades. According to official figure, India inked 187 contracts worth Rs 2.40 lakh crore with foreign and domestic firms for various military equipment and weapons in the last four years. However, majority of the projects are yet to take off due to procedural delays. Officials said the DPP is also likely to simplify the procurement process by cutting several layers of approval which often cause delays. They said the policy aims to make India one of the top five manufacturers of defence platforms with active participation of public and private sectors. The draft policy released in March listed as major objective export of Rs 35,000 crore in military equipment and services by 2025. The government identified 12 military platforms and weapons systems for production in India to achieve the aim of "self-reliance". They are fighter aircraft, medium lift and utility helicopters, warships, land combat vehicles, missile systems, gun systems, small arms, ammunition and explosives, surveillance systems, electronic warfare (EW) systems and night fighting enablers, among others. According to the policy, the government aims to make one of the top five manufacturers of military equipment and platforms in the next 10 years as well as to fulfil demand of other friendly countries. The draft policy says the licensing process for defence industries will be liberalised and the list of items requiring licences will be reviewed and pruned.
93. 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.
94. Scheduled commuter air operator Air Deccan today said it has restarted its flight services in Maharashtra. The airline had suspended its services in the state a month ago due to shortage of pilots and aircraft issues. Significantly, the airline had started services under the government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN only last December after getting an SCO flying permit from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA). It will be connecting Nashik with Pune, Mumbai, Jalgaon and Kohlapur with six times a week services to destination, the airline said. "We are happy to announce the relaunch of our new routes in Maharashtra connecting Mumbai with Pune, Nashik, Jalgaon and Kohlapur. The UDAN scheme is an excellent scheme initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make flying more affordable for the common man," Air Deccan Managing Director Shaishav Shah said in a statement. Air Deccan which resumed operations after a gap of almost five years in 2017, had bagged 34 routes to operate in the the first round of the bidding. "In this context commencement of regional connectivity scheme in towns of Maharashtra will continue to demonstrate Air Deccan's growth," it added.
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97. Delhi: Old Yamuna Bridge closed to traffic as water-level rises, evacuation underway
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99. Delhi: Old Yamuna Bridge closed to traffic as water-level rises, evacuation underway
100. Karunanidhi health LIVE: Security increased around Kauvery Hospital, medical bulletin on DMK chief’s condition expected shortly
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103. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took stock of the ongoing evacuation operation in the low-lying areas of the city and appealed to the people…
104. Centre mulls selling ‘mahua’ in bottles
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107. Britain's Geraint Thomas arrives in Paris on the final stage as the Tour de France reaches its conclusion on the Champs-Elysees.
108. Tour de France - Champion-elect Thomas races into Paris
109. SW Monsoon likely to be weak in next week
110. Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail will continue resistance-as lawyer
111. (REOPEN) PEOPLE-TN-LEAD KARUNANIDHI TWO LAST CHENNAI
112. Karuna Family arrives at hospital, security tightened, bullet in expected
113. Egypt wins world jr squash team title
114. MUMBAI, JULY 29
115. Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and Chairman N Chandrasekaran enter the newly refurbished Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata Group, on the occasion of JRD Tatas birth anniversary, in Mumbai on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-119U
116. Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and Chairman N Chandrasekaran enter the newly refurbished Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata Group, on the occasion of JRD Tatas birth anniversary, in Mumbai on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-118U
117. Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and Chairman N Chandrasekaran inaugurating the newly refurbished Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata Group, which re-opened after a year-long renovation project, on the occasion of JRD Tatas birth anniversary, in Mumbai on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-117U
118. KANNUR, JULY 29
119. Forest officials and Wild life rapid response team shifting the 23 King cobra snake lets from the artificially make nest to water tank, on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-116U
120. 23 King cobra hatch lings were kept in a plastic water tank (container), which was shifted from an artificial nest by forest officials and Wild life rapid response team on Sunday at Kottiyoor near Peravoor on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-115U