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2. Extension of Due Date for filing of Income Tax Returns
3. Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme to empower rural women through community participation
4. Many measures in to check cyber crimes against women: Dr. Virendra Kumar
5. A total Fund of Rupees 282 Crores spent on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme in the last 3 years.
6. Government has launched Samagra Siksha to treat school education holistically without segmentation from pre-school to Class XII - Shri Prakash Javadekar
7. Kargil Vijay Diwas Celebrations-2018
8. Government adopts multi-pronged strategy for overall development of tribal people living across the country
9. National Monitoring Committee has been set up to look into issues related to displacement, compensation, payment and resettlement including those of tribal persons
10. Rs. 448362 lakh released for Pre and Post Matric Scholarship for ST students from 2015-16 to 2017-18
11. Vast improvement in Human Development Indicators pertaining to Scheduled Tribes
12. Nitish Kumar recommends CBI inquiry into alleged exploitation of 29 minor girls at shelter home in Muzaffarpur
13. China: Explosion heard near the US Embassy in capital Beijing today
14. Full results of the general election would be delayed: Pakistani authorities
15. 19th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas being celebrated
16. Syria: At least 220 people killed in suicide bombings and raids in Sweida province
17. Centre assures to provide all immediate relief to the states affected by floods and drought
18. Underground lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life
19. PM Modi addresses Plenary session of 10th BRICS Summit
20. Heavy Rain cripples life in Delhi â€"NCR
21. Kargil Vijay Diwas: Nation salutes its Bravehearts
22. Gene that drives arthritis severity identified
23. Ground Report: PMKVY provides job-oriented professional training to tribal youth
24. New tool can predict where crime may occur before it happens
25. Pakistan polls: PML-N alleges rigging, EC rejects claim
26. Toll in Greek wildfires rises to 79 amid search for survivors
27. PM congratulates the President of India on completing one year in office
28. LHB Coaches in Railways
29. Installation of CCTV at stations
30. Technical agreement of Railways with UAE
31. Environment-Friendly toilets in Railways
32. Railway Safety Fund
33. Drive against absentee workmen in Railways
34. Safety and Security measures for passengers in Railways
35. Central Industrial Security Force Assistant Commandants (Executive) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2018
36. Coal production in private sector
37. GROUND REPORT: Modi Govt's Soil Health Card Scheme benefits farmers in big way
38. Deadline for filing individual I-T returns extended till August 31
39. Pakistan Polls: Imran Khan on way to open PM's innings
40. 7 lakh 43 thousand jobs created in May : EPFO
41. Parliament passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018
42. VVPATs to be delivered within time required for pre-poll preparations: ECI
43. Mbappe and Salah shortlisted for FIFA player of the year award
44. Raging wildfires kill at least 74 in Greece
45. Jammu & Kashmir: Two terrorists gunned down in Anantnag
46. President Kovind in Chhattisgarh; interacts with farmers and SHGs
47. Ground Report: Women-run sanitary unit a boon due to Livelihood Mission
48. On Day 2 of Kargil Vijay Diwas, 1999 war strategy discussed
49. NITI Aayog mulls using PSUs' CSR funds on 'aspirational districts' - Hindu Business Line (satire) (press release) (blog)
50. Lok Sabha passes anti-trafficking bill
51. Starvation deaths: Authorities jump into action, police seek to trace father (Roundup)
52. AlsoEnergy Announces Merger with skytron energy, Completes Acquisition of Draker Corporation Assets
53. Homegrown Kwality to fight it out with Kellogg's to capture cereals market
54. Steel makers uneasy over iron ore price surge as steel prices soften
55. Price of iron ore fines jumps by 17%, lumps by 11% as steel prices soften
56. Govt spent over Rs 1,600 cr on adverts in last three fiscal years: I&B
57. The central government's expenditure on advertisements through the electronic media in the last three fiscals was over 1,600 crore, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
58. West Bengal to 'Bangla': Not as easy as it sounds, name change requires amending Constitution
59. Though the West Bengal Assembly today passed a resolution to change the name of the state from West Bengal to 'Bangla', the process for the final approval is a long drawn one that includes an amendment in the Constitution.
60. Delisting of cos: Sebi proposes to allow promoters to make counter offer
61. Markets regulator Sebi today proposed measures to provide promoters a say in the price offered to shareholders of companies that are planning to delist from stock exchanges.
62. About 2 lakh jobs lost due dumping of Chinese solar panel: Par Panel
63. Dumping of Chinese solar panels in India, once a major exporter of the product, is estimated to have cost 2 lakh jobs, a parliamentary panel said today and asked the commerce department to properly implement its probing arm DGAD's suggestions on cheap imports
64. Pet coke is 'highly polluting': Centre tells SC
65. The government today told the Supreme Court that pet coke was a "highly polluting" fuel and its use should be allowed only in certain industries as feedstock and not for manufacturing purpose.
66. What Modi govt achieved in 4 years, Cong couldn't in 65: BJP
67. The BJP today said the Congress governments could not achieve in 65 years what the Narendra Modi-led government did in just four years.
68. Workers unearth jar full of old coins in U'khand
69. A jar full of old coins was unearthed by labourers engaged in construction work at Bhairavnath temple in Uttarakhand's Pauri district, officials said today.
70. HC upholds Maha state eligibility rules for medical admissions
71. The Bombay High Court today upheld the Maharashtra government's state quota eligibility rules-2018 for admissions to medical colleges under the state quota.
72. 9-year-old boy trampled to death by elephant in Odisha
73. A nine-year-old boy was trampled to death, while his mother and infant sister were seriously injured by a wild tusker in Odishas Keonjhar district, police said today.
74. Girl student lodges FIR against lecturer for indecent proposal
75. An FIR was today lodged against a lecturer of a government-run college in Gaya district for allegedly making indecent proposals to a girl student, police said.
76. CPI(M) opposes draft higher education Bill
77. The CPI(M) today opposed a draft Bill related to higher education, claiming it will have an adverse impact if passed in its present form.
78. Fifa World Cup: Women account for half of live viewership
79. Broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India today said 110.5 million viewers watched the live telecast of this year's Fifa World Cup across 64 matches, with women accounting for almost half of the viewership.
80. Freedom of expression being snatched away, says Kamal Haasan
81. Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan today said freedom of expression was "slowly being snatched away" in the country and this should change.
82. Ready for discussion with those demanding separate north
83. Karnataka Chief Minister H DKumaraswamy today said he was open for a discussion on thedevelopment of North Karnataka, a day after some outfits called for a bandh on August 2 to press their demand for statehood for the region.
84. Villager washed away in flash floods, another rescued
85. A villager was washed away and another rescued in flash floods Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district today.
86. Writer V Vijayendra Prasad, Eros International form joint venture
87. Baahubali" writer V Vijayendra Prasad and Eros International Media Ltd have partnered to jointly produce, develop and distribute original content in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
88. 3 minors die in wall-collapse incidents
89. Three children died in separate incidents of wall collapse due to rain in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district today, police said.
90. Hope Imran Khan works for better ties between India-Pakistan: Rishi Kapoor
91. Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor hopes cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, whose party emerged victorious in Pakistan's general elections, works towards improving ties with India.
92. Himachal govt committed to welfare of soldiers, says CM Thakur
93. The Himachal Pradesh government is committed to the welfare of serving soldiers, ex-servicemen and their families and has initiated several schemes as a token of respect for their services for the cause of the nation, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said today.
94. Romania minister apologises over Auschwitz gaffe
95. A Romanian minister apologised today for having compared the incineration of dead pigs infected with African-swine-fever to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
96. PM Modi, other BRICS leaders leave hand impressions on clay at 'Cradle of Humankind
97. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the other heads of BRICS states today imparted their hand impressions on clay during a visit to South Africa's famous Cradle of Humankind at Maropeng.
98. Industrial technology, multilateral cooperation must for better world: PM Modi
99. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted the importance of industrial technology, skill development and multilateral cooperation in creating a better world as he attended the BRICS Summit here.
100. Nigerian governor in violence-hit state leaves ruling party
101. The governor of a Nigerian state badly hit by violence between farmers and herders has quit President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling party, after a wave of defections by lawmakers.
102. Corrected: Biocon June-quarter profit jumps 47 percent, beats estimates
103. Nasdaq falls at open as Facebook leads tech selloff
104. McDonald's U.S. same-store sales miss estimates, share drop
105. Turning from China, Mnuchin says U.S. focused on EU pact
106. Is Pakistan on back foot after China's 'debt-trap diplomacy'?
107. China fails to address Islamophobia's 'real time bomb
108. PMLA court summons Nirav Modi, Choksi under new fugitive offender law
109. Kargil Vijay Diwas: How Indian soldiers won back nation's Himalayan crown
110. Taking a flight? Soon, you may not need to get your boarding pass stamped
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112. SC raps Centre over Taj Mahal maintenance, fears losing Unesco heritage tag
113. A step-by-step guide to help salaried employees file I-T returns online
114. Fifa World Cup 2018 watched by 110.5 mn viewers across India
115. Newsmaker: Pravin Gaikwad, the new-age Maratha warrior
116. HDFC MF IPO subscribed 5.5 times on Day-2, receives bids for 103 mn shares
117. Sonam Wangchuk and Bharat Vatwani among 2 Indians to get Magsaysay award
118. RRB ALP, Technician Admit Card 2018 to be out soon, here's how to check
119. Fund pick: Axis Long Term Equity
120. Rain deficit pares UP kharif area by million ha, 65% of state faces drought
121. A snapshot of used cars loans by various banks, NBFCs, and related details
122. Delay in tariff increase, higher coal prices keep CESC muted in Q1
123. Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 with 6GB RAM: Improved camera, better performance
124. Huawei Nova 3, Nova 3i with GPU Turbo, quad-cameras launched: Know details
125. Yes Bank Q1 net profit up 30% to Rs 12.6 billion, asset quality falls
126. CAG finds major goof ups in Indian Railways' train timings, distances
127. Not just Switzerland, Indians hiding less money in other tax havens too
128. Flashback 26 July 2005: 13 years since Mumbai was flooded like never before
129. Tata Steel's Bhushan Steel acquisition hits NCLAT hurdle, may get costlier
130. Steel firms breathe easy as raw material prices likely to stay range-bound
131. Maratha quota stir: Internet blocked in Navi Mumbai after clashes, arson
132. Looking for cheaper homes? Chennai sees price cuts, reduced unit sizes
133. Rafale deal: In letter to Rahul Gandhi, Anil Ambani refutes Cong's charges
134. Incessant rains, floods claim 20 lives in Odisha; over 300,000 affected
135. News digest: Impending ban on drugs, Srikrishna committee report and more
136. Govt moves Delhi HC to recover $3.8 bn from Reliance, Shell, ONGC
137. Madras HC sets aside court order discharging Maran brothers in BSNL case
138. Sergio Marchionne, the CEO who saved Fiat Chrysler, dies at the age of 66
139. Trump accuses China of targeting US farmers to get concessions on trade
140. EU to hit back with $20 bn tariffs if US imposes levies on imported cars
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142. Cashing in on cash is a costly investment mistake. Just ask the millennials
143. Parliamentary panel raps govt for inadequate allocation of funds to defence
144. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Vs. Galaxy S9+ Vs. Huawei P20 Pro: Low Light Camera Showdown
145. Startup Raises $100 Million To Allow College, Hospital And Business Bills To Be Paid In Foreign Currency
146. Attack On Saudi Oil Tanker In Red Sea Prompts Halt To Oil Shipments
147. Social Setback: Facebook's Disappointing Results Might Weigh On Nasdaq
148. Trump Administration May Further Limit Student Loan Forgiveness
149. American Airlines Is Sorry You're Upset With Them, Just Not Sorry Enough To Fix The Real Problem
150. What Would A U.S.-EU Trade Deal Look Like?
151. Oil At $200-Plus Per Barrel? Iran Can Make It Happen
152. Trump Offers Farmers $12B Bailout For Trade War
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172. George Sand’s unfinished legacy
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175. European xenophobia reflects racial diversity
176. Why Mitsubishi’s new regional jet shouldn’t be written off yet
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206. ITC net profit up over 10% in Q1
207. India to work with BRICS for Fourth Industrial Revolution: Modi
208. Cigarette-to-FMCG major ITC Ltd on Thursday reported a 10.08 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 2,818.68 crore in the quarter ended on June 30 as compared to Rs 2,560.50 crore in the year-ago period.
209. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India will work with other member states of the BRICS economic bloc to prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution while reiterating India's commitment to multilateralism, international trade and rule-based world order.
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214. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India will work with other member states of the BRICS economic bloc to prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution while reiterating Indias commitment to multilateralism, international trade and rule-based world order.
215. Banyan Biomarkers Announces Publication of ALERT-TBI Clinical Study Results in The Lancet Neurology
216. Don't miss your date with century's longest Lunar Eclipse on July 27
217. Replacing UGC like 'external enemy' destroying a country: Yechury to Modi
218. Overnight rain lashes Kolkata, heavy showers on the cards
219. All Chhath Puja ghats to be ready by November: Kejriwal
220. If you missed the trilogy of supermoons earlier this year, the Lunar eclipse -- the longest of the 21st century -- set to occur on Friday, will offer you a rare celestial treat.
221. Communist Party of India-Marxist chief Sitaram Yechury has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over how the government's plan to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) with a new body would adversely affect higher education in India, like an "external enemy" destroying a country.
222. Parts of Kolkata went under ankle to knee-deep water on Thursday following blinding overnight showers, with the met office issuing heavy rainfall warnings for the next three days.
223. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Krjriwal, who chaired a review meeting on Thursday about the preparedness of ghats for the upcoming Chhath Puja, said that all ghats would be ready by November.
224. The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill to prevent human trafficking, especially of women and children, provide rehabilitation to the victims and prosecute offenders.
225. Our system has failed: Sisodia on starvation deaths
226. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday attributed the death of three minor sisters in Mandawali allegedly due to starvation to "system failure," saying it is a matter of great concern for all.
227. England recall Rashid for first India Test
228. Safran details distributed propulsion system progress
229. Farnborough 2018: Link to start UH-60L training
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247. Contractor fined for storing water in train toilet
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261. Trump’s son-in-law gets back top secret security clearance
262. ‘Barberic’ penalty: Maharashtra teacher suspended for snipping student’s hair
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270. Government banks on international trade, GST, insolvency reforms to improve doing business rank
271. A reforms push for India's doing biz ranking
272. Bharti Airtel Q1 net profit falls 74% YoY
273. Govt banks on reforms for improved doing biz rank
274. Facebook takes historic plunge as scandals finally take a toll
275. Quality midcaps to scale new highs: Nilesh Shah
276. Govt plans HUDCO, NBCC, NTPC share sale
277. Farm distress ruined Vajpayee’s India Shining; can Modi avert it?
278. The cut off date for World Bank’s Doing Business Assessment 2019 was May 1 and the multilateral agency’s officials visited India from May 7-21 to observe and assess the on ground implementation of the reforms claimed.
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282. Bharti Airtel reports Q1 consolidated profit at Rs 97 crore
283. Tata Metaliks Q1 profit dips 0.75% to Rs 30.39 crore
284. CESC Q1 profit rises 2.2%
285. Scientists discover first-ever liquid water lake on Mars
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287. The shares fell the most in its history as a public firm, wiping out $120 billion in m-cap.
288. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 84.20 points, or 1.06 percent, to 7,848.04 at the opening bell.
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290. The cut off date for World Bank’s Doing Business Assessment 2019 was May 1 and the multilateral agency’s officials visited India from May 7-21 to observe and assess the on ground implementation of the reforms claimed.
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293. During its flagship night-time news show, 'Newsnight', BBC2 showed footage of former left-arm pacer Akram instead of right-handed all-rounder Khan as he emerged as the frontrunner in the Pakistani general elections.
294. Speaking to the media here, state Congress chief Ashok Chavan said the law and order situation in the state was bad because of "poor decision-making of the chief minister".
295. New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A significant share of food products, including that for newborns, available in markets is contaminated with Genetically Modified (GM) ingredients and is being sold illegally, reveals a report published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Thursday.
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297. Washington, July 26 (IANS) NASA is set to announce the names of the astronauts assigned to the new commercial crew capsules from Boeing and SpaceX, early next month.
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299. The shares fell the most in its history as a public firm, wiping out $120 billion in m-cap.
300. "Like largecap, midcap and smallcap indices also will scale all time high levels at some point.
301. During its flagship night-time news show, 'Newsnight', BBC2 showed footage of former left-arm pacer Akram instead of right-handed all-rounder Khan as he emerged as the frontrunner in the Pakistani general elections.
302. Pakistan is ready to improve its ties with India, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said today, asserting that the blame game between the two neighbours, detrimental to the sub-continent, should stop."If they take one step towards us, we will take two, but at least (we) need a start," 65-year-old Khan said today in his first public address after leading his party to victory in the general elections held yesterday.His party emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly elections, amid rival political parties' claim of "blatant" rigging in the counting.Khan said Kashmir is the "core" issue between the two countries and it should be resolved through talks."I am a person who arguably knows the most people in India because of my days in cricket. We can resolve the poverty crisis in South East Asia. The biggest problem is Kashmir," he said, suggesting that the two sides should come to the table to resolve it.
303. Iran has begun providing shipping insurance cover as well as its own vessels to continue exporting crude oil to India, its second biggest buyer of oil after China, people with direct knowledge of the development said. With the US reimposing economic sanctions against Iran driving away western re-insurers, Tehran has started to ship crude oil to India in its own ships and is also providing insurance cover for the transportation, they said.
304. NASSCOM has started conversations with states on digital transformation after partnering with Niti Ayog for defining the national IT strategy, the IT industry body president Debjani Ghosh said today. "At the Central level, we have partnered with Niti Ayog for defining the National IT strategy. The next step for us is to work with states... We have started the conversations," she told reporters here on the sidelines of annual HR Summit organised by NASSCOM. She was responding to a question on whether the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has taken up issues on digital transformation with various states. She said it was focussing on three topics -- what it can do to grow the innovation culture in the country, developing the right skills, working with the governments across the world to open new opportunities for Indian IT industry. Companies cannot leverage what it had done in the past and has to reinvent itself to stay ahead, she said. She also said the number of H1B visas issued between 2014-16 period to Indian IT professionals dipped by 43 per cent as lot of companies were becoming true multinationals. "Compared to the 2014-16 period, the number of visas issued has gone down by 43 per cent. It is because Indian companies are becoming true multinationals and we are localising where we are present. We are hiring local people", she said. Terming the discussion on H1B visa as 'political rhetoric', Ghosh said, "They (the discussion) are not translating into legislative action. So, we (NASSCOM) are watching it very closely. We are not taking anything for granted". "You know (US) President (Donald) Trump has come out with a document on skilling the US workforce. Indian IT companies in the US are one of the biggest investors in growing skills. So, we have to invest. There is a lot of discussion on that. We cannot do much about the political rhetoric (around the world)", she said. On hiring forecast for current financial year, Ghosh who took over as NASSCOM chief in April, said, "our projection is 100,000 new jobs this year. It means 100,000 incremental over last year". Noting that the opportunity in the digital transformation technology was 'huge', she said, the companies have to invest to leverage that opportunity. Internet of Things was one of the most important areas where new jobs were going to be created. Cyber Security would also provide new employment opportunities, she said.
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314. Russia’s external and internal pressure with probable Azeri military provocation likely intended to weaken new Armenian government
315. South Sudan’s prolonged negotiations highlight unlikelihood of comprehensive peace deal, but oil production agreement likely
316. M Karunanidhi falls ill: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister undergoing treatment for urinary infection
317. M Karunanidhi in hospital: "Considering his medical condition, the treating team of doctors have strongly advised for restriction of visitors," said the medical bulletin.
318. Imran Khan: I am one of those Pakistanis who want good relations with India, ready to talk on Kashmir
319. Hema Malini: I can become CM anytime, but not interested
320. M Karunanidhi falls ill: Former Tamil Nadu CM undergoing treatment for urinary infection
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322. A beautiful game, another beautiful story: Real Kashmir FC to train at Dortmund
323. Seemaraja song Vaaren Vaaren Seemaraja: Sivakarthikeyan gets his mass hero introduction track
324. PNB scam: Antigua govt to consider ‘legitimate request’ from India to send back Mehul Choksi
325. AIIMS Jodhpur recruitment 2018: Looking for a good package, apply online before August 24
326. Chandra Grahan or Lunar Eclipse 2018: Why we call it the Blood Moon Eclipse?
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