Latest News Headlines Wed Jul 25 20:08:41 IST 2018

2. PM addresses Indian Community in Uganda
3. List of MoUs signed between India and Uganda during visit of Prime Minister to Uganda
4. Press statement by Prime Minister during his visit to Uganda
5. Text of PM’s address at India-Rwanda Business Forum in Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda on 24th July 2018
6. President of India Addresses 3rd Anniversary Event of Speaker’s Research Initiative
7. Special AYUSH Clinics for the Elderly
8. Split of position of Chairperson and Managing Directors in listed companies
9. UPSO-II (IOCL) dedicates Rs. 1 crore for the benefit of Divyangjans by under CSR scheme
10. NFAI to host screening of Mark Osborne’s 'The Little Prince', a French 3D animated fantasy adventure family drama
11. 36th Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) Meeting of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana â€" Urban Sanctions a Total of 2,67,546 Houses from 10 States
12. Pakistan: Voting begins to elect a new Parliament and Provincial Assemblies
13. PM Modi says India is emerging as a global manufacturing and start-up hub
14. Parliament passes Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill
15. India, Uganda sign four MoUs in various fields
16. Centre asks states to appoint nodal officer to curb violence, mob lynching
17. 19th Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations begin at Drass War Memorial in J&K today
18. Pakistan goes to polls amid tight security
19. Nepal: Camp office of Indian Embassy in Biratnagar to be shut down from August 1
20. North Korea begins dismantling nuclear and ballistic missile facilities: Analysis
21. HM Rajnath Singh inaugurates 3-day National Traders' Conclave
22. Productive Monday in both the Houses of Parliament
23. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address Ugandan Parliament shortly
24. PM Modi gifts cows to villagers at Rweru Model Village
25. Crimes against Women & Dalits
26. Monitoring of Social Media
27. Tackling Cyber Threats
28. WCD Ministry launches ‘#Childline1098’ Contest- ‘Spot the Logo and Suggest a Tagline’.
29. No action plan to impose ban on alcoholism and smoking
30. Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts
31. Revoking AFSPA
32. Documentary Film Club with ArunKhopkar on 29th July at NFAI
33. Payroll Reporting in India â€" A Formal Employment Perspective- May, 2018
34. India’s exports record highest growth in 2017-18: Suresh Prabhu
35. Mbappe and Salah shortlisted for FIFA player of the year award
36. Raging wildfires kill at least 74 in Greece
37. Jammu & Kashmir: Two terrorists gunned down in Anantnag
38. President Kovind in Chhattisgarh; interacts with farmers and SHGs
39. Ground Report: Women-run sanitary unit a boon due to Livelihood Mission
40. On Day 2 of Kargil Vijay Diwas, 1999 war strategy discussed
41. As Pakistan votes, at least 34 killed, several injured in blast in Quetta
42. NITI Aayog to fund 80 incubation centers in 2nd phase of Startup ... - Knn India
43. Ethos raises Rs 11.99 crore
44. Maratha quota stir evokes mixed response in Mumbai, coastal districts (Lead)
45. Counting of votes begins at Pakistan polling stations
46. Agra should be declared a heritage city for tourists
47. Maratha quota stir: Shiv Sena claims Fadnavis may be replaced, BJP denies
48. IOC opts for Honeywell technology for fuels of BS-VI grade
49. All VVPAT to be in by November: EC
50. Mohanlal accepts government invite to Kerala film awards
51. Mild quake in Himachal
52. 3 minor sisters die under mysterious circumstances
53. Godrej Interio eyes 25% revenue growth, plans Rs 400-cr investment (Lead, correcting para 5)
54. Equity indices end flat; Sensex sets new closing high with marginal gains (Roundup)
55. Hero MotoCorp's Q1 net profit marginally down
56. Slower replacement of turbines force IndiGo, GoAir to ground planes
57. Digvijay Singh to 'present himself' before police in Bhopal
58. Peeved at being called anti-national, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh will be appearing before the police here tomorrow.
59. Rural housing, infra to boost cement demand by 6% in FY19
60. Cement demand is likely to grow by around six per cent in 2018-19, on the back of a pick-up in the affordable and rural housing segments and infrastructure, primarily in road and irrigation projects, according to a report.
61. Anil Ambani writes to Rahul Gandhi on Rafale deal, refutes allegations of lack of experience
62. Billionaire Anil Ambani has written to Congress President Rahul Gandhi refuting allegations of his Reliance Group lacking experience to get the Rafale fighter jet deal and said the government had no role in French Group Dassault picking up his company as a local partner.
63. KTDC launches country's first state-run all-woman hotel
64. Work on India's public sector hotel run entirely by women for women, claimed to be the first such in the country, was launched here today by state Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran.
65. Par panel slams govt for regional disparity in sanctioning cold chain projects
66. A Parliamentary panel today pulled up the government for regional imbalance in sanctioning of cold chain projects as most of them are located in states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab.
67. New deadline for thermal plants: SC asks if health of people 'irrelevant'; slams Centre, Power Ministry
68. The Supreme Court today slammed the Centre and the Ministry of Power for extending till 2022 the deadline for thermal power plants across the country to adhere to emission norms and asked whether the health of people was "irrelevant" to the government.
69. CBI asks Antigua to provide details of Choksi's whereabouts
70. The CBI has approached authorities in Antigua for details on the whereabouts of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, allegedly involved in the USD 2 billion scam in Punjab National Bank and who has taken citizenship of the Caribbean country, sources said.
71. Shelter home scandal: RJD demands Nitish Kumar's resignation
72. The RJD said today that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should resign taking moral responsibility for the alleged sexual exploitation of girls at a state-run shelter home here as he also holds the home portfolio.
73. Odisha will provide all info for GI tag of 'Odishara Rasagola
74. The Odisha government today said it will provide detail information to the Geographical Indication officials by the first week of August for the GI tag of 'Odishara Rasagola'.
75. MPs seek urgent central aid to Kerala for flood devastation
76. Terming the flood situation in Kerala as "severe", the opposition today asked the government to declare the situation a natural calamity and provide funds for relief and rehabilitation beyond the NDRF stipulation.
77. West Bengal Municipal Service Commission Bill introduced in
78. The state government today introduced the West Bengal Municipal Service Commission Bill in the Assembly for direct recruitment of personnel for prescribed categories of posts and services in the establishment of urban local bodies.
79. AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to admit his children in Delhi govt school
80. AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan has said he will admit his children in a Delhi government school, with an aim to remove biases in people's minds against these institutions.
81. Low intensity quake hits Himachal's Kangra
82. A low intensity earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district this evening, the Meteorological Department said.
83. REC board approves plan to raise Rs 70k cr via debt
84. Rural Electrification Ltd (REC) today said its board has approved proposal to raise up to Rs 70,000 crore through debt instruments on private placement basis.
85. PC Jeweller clarifies on withdrawal of buyback offer
86. PC Jeweller today said it did not immediately disclose to stock exchanges the non-receipt of NOC from bankers for its proposed Rs 424 crore buyback as it needed to discuss the issue first with its board.
87. Equally committed to protecting human life, cows: Adityanath
88. Days after a man was allegedly lynched in Rajasthan by cow vigilantes, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his government was "equally committed" to protecting human life and to the cow.
89. Word 'Islamia' being dropped from names of primary schools in Ballia: Officials
90. The Basic Education Department has started removing the word 'Islamia' prefixed to the names of some government primary schools in the Ballia district here, the officials said today.
91. Manoj K Dhar takes over as VC Jammu varsity
92. Prof Manoj K Dhar, a distinguished plant scientist and academician, today took over as the new vice chancellor of the University of Jammu, replacing prof R D Sharma.
93. L&T Q1 net jumps 43% to Rs 1,472 cr
94. Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today reported a 43.14 cent jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,472 crore in the June quarter.
95. SVO books forest guard on graft charges in J&K's Rajouri
96. A forest guard was today booked for acquiring property disproportionate to his known sources of income in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) spokesman said.
97. Light rains occur in parts of Delhi
98. Light rains today occurred in parts of the national capital, which experienced a humid day, even as the maximum temperature settled below the normal levels.
99. Interpol fails to issue Red Corner Notice against Zakir Naik
100. The Interpol has failed to issue a Red Corner Notice against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, accused of encouraging and aiding his followers to promote enmity and hatred between different religious communities and groups.
101. Shriram City Union Fin Q1 net profit rises 15% to Rs 230 cr
102. Shriram City Union Finance today reported 15 per cent rise in its standalone net profit to Rs 230 crore for the first quarter this fiscal.
103. Maha govt kept Maratha cops away during quota stir deployment:
104. The BJP-led Maharashtra government had purposefully kept away revenue and police personnel belonging to the Maratha community from the bandobast duty during the ongoing quota stir, a senior Congress leader alleged today.
105. Amend Companies Act 2013 to make CSR funds available to CMRF: TMC
106. The Trinamool Congress today demanded an amendment to the Companies Act 2013 to make corporate social responsibility funds available to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
107. HC sets aside order discharging Maran brothers in telephone exchange case
108. First lake of liquid water is discovered on Mars
109. A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars, raising the possibility that more water -- and maybe even life -- exists there, international astronomers said today.
110. ECP summons Imran for violating code of conduct
111. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has been summoned by the election commission to appear before it on Monday for allegedly breaching the secrecy of ballot while casting his vote at a polling station of a Islamabad parliamentary seat, from where he is contesting the general elections, according to media reports today.
112. Boeing earnings up, but reports higher costs on tanker
113. Boeing reported a jump in second-quarter profits today on higher commercial airplane deliveries but said costs on a closely-watched Air Force tanker contract had risen again.
114. Study warns of rising hacker threats to SAP, Oracle business software
115. Reuters watchlist: predicting the next U.S. downturn
116. Boeing forecast for defense margins clouds profit beat, shares drop
117. Larsen & Toubro fixes record date for dividend
118. Cera Sanitaryware gets reaffirmation in ratings for bank facilities
119. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Vs. Galaxy S9+ Vs. Huawei P20 Pro: Low Light Camera Showdown
120. How Ellen DeGeneres Made History And $87 Million This Year
121. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 5 - How Ellen DeGeneres Made History And $87 Million This Year
122. Astronomers have found a lake on Mars
123. Inequality is rising relatively slowly among black and Hispanic Americans
124. Supply chains based on modern slavery may reach into the West
125. >It’s 20km across and 1.5km beneath the southern polar ice cap
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128. “Apostasy” is a heartbreaking look at life as a Jehovah’s Witness
129. Why Mitsubishi’s new regional jet shouldn’t be written off yet
130. Should Geert Wilders’s cartoon contest be protected by free speech?
131. What’s at stake in Pakistan’s election
132. What is a heat wave?
133. Fiat Chrysler appoints a new boss
134. Business and finance
135. The case for treating disabled travellers better
136. Donald Trump is fighting trade wars on several fronts
137. A cacophony of views on what to teach children about God
138. Why is vigorous economic competition a good thing?
139. Danny Fields and Seymour Stein
140. Why the Taj Mahal is changing colour
141. THERE is no shortage of water on Mars. Astronomers reckon there is at least 5m cubic kilometres of ice locked up beneath the planet’s dusty regolith. Whether any of it is liquid is a trickier question.
142. IN THEORY slavery was completely abolished in 1981, when Mauritania became the last country to outlaw forced labour. In practice, however, it persists in many forms, some of them surprisingly blatant. In November CNN broadcast a grainy video depicting the auction of 12 migrant Nigerian men for farm work.
143. It’s 20km across and 1.5km beneath the southern polar ice cap
144. Many goods enjoyed in rich countries may have murky origins
145. Central Industrial Security Force Assistant Commandants (Executive) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2018
146. Coal production in private sector
147. PM congratulates the President of India on completing one year in office
148. LHB Coaches in Railways
149. Installation of CCTV at stations
150. Technical agreement of Railways with UAE
151. Environment-Friendly toilets in Railways
152. Railway Safety Fund
153. Drive against absentee workmen in Railways
154. Safety and Security measures for passengers in Railways
155. Dedicated Freight Corridors in Railways
156. Manufacturing of Trainsets in Railways
157. Public Private Partnership in Railways
158. Security and Safety of Railway Passengers
159. IndiGo grounds a few A320 Neos for want of spare engines
160. Debt-ridden farmer attempts suicide at Ghaziabad collectorate
161. Economic offenders Bill a face-saving exercise: Congress
162. Budget passenger carrier IndiGo on Wednesday said that it has grounded a few of its Airbus 320 Neo aircraft due to want of spare engines from Pratt and Whitney.
163. State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has chosen US petroleum technology major Honeywell UOPs Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to supply high-quality hydrogen at its refineries, Honeywell announced on Wednesday.
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168. AAIC® 2018 Features First Clinical Trial to Show Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment Reduces New Cases of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (Combined Endpoint)
169. Data analytics firm Qlik acquires Podium Data
170. Counting of votes began on Wednesday at various poll booths in Pakistan where polling was over, media reports said.
171. American data analytics and business intelligence (BI) firm Qlik has announced the acquisition of Lowell, Massachusetts-headquartered data management start-up Podium Data for an undisclosed sum.
172. Government cautions Assam on draft NRC
173. Congress presses for privilege motion against Modi, Sitharaman on Rafale
174. Government plans online course on nutrition
175. Shelter home rapes: Patna HC takes suo motu cognisance
176. Thackeray dares BJP: Joint elections okay, but PM, CMs must lay off campaign
177. The shutdown by Maratha groups seeking reservation evoked a mixed response on Wednesday in Mumbai and the coastal districts of Maharashtra, but ended on a violent note as police tear-gassed and caned protestors.
178. Even as the UP government and Agra district officials struggle to stitch together a "patch work quilt" called a Vision Document for the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), to submit before the Supreme Court on Thursday, after a stern warning by the justices "demolish or restore" Taj Mahal, environmentalists and social activists in Agra on Wednesday released an alternative Peoples Vision Document for Agra and Mathura.
179. The Election Commission on Wednesday said 5.88 lakh units of VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) have been produced so far and the remaining 10.27 lakh units would be procured by November, allowing it the time for making pre-poll preparations for the 2019 general elections.
180. As the three-day violent agitation by quota-seeking Marathas ended on Wednesday, ruling ally Shiv Sena claimed that the BJP central leadership was contemplating replacing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, but the BJP dismissed it as "rumour-mongering".
181. An earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, the weather office said. No loss of life or damage to property was reported.
182. Three minor sisters were found unconscious in their house and were declared brought dead in a hospital here, the police said on Thursday. There were no injury marks on them.
183. Andhra MP, 6 MLAs impleaded in cockfighting case
184. Drive safe to keep me away, 'Yamraj' reminds West Bengal drivers
185. The Hyderabad High Court has impleaded 17 public representatives including a MP and eight state legislators of Andhra Pradesh for alleged violation of the court orders banning cockfighting.
186. Ride a two-wheeler without a helmet in Sagar and Gangasagar coastal areas of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and the chances are that you will come across 'Yamraj' (god of death in Hinduism), at least a clone in flesh and blood, to forbid you from courting death.
187. 30 Russians to compete in European athletics meet
188. Farnborough 2018: Show roundup (video)
189. Longbow receives FCR order
190. Farnborough 2018: Link to start UH-60L training
191. Spectro Scientific updates SpectrOil M
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201. House of God
202. Ad: GLA University
203. Amendment in Prevention of Corruption Act will encourage bonafide decision making: SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar
204. Counting begins in knife-edge Pakistani elections marred by suicide bomb
205. There is talk of replacing Devendra Fadnavis within BJP: Shiv Sena leader
206. Uddhav Thackeray dares BJP: Joint elections okay, but PM, CMs must lay off campaign
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208. Decision making in state-run banks has come to a near halt with the Central Bureau of Investigation charging many bankers for alleged corruption.
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210. Nestle has been locked in a blockbuster legal war with US rival Mondelez, maker of Cadbury chocolate, over the four-fingered wafer biscuit which was first sold in 1935.
211. Neither Khan nor Sharif is likely to win a clear majority in the too-close-to-call election, with results likely to be known by 2100 GMT on Wednesday.
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213. The BJP has rubbished all such claims and accused its right-leaning ally of "rumour-mongering".
214. Fadnavis said his government was committed to provide reservation to the community, but pointed out that the issue was pending before the Bombay High Court.
215. New Delhi, Jul 25 () A foetus was recovered from a lavatory of an Air Asia plane after it landed here from Guwahati this afternoon, Delhi Police said.
216. He said it was to ensure a level playing field for all the political parties, since after taking the oath as PM, CM or a minister, they represent the whole country and not just a particular group/party.
217. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 was passed by the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote today. The Lok Sabha had cleared the measure on July 19.
218. After taking charge as AICC's general secretary in-charge for Assam, Rawat for the first time will come to Assam on July 26 on a four-day visit and will hold discussions with the party’s state leadership.
219. Govt data revealed that a total of 56 Indians were attacked in 13 countries in 2017.
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233. South Sudan’s prolonged negotiations highlight unlikelihood of comprehensive peace deal, but oil production agreement likely
234. US looks to develop block capabilities for Flight II LPDs
235. Terma updates ACMDS countermeasures dispenser
236. David’s Sling has dubious debut against Syrian missiles
237. US secretary of state’s visit to North Korea ends without substantive progress, highlighting contradictory definitions of “denuclearisation”
238. A fire broke out, for reasons unknown, aboard the logistic support ship (LSS) Vulcano on the night of 22/23 July. The ship is being built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy.
239. “At the moment it is too early to know the damage and causes of the fire,” Fincantieri said in a statement. It
240. COUNTRY RISK
241. Key Points
242. South Sudan’s major parties to the peace talks are likely to eventually sign the peace agreement; however, implementation of some clauses is likely to be delayed and others ignored outright.
243. Smaller parties disaffected by the peace agreement are likely to recommit themselves to
244. C4ISR: JOINT & COMMON EQUIPMENT
245. CBRN ASSESSMENT
246. A fire broke out for reasons unknown aboard the logistic support ship LSS Vulcano on the night of 2223 July The ship is being built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy
247. “At the moment it is too early to know the damage and causes of the fire” Fincantieri said in a statement It
248. South Sudan’s prolonged negotiations highlight unlikelihood of comprehensive peace deal but oil production agreement likely
249. South Sudan’s major parties to the peace talks are likely to eventually sign the peace agreement however implementation of some clauses is likely to be delayed and others ignored outright
250. C4ISR AIR
251. C4ISR JOINT COMMON EQUIPMENT
252. Pakistan Election 2018 Live Updates: Early trends show Imran Khan's party leading on two seats
253. Social media firms need to ensure their platforms are not used to commit crimes: IT Minister
254. Violence mars Pakistan elections, 35 killed in suicide blast
255. Alerted by Facebook, Assam police averts girl’s suicide
256. "The information was received from Facebook headquarters. A life was saved," police officials said.
257. 7,737 Indians languishing in various jails of foreign countries
258. The sensational police custody killings that brought Kerala public on the streets
259. शिवसेना विधायक ने मराठा आरक्षण आंदोलन के समर्थन में दिया इस्तीफा
260. Pakistan Election 2018 LIVE UPDATES: Polling ends, counting of votes begins
261. Maharashtra Bandh LIVE updates: Ashok Chavan slams govt, says, 'Till when you'll deceive people in name of discussions'
262. RRB Group D exam 2018 date: Modify invalid photograph, check steps here