News Headlines -Saturday 7th July 2018

1. EC carried out study on impact of fake news in elections: CEC
2. Annual Conference of Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society of India
3. Law Commission holding meeting with political parties
4. JEE, NEET exams to be held twice a year
5. President addresses annual convocation of Goa University
6. PM lays foundation of 13 infrastructure projects
7. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor likely to appear before Delhi court today
8. PM to inaugurate statue of unity on october 31
9. GVK ties up debt for first phase of Rs 55 bn Navi Mumbai airport project
10. IndiGo, GoAir find no defects after visual inspections of 50 PW engines
11. IndiGo and GoAir have carried out "visual inspections" of a total of 50 Pratt & Whitney engines powering their A320 neo aircraft in the last fortnight but no abnormalities were detected, a senior official said today.
12. Samsung's record-breaking streak is ending on falling chip prices
13. Fortis Board unable to determine if fraud has occurred, says auditor
14. Independent auditor of the Fortis Healthcare, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP today said the Board of Fortis Healthcare are unable at present to determine whether a fraud has occurred on the company.
15. No change in audited results, strengthening governance: Fortis Healthcare
16. Odisha govt tells Centre to scrap PPAs with newer NTPC projects
17. A milk startup takes on 300 million cows
18. Probiotics may be good for your bones
19. Losing 2% fluid of body weight may take toll on cognition: Research
20. Bangladesh promises full support in India's quest to bring Zakir Naik back
21. How cutting water use for irrigation could reduce anaemia in India
22. Aircraft manufacture, one million jobs part of Aviation plan 2035: Prabhu
23. Kejriwal to sanction funds for roads in unauthorised colonies in 15 days
24. UP questions Muslims' 'belated concern' on 1994 SC judgment on namaz
25. Freight rates up by Rs 1,000 on tight position of trucks, cargo movements
26. All 1,430 stranded pilgrims airlifted from Kailash Mansarovar
27. Looking for a job in railways? Contractual hiring is on for some categories
28. Solutions to India's growing malnutrition issue? Replace rice with cereals
29. Waiting for Maha govt's reply to penalise plastic ban violators: Railways
30. 3 killed in Kashmir's Kulgam as security forces fire at protesters: Reports
31. Shashi Tharoor granted regular bail in Sunanda Pushkar death case
32. India's 'gradual' shift to electric vehicles a blow to green goal
33. India fully WTO compliant, doesn't subsidise exports: Suresh Prabhu
34. Senior bankers get up to 4 years in jail for 1992 mega securities scam
35. Maharashtra CM calls for bigger investment in medical sector
36. Maharashtra Chief Minister  Devendra Fadnavis today called for bigger investment in the  medical sector to ensure affordable health services to people.
37. Union minister Jayant Sinha garlands Jharkhand lynching convicts, draws flack
38. Union minister Jayant Sinha has stoked a controversy as he felicitated eight convicts in the Ramgarh lynching case after they came out of prison on bail, with opposition today attacking him for the "despicable" act.
39. UP govt transfers Lucknow SSP
40. The Uttar Pradesh government tonight transferred Lucknow SSP Dipak Kumar, a home department spokesman said, three days after violence broke out on the university campus here.
41. Nun says police "not working" in sexual assault case:NCW
42. A nun, who has levelled  allegations of rape and unnatural sex against a Jalandhar  based Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, today complained to  the National Commission for Women that the Kerala Police was  "not working" in the case as the accused is a "highly linked"  person.
43. Amarnath yatra suspended tomorrow
44. Jammu and Kashmir authorities have suspended the Amarnath yatra for one day tomorrow in view of a strike called by separatists to mark the second death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, police said.
45. Economy is struggling: Chidambaram
46. Senior Congress leader P  Chidambaram today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi  and his ministers are keeping silent about tbe bleak economic  scenario the country is facing.
47. Tribal couple hacked to death in J'khand, three held
48. A tribal couple  was today hacked to death for allegedly practising black magic  and buried in a jungle in Palamau district, a senior police  officer said.
49. Warkari palanquins reach Pune on the way to Pandharpur
50. Amidst chants praising Lord Vitthal,  thousands of "warkaris" entered Pune today carrying the  palanquins of saint Dnyaneshwar and saint Tukaram enroute to  the temple town of Pandharpur.
51. Use social media to create awareness, not strife: Tiwari
52. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said today that social media should be used to create awareness and people must avoid online posts that may lead to strife in society.
53. 3 civilians dead after terrorists pelt stones in Kulgam
54. Three civilians die in Army firing in J-K
55. Three civilians, including a girl, were killed and two others injured today when Army personnel opened fire during clashes with stone-pelting protesters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, the police said.
56. IMA forms national committee for well-being of doctors
57. Considering the increasing rate of suicides and depression among medical practitioners, the Indian Medical Association has formed a national committee for emotional health and well-being of students and doctors in the country.
58. Maha MP threatens to stop milk supply to Mumbai from July 16
59. Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana  leader Raju Shetti today warned that milk supply to Mumbai  would be stopped from July 16 if the Maharashtra government  failed to provide subsidy to dairy farmers.
60. Bomb scare delays Rajdhani Express by two hours
61. 2012 Delhi gang rape: Verdict on review pleas on Monday
62. CPI(M) leader Moinul Hassan quits party after 42 years
63. Senior CPI(M) leader and former  MP Moinul Hassan today announced his decision to quit the  party following "differences of opinion".
64. HC warns against medical admissions using fraudulently obtained nativity certificates
65. The Madras High Court has warned that medical degrees of candidates, who secure admissions in Tamil Nadu on the basis of fraudulently obtained nativity certificates, would automatically stand as invalid.
66. Kashmiri Pandit group to organise business meet in Pune
67. A group of Kashmiri Pandit youth is  organising a business conference in Pune tomorrow to create an  ecosystem for members of the community who are setting up  startups or small medium enterprises.
68. NGO alleges threat from UP cop over fake encounter
69. A voluntary organisation today accused the Uttar Pradesh police of threatening those who raise their voice against fake encounters, saying its own general secretary's life was in danger.
70. Militants hurl grenade at armed forces at two places no casualty
71. Militants attacked security forces with grenades at Srinagar and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir today, but there was no loss of life, police said.
72. Yashwant Sinha disapproves of son garlanding lynching convicts
73. Facing flak for garlanding people convicted for lynching a man in Jharkhand,Union minister Jayant Sinha today came under fire from his father Yashwant Sinha who said he was earlier 'nalayak' (worthless) father of a 'layak' (worthy) son, but it is the reverse now.
74. Farmers threaten stir for waiver of all farm loans
75. A farmers' organisation has  threatened to stage an agitation here on Monday seeking waiver  of all farm loans to the tune of Rs 1.20 lakh crore.
76. Dead lizard found in mid-day meal at Delhi govt school, 2 girls taken ill
77. Two girls were taken ill after having mid-day meal at a Delhi government school in East of Kailash in which a dead lizard was allegedly found, prompting Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to order the termination of the food supplier's contract.
78. Tharoor moves Delhi Court to prevent chargesheet from being made public
79. BJP's 'one nation one election' proposal unconstitutional: TMC
80. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) today described the concept of "one nation, one election" proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "impractical and unconstitutional".
81. Multiplex owners meet Raj Thackeray, discuss MNS' objections
82. Several multiplex owners today met  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray at his  residence here and discussed the objections of the party  related to food items being sold in movie theatres.
83. Raj govt organised PM's rally for political gains: Pilot
84. Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot today slammed the state government for misusing machinery to hold a public meeting here, saying the BJP organised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally for its political gains.
85. Prez praises Goa's cosmopolitan culture, its people's warmth
86. President Ram Nath Kovind today praised Goa for its cosmopolitan character and called its people "global citizens" due to their extensive contact with the world.
87. Karna CM assurance to CII on simplifying investment process
88. Karnataka Chief Minister  H D Kumaraswamy today promised the business community that he  would appoint a responsible officer at his office to simplify  investment process.
89. Don't approve of my son's actions: Yashwant Sinha
90. IOA drops entire triathlon team from Asian Games, equestrian show jumping added
91. The Indian Olympic Association today made several changes to the country's contingent of athletes for the upcoming Asian Games, dropping the entire triathlon team for furnishing "misleading information" by the national federation.
92. India does not subsidise exports, complies with WTO norms: Prabhu
93. Dispelling the "misconception" that India subsidises its exports, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu today asserted that the country fully complies with the guidelines of the WTO, which itself is "under threat".
94. PM Modi to address 'thanksgiving' rally for MSP hike in Punjab on July 11: Sukhbir
95. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over a 'thanksgiving' rally at Malout in Muktsar district to mark the "unprecedented" increase in minimum support price of kharif crops, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said today.
96. Amarnath Yatra resumes on Baltal route after three days
97. The Amarnath Yatra resumed on the Baltal route in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district today after remaining suspended for three days due to landslides and inclement weather.
98. Man sentenced to death for raping minor in MP's Rehli town