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2. Maoist killed in Chhattisgarh gunfight
3. MCA ordered inquiry in 87 real estate companies
4. Hope 'progressive' Imran Khan makes things better: Anubhav Sinha
5. CCI seeks DIPP views on discount norms for e-commerce marketplace with FDI
6. CBI examining govt reference to probe Cambridge Analytica data scandal
7. Demand in RS to compensate farmers hit by rain-deficit
8. A demand was made in the Rajya Sabha today to direct the state governments to pay compensation to the farmers hit by deficit rains.
9. LS members pitch for more powers to District Councils in NE
10. Members in the Lok Sabha today made a strong case for strengthening and expansion of the institution of District Councils in the North East.
11. Donate generously for flood relief, says Kerala CM
12. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today termed the flood situation in the state the gravest in recent times and appealed to all to donate generously for taking up relief measures.
13. Panel set up to look into 'cash-for-marks' scam at Anna varsity
14. A day after a 'cash-for-marks' racket was unearthed at the Anna University, the varsity authorities suspended former controller of examinations and professor G V Uma, and constituted a committee to look into the issue.
15. Rupee takes U-turn, recovers 10 paise against US dollar
16. The beaten-down rupee today staged a good show by recuperating 10 paise to end at 68.60 against the US dollar in line with a stellar rally in domestic equities despite ongoing global trade war jitters.
17. Jet Airways shares dive 7% amid concerns over financial health
18. Shares of Jet Airways faced heavy selling pressure today, tumbling 7 per cent amid concerns over its financial health.
19. Over 120 pvt members' bills introduced in LS
20. More than 120 private members' bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha today including one to abolish death penalty in the country.
21. Fall in no. of people diagnosed with HIV in last 3 yrs: Health minister
22. There was an overall decrease in the number of persons diagnosed with AIDS in the country in the last three years, even as a few states had witnessed the emergence of "new hotspots" of HIV, Parliament was informed today.
23. Those accused in mob lynching cases should be treated as terrorists:
24. Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who was assaulted allegedly by members of saffron groups in Jharkhand last month, has demanded that those accused in mob lynching cases be treated as "terrorists" and tried under the counter-terror law UAPA.
25. Three logistics parks to come up in Ludhiana
26. Three new mega logistics parks would be set up in Ludhiana, Punjab's industry minister said today.
27. Chief Justice of U'khand High Court accorded farewell
28. Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph, who has been elevated as a Supreme Court Judge, was accorded a farewell today by his colleagues at a ceremony held in the High Court's bar room here.
29. SBM-G would result in averting more than 3 lakh deaths by October 2019:WHO
30. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) would result in averting more than 3 lakh deaths between 2014 and October 2019, said a WHO study of health gains from the government's flagship programme.
31. Finmin to examine pvt security industry demand for GST cut: Shukla
32. The finance ministry will examine the demand of private security industry for reduction of GST from the existing level of 18 per cent, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said today.
33. NIA files charge sheet against six in LeT terrorist escape case
34. The NIA today filed charge sheet against six people in a case related to the escape of LeT terrorist Mohd Naveed Jatt from a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an official statement.
35. Clusters of Bluebottle marine organisms found on Goa beach
36. Clusters of 'Portuguese-Man-Of-War', a venomous marine organism which looks like the jellyfish, have been spotted at Baga beach in Goa, a private lifeguard agency today said.
37. UP minister mulls policy to avert building collapse incidents
38. SEBI denies clearing Mehul Choksi's Antigua citizenship request
39. MHA forwarded Choksi's extradition request to MEA: CBI
40. Andhra CM attends Grama Darshini
41. Russia says its military in C Africa only to train local troops
42. Moscow today said its military members are in the Central African Republic only to train local forces after three Russian journalists were killed in the strife-torn country.
43. India, Kazakhstan agree to further bolster defence cooperation
44. India and Kazakhstan today agreed to further strengthen their defence cooperation as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met the country's top leaders and discussed ways to consolidate the strategic partnership in areas like trade, energy, security and information technology.
45. China threatens new tariffs on $60 bn worth of US goods
46. Beijing warned today it was prepared to impose new tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods if Washington ups the ante in the escalating US-China trade war.
47. Ind vs Eng: Chris Gayle lauds Virat Kohli for 'fantastic' century
48. Helicopter Eela' trailer to be out on Kajol's Birthday
49. China unveils retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods in latest salvo
50. U.S. June trade deficit posts biggest rise in 1-1/2 years
51. U.S. job growth slows in July, unemployment rate dips
52. Wall Street set to open flat as tepid jobs data, trade worries weigh
53. Meghalaya hosts show to strengthen trade ties with ASEAN countries
54. Pak organises anti-India groups for Independence day
55. Cambridge Analytica
56. Augmented Reality Recreates A New York City Not Seen for Centuries
57. A Warm Water Mass Called “The Blob” Is Killing Alaska’s Cod
58. Think You Could Do More if You Just Had an Extra Hand? You’re Probably Right.
59. We Can Now Successfully Transplant Lab-Grown Lungs in Pigs
60. Inventing America brings New Yorkers to Governor’s Island, circa 1623.
61. The state's governor is calling the population's decline a disaster.
62. Training with this robotic limb could improve your ability to multitask.
63. It's a strong signal that it could work for humans, too.
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81. Lab-Grown Lungs, Terraforming Mars, 3D Printed Guns, and More
82. Ride-Hailing Startups Go-Jek & Grab Seek Success In Southeast Asia With Localization
83. The Dual Sim iPhone Is What Many In Asia And Europe Have Been Hoping For
84. How FinTech Firm MyBucks Plans To Offer Access And Financial Inclusion To Africa's Unbanked
85. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 3 - Why This 48-Year-Old Woman Is Building Ghana's Biggest Solar Farm
86. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 4 - How FinTech Firm MyBucks Plans To Offer Access And Financial Inclusion To Africa's Unbanked
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90. Kumaraswamy wants investments in Karnataka's tier-2 cities
91. The government ordered inquiry into 87 real estate firms in the last fiscal and the first three months of current fiscal, Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs P.P. Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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96. Twitter users unable to automatically post tweets to Facebook
97. With Facebook cutting off access to its API platform for hundreds of thousands of apps, Twitter users are no longer able to tweet and retweet automatically on their connected Facebook accounts.
98. Portuguese man o'war cluster spotted on Goa beach; advisory issued
99. Opposition sceptical of government assurances on Assam NRC
100. One Maoist was gunned down and two policemen received injuries in a gunfight on Friday at Basaguda village in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said.
101. Badminton World: Saina, Ashwini-Satwik lose in quarters
102. Ton a test of physical, mental strength, says Kohli
103. Venus beats Heather at Silicon Valley Classic
104. Jet pilots, mgmt lock horns over proposed pay cuts
105. Nutralyfe
106. Ireland woos Indian companies from smaller towns post Brexit
107. TRAI favours net zero imports of telecom equipment by 2022; Rs 1,000 crore fund to push manufacturing
108. Forex reserves dip by $950.9 million to $404.2 billion
109. BSE group Q1 net inches up 4% at Rs 51.5 crore
110. ReNew Power in talks with Canada's OMERS to raise $300 million
111. CBI examining govt reference to probe Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal
112. Indigenous products should be further classified into Made in India Products, Designed In India Products or Designed and Made in India Products, it said.
113. There are more than 16,000 employees at Jet Airways. The airline said it is implementing several measures to reduce costs.
114. ant said the organisation was working on applying the blockchain technology to pressing problems of the country.
115. Gold reserves rose by USD 61.1 million to USD 21.201 billion in the reporting week.
116. Consolidated revenue from operations rose 6 per cent to Rs 116.99 crore for the quarter.
117. ReNew is an independent power producer with over 5,600 MW of commissioned and under construction clean energy assets.
118. Gold reserves rose by USD 61.1 million to USD 21.201 billion in the reporting week.
119. India has a significant number of family-run businesses but 97 per cent of those do not have family constitutions or succession planning documents, according to BAF Consultants.According to the company, which specialises in family business consultancy, India has 108 publicly-listed family-owned businesses, the third highest in the world.China tops the tally with 167 such companies followed by the US with 121.A trend which has emerged in India is the inclusion of daughters and spouses in family-owned businesses to take up leadership roles, which is more prevalent in South India, BAF Consultants said in a statement."Family businesses are dealing with complex situations at varied steps of their business life cycle... 97 per cent of Indian family businesses do not have family constitutions or succession planning document," it added,Incidence of family business related feuds, business governance, office and business constitution creation within the family has highlighted the need for professional family business consultants, it added."Today there is a visible change in the way Indian family businesses are managing conflicts to stay together for a longer period of time," said BAF Consultants Founder Anil Sainani.In a lot of cases, conflicts arise in family members due to lack of succession planning or when elders of the family are not willing to give up their positions for the younger generation to take on, he added.In such a scenario, Sainani said "family business consultants have a crucial role to play in turning the wheels of Indian enterprise".He further said a new trend which has emerged is the inclusion of daughters and spouses in family-owned businesses to take up leadership roles."The trend is more prevalent in South India," Sainani added.
120. Swedish government authorises FMV to negotiate Patriot purchase
121. MILITARY CAPABILITIES
122. The FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, announced on 2 August that it had been authorised by the government to enter an agreement with the United States on the purchase of the Patriot air defence system. This paves the way for the FMV to reach an agreement on the delivery of four fire
123. The FMV the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration announced on 2 August that it had been authorised by the government to enter an agreement with the United States on the purchase of the Patriot air defence system This paves the way for the FMV to reach an agreement on the delivery of four fire
124. Alsalam contracted to begin Saudi F15SR conversions
125. US Air Mobility Command chief seeks improved mobility through space
126. India vs England 1st Test LIVE: Play interrupted due to bad light
127. Mehbooba Mufti: Fiddling with J-K's special status will have 'catastrophic ramifications'
128. Kerala: Suspected West Nile fever case in Kozhikode district
129. India not a dharamshala: Raman Singh on Assam NRC list
130. Rick Genest aka ‘Zombie Boy’ dies, Lady Gaga & Twitterati urge people to end stigma of mental illness
131. Iraq withdrawal prompts partial redraw for Asian Games 2018
132. Mehbooba Mufti: Fiddling with J-K’s special status will have ‘catastrophic ramifications’
133. Relatives refuse to accept report on missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
134. External economists left for personal reasons: Government
135. Cambridge Analytica row: CBI examining govt reference to probe data breach
136. The move comes after Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad recently informed Parliament that the government had referred the scandal to the CBI.
137. Emmerson Mnangagwa says freedom of speech indispensable in “new Zimbabwe”
138. Anyone is free to address the media at any time, said President Mnangagwa
139. Sensex surges 391 points, Nifty hits new high
140. सुलझ सकता है किशोर कुमार के 14 करोड़ रुपये बंगले का झगड़ा
141. WWFचा ‘द केन’ बनला महापौर…
142. India vs England 1st Test, Live Cricket Score Streaming, Ind vs Eng Live Score: Play interrupted due to bad light
143. Karwaan Review: അനായസമായ അഭിനയം കൊണ്ട് ബോളിവുഡില്‍ ‘അറ്റ്‌ ഹോം’ ആകുന്ന ദുല്‍ഖര്‍ സല്‍മാന്‍
144. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 official video leaked ahead of August 9 launch
145. About 100 relatives gathered in Beijing to hear chief investigator Kok Soo Chon discuss the report prepared by a 19-member international team.
146. Top China, US diplomats meet amid trade tensions in Singapore
147. Over 120 private members’ bills introduced in Lok Sabha
148. Asian Games 2018: India to fight for all three gold medals in compound archery
149. Kerala: After Nipah, West Nile virus outbreak suspected in Kozhikode
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155. China plans tariffs after latest US threat
156. RBS to pay first dividend in 10 years
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158. The figures confounded many analysts, who were expecting Toyota's earnings to be flat.
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160. Toyota reports surprise rise in profits
161. BJP wrests Cong-NCP bastion Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Muncipal Corporation
162. Two killed, 2 hurt as passenger train hits car at unmanned level crossing
163. Dumka police arrests 2 with 249 sacks of ammonium nitrate
164. Advisor Kumar reviews developmental, security scenario in Pulwama
165. J&K government gives nod to reconstitute IAC
166. BJP steps up attack against Trinamool for panchayat poll violence
167. BJP on Friday stepped up attack against Trinamool Congress and alleged that several saffron party workers are either being offered money or threatened and being asked to stop working.
168. ‘Loveratri’ trailer: Varun Dhawan joins countdown, reveals new poster
169. Mahila Cong to have its own flag & logo
170. Punjab BJP takes jibe on Sidhu's excitement to attend Imran Khan's coronation as PM of Pakistan
171. Pratesh Shirodkar extends stay with FC Goa
172. 1st Test day 3: Ishant's 3/21 restricts England to 86/6 at Lunch
173. BUSINESS-KERALA-RUBBER CLOSING
174. Discovery to launch atypical military based show ‘India’s Citizen Squad’
175. BJP MP slams Congress on Mehul Choksi episode
176. Debate on Parliament (Enhancement of productivity) Bill commences in Rajya Sabha