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2. Afghanistan; Dozens killed in Suicide attack
3. PHC rejects Justice Deepak Raj Joshee as next Chief Justice of Nepal
4. 1st Test: England set 194 run target for India
5. Badminton: Saina Nehwal bows out of World Championships
6. PHC rejects Justice Deepak Raj Joshee as next Chief Justice of Nepal
7. Centre ready to change IBC to boost market for stressed assets (Lead)
8. Record 3,350 kg ganja haul in Tripura: Police (Lead)
9. Second wave of floods hits Assam, 90,000 affected
10. Rajya Sabha members concerned over reduced sittings, disruptions
11. CBI moves request for Choksi's extradition from Antigua
12. England out for 180; India need 194 to win first Test (Tea report)
13. Rajnath reiterates Assam NRC process fair, opposition sceptical (Second Lead)
14. Blockchain can help solve logjam in courts: Niti Aayog CEO
15. Another 2 lakh companies may be struck off: Minister
16. Backwardness of SCs/STs enough to grant them quotas in promotions, Centre tells SC
17. ICRISAT to assess Telangana's 'Mission Kakatiya
18. HC disposes of pleas on Kejriwal protest at LG office
19. SC seeks Centre, Delhi's response on plea to frame policy for removal of trees
20. English important, but not at cost of mother tongue: British Council
21. Jet Airways trashes cash shortage reports, says airline to continue flying
22. OBO Betterman may invest Rs 500 million to expand India operations
23. Amid quota stir, BJP wins two key civic polls in Maharashtra
24. The BJP today scored a big win in the Sangli municipal elections by defeating the Congress-NCP alliance and also swept the Jalgaon civic body in Maharashtra where it trounced the Shiv Sena.
25. OPD for Majuli starts functioning at Jorhat Medical College
26. A separate Out Patient Department (OPD) for the convenience of the people of Majuli island has started functioning at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) from today, a hospital official said.
27. 17 killed, 5 injured in UP rains
28. Seventeen more people were killed and five others injured in rain-related incidents in different parts of Uttar Pradesh since yesterday, officials said today.
29. MP: Six die after speeding truck ploughs into roadside eatery
30. The owner of a roadside eatery, his two children, and three others were killed today in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district after a speeding truck crashed into the eatery, police said.
31. Gill, Ghosh will look to extend their lead at MRF rally
32. : India's top rallyists Gaurav Gill and Amittrajit Ghosh will look to extend their lead in the MRF Rally of Coimbatore, the second round of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2018, here over the weekend.
33. No person should be termed illegal immigrant: Taslima Nasreen
34. Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in exile since 1994, has said no person should be termed an "illegal immigrant".
35. US slaps sanctions on Russian bank over NKorea dealings
36. The United States today slapped sanctions on a Russian bank for helping North Korea evade UN Security Council measures designed to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
37. Ryanair proposes mediator for Irish pilots union talks
38. White House says Trump's resolve is firm on China trade
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40. China announces tariffs on $60-bn worth of US goods in latest salvo
41. Telcos flay Trai's pesky call norms, say changes to cost industry Rs 2-4 bn
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65. Centre ready to change IBC to boost market for stressed assets
66. Record 3,350 kg ganja haul in Tripura: Police
67. Goa Assembly mandates state government to ask Centre for mining law changes
68. Berger Paints to invest Rs 280 cr, net profit up 19.5% in Q1
69. Jet scrip slumps over sustainability report; it's malicious, says airline
70. The government is willing to make further changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) which has become a game changer in resolving the massive non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, problem of India's banks and creating a market for stressed assets, a senior official said on Friday.
71. Security forces have seized a record 3,350 kg of dry cannabis (ganja) valued at over Rs 2 crore and arrested two persons in Sepahijala district in west Tripura, police said on Friday.
72. More than two lakh companies have been identified for not filing their financial statements for two consecutive years and therefore may be struck off, Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs P. P. Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
73. The extradition request for fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, who has secured an Atiguan passport and is living there, will soon be sent to the Caribbean country, the CBI said on Friday.
74. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics(ICRISAT) will make scientific assessment of 'Mission Kakatiya' of the government of Telangana that aims to restore over 46,000 tanks across the state.
75. Choksi given citizenship after NOC from India : Antigua (Lead)
76. Jet Airways talking to employees to reduce costs
77. Demand conditions accelerate Indias July service sector growth
78. Jharkhand seeks more funds to fulfil aspirations of people
79. Choksi citizenship after Indias certificate: Antigua
80. Amman: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi (R) shakes hands with French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Amman, Jordan, on Aug. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh/IANS)
81. Kolkata: BJP workers participate in a march to demand publication of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal to drive out infiltrators from Bangladesh in Kolkata on Aug 2, 2018. (Photo: IANS)
82. New Delhi: Congress leaders Pratap Singh Bajwa, Ambika Soni, Sunil Kumar Jakhar and Ravneet Singh stage a demonstration to press for the release of funds for scholarships to Schedule Caste students of Punjab; at Parliament in New Delhi on Aug 2, 2018
83. Nanjing: Yuta Watanabe (R) and Arisa Higashino of Japan celebrate during the mixed doubles third round match against Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping of China at the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Championships 2018 in Nanjing, capital of east C
84. Mumbai: Filmmaker JP Dutta with actors Ishitha Chauhan, Dipika Kakar, Siddhanth Kapoor, Sonu Sood, Harshvardhan Rane, Arjun Rampal, Gurmeet Choudhary, Luv Sinha and Sonal Chauhan at the trailer launch of upcoming film Paltan, in Mumbai on Aug 2, 20
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89. Philippines defends restoring death penalty
90. Consuming fish may reduce premature birth risk
91. Google has announced adding a nifty feature to its Google Maps users that includes the battery level (of the user's phone) in the set of information that they share.
92. Arunachal Governor, Army chief discuss recruitment of youths
93. Deve Gowda enquiries about Karunanidhi's health
94. HC issues notice to Kamal Haasan
95. No need for Bharat Bandh, SC/ST Act being restored: LJP
96. BJP also means Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana - scheme for generic medicines
97. Blockchain technology can enable India to find solutions to huge logjams in courts, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Friday.
98. Close to 90,000 people have been hit in Assam as a second wave of floods ravaged the state, affecting 153 villages in six districts including Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Golaghat, Sivsagar and Charaideo.
99. Members of the Rajya Sabha on Friday expressed concern over reduced Parliament sittings annually, with some seeking an effective system to prevent and arrest the decline in parliamentary productivity due to disruptions.
100. The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that mere backwardness of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes was enough to grant them reservations in promotions and that there was no need for the government to back their inadequate representation with quantifiable data.
101. People aghast as UIDAI helpline number mysteriously appears in phonebooks (Roundup)
102. A large section of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday as a toll-free helpline number of UIDAI was saved in their phonebooks by default. Soon questions about privacy concerns started trending on social media, prompting the UIDAI as well as the telcom operators to deny any involvement on their part.
103. Delhi HC removes Kabaddi Federation top brass
104. India bowled out England for 180 in their second innings at tea on the third day, getting a target of 194 runs to win the opening Test at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground here on Friday.
105. The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the orders appointing Mridul Bhadauria as President and her husband Janardhan Singh Gehlot as Life President of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI). The HC ordered fresh elections within three months.
106. CBI sends extradition request for Choksi
107. Nation becoming intolerant, says Kamal Haasan
108. Plagiarism: Teachers to lose jobs, students their registrations, say new HRD norms
109. Not hounding media, says govt; refutes Opposition's charge
110. Nitish breaks silence on Bihar shelter home rapes, says he is 'ashamed
111. CBI moves for Mehul Choksi's extradition
112. Europe deals with heatwave from Portugal to a Finnish supermarket
113. Tata, Dabur among suitors for Kraft Heinz's Complan
114. India set 194 to win first Test against England
115. Gold rout takes prices near $1,200 as investors favour dollar
116. Twenty 14 Holdings to invest Rs 750 crore in hotels in India
117. Core biometrics under Aadhaar safe: Ravi Shankar Prasad
118. In Kerala, the company is constructing a 200 room hotel in Kannur while it is renovating another in Kochi. The Kannur hotel will go operatio...
119. Tata, Dabur among suitors for Kraft Heinz's Complan brand
120. Rajesh Exports bags Rs 892 crore export order from Middle East
121. Tailoring systems for Trai's pesky call rules to cost Rs 200-400 crore: COAI
122. SAIL reports Q1 profit at Rs 540 crore
123. Rupee makes a U-turn, recovers 10 paise against dollar
124. Prosecutors turn to Manafort taxes, unreported bank accounts
125. Rajya Sabha MPs want Par functioning for 120 days, more working hours
126. For next few years, this theme will dominate market: Atul Suri
127. Fiat Chrysler looking to block Mahindra Jeep knock-off in US
128. Tata Group, India’s biggest conglomerate, and Dabur India Ltd., the $11.3 billion consumer-goods company, are among suitors selected for the second round of bidding.
129. In Kerala, the company is constructing a 200 room hotel in Kannur while it is renovating another in Kochi. The Kannur hotel will go operational by 2020, Ahamed said.
130. The order is to be completed by September 2018, the company said in a regulatory filing.
131. All telecom operators in the country will be required to comply with these rules by December.
132. A broadly stronger US dollar has offered nothing but pain and misery to gold.
133. The largest public sector steel player said on Friday that its turnover rose by 22.42% in Q1FY19.
134. It is in connection with the misuse of official helicopters which caused Rs 2.17 million loss to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
135. The agency said the conspiracy to free the Pakistan-born terrorist was hatched in central jail, where he was lodged.
136. A broadly stronger US dollar has offered nothing but pain and misery to gold.
137. The favourable distribution of rainfall was expected to continue for the next two months, it said, raising hopes for agricultural operations during the kharif season.
138. Thousands of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday with a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) toll-free helpline number saved in their phonebooks by default.It looked like UIDAI replaced the earlier helpline number -- 1947 -- with the new number -- 1800-300-1947 , which got into people's phonebooks without their consent."This is no joke as it is on my phone too. I didn't save this number. Check your phone asap, feeling worried," a user tweeted with a screenshot.A French security expert, Elliot Alderson, asked UIDAI on Twitter: "Many people, with different providers, with and without an #Aadhaar card, with and without the mAadhaar app installed, noticed that your phone number is predefined in their contact list by default without their knowledge. Can you explain why?"Twitter was abuzz again with the new development after a huge uproar due to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman R.S. Sharma's open Aadhaar challenge to critics and hackers.Sharma made a tweetstorm by sharing his 12-digit Aadhaar number on July 28.Ethical hackers exposed at least 14 personal details of the TRAI Chairman, including mobile numbers, home address, date of birth (DoB), PAN number and voter ID, among others.UIDAI later responded with the following statement:Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)Press Statement3rd August 2018New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today in the wake of some media reports on default inclusion of the UIDAI’s outdated and invalid Toll free number 1800-300-1947 in contact list of Android phones said that UIDAI has not asked or communicated to any manufacturer or service provider for providing any such facility whatsoever. UIDAI emphasised that the said 18003001947 is not a valid UIDAI Toll free number and some vested interest are trying to create unwarranted confusion in the public. UIDAI’s valid Toll free number is 1947 which is functional for more than the last two years. UIDAI has reiterated that it has not asked or advised anyone including any telecom service providers or mobile manufacturers or Android to include 18003001947 or 1947 in the default list of public service numbers.
139. China on Friday announced a $60 billion list of U.S. goods including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals for retaliation if Washington goes ahead with its latest tariff threat. The Finance Ministry accused the Trump administration of damaging the global economy after it proposed hiking duties on $200 billion of Chinese goods in the second round of a dispute over technology. "China is forced to take countermeasures," said a ministry statement. It said the retaliatory duties of 25 percent, 20 percent, 10 percent or 5 percent on 5,207 products will be imposed "if the U.S. side persists in putting its tariff measures into effect." Washington imposed 25 percent duties on $34 billion of Chinese goods on July 6 in response to complaints Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology. Beijing retaliated by imposing similar charges on the same amount of U.S. products. Earlier Friday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman called on Washington to "come to its senses" and settle the dispute. Chinese leaders have offered to narrow their politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States by purchasing more American goods. But they have rejected changing technology development plans they see as a path to prosperity and global influence. The escalating dispute, with no settlement in sight, has fueled fears it might chill global trade and economic growth. Friday's threat targeting a smaller amount of U.S. goods reflects the fact that Beijing is running out of products for retaliation due to its lopsided trade balance with the United States. China's imports from the United States last year totaled $153.9 billion. After the earlier action against $34 billion of U.S. goods, that left about $120 billion available for retaliation. The highest penalties in Friday's list would be imposed on honey, vegetables, mushrooms and chemicals, targeting farming and mining areas that supported President Donald Trump in the 2016 election. The list included products as varied as snow blowers and 3-D printers, suggesting Chinese authorities were struggling to find enough imports their own economy can do without. Beijing's earlier round of tariffs appeared designed to minimize the impact on the Chinese economy by targeting soybeans, whiskey and other goods available from Brazil, Australia and other suppliers. Trump earlier proposed 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports. He told trade officials this week to consider raising that to 25 percent. Chinese authorities warned earlier that if the dispute escalated, they would adopt unspecified "comprehensive measures." That prompted concern among American companies that retaliation might expand to disrupting their operations in China. The United States and China have the world's biggest trading relationship but official ties are increasingly strained over complaints Beijing's technology development tactics hurt American companies. Trump's tariffs target goods the White House says benefit from industrial policies such as "Made in China 2025," which calls for developing Chinese competitors in robotic, artificial intelligence and other fields. China's trading partners complain those might violate its market-opening pledges by subsidizing or shielding Chinese companies from competition. The dispute is part of broader U.S. complaints about global trading conditions that have prompted Trump to raise duties on steel, aluminum, washing machines or solar panels from Canada, Europe, Japan and South Korea. The foreign ministry spokesman appealed to Washington to negotiate but could not confirm reports the two sides were setting up talks. "We urge the United States to come to its senses, correct its erroneous acts and create the necessary condition for a proper settlement as soon as possible," spokesman Geng Shuang said.
140. KOCHI: Twenty 14 Holdings, the hospitality investment arm of Abu Dhabi â€"based Lulu International group is planning to invest Rs 750 crore in India to build new hotels. It is also looking to enlarge its presence in Europe.``We are building a 200 room hotel and another one with 135 rooms in Bengaluru. They will be ready by 2019,’’ said Adeeb Ahamed, managing director of Twenty 14 Holdings, who was here to pledge Rs 1 crore to Kochi-Muziris Biennale.In Kerala, the company is constructing a 200 room hotel in Kannur while it is renovating another in Kochi. The Kannur hotel will go operational by 2020, Ahamed said.After its recent acquisition of Great Scotland Yard and The Waldorf Astoria-Edinburgh in the UK, the company is keen on further investment in Europe. `` We are interested in in investment opportunities in France, Netherlands and Switzerland,’’ he saidIn 2014, the company had planned to invest $ 1 billion over a six year period, of which 50% has been kept for acquisitions in Europe while the rest will be split between India, Gulf countries and far eastern countries, he added.The company plans to have 25 properties across the globe by 2020.
141. By Rupert Rowling and Ranjeetha PakiamInvestors are turning their backs on gold.The metal is near the lowest in more than a year, edging closer to a key $1,200-an-ounce level, and is heading for the longest run of weekly losses since October. Gold’s appeal has waned, even amid ongoing trade-war tensions, partly because of an upbeat outlook on the U.S. economy that’s strengthened the dollar.While gold is traditionally viewed as a haven in times of uncertainty, U.S. tax cuts and the Federal Reserve’s guidance for more interest-rate hikes has made the dollar an attractive alternative. There are other signs of investors getting out of gold -- holdings in exchange-traded funds are at a four-month low and money managers are holding their biggest bearish bet on record.“Gold is being hammered by the same factors that are negatively impacting the broader commodity sector: surging U.S. dollar strength as financial markets have dictated that it’s the ‘go-to’ safe haven in the face of Trump’s trade war ructions,” Gavin Wendt, senior analyst at MineLife Pty., said by email. “U.S. dollar strength has a negative impact on commodity prices and gold is no exception.”65262143
142. Otokar debuts Tulpar Light Tank
143. Assam NRC row: Police complaint against CM Sonowal over TMC leaders' detention at Silchar Airport
144. Kerala: After Nipah, West Nile viral infection suspected in Kozhikode
145. Assam NRC row: Police complaint against CM Sonowal over ‘manhandling’ of TMC leaders at Silchar Airport
146. The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC said the party will observe 'black day' throughout West Bengal on August 4 and 5 to protest against the detention of…
147. Nation becoming intolerant, says Kamal Haasan
148. ഇനിയെസ്റ്റയ്ക്ക് പകരക്കാരനാവാന്‍ ചിലിയന്‍ സൂപ്പര്‍താരത്തെ സ്വന്തമാക്കി ബാഴ്‌സലോണ
149. India vs England 1st Test, Live Cricket Score Streaming, Ind vs Eng Live Score: India begin 194-run chase
150. UIDAI Aadhaar helpline number added to people's contacts, body blames 'vested interest'
151. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said a decision to impose additional tariffs was made in response to US plan to raise tariffs on USD 200 billion of Chinese goods from 10 per cent to 25 per cent.
152. China to hit back at US with 60 billion dollars tariffs
153. Uttar Pradesh: At least 17 killed, 5 injured in rains, officials say
154. August 3, 2018 8:52:55 pm
155. A meerkat enjoys a frozen pea at London Zoo during the heatwave
156. Joe Root
157. Soaring temperatures are taking their toll on everyone from sprout farmers to zoo animals.
158. India are chasing 194 to win the first Test at Edgbaston after England are bowled out for 180.
159. The side effects of the European heatwave
160. Broad removes Vijay as India chase 194 - in-play clips, radio & text
161. NHAI inks MoU with SBI for unsecured loan of Rs 25K crore
162. Special court quashes bail of MLA, issues warrant
163. Minister Patil thanks people for putting trust in Mah Govt
164. Special court quashes bail of former MLC, issues arrest warrant
165. NIA files charge sheet in escape of terrorist Naveed Jatt case
166. Under attack for allegedly ignoring the welfare of the socially deprived community , the government on Friday introduced in the Lok Sabha The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill that seeks to restore the original provisions under which an accused could be arrested immediately.
167. Birmingham, Aug 3
168. Ishant Sharma's 5/51 tore apart England batting line-up as the hosts were all out for 180 on day 3 of the first Test against India as the tourists need 194 runs to win.
169. MHA receives 11 thousand nomination for 2019 Padma Awards
170. Nagaland Minister says on threat of illegal migrants
171. Nagaland MP apprises weather condition in Parliament
172. Man gets lifer for killing wife in Bokaro
173. Special court quashes bail of former JD (U) district president, issues warrant
174. Heavy rain wash out premier division Calcutta football league match
175. Haryana govt to provide sufficient facilities to manufacturers in Kharkhod Footwear Park
176. HYDERABAD, AUG 3
177. Telangana BJP President Dr. K Laxman, addressing media persons at BJP Office, in Hyderabad on Friday. UNI PHOTO- 154U
178. Telangana BJP President Dr. K Laxman, addressing media persons at BJP Office, in Hyderabad on Friday. UNI PHOTO- 153U
179. Govt introduces SC-ST Prevention of Atrocities Act Amendment Bill
180. Ist Test day 3: Ishant 5/51, England all out 180; India need 194 to win