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2. Online generatjion and recording of APAR on SPARROW for IIS for the year 2017-2018
3. grant of financial up-gradation under MACPS to Senior Grade of IIS Group 'B'officers
4. A total of 5427 Missing Children, tracked and recovered through Khoya-Paya citizen corner of Track child since inception: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR
5. 195 One Stop Centres are functional in the country to support women-affected by violence
6. The WCD Ministry has requested Ministry of Finance for amendment to section 64 of the Income Tax Act,1961: WCD Minister
7. Engineering Services (MAIN) Examination, 2018
8. Environment & Skill Development Ministries Sign MoU to train one lakh RAC Service Technicians
9. Govt launches Swachh Bharat Summer Internship for the students to promote Swachhta related activities
10. Government increases funding for improving quality of Higher Education
11. Corporate Social Responsibility is good for Business: Suresh Prabhu
12. Government strictly complies with the rules of CEI Act, 2006 which provides reservation for SC, ST & OBC students
13. 150 Universities have been included in UGC list during the last three years
14. Badminton World Championships: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal enter quarterfinals
15. Govt approves e-auction of 683 private FM radio channels covering 236 cities
16. Assam TMC chief resigns over Mamata Banerjee’s opposition to NRC
17. Constitution (123rd amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha
18. Govt wants to pass amendment bill to restore original provisions of SC/ST Act: Rajnath
19. Assam: Nearly 60 thousand people reel under the fury of floods in 5 districts
20. BJP issues three-line whip to its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to be present in House
21. SC takes cognizance of alleged sexual abuse of minor girls at shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district
22. US Congress passes bill to slash Pak's defence aid to USD 150 million
23. There is a need to expand footwear industry to make India a manufacturing hub: Suresh Prabhu
24. NRC issue disrupts Upper House
25. Govt pledges to pass new SC/ST prevention of atrocities amendment Bill in Monsoon session
26. Saina Nehwal enters QFs of World Championships in China
27. EAM Sushma Swaraj on 3-nation tour to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan
28. Rajya Sabha adjourned over Assam's NRC
29. Lok Sabha passes OBC Commission Bill
30. Two terrorists killed in encounter in J&K
31. PHDCCI and CNI sign MoU to set up Indo-Nepal Centre
32. Don't publicize photos/ videos of minor rape victims: SC
33. Faster, coloured 3D printing method developed: Study
34. The Ambassador of Italy to India, Mr. Lorenzo Angeloni calling on the Minister of State, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
35. The Minister of State, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore addressing at the Opening Ceremony of ASEAN India Film Festival 2018
36. The Minister of State, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore addressing at the opening ceremony of the European Union Film Festival 2018
37. India’s Footwear Industry has huge potential for export & employment generation: Suresh Prabhu
38. Development of Major Ports
39. Flood Control Schemes
40. Dam Safety Bill
41. Latest R&D achievement of ECIL
42. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
43. 99% of wage payments electronically credited into worker’s account through Direct Benefit Transfer system to bring more transparency & minimize leakages in MGNREGS
44. Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating To Imported and Export Goods Notified
45. 37 Central Ministries/Department have been allocated funds under STC for 299 Tribal Schemes
46. Inclusion of Castes in ST List
48. Modi government gave clean chit to Choksi, alleges Rahul
49. Man dies after falling on Delhi Metro track (Lead)
50. Militant killed in Shopian
51. Two Romanians held for Kolkata ATM frauds
52. 13 digital malkhanas inaugurated
53. Live-streaming to include hearings on socially important issues: SC
54. Crisil DRIP: Rains catch up in UP and Haryana, laggard in Bihar, Bengal
55. Rs 110 bn cane arrears: UP sugar mills knock at Yogi's door for bailout
56. NHAI signs pact with SBI for largest unsecured loan at lowest interest
57. Services sector grows fastest since October 2016 to 54.2 in July: PMI
58. Fresh survey into allocation of temporary houses to people displaced from Kathputli Colony
59. A Delhi Assembly panel today asked the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to conduct a fresh survey to check the allocation of temporary houses to people moved to transit camps in Anand Parvat from Kathputli Colony.
60. Rajasthan Youth Congress protests against sodomy of student
61. The Rajasthan Pradesh Youth Congress today held a protest demonstration in front of a prestigious school in Ajmer against the alleged sodomy of a class 11 student by his seniors.
62. Minister stresses on need for connectivity with rural areas
63. Assam Industry and Commerce Minister Chandramohan Patowary today emphasised on the need for connectivity with rural area which is an important factor for cargo and goods to reach it's logical end.
64. Drug smuggler commits suicide during police encounter
65. Following a fierce gunfight with the police, an alleged drug smuggler today committed suicide in Bhimana, Rajasthan, police said.
66. Telecom gear makers applaud Trai recommendations to boost local manufacturing of equipment
67. Domestic telecom gear makers today applauded regulator Trai's recommendations on boosting local manufacturing and adopting measures to push usage of indigenous products in telecom networks.
68. Jewar Airport: Yogi promises fair deal in land acquisition from farmers
69. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today promised justice to the local farmers who are unhappy with the money they are getting for the land being acquired by the state government for the Jewar International Airport.
70. Pub owner arrested in molestation case
71. Police have arrested a pub owner for allegedly molesting a woman doctor.
72. Par panel bats for quick extradition process
73. A parliamentary panel has recommended that the extradition process should be simplified and made quicker, as it rapped the ministries of Home and External Affairs over the delay in extraditing an NRI man accused of cruelty to his Indian wife.
74. NCB seizes cocaine, arrests Kenyan national
75. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today arrested one Kenyan national from near the Sealdah station here following a seizure of cocaine from her possession, a senior officer said.
76. HC relief to convicted IAS officer extended to Aug 10
77. The Orissa High Court today
78. Rupay card, BHIM users to soon get cashbacks for digital payments under GST
79. The Sushil Modi-led ministerial panel today approved a proposal for incentivising digital payments through Rupay card and BHIM app by way of cashbacks.
80. Managing trustee of educational trust arrested
81. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested the managing trustee of an educational trust on charge of cheating, a police officer said today.
82. Bhanot Construction matter: Sebi directs promoters, others to make open offer
83. In a more than a decade-old case, Sebi has directed promoters and several other entities related to Bhanot Construction and Housing to make an open offer to the company's public shareholders.
84. Man arrested for duping people with promise of cheap iPhones
85. A graphic designer has been arrested for allegedly duping people by promising them iPhones at cheap rates.
86. Muzaffarpur: Brajesh Thakur's weapon license suspended
87. BJYM, TMC engage in war of words over colour used on dam wall
88. A war of words broke out today when activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) resisted workers of West Bengal's Trinamool Congress government from painting the Massanjore dam's walls in shades of white and blue, a senior official said here.
89. Modi thanks people for their continued faith as BJP wins in Maha civic polls
90. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of Maharashtra for their continued "faith" in the BJP following the party's win in two civic polls.
91. Non-profitable trust urges Odisha govt to conduct NRC
92. A non-profitable trust has urged the Odisha government to conduct a National Register of Citizens survey in the state.
93. Sunita Williams, 8 others to fly on Boeing, SpaceX spacecraft: NASA
94. Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA today for its first human spaceflight programme since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.
95. Swaraj calls on Kyrgyz Prez Jeenbekov; discusses bilateral ties
96. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today
97. Vidal set to quit Bayern for Barcelona - reports
98. Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal is reportedly on the verge of signing for Barcelona after briefly leaving the Bayern Munich training camp today.
99. Super Smriti smashes 60 ball hundred, takes Western Storm to victory
100. Smriti Mandhana continued her dream run smashing her way to a 60-ball-hundred as she powered Western Storms to an an easy seven wicket win over Lancashire Thunder in a Kia Women's T20 Super League encounter.
101. Mexico sees key NAFTA issues resolved next week, Canada joining soon
102. S&P, Dow gain as earnings optimism offsets trade tensions
103. Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
104. The Billionaire Raj: Cricket to elections, how money has changed everything
105. Kunal Kamra has ruffled a few feathers says he shouldn't be taken seriously
106. Vijay Mallya extradition case: The prison cell is the bone of contention
107. South Africa vacation proves instructive for kids, delightful for all
108. By my own hand
109. Teen angst in 2018
110. Oppn should block higher education bill in Parliament: Yashwant Sinha
111. Are professional photographers choosing phone camera over fearsome DSLRs?
112. Travails of people bent on resisting Aadhar till Supreme Court mandates it
113. Brokers to approach HC over STT on physically-settled derivative contracts
114. Sensex gains on positive monsoon forecast, banking stocks lead charge
115. Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3: India in spot of bother as Curran removes Rahane
116. RBI adds gold to forex reserves in June quarter, buys 2.5 tonnes in March
117. Huawei's Consumer Business Chief Talks Market Share, Sales, Kirin 980, And Mate 20
118. The Dual Sim iPhone Is What Many In Asia And Europe Have Been Hoping For
119. Economic 'Warrior' With China Ties Builds Taiwan's Top-Dollar Apartment Tower
120. Huawei's Consumer Business Chief Talks Market Share, Kirin 980, And Mate 20
121. How FinTech Firm MyBucks Plans To Offer Access And Financial Inclusion To Africa's Unbanked
122. Africa's Richest Woman Snubs State Prosecutors
123. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 3 - Why This 48-Year-Old Woman Is Building Ghana's Biggest Solar Farm
124. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 4 - How FinTech Firm MyBucks Plans To Offer Access And Financial Inclusion To Africa's Unbanked
125. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 5 - Africa's Richest Woman Snubs State Prosecutors
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142. CBSE invites Online Applications for Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (CSSS)
143. Revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) touched Rs. 7.19 lakh crore between August, 2017 and March, 2018
144. Government permits e-commerce shipment via Foreign Post Offices
145. Reform in Banks: Government working on a four-pronged strategy to improve the health of the Banking Sector
146. Vidyalakshmi Portal for Education Loan
147. Rs. 2,919.55 Crores under the Nirbhaya Fund for eight major cities to make them safer for women: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR
148. MSPs and return over cost of production for Kharif Crops (2018-19)
149. Mitigating people’s grief is the primary duty of a Legislator: Vice President
150. Compensation to Farmers for losses due to natural calamities
151. Two Romania nationals were detained in connection with ATM frauds in the eastern metropolis wherein many persons were swindled out of money totalling Rs 18-20 lakh through fraudulent transactions, Kolkata Police said on Friday.
152. Centre ready to change IBC to boost market for stressed assets (Lead)
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154. AAP finds scam in Haryana affordable housing scheme
155. Police file FIR against Ghaziabad lawyers
156. HC seeks Centre, Delhi's response on plea for policy to remove trees (Lead, Correcting headline)
157. Cordon off manholes, pits in Delhi, orders HC
158. Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his government gave a clean chit to fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi and enabled him to obtain Antiguan citizenship.
159. A militant was killed on Friday in an operation by security forces in south Kashmir Shopian district, defence sources said.
160. Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Friday inaugurated 13 digital Malkhanas from south Delhi's Sarita Vihar police station.
161. A man died after falling in front of a metro train here at Mandi House station on Friday, leading to bunching of trains on the line and inordinate delays in their movement.
162. SC seeks Centre, Delhi's response on plea to frame policy for removal of trees
163. Tech Mahindra, Nucleus Vision to implement blockchain in retail, telco
164. Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, on Friday announced a strategic partnership with Nucleus Vision (NV), India's biggest blockchain company.
165. Mum Neetu loves Alia Bhatt's latest picture by Ranbir Kapoor
166. 2019 Lok Sabha polls; Congress begins constituency wise discussions
167. Govt likely to come out with NCAP around August 15
168. August vacation plans ahoy! Explore the french-i...
169. Traveller’s Diary: This August, celebrate Raksha...
170. Ask the travel expert: International destination...
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178. Supreme Court grants relief to Nalini and Karti Chidambaram in two separate cases
179. Lately, Ranbir Kapoor has become Alia Bhatt's photographer on Instagram.
180. Sundaram Mutual
181. bankbazaar.com
182. UTI MUTUAL FUND
183. Ad: Iforex.in
184. No meandering permitted in Manafort trial judge's courtroom
185. China’s empire of money is reshaping lives across new Silk Road
186. The enterprise morphed into the “Belt and Road” initiative, a mix of foreign policy, economic strategy, and charm offensive that, nurtured by a torrent of Chinese money, is rebalancing global political and economic alliances.
188. The recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) will now be placed before the GST Council tomorrow.
189. Andhra Pradesh: At least nine killed in stone quarry blast in Kurnool
190. India vs England: Amul's cartoon on Virat Kohli's stirring hundred is spot on
191. Kerala church sex scandal: Priests should be the models of sanctity, says Archbishop
192. Assam lone woman CM Syeda Taimur fails to find place in NRC
193. India vs England: Amul’s cartoon on Virat Kohli’s stirring hundred is spot on
194. PV Sindhu reaches World Championships semi-final after beating Nozomi Okuhara
195. Andhra Pradesh: At least nine killed in stone quarry blast in Kurnool
196. A woman's husband had accused five Orthodox priests of using his wife's secret confession to "blackmail and sexually abuse" her.
197. Job of economists is not to predict crises: Urjit Patel
198. The NRC authorities said there was no legacy data of the former chief minister available with them and as such, it was not possible for…
199. Delhi: Man ‘jumps’ in front of moving train at Mandi House metro station
200. Virat Kohli batted with grit and patience to bring up his 100 in 172 balls during the second day of the first Test at Edgbaston. He also became the 13th Indian batsmen to register 1000 runs against England with Sachin Tendulkar.
201. India vs England 1st Test, Live Cricket Score Streaming, Ind vs Eng Live Score: India lose wickets in quick succession
202. Friendship Day 2018 Date: When is Friendship Day celebrated in India?
203. Delhi pips Gujarat to top investment potential index
204. Close-in shot of Osama Bin Laden in undated photograph
205. James Anderson
206. How can it avoid the pitfalls of Earthly society?
207. Artwork: Starliner
208. Apple chief executive Tim Cook
209. Middle East
210. The Fifth Floor
211. Alia Ghanem gives her first interview, saying she was "upset" that her son became al-Qaeda leader.
212. The US space agency assigns the first men and women to fly on commercial rockets and capsules.
213. When it comes to sales, China's Huawei has leapfrogged into second place.
214. Weird things caused by hot weather
215. Bin Laden's mother recalls 'good child
216. India five down, Kohli remains in pursuit of 194 - in-play clips, radio & text
217. Asgardia: The first space nation?
218. Nasa names astronauts for new era
219. Tech Tent: Who can topple trillion-dollar Apple?
220. 8 labourers killed in massive blast at granite quarry
221. A militant killed by SF in Shopian encounter
222. One held in connection of Mirajkar Saraf investment scam in Nashik
223. Security of UP CM tightened
224. Suicide bomb attack on Afghan Shi'ite mosque kills 39, 80 injured
225. NIA files charge sheet in escape of terrorist Naveed Jatt case
226. NHAI inks MoU with SBI for unsecured loan of Rs 25K crore