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2. LS passes amendment bill to accord OBC Commission constitutional status (Roundup)
3. Three held for forcibly trimming beard of Muslim man
4. Andhra to pay Rs 1,000 monthly allowance to unemployed
5. Sole aim at present to defeat BJP in Rajasthan: Pilot
6. NCW sets up fact-finding team to probe Delhi woman's gang rape
7. IIT Kharagpur to develop coin-sized biological chips for medical treatment
8. Brand transition efforts to vary for new owners of NCLT steel companies
9. Cognizant Q2 net income declines 3% to $456 mn on rupee depreciation
10. WhatsApp to soon charge biz users; rates may be higher than those of SMS
11. RBI's back-to-back rate hikes in sync with other emerging markets
12. BJP using NRC to polarise people: NCP
13. The NCP today attacked the BJP over the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), saying the ruling party was exploiting the issue to polarise people.
14. Dalits, tribals standing solidly with Modi: BJP
15. Members of the BJP's SC and ST morchas today greeted party president Amit Shah on the government's decision to bring a bill to restore the original provisions of a law on atrocities against these communities and said it underlined its resolve to working for their welfare.
16. French Embassy conducts orientation session for students going to France
17. The French Embassy today conducted an orientation session for Indian students heading to France for higher studies.
18. Man kills wife, hangs self after altercation in Noida
19. A 28-year-old man allegedly killed his wife before committing suicide after an altercation between them here today, police said.
20. Lankan PM enquires about Karuna's health
21. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today spoke to DMK working president M K Stalin over phone and enquired about his father M Karunanidhi's health.
22. Anti-fascist front' of Maoists was behind Elgar Parishad: Ravindra Kadam
23. Outgoing joint commissioner of police Ravindra Kadam today said no Maoist link has been found in the Bhima Koregaon violence last December, though an 'anti-fascist front' was behind the 'Elgar Parishad' (conclave) held here a day before the incident that saw protests by Dalit groups.
24. England 9/1 in second innings at stumps on Day 2
25. England were nine for one in their second innings at stumps on the second day of the opening cricket Test against India, here today.
26. Gritty Kohli stands tall amidst ruins as India score 274
27. Virat Kohli took a giant stride towards exorcising the ghosts of 2014 with a masterful century as he singlehandedly pulled India out of the woods against England on an eventful second day of the first Test.
28. Financial fruit: Apple becomes 1st trillion-dollar company
29. Apple has become the world's first publicly traded company to be valued at USD 1 trillion.
30. Allergan sues Pfizer over costs of opioid litigation
31. Apple hits $1 trillion stock market valuation
32. New NBFCs set up realty verticals to tap demand for credit from developers
33. Divine intervention: Lord Ganesha campaigns for road safety in Bengaluru
34. Markets see steepest fall in 4 months on escalating US-China trade tensions
35. Letter to BS: Increasing number of internal ombudsmen, their independence
36. Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Kohli roars at Edgbaston with a ton
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52. Coal India boosted supplies by 15.1% to power sector during April-July
53. Made amistakes, will bounce back: Lenovo CEO
54. Akzo Nobel India's Q1 standalone net profit up 6%
55. Made mistakes, will bounce back: Lenovo CEO (Lead)
56. Implement NRC across India, says BJP MP
57. Darjeeling toy train cancelled following landslide
58. Khoya-Paya' portal helps track, recover 1971 children in UP
59. HC: AAP MLAs can't force EC to examine complainant
60. Opposition members created a furore in Lok Sabha as BJP MP Nishikant Dubey demanded that National Register of Citizens (NRC) should be implemented across the country. He also said that the Muslim population has been increasing in the North-East and elsewhere as census could not be conducted in these areas.
61. New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling Passenger train, popularly called the toy train, of the heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was on Thursday cancelled for four days after the track was damaged following landslide triggered by incessant rains.
62. The police on Thursday arrested three persons, including a barber, for forcibly trimming beard of a Muslim man, describing him a 'Pakistani.
63. In a major move, apparently with an eye on the next year's elections, the TDP government in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday decided to pay monthly unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 each to unemployed youth in the state.
64. Amid claims and counterclaims within the party to Rajasthan Chief Minister's post, Congress state unit President Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that his sole aim at present is to defeat the BJP and make his party form the state government.
65. The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday said it has formed a three-member fact-finding team to inquire into the alleged gang rape of a 24-year-old woman for four years in Delhi.
66. Cognizant to trim top deck to make room for juniors
67. Supreme Court quashes appointment of Army medical services chief
68. July 13 auction: SECI cancels all projects except Acme
69. Tata Trusts plans to support tech sector innovations
70. India vs England: Kohli hits his 22nd Test century
71. Respect CM, but have not 'put a lid' on my mouth: Navjot Singh Sidhu
72. Enforcement Directorate attaches over Rs 320-cr assets of Chennai jewellery group
73. Swiss can give bank client data to India in tax dodge case: Switzerland's top court
74. The Teaneck a rate the company attributed to its stricter performance management...
75. Amazon SME
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77. The Latest: US says Russia meddling not 'robust' as 2016
78. US officials raise alarm about 2018, 2020 election security
79. Archives: Kavanaugh documents not ready until October
80. Panel took fairly balanced call on data protection: Justice BN Srikrishna
81. Accenture names Gene Renzik as chief strategy officer
82. WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Donald Trump has directed a "vast, government-wide effort" to protect American elections after Russian attempts to interfere in 2016, the White House said Thursday.
83. WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The National Archives and Records Administration said Thursday it won't be able to complete its review of nearly 1 million documents regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in the George W. Bush White House until the end of October.
84. Kharagpur, Aug 2 (IANS) IIT Kharagpur has set up India's pioneering Bioelectronics Innovation Laboratory to develop futuristic battery-free implantable medical devices for treatment of brain, nerve, muscle or spinal cord disorders that are untreatable by using standard medical practices, according to the institute.
85. A vacation bench had took note of the appeal of the Ministry of Defence against the order of the tribunal restraining it to fill up the post of DGMS (Army) by an officer of its choice.
86. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) â€" Paul Manafort's bookkeeper testified Thursday that the former Trump campaign chairman kept her in the dark about the foreign bank accounts he was using to buy millions in luxury items and personal expenses.
87. New York, Aug 2 (IANS) US scientists have developed a novel soft, flexible and customisable sampling device that can help in the collection of different types of organisms from the sea without harming them.
88. The Teaneck a rate the company attributed to its stricter performance management moves and increasing global demand for tech talent.
89. ZURICH: Switzerland's highest court has allowed tax authorities to turn over bank account details of two Indian citizens who had fought the release on the grounds that India's request for assistance in a tax-dodging probe arose from stolen bank data.The case involved information leaked by whistleblower Herve Falciani, a French citizen who worked for HSBC's Swiss private bank and in 2008 disclosed details on thousands of clients he suspected were using accounts to evade tax.The information sparked investigations in several countries and put Swiss banking secrecy in a harsh spotlight. Swiss courts have sentenced Falciani in absentia to five years in jail for industrial espionage but he has avoided prison by remaining outside Switzerland.His leak forced Swiss courts to grapple with requests from other countries to help prosecute suspected tax dodgers whose Swiss accounts came to light.Last year, the Swiss supreme court rejected a French request for help in investigating a married couple for tax offences, ruling that data stolen from HSBC's Geneva private bank was inadmissible.But in a verdict released on Thursday, the Federal Court ruled that India should get access to the client data it sought.Unlike in the French case, it noted, India made no explicit statements about whether it got the data legally, and got the data from another country rather than from Falciani directly.As long as countries seeking legal assistance did not buy stolen data for use in such requests, their bids for assistance may be granted, the court ruled, opening the door for other countries to seek similar treatment.The German state of North Rhine Westphalia paid around 10.3 million euros for six CDs with details of Swiss bank accounts, the region's finance ministry said in 2012.
90. National armaments directors, others to review trial CARD results soon
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94. National armaments directors others to review trial CARD results soon
95. IND vs ENG, 1st Test: Virat Kohli leads India's fightback
96. IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli leads India's fightback
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98. Stock image of a male and female doctor looking at MRI scans in an office
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100. Alastair Cook
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102. The Duchess of Cambridge, the Queen and the Duchess of Sussex were all praised by Tatler
103. Mexico plane crash
104. The Earth and sun in space
105. A sunflower blooms in a field near the West Bank City of Nablus, 21 June 2018.
106. woman in pain
107. Two mayflies perched on a plant stem
108. Latin America
109. Science & Environment
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111. Virat Kohli's masterful 149 takes India to 274, before England lose Alastair Cook in reaching 9-1 - a lead of 22 - at Edgbaston.
112. Virat Kohli scores a superb 149 to keep India in the game on an enthralling second day in the first Test at Edgbaston.
113. Which royal has been dubbed 'the ultimate power dresser'?
114. The desire for the perfect Instagram picture reportedly saw 7,000 people descend on a Canadian farm.
115. These cosmetic procedures pose a serious risk of burns, scarring and recurring pain, warn experts.
116. Tokyo university 'changed female scores
117. True love': Brothers' kiss on lips sparks debate
118. Kohli's masterful 149 rescues India
119. Does this look like your boss?
120. Who are the best-dressed people in Britain?
121. Flames and smoke engulfed the aircraft
122. A sunrise from space
123. How sunflowers and selfies caused a 'zombie apocalypse
124. Vagina rejuvenating therapies 'risky
125. Close-up winners of garden photography competition
126. Time to adopt traffic management model of metropolitan cities in Srinagar, Jammu: Ganai
127. Nashik civic official commits suicide
128. Disbursement of salaries: Govt issues series of instructions to ensure fiscal discipline
129. Removal of Pay Anomalies: Finance Deptt issues formal SRO
130. J&K Govt restricts random creation of posts under Centrally Sponsored Schemes
131. Four killed, 3 injured in 2 separate accidents in Nashik & Dhule
132. Gurmeet Choudhary gets emotional at trailer launch of Paltan
133. PSPB men meet Railays in final; AAI women take on PSPB in summit clash