National News:
- PM Modi holds talks with South African President in Pretoria to boost bilateral ties
- India, Mozambique sign MoUs on drug trafficking, pulse trading and sports
- Nirmala Sitharaman to lead business delegation to Russia
- India has set up an apparel training centre in Nigeria to support textiles industry of the west African country.
- Uttar Pradesh government to plant 5 crore saplings in a single day
- Second phase of Haritha Haram programme launched in Telangana
- NASSCOM unveils India’s first Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things
- Andhra Pradesh to conduct ‘Smart Pulse Survey’ of 1.48 crore households
- Uttarakhand a surprise leader in ease of doing business rankings
- Rajnath Singh to inaugurate BRICS drug control meeting
International News:
- UK poised to have first woman PM since Margaret Thatcher
- NATO Summit begins in Warsaw; Afghan forces, IS militants on agenda
- Russian leader Putin signs ‘Big Brother’ law
- Sweden pays students to attend secondary school
- Obama to travel to Poland, Spain to attend NATO Summit
New Appointments:
- NCP leader Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar re-elected as Maharashtra Council Chairman
Banking:
- Home First Finance Company is looking to sell 30% stake for Rs 250 crore to fund operations
- Five private equities in race for 10% stake in Hero FinCorp for Rs 800 crore
- HDFC Bank Launches SME Bank
- ICICI arm tops IPO rankings
Business and Economy:
- Zydus, Medicines Patent Pool inks agreement for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s daclatasvir tablets
Awards and Honours:
- South African writer LidudumalinganiMqombothi wins 2016 Caine Prize
Science and Technology:
- Harvard University researchers have used 200,000 genetically-engineered rat cells to develop a robot that looks like a stingray
- Instagram introduces ‘Comment Moderation’ option
- Researchers using European Southern Observatory’s ‘Very Large Telescope’ have discovered a rare exoplanet orbiting three different stars located around 340 light-years from Earth
Sports:
- Rohan Prem, Kerala Cricket Association’s cricketer of the year
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