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National News:
Child labourer numbers drop 64% in 10 years
Parytak Mitra Programme to enable Students to act as Tourist Facilitators
Maharashtra Cabinet approved Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, 2016
Cabinet Ministers are Public Authorities under Right to Information Act, 2005: CIC
Health Minister JP Nadda launched project ‘Clean Street Food’
Union Government notified Maximum Sale Price of Bt Cotton Seed
Maritime India Summit 2016 to be held in Mumbai
Singareni 600 MW power unit synchronised in Telangana
46 countries to participate in 9th Defence Expo in Goa
“Advancing Asia: Investing for the Future” Conference
Telangana presents Tax-Free State Budget
Delhi tops in crimes against foreign tourists
Anand Sharma elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
6-yr-old youngest to climb Kangchenjunga camp
Post Office account holders can operate their accounts from any branch
Uttar Pradesh government to launch a campaign to protect sparrows
Delhi government may launch app-based bus service
International News:
Myanmar gets 1st civilian President in 50 years
UNESCO and CJ Welfare Foundation signed agreement to start a pre-school animation series Rainbow Ruby
India, Indonesia joint training exercise Garuda Shakti IV began at Magelang
4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves inaugurated at Lima
13th meeting of Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held in Dubai
Dubai to host robot Olympics in 2017
Putin orders withdrawal of troops from Syria
Vatican to approve Sainthood for Mother Teresa
Australia to re-open trade office in Iran
New Appointments:
Altico Named Naina Lal Kidwai as its New Non executive Director
Sonam Kapoor becomes the new face of Kalyan Jewellers
Banking & Business:
India Post selects Deloitte as consultant for Payments Bank
SBI releases Rs 1,465 crore under OROP scheme
Moody maintains SBI & IDBI ratings unchanged
Kotak Mahindra Group ties up with Canada Pension Plan for investment in Indian stressed assets
Bangladesh’s bank governor resigns on $81 million cyber theft
French major Michelin ties up with Snapdeal to Sell Tyres Online
Pfizer-owned cough syrup Corex banned in India
BSNL approves sharing network with Reliance Jio
Wipro joins hands with US firm Emailage
Sports:
British teen leads team to drone Racing title
Sachin Tendulkar to launch his fashion brand
First ever Paralympics Games starts in Arunachal Pradesh
Sports Ministry revises guidelines for appointment of Government observers
Science & Technology:
Fossils of 250-million-year-old reptile Teyujagua discovered in Brazil
Thumbnail-size frog named Microhyla Laterite discovered in India’s wastelands
Skype for Web allows landline, mobile calls
Microsoft stops supporting bitcoin payments
Xiaomi to open two new production units in India
Awards & Honours:
Sanjay Gupta, Jagran Group CEO and Dainik Jagran editor, chosen IAA Editor of the Year
Justin Bieber honoured at Kids’ Choice Awards
Obituaries:
Booker prize-winner Anita Brookner died
Lloyd Stowell Shapley, Nobel Prize winner in Economics, died
Jazz Singer and Grammy Nominee Ernestine Anderson died