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