NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Puducherry, Odisha and Rajasthan ratifies GST
Bill: The PuducherryOdisha and Rajasthan Legislative
Assembly have unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods
and Services Tax (GST).
2.
First BRICS film festival to begin in New Delhi from today: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting RajyavardhanRathore
will inaugurate the festival. The film festival is the run up to the BRICS
summit which is to be held in Goa next month from 15th to 16th.
3.
Country’s economic growth
recorded 7.1% in first quarter of current fiscal:The country's economy grew at 7.1 % in the April to June quarter of the
current fiscal, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office.
4. Gujarat signs MoU with
aviation ministry: The Gujarat government has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the ministry of civil aviation to develop 11 airports
and airstrips to boost regional connectivity.
5. Justice Dhingra hints at
irregularities in Haryana land deals case: ustice S.N. Dhingra has submitted a 182-page report to the Haryana government on granting of
Change of Land Use (CLU) licences in 4 villages of Gurgaon during the rule of
the previous Congress government, hinting at irregularities.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Deep Kumar Upadhyay re-appointed as Nepal’s envoy to India.
2. SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket, satellite destroyed in explosion: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on its Cape
Canaveral launch pad during a test, destroying a commercial satellite that
Facebook had planned to use to extend Internet access in Africa.
3. LG Electronics ties up with Amazon on
smart-home services: LG Electronics Inc.
has tied-up with Amazon.com Inc on smart-home services. This tie-up will help
to enable the services of Amazon such as the Alexa virtual assistant on some of
the electronics maker's devices.
4. Jackie Chan to receive lifetime achievement
Oscar: Martial arts expert and actor Jackie
Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar. The announcement was made
by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Chan made his movie debut
at the age of 8.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Union Bank rolls out mobile app: Union Bank of India has launched USSD (unstructured supplementary
service data) based ‘*99#’ mobile application on Play Store on Android
platform. This ‘*99#’ mobile app does not require internet connectivity to
perform banking and other value-added services.
2. DCB launches ‘mVisa’, a mobile-based payment
solution: DCB Bank
has launched ‘mVisa’, a mobile-based payment solution that will make payments
at retail outlets much easier.
AWARDS:
3. Bezwada Wilson, TM Krishna wins
Ramon Magsaysay Award: Karnataka-born Bezwada Wilson, a prolific campaigner
for eradication of manual scavenging in India, and Carnatic singer T
M Krishna from Chennai, were chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award
for 2016.
4.
Kiran M Shaw appointed ‘Knight of Legion of Honour’ by France: Biocon chairperson and managing director (M)
KiranMazumdar Shaw has been appointed 'Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la
Legion d'Honneur' (Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour)
for her outstanding contribution and dedication to Biosciences and Research
field globally.
OBITUARIES:
5. Australia’s oldest surviving test player dies: ustralia's oldest surviving Test cricketer, Len Maddocks, has passed
away aged 90. Maddocks, a batsman and wicket-keeper, played seven Tests for
Australia between 1954 and 1956, and managed the Australian cricket team on its
1977 tour of England.
6. Noted
Assamese poet NaliniDharBhattacharyaa died at the age of 95: Noted Assamese poet, literary critic and author
and winner of the SahityaAkademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya passed away in
Guwahati early Friday morning.
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