| 1.Haryana government will open canteens offering meals at subsidized rates to construction workers under the "Antyodaya Anna Yojana". The Haryana government has decided to open canteens offering meals at subsidized rates to registered construction workers under the "Antyodaya Anna Yojana" at 23 locations in the state. Besides, mobile food vans would be started at 23 convenient sites with a large number of workers. |
| 2. IRCTC will launch Southern Sojourn & Southern Jewels circuits in Maharajas' Express. The ‘Southern Sojourn’ will cover Goa, Hampi, Mysore, Ernakulam, Kumarakom and Trivandrum. The ‘Southern Jewel’ will cover Chettinad, Mahabalipuram, Mysore Hampi and Goa. The 23-coach Maharajas' Express has a capacity of 88 guests. |
| 3. Nepal's first woman Chief Justice ‘Sushila Karki’ has resumed office after the SC order. the Supreme Court (SC) ordered her reinstatement and directed Parliament to put on hold the impeachment motion against her. The court issued the order saying that the impeachment move was against the spirit of the country's Constitution. Earlier, Justice Karki was suspended after an impeachment motion was registered in Parliament. |
| 4. Indian-origin girl Rajgauri Pawar in UK gets 2 point more than Einstein in IQ test. Rajgauri Pawar appeared in the British Mensa IQ Test in Manchester last month. She scored 162 - the highest possible IQ for someone under the age of 18. She has also been invited to join the coveted Mensa IQ test with the highest possible score. |
| 5. 34 MoUs amounting to about Rs 2 lakh crores were signed in Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit in New delhi. The Summit was attended by around 3000 delegates from India and abroad, which included central and state government organizations, international organizations like World Bank and ADB, delegates, global transport and supply chain experts and representatives of private companies. |
| 6. RBI makes substantial changes in norms for dealing with stressed loans. The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has made substantial changes in the norms for dealing with stressed loans and warned the banks they will be penalized for missing Non-Performing Assets (NPA) resolution timelines. Any non-adherence to these instructions and timelines specified under the Framework shall attract monetary penalties on the concerned banks. |
| 7. First woman chief justice of high court in India Justice Leila Seth passes away. Eminent jurist and the first woman chief justice of a state high court in the country Justice (retd) Leila Seth passed away at her Noida residence last night. She was 86. |
| 8. Twitter partners with Bloomberg for streaming news 24/7. Micro-blogging website Twitter has partnered with Bloomberg Media to stream news round-the-clock on the social networking platform.It is going to be focused on the most important news for an intelligent audience around the globe and it’s going to be broader in focus than our existing network |
| 9. Hamilton tops UK sport’s rich list. Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has cemented his position as the richest sportsman in the UK, while Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic cashed in with a rise to second on the new Sunday Times Rich List. Mercedes driver Hamilton has a £131 million ($169 million, 154 million euros) fortune and has seen his wealth increase by £25 million in the last 12 months. |
| 10. Great Britain wins Sultan Azlan Shah Cup beating Australia. Great Britain beat Australia 4-3 in a thrilling hockey final of the 26th edition of the Azlan Shah Cup at Ipoh, Malaysia today. This victory came to Great Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup after 23 years. Australia are the world champions and had won the Azlan Shah title nine times. |
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