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National
- Government to announce names of 100 smart cities
- India to set one Information Technology laboratory in each Pacific island country
- Eminent Sanskrit Scholar and Indologist Dr N.R. Varhadpande passes away in Nagpur
- LPG cylinders for Mid-Day Meal to be available at market price now
- I&B Ministry planning to increase number of DD channels in N-E region
- first instalment of premium of Pradhanmantri Bima Surakshsha Yojana handed over to 25,000 women subscribers
International
- Britain reopens its Embassy in Teheran
- Argentina to return over 4,000 artefacts to Ecuador, Peru
- Britain reopens its Embassy in Teheran
- North and south Korea resumed talks to avoid military clash
- Nepal opens Everest first time after deadly earthquake
Business
- IRDA laud insurance schemes launched by Prime Minister
- Competition Commission of India, CCI to facilitate electronic filing of documents with effect from October 1
- Uttar Pradesh Government’s initiatives in the renewable energy sector got a major boost from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as it has committed to subsidising two of UP’s schemes
- Centre hikes minimum export price of onion by over 60% to check price rise
- Bandhan becomes the first micro finance company to start operation as a commercial bank
Politics
- No third party in NSA Level talks: Sushma Swaraj
- India stick to its stand on agenda decided during Ufa meet:Rajnath Singh
- ED issues fresh summons to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah
- Sushma Swaraj leaves for Cairo on 2-day visit to Egypt
- Congress criticises Pakistan for calling off National Security Advisor level talks
Defence
- Defence Minister Parrikar to arrive in Leh
- ITBP want 3 Mi- 17 copters for indo china border
- US interested in aerospace and defence industries in Haryana
- Former army chief gen. V.K. Singh’s daughter joins OROP protesters
- ISIS’s top second chief killed in airstrikes by US
Sports
- Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis enters semi-finals of Cincinnati Open Tennis Tournament
- World Athletics Championships begin in Beijing
- Delhi government joins hands with FIFA for the Under-17 Football World Cup to be held in India
- Former Australian Cricketer Arthur Morris dies
- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt retains World 100 meter title in Beijing
- Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis out of women’s doubles at Cincinnati Masters
