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TOP HEADLINE NEWS Programme. The SoI was signed by Pakistan gets its first woman chief justice of Yaduvendra Mathur, Additional Secretary, high court NITI Aayog and Sita Ram Gupta, Executive Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar will be the Chief Director, Lupin Foundation. Justice of the Balochistan High Court. With India Extends USD 200 Million Lines Of Credit this, she will become the first woman Chief Justice in any court in Pakistan. Justice to Rwanda, To Open a High Commission in Safdar will take charge of her new role Kigali following the retirement of incumbent India has extended USD 200 million lines of Balochistan High Court Chief Justice credit to Rwanda for its economic Mohammad Noor Muskanzai, who attains development, signed a defence cooperation superannuation on August 31. agreement and will soon open a High Commission here as part of New Delhi's Top state-run banks sign inter-creditor efforts to bolster the strategic partnership agreement with the fast-developing East African Many banks and financial institutions, country. including State Bank, Punjab National Bank and Life Insurance Corporation have signed PM unveils bust of Sardar Patel at diaspora a inter-creditor agreement for speedy event in Kampala resolution of stressed assests of 50 crores or Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ugandan more given by the bank group. President Yoweri Museveni unveiled a bust of India's first home minister Sardar Vishnu Priya, Dhanvir Singh set meet records Vallabhbhai Patel at the Indian community on final day of Youth Nationals event in Kampala. Punjab shot-putter Dhanvir Singh and Kerala 400m hurdler Vishnu Priya set new meet India announces line of credit worth $200 records on the final day of the 15th National million to Uganda, Signs 4 agreements Youth Athletics Championships en route to India announced two lines of credit worth gold medals in their respective events in $200 million to Uganda in energy Vadodra. infrastructure, agriculture and dairy sectors. Along with this, both the countries signed NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation MoUs in the areas of defence cooperation, for Collaborating in Aspirational Districts exemption from visa for official and A Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed diplomatic passport holders, cultural between NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation exchange programs and materials training to collaborate in Aspirational Districts laboratory. DHFL, USAID signs $10 million loan year-old minority community leader, guarantee for improving healthcare sector defeated his nearest rival Arab Zakaullah of the Grand Democratic Alliance in the NA- DHFL and United States Agency for 222 constituency. International Development (USAID) has announced a loan guarantee of around Rs 70 Sharmila Tagore conferred D Litt by Kazi crore ($10 million) to improve capital access Nazrul varsity for small businesses in the healthcare sector. Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore was Four Indian-origin names in list of Fortune's 40 conferred D Litt (Honoris Causa) by West young influential people Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at a special convocation of Kazi Nazrul Instagram Cofounder and CEO Kevin University held at the Raj Bhawan here. Systrom and Facebook founder Mark Tripathi, who is also the university Zuckerberg have been placed on the top Chancellor, also conferred D.Sc. (Honoris position in the Fortune's '40 Under 40' list. It Causa) on renowned scientist at the Bhaba is a list of 40 most influential and inspiring Atomic Research Centre, S M Yusuf at the young people in business. Three women same occasion. including four persons of India-origin, have also been named in this list. Ex-Kerala Minister Cherkalam Abdullah dead A four-member committee headed by Union Senior Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to curb mob leader and former Kerala Minister Cherkalam Abdullah passed away. He was 75. violence The Government has set up a four-member Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme to committee to curb mob violence. It is headed ensure inclusive and equitable quality by Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba. education at all levels of school education Two Indians among Ramon Magsaysay Award The Government of India has launched winners Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme for school education, w.e.f. 2018-19, which is an Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam overarching programme for the school Wangchuk are among the winners of this education sector extending from pre-school year's Ramon Magsaysay Award. to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of Mahesh Malani becomes 1st Hindu to win NA school education. seat from Tharparkar in Sindh Mahesh Kumar Malani of Pakistan Peoples Kenya to host 2020 IAAF World U-20 Party became the first Hindu to win the championships National Assembly seat from Tharparkar in The International Association of Athletics southern Sindh province. Malani, the 55- Federations (IAAF) has chosen Kenya to host the 2020 World Under 20 championships. Haryana Teen Scales Mount Kilimanjaro The 2020 event will be held from July 7-12. Shivangi Pathak, who became the youngest Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount India's Forex reserves inches-up by over $67 Everest, has added another feather to her cap mn by scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount According to the Reserve Bank of India's Kilimanjaro in 3 days. Tanzania's Mount (RBI) weekly statistical supplement, the Kilimanjaro measures 5,895 meters in height. overall forex reserves inched-up to $405.14 The Haryana teen, who acknowledged the billion from $405.08 billion. India's forex endless support of her parents and family in reserves comprise of foreign currency assets her journey, aims to be an inspiration to girls (FCAs), gold reserves, special drawing rights all over India to relentlessly pursue their (SDRs) and the RBI's position with the passion. International Monetary Fund (IMF). Indian Women's Compound Archery Team Number of women in higher education up 45% Reaches World Rank 1 in 8 years Indian women's compound archery team The number of women enrolling for higher created history by becoming the world rank education in India has gone up by 45 per cent one side in the category. The team is six to 17.4 million in 2017-18 from 12 million in points ahead of the Chinese Taipei team. 2010-11. With the contribution from each member, the women's compound archery team jumped to CSKA Moscow win Russian Super Cup the top spot with 342.6 points, with the FC CSKA Moscow has won the Russian Chinese Taipei team standing second with a Super Cup, defeating FC Lokomotiv difference of six points. Moscow 1-0. The game took place at the HSBC appoints Surendra Rosha as India CEO Niznhy Novgorod Stadium in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, which previously hosted The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. Corporation has appointed Surendra Rosha as the Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India. Government pledges to eliminate viral Rosha, currently HSBC's Head of Financial hepatitis by 2030 Institutions Group (FIG) for Asia-Pacific, will succeed Jayant Rikhye, who is taking a Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the leave of absence for medical reasons, a 'National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme' company statement said. with the goal of ending viral hepatitis, or inflammation of liver, as a public health Isner wins fifth Atlanta title threat by 2030. The government has made a provision of 600 crores for providing free John Isner defeated compatriot Ryan treatment for Hepatitis-C and its necessary Harrison to win the Atlanta Open title for the facilities. fifth time. Earlier, he has won the title in ONGC ranked 197th in the Fortune Global-500 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. list 'Ek doctor ki maut' writer Ramapada India’s largest oil and gas producer, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Chowdhury dies has been ranked 197 in the 'Fortune Global Acclaimed Bengali writer Ramapada 500' list. This ranking has come on the back Chowdhury, whose story 'Abhimanyu' was of robust fiscal and physical performance in made into a Hindi movie 'Ek doctor ki maut', FY’18, in-spite of volatile global oil prices died. Chowdhury was 9 'Abhimanyu' was and operational challenges faced by the based on the life and work of Dr Subhas company. Mukhopadhyay who created India's first and the world's second test-tube baby in 197 US agency signs MoU with Indian company for 41 MW power project in Andhra PM lays foundation of Mobile Open Exchange US Trade and Development Agency Zone at WTC Noida (USTDA) signed a memorandum of Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the understanding with an Indian private foundation of India's first Mobile Open company IL&FS Energy Development Exchange Zone (MOX) at World Trade Company Limited (IEDCL) for the Centre, Noida in a ceremony held in development of a 41-MW hybrid wind, solar, Lucknow. and energy storage power plant in Andhra Pradesh. Sourabh Verma lifts Russian Open Badminton trophy First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit in Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma lifted the Kathmandu Russian Open Badminton trophy at The first Nepal-India Think Tank Summit Vladivostok. In the title clash, Sourabh came began in Kathmandu.The summit is being back from a game behind to beat Japan’s jointly organized by the Asian Institute of Koki Watanabe, 18-21, 21-12, 21-17, and Diplomacy and International Affairs and win his first title of the season. Nehru Memorial Museum Library. Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-chairman of Former FTII director John Sankaramangalam ruling Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa died Kamal Dahal Prachanda inaugurated the Veteran film personality John summit. Sankaramangalam and former director of the LMRC, BSNL sign MoU for facilitation of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, died.