Latest and Top Ten National and International News – July 18 2018

Study: Spending too much money on weddings could result in divorce, more expensive, less likely to last

Find: Boys experiencing early puberty at high risk for substance use than those who attain puberty later

IIT-Delhi & All India Ins of Ayurveda (AIIA) sign MoU aimed at giving ‘scientific validation’ to Ayurveda

No Mouth Control: Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ comment knocked $2BN off Tesla’s market value

Delhi HC on marital rape: Marriage not mean wife always ready for sex, both have right to say yes or no

Greater Noida: 20 people feared trapped after 2 adjacent buildings (one newly constructed) collapsed

Raipur: 2month old dies in locked ambulance, parents stopped from breaking windows of Govt property

Chennai: Hearing-impaired 11-year-old raped for months in Apartment complex, 18 arrested

Finmin approves 11,336Cr capital infusion in 5 PSU Banks – Andhra, PNB, Allahabad, Corporation & IOB

Shortage of bank branches, ATM breakdowns frustrating Indian villagers ahead of elections

DGCA spent 30Cr to study/improve Air-Safety, but most recommendations remain on paper only

Made-in-India Tejas costlier 463Cr for LCA MK-1A which is more expensive than frontline Sukhoi 30Mki

AgustaWestland chopper case: India fails to produce evidence to extradite UK National Christian Michel

Govt raises load capacity for heavy vehicles by 20-25%, Scraps annual FC for freight carriers

IEA: Investments in electricity exceeds ‘oil and gas’ for straight 2nd year, total investment $1.8TN in 2017

Most child care institutes in India violating law, 2,300 CCIs yet to be brought under formal adoption

India among 9 most populous countries people at risk, lack access to cooling as global warming continue

Draft amendment proposes driving licence can be carried in digital form, CVs must auto-toll deduction

3rd day Rains 2 dead, 3,500 relocated as rains lash parts of Gujarat, Gir Somnath turn into Island

Govt threatens to withdraw CISF security to GMR led Delhi IGI Airport over payment dues of 600Cr

India propose 25% safeguard duty on Chinese, Malaysian solar cells as it is threat to local manufacturers

Rate of two-wheeler, cars, SUVs sales growth double in eastern states than that in all of India

Handset Cos allege Mobile Standards Alliance of India overcharge (1.4L/Model) for IMEI certification

Sensex recover 196 pts on sharp fall in crude prices(4%), OMC stocks rally, Re 21paise up over US$

EU, Japan sign massive free trade deal in ‘clear message’ against protectionism, both hit by US tariffs

Walmart to use Microsoft cloud, AI tech to compete with Amazon – no cashiers/checkout lines in stores

Trump: Full faith/Support for US Intel, accept their conclusion that Russia meddled in 2016 election

US: 21 Shots fired, 3 children wounded, 1 dead as gunmen target them on Philadelphia street

Obama points to ‘strange and uncertain’ times, delivers Mandela address on values in rebuke to Trump

Russian military offer to cooperate with US in Syria for practical implementation after Trump-Putin meet

China builds unmanned weather station near border with India to support its army over live fire conflict

Junior Asian wrestling: Sajan wins gold as India bag 4 medals, Vijay & Aryan get Silver, Sunil gets bronze

Root, Morgan guide England to ODI series win over India in Headingley, 1st series victory since 2011

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