In 2nd notice to already under-fire WhatsApp, Govt warns of legal action if it fails to check fake news
RBI to issue new Rs 100 notes in lavender color, motif of ‘Rani ki vav’ & existing series to still be valid
Govt: 1,10,333 cases of rape in India between 2014-16, highest 38,947 cases in 2016
Power Min: 323.41 GW electricity supplied against 325.42GWdemand in this Qrtr, deficit of 0.6%
Southwest monsoon has gained strong momentum with 20% above normal rains in the past 1 week
11,942 admission to IITs, 16% (1841) female candidates, IIT-Kanpur released extended merit list
Crackdown: LS passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2013bill to allow confiscation of fugitives’ assets
NGT: Ganga cleanliness situation extraordinarily bad, hardly anything effective done, raps Clean Ganga
Rain in Kerala claims 28 lives over 10 days, Nightmare for people in Kottayam & Alappuzha
Study: Mediterranean diet can boost academic performance in teens, Study on 269 adolescents
Study: Want to lose weight in 1 week? Drink barley water to get flat tummy naturally
Study: CT scan may help doctors diagnose a problem, but can also up brain tumor risk
SIT on black money suggests Rs 1Cr cap on cash holdings, above that found in seizure should go to Govt
India could lose trade dispute with US at WTO over subsidizing exports as income levels above threshold
India, US to Hold First ‘2+2 Dialogue’ On Sep 6 at New Delhi to discuss Security/Defence Cooperation
Govt has set ambitious target of 30BN digital transactions to be accomplished within 2018
Clumsy smartphone user? Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 6 survive 15 drops, 2 times better than Gorilla
Trai overhauls rules on pesky calls, spam messages; spells out obligation of telcos, Fine from 1K to 50Lac
Samsung breathes down Xiaomi’s neck in smartphone race for April-June, together hold 60% Mrkt
Re suffers 43p knock to end at life-time low of 69.05 against US $, biggest single day fall since May 29
Sensex, Nifty end lower in cautious trade ahead of no-confidence motion, Investor not for Fresh bets
Amazon valuation cross $900BN, 1st time ever on Prime Day sale success, Sold $100MN worth products
UK: Two Indian-origin candidates Kulveer Ranger & Ruby McGregor join race for London Mayor
UK: Designer fashion Burberry burn £28MN worth outfit/year to stop “wrong people” from buying them
China Govt to Citizens: Money, medicines, increased maternity leave if you make more babies
‘Collapse explosion’ at Kilauea volcano destroys Hawaii structures, equal to 5.3magnitude earthquake
US Congressman Reichert: Retaliatory tariffs from India, China hurt US, adverse impact on Agri products
New Global Slavery Report: N Korea Has More Than 2.6MN ‘Modern Slaves’ – 1 out of 10 is slave
Venezuela started refining gold in Turkey after a new wave of international sanctions were placed
US: In attempt to prevent killer robots from destroying Earth, scientists pledge not to manufacture them
Trump: Tiny Balkan nation Montenegro With 2,000-Strong Army Can Start World War III
Putin accuse powerful forces in US’ of undermining Trump meet, even after 2 leaders look to meet again
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bags gold at Sotteville Athletics meet, covered distance of 85.17Mtrs
Today’s Word – *Rachi* – Spine or axis of a feather; the spinal cord.
