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Today’s Fuel rate: Del: P 77.06 D 68.50 Kol: P 80.00 D 71.31 Mum: P 84.50 D 72.72 Chn: P 80.05, D 72.35
J-K Police SI result 2018: IPS officer Sandeep’s efforts bear fruit to prepare needy students, 38 pass
Picture of grieving 20yr whale swimming in Olympic Peninsula with her dead calf strike chord worldwide
Smartphone blue light exposure may speed up blindness – vital molecules in eye’s retina into cell killers
Excess exercise won’t make fitter physically or mentally, exercising every day lowers mental health level
Like Alcohol Garlic, onions, egg, cruciferous vegetables can cause bodies to produce malodorous sweat
Ketogenic diets – high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carb diet – lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
IIT Madras begins trial of plant pigment that lowers brain damage after stroke, efficacy on mouse model
Parker Solar Probe: This NASA Spacecraft Will Probe One Of Earth’s Scariest Threats – The Sun
Parl panel pulls up Niti Aayog’s monitoring body for under-utilisation of funds, inability to recruit staffs
Google-partnered study: Indians using 8GB data/month can contribute to $50BN e-com boom
Partial solar eclipse will occur on 11th Aug, can be seen in India at early hours for 3.30HRS
Harivansh elected Rajya Sabha Dy chairman, members say he must protect opposition interests
Aviation Min to Obtain Report on De-Boarding of Indian Family who is an IAS Officer In UK on Jul 23
Govt identified 6 routes connecting four major metros for feasibility studies for high speed rail corridors
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launched, shed “niche” image/appeal to a wider range of users, Aug 24 release
Road blockades in NCR/UP as Kanwariya destruction rages on, person who vandalized car is drug addict
Kerala: Idukki reservoir, Asia’s biggest arch dam, opened after 26 years as it reach max storage 2403Ft
Kiki challenge: Court orders 3 men to clean local railway station for 3days in Maharashtra’s Palghar dt
Maharashtra bandh for reservation highlights: Protestors disrupt traffic at several places in the state
Election Commission convenes all-party meet on Aug 27, EVM Vulnerability in focus
Govt shut down 28 specialised adoption agencies in 6 states after allegations of illegal adoptions
Thanks to RBI 50K Cr Bonus: Sensex close above 38,000 1st time, NSE Nifty hit new high of 11,495.20
After 12yr study, India’s 1st Ikea store opens today in Hyderabad, 6MN shoppers expected in a year
India on London Khalistan rally: Up to Britain to decide whether to allow event promoting violence
Yemen: 29 children among 50 killed in Saudi air strike targeting Houthis who fired missile at Kingdom
Another strong quake 6.2 hits Indonesia’s Lombok, buildings collapse, death toll rises 319 postshock
US military to create ‘Space Force’ by 2020 – need to protect our space assets, develop capable systems
Germany Software regulator lifts ban on swastikas and other Nazi symbols in computer, video games
N Korea: US insulting the dialogue partner & ‘throwing cold water’ on denuclearisation efforts
Israel/Hamas agreed on truce agreement that would end an escalation in fighting that drew war threats
In US, No of Opioid-Addicted Women Giving Birth Quadrupled over 15yrs, infants struggle withdrawal
Today’s Word – *Macilent* – Lean; excessively thin.
