Top Headlines: Today's launch to start era of private sector role in satellite building

Daily Newsletter | Thursday, August 31, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Today’s launch to start era of private sector role in satellite building The launch of India’s eighth navigation satellite, IRNSS- 1H, on Thursday will open a new chapter in the country’s history of space exploration as, for the first time, the private sector has been actively involved in assembling and testing of a satellite. Push for Army reforms: 57k posts to be rejigged The government has approved a slew of measures to slash the non-operational flab of the almost 12-lakh strong Army to boost its combat capability, but is keeping the critical defence reforms of appointing a tri-Service chief and setting up integrated theatre commands on the backburner for now. Best business plan is 'Passion' Register for Runway to Success Season 5 & celebrate the non-stop spirit of Indian entrepreneurship. Recommended by Colombia 99% of scrapped notes back with banks: RBI In its annual report, the RBI said that the number of returned notes does not include the money collected by district central cooperative banks and from the notes deposited by citizens and financial institutions in Nepal, which are likely to be accepted. CITIES MORE » Bihar govt approves outer ring road project for Patna The state capital will soon have an outer ring road which will cross through Kanhauli (near Bihta), Naubatpur, Lakhna, Daniyawan, Fatuha and Kachchi Dargarh. Monsoon are equivalent to falling ill. And falling ill means medical expenses. Get covered with Bajaj Allianz Health Insurance! Recommended by Colombia Tamil Nadu crisis: DMK-led delegation to meet President at 11am on Thursday DMK is leading a delegation to President Ram Nath Kovind at 11am on Thursday to discuss the political situation in Tamil Nadu. TECH MORE » Intex Aqua Note 5.5 smartphone with Android Nougat launched at Rs 4,299 Indian smartphone maker Intex has launched its latest budget smartphone Aqua Note 5.5 in India. Motorola launches Moto G5S Plus, here’s how it's different from Moto G5 Plus smartphone The smartphone is said to be an updated version of Moto G5 Plus smartphone launched in May this year. Here's an specs-wise comparison of the two smartphones Olvídate de las varices. Desaparecerán en 7 días. Método rápido para eliminar las varices con un tratamiento casero Recommended by Colombia Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) starts receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update South Korean tech giant Samsung has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for its Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphone. SPORTS MORE » Sri Lanka steps up security after crowd trouble Some 1,000 additional police will be deployed for the fourth ODI against India at the 35,000-seat capacity Premadasa Stadium in Colombo while CCTV cameras will be used to monitor the crowds, police said in a statement. Duleep Trophy from Sept 7, Raina to captain India Blue Suresh Raina has been named captain of the India Blue team for the Duleep Trophy, which will be held in Kanpur and Lucknow from September 7 to 29, providing him a platform to make a return to the Indian team. Improve your power, vigor, vitality & stamina Zee Musli is spreading happiness in your married life by improving your vigor, stamina & timing. Recommended by Colombia Sharapova looks to back up big win in battle with Babos Former world number one Maria Sharapova looked like her old dominant self in her first Grand Slam match since serving a 15-month doping ban, defeating world number two Simona Halep in three entertaining sets. BUSINESS MORE » Accident cover for 4.5 lakhs Uber drivers The cover provides drivers free coverage for accidental death and disablement, hospitalisation and outpatient medical treatment in case of an accident while online on the Uber App. Markets overcome losses, Sensex jumps above 250 points The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 258.07 points to close on 31,646.46 while the 50-share NSE Nifty finished trading on 9,884.40, up by 88.35 points. The Nifty went past the psychological mark of 9,900, however failed to hold on to the gains when the bourses closed for the day. Settlement with Bakshi not possible, says McDonald's The NCLAT, which had last week asked both the parties to consider settling the dispute among themselves, has ordered them to file replies on cross petitions filed against each other, within a week. Counsel for McDonald's said that the settlement of dispute with the franchise partner was not possible. Open your triple benefits account today! Oriental triumph account. Open your 3 in 1 casa-demat-trading account with OBC. Recommended by Colombia ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Geeta Basra shares pic of daughter Hinaya's new friend Bollywood celebs much like us share their day-to-day happenings with their fan following on social media. Karan Johar shares a throwback picture of godson Aryan Khan Karan Johar may now be a father of twins Roohi and Yash, but the filmmaker played godfather to Shah Rukh Khan's children for about 18 years. Soon after sharing the first clear pictures of the twins, Karan went on to share pictures of the most special people in his life. This picture of Neetu Kapoor's granddaughter Samara bidding farewell to Lord Ganesha is the cutest thing you will see today Neetu Kapoor loves her granddaughter Samara Sahni to bits and her Instagram page is proof of that. The proud granny recently took to her social media account and shared a picture of Samara seeking blessings of the Lord Which mutual funds are best to invest? Here's a solution! 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