1.Writer Ashokamitran passes away :-
Prominent Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Ashokamitran, who powerfully portrayed the lives and struggles of the urban middle-class life in his literary works, died, aged 86, on Thursday night.
2.Birmingham locals shocked by city’s link to UK Parliament attack :-
In the well-heeled district of Edgbaston, residents are struggling to understand how their quiet corner of Britain’s second city Birmingham could be linked to the deadly terror attack in London.
3.NCLT gives nod for Cairn-Vedanta merger :-
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Thursday approved the metals and mining firm Vedanta’s merger with its cash-rich oil subsidiary Cairn India, paving the way for the formation of the fourth-largest resource company in the world after BHP Billiton, RioTinto and Glencore Plc.
4.PM’s quick intervention helps Karnataka girl get education loan :-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has helped a 21-year old woman from Karnataka get an education loan of Rs. 1.5 lakh to complete her MBA course.
5.WeStandTogether, say Britons after terror attack :-
Politicians and community leaders from around London and the U.K. appealed for calm and unity, as the country contends with the aftermath of a terrorist attack at the heart of its democracy, yards from where members of both the House of Commons and Lords had gathered for parliamentary business on Wednesday.
6.Top math award goes to Yves Meyer :-
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize for 2017 to mathematician Yves Meyer of the Ecole normale superieure Paris-Saclay, France, for his “pivotal role in the development of mathematical theory of wavelets.”
7.Shreyas Iyer to join Indian team as cover for Kohli :-
Shreyas Iyer has been asked to join the Indian team as a cover for injured captain Virat Kohli ahead of fourth Test against Australia.
Kohli’s picked up a shoulder injury while fielding on the opening day of the third Test match against Australia.
8.Bharti Airtel to acquire Tikona’s 4G business for ₹16 billion :-
Bharti Airtel said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tikona Digital Networks’ 4G business for ₹16 billion, including spectrum and 350 sites in five telecom circles.
9.Pujara jumps to Kohli’s defence :-
Cheteshwar Pujara jumped to the defence of skipper Virat Kohli in the on-going war of words between India and Australia.
Asked to comment on Kohli being termed Donald Trump of world sports, Pujara said, “It’s really sad to hear such comments. We fully support Virat and he is one of the great ambassadors of this game.
10.MoP on appointments: SC puts its foot down, rejects Govt plan to veto postings on national security grounds :-
SC collegium also rejects proposal to have ‘permanent secretariat’ to help.
The stage is set for a fresh round of confrontation between the higher judiciary and the government with the Supreme Court collegium virtually rejecting every contentious clause that the Narendra Modi government wanted included in the new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP).
