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Amazon follows Apple to cross trillion-dollar milestone

Amazon.com has become the second U.S. company to reach $1 trillion in stock market value, just weeks after Apple hit the same milestone on August 2. Its shares hit the $2050.2677 level to give its stock a value of $1 trillion.

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Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos.

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B Srinivas appointed Intelligence Chief Of Jammu And Kashmir Police

In a bid to revamp intelligence network in the terrorism-hit state, the Jammu and Kashmir Police appointed B Srinivas as the new intelligence chief, replacing Abdul Gani Mir who has been sent to police headquarters.

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He is a recipient of President's Police Medal.

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Japan, Gujarat to strengthen cultural, business ties

Indian delegation led by Deputy CM of Gujarat, Nitin Patel met officials from the Ministry of Economy, trade and Investment (METI) of Japan & signed agreements to promote bilateral cooperation in culture, business and interaction between the academia.

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Japan ,Capital – Tokyo , PM -Shinzo Abe.

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Arif Alvi elected Pakistan President

Arif Alvi, 69, one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was elected as President of Pakistan, he is a close ally of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He defeated Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Aitzaz Ahsan.

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Pak Army Chief- Qamar Javed Bajwa, Capital – Islamabad.

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Delhi's IGI airport could overtake London's Heathrow in traffic volume by 2020

In its latest report, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has said that, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) could overtake London's Heathrow by 2020 financial year. IGI handled 65.7 million passengers in the 2017-18 fiscal.

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CAPA Head office- Sydney, Australia

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Suresh Prabhu launches mobile apps for coffee growers

Suresh Prabhu launched two mobile apps for coffee sector which would help farmers increase production and improve quality. The two apps are India coffee field force app and Coffee KrishiTharanga - digital mobile extension services for coffee stakeholders.

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Suresh Prabhu -Commerce and Industry Minister

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PMFBY : Pilot studies to rationalise CCEs

Crop insurance programme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), has rolled out nine pilot studies on optimisation of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCE) using modern technologies. It is aimed at resolving various challenges faced by the scheme.

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PMFBY was introduced from Kharif 2016 season in the country.

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Tata to make wings for Lockheed Martin's F-16 fighter jets in India

Maryland-based Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) for the production of the wings. Lockheed has offered to move its entire F-16 manufacturing base to India.

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Lockheed Martin CEO- Marillyn Hewson ; TASL HQ- Hyderabad.

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Om Mitharval clinches gold at ISSF World Championships

Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharval,23 bagged the gold medal in the 50m pistol event at the ongoing 52nd ISSF Shooting World Championship. He managed to score a total of 564 points to become the World Champion in the 50m pistol event.

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ISSF Championship ,2018 taking place in Changwon, South Korea.

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Rikako Ikee named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Asian Games

18-year-old Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2018 Asian Games ,she clinched six gold and two silver medals in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the the fourth Japanese athlete to be named since its inception in 1998.

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She became the first female athlete to be named MVP of the Games