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India, Japan begin bilateral maritime exercise JIMEX-18

JIMEX-18, a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Japan, took off in Visakhapatnam. Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships Kaga, an Izumo-class helicopter destroyer, and Inazuma, a guided missile destroyer, arrived here for the same.

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Indian ships ,commanded by Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.

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Night Trial Of Prithvi-II Missile successfully conducted In Odisha

India's Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile during night time as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha. 500 to 1,000 kg of warheads can be carried by it.

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Prithvi-II Missile has a strike range of 350 km.

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Flipkart teams up with Bajaj Allianz to offer insurance

Flipkart has teamed up with Bajaj Allianz to offer customized insurance solutions to power its ‘complete mobile protection program.’ It will offer both cash payout option or free pick up, service and drop convenience to customers.

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Flipkart’s share of online phone sales is currently about 65%.

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Lewis Hamilton wins Japanese GP & closes on fifth world title

Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two ,to take a 67-point lead in the Formula One championship and stand on the edge of a fifth title. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, the Briton's closest rival, finished sixth.

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Michael Schumacher - Won seven Formula One World Championships.

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Indian Keerthana Pandian clinches girls' IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships title

India's Keerthana Pandian won the girls' title in the International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Under-16 Snooker Championships, her maiden international crown. She won the title by outclassing Belarussian rival Albina Leschuk.

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International Billiards and Snooker Federation, HQ- Dubai, UAE.

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BPCL to set up country's first biofuel plant at Bargarh district of Odisha

State-run oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) plans to commission its second generation (2G) ethanol bio-refinery at Odisha's Bargarh district by December 2020. The project will see an investment of Rs 10 billion.

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BPCL is a Maharatna CPSE, CMD D. Rajkumar.

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Govt appoints Rakesh Sharma as IDBI chief

The government appointed senior banker Rakesh Sharma as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of IDBI Bank for six months or until further orders. He is a former MD and CEO of Canara Bank.

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IDBI’s losses widened to ₹8,237.92 crore in FY ended 31 March.

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Atal Innovation Mission inks MoU with SIRIUS Educational Foundation

To promote innovative cooperation between students of India and Russia, a Memorandum of Understanding was exchanged between India's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and the Russian Federation's SIRIUS Educational Foundation

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Ramanathan Ramanan- Mission Director of AIM.

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NASA Voyager 2 enters nearest interstellar space

NASA's Voyager 2 probe, one of the fastest and farthest Earth-made objects ever launched is now currently nearing interstellar space. The spacecraft has detected a spike in cosmic rays that is believed to have originated outside the Solar System.

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NASA’s Voyager 2 was launched in 1977.

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Nagaland’s Gandhi, Natwar Thakkar passes away

Padam Shri Natwar Thakkar, popularly known as Nagaland’s Gandhi passed away at 86. He founded the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram at Chuchuyimlang village in Mokokchung district of Nagaland. He was originally from Maharashtra.

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Nagaland CM -Neiphiu Rio, Governor- PB Acharya.