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WHO declares Algeria, Argentina malaria-free

WHO declared Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free.Efforts such as improved surveillance, allowed for every last case of malaria to be rapidly identified and treated.

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WHO director-general--Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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Shyam Saran to be conferred with Japan's 'Order of the Rising Sun' award

Former Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran will be conferred with Japan's 2nd highest national award, 'the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star', for strengthening the strategic ties and enhancing mutual understanding between India and Japan.

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Japan’s Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe
Japan’s Capital:Tokyo

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Tech Mahindra signs Rs 300 crore defence contract with Indian Navy

Tech Mahindra announced a defence order worth over Rs 300 crore with the Indian Navy. As part of the ‘Armed Forces Secure Access Card’ (AFSAC) Project, Tech Mahindra will implement RFID based Access Control System across all naval bases and ships.

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RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

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Mumbai most vulnerable to cyberattacks: Annual Threat Report

Acc. to , Quick Heal Security Labs, Mumbai is the most vulnerable city to cyberattacks in 2019, followed by Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata.The 'Annual Threat Report 2019' put Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal as the top 3 states at most risk.

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Maharashtra CM-Devendra Fadnavis
Governor- C. Vidyasagar Rao

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Bhawana Kanth Scripts History, Becomes India's First Woman Pilot to Qualify for Combat Missions

Scripting history, Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet.

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She is from the 1st batch of women fighter pilots of the IAF.

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India successfully test-fires Brahmos supersonic cruise missile

India has test-fired the Indo-Russian joint venture Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from a test range along the Odisha coast.The trial was conducted to validate its life extension technologies developed for the 1st time in India by DRDO and team

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DRDO Chairman-G. Satheesh Reddy

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HDFC Group overtakes Tata Group as India's most valuable by way of m-cap.

The HDFC Group has emerged as the country’s most valuable brand by way of market capitalization , displacing the Tata Group.5 listed companies of HDFC have a combined market value of Rs 11.66 lakh crore.

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HDFC bank Headquarters:Mumbai

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U.S., Japan, S.Korea, Australia hold first naval drills in Western Pacific

U.S. Navy ships conducted joint drills with warships from Japan, Australia and South Korea in their first combined exercise in the Western Pacific.3,000 sailors will participate in this 6 day exercise.

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Capitals:
Japan-Tokyo
Australia-Canberra
South Korea-Seoul

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Bharti AXA Life Insurance bags Claims Excellence Award

Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a private life insurer, has been conferred with the FICCI Claims Excellence Award. The recognition comes for its customer-friendly claims services in the life insurance sector.

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Vikas Seth(MD and CEO): Bharti AXA Life Insurance

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Documentary filmmaker Vijaya Mulay passed away at 98

Vijaya Mulay, best known for her film, ‘Ek Anek Aur Ekta’ has passed away.She had won National Award for the film in the Best Education Film category.Her 1st film was called ‘The Tidal Bore’ which was selected by the government for Manheim Film Festival.

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She was also honoured with the V Shantaram Award .