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Manipur clinched 25th Senior Women's National Football Championship

Manipur have clinched the title of the 25th Senior Women's National Football Championship for the 20th time. Manipur defeated Railways in 1-0. Bala Devi is the highest scorer in the tournament with 20 goals.

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Tournament held at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.

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PMJAY to offer teleconsultation to boost scheme coverage

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) health insurance scheme is set to offer teleconsultation services to its patients. It is due to the centre’s plans to widen the coverage of the scheme and thus reduce health expenditures.

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Ayushman Bharat will offer teleconsultation by 2022.

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Assam launched Abhinandan Scheme for education loan subsidy

Assam launched Abhinandan scheme to give Rs. 50,000 as subsidy to people and students who have taken out education loans previously and or will choose to take it in the years to come. This has been done to encourage students to pursue higher education.

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Also launched Aponar Apon Ghar Scheme for home loan subsidy.

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Chennai police to launch “Thozhi”

Chennai police will soon launch a special wing - ‘Thozhi’ (friend), comprising women police personnel to support and protect victims of POCSO cases and their parents, and guide them through legal procedures.

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TN Govt is planning Fast Track Courts to handle POCSO cases

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RBI puts curbs on PMC Bank

RBI put severe curbs on Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank . Cash withdrawals were capped at ₹1,000 per account for six months. PMC Bank has also been barred from making fresh loans and taking deposits.

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Restrictions are under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act

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PM Modi receives Global Goalkeeper Award

PM Narendra Modi received the 2019 Global Goalkeeper Award for Swachh Bharat Mission from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The award ceremony took place on the side-lines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.

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Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on October 2, 2014.

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India Tourism Mart exhibition inaugurated

Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition of India Tourism Mart (ITM), 2019 in New Delhi. The Ministry of Tourism and the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality have jointly organized this Mart.

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This is the second edition of ITM.

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ADB predicts India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.5% for FY20

Asian Development Bank sharply cut India’s growth forecast to 6.5 % for the fiscal year 2020.According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) report, economic growth was slowed to 5% in the first April-June quarter.

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ADB is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

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17 Indian firms in Forbes World’s Best Regarded Companies list

As many as 17 Indian companies, including Infosys, TCS have been named in the list of World’s Best Regarded Companies compiled by Forbes. Infosys has been ranked third in the list. Visa and Ferrari are on the first and second position, respectively.

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TCS ranked 22nd & Tata motors ranked 31st

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SBI Life signs corporate agency pact with Repco Home Finance

SBI Life Insurance has signed a corporate agency agreement with city-based Repco Home Finance Ltd to offer the company’s range of products to RHFL customers. This tie-up will enable every RHFL customer to meet their diverse insurance needs.

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Repco Home Finance Ltd, MD and CEO: Yashpal Gupta

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Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with India’s highest award in cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar made the announcement. He made his Bollywood debut with the film Saat Hindustani.

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The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani.