National News
- The seventh edition of the India International Coffee Festival (IICF) will be held in Bengaluru.
- Maharashtra set to generate 25,000MW electricity through solar power. Rather Maharashtra as a state tops in generating power through renewable energy around 7500 MW.
- PM Modi held telephonic talks with Nepali congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba, assures assistance for peace and development of Nepal.
- Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the SSB is strengthening its position in Sikkim and Bhutan border area after Doklam issue between India and China.
International News
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is holding a meeting of the India-Russia Inter-governmental commission on Trade, economic, science technology and cultural co-operation
Banking
- Airtel Payments Bank CEO Shashi Arora has quit the company after a recent controversy surrounding India’s largest telecom operator.
- SBI Card, the credit card issuer and Bharat petroleum the leading petroleum company in India announced the launch of the BPCL SBI Card the most rewarding fuel co-branded credit card in the country.
- India’s largest Mortgage lender HDFC has sold its realty business HDFC Reality and its digital real estate business HDFC developers to online classifieds player Quikr.
Appointment
- Lieutenant general B.S.Sahrawat took over the reins of National Cadet Corps as its Director general.
- M. Subbarayudu presently joint secretary in the ministry of external affairs has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Republic of Peru.