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BANKING AND FINANCE
Iran introduces credit cards for the 1st time
The Central Bank of Iran is allowing local financial institutions to issue credit cards for the first time in the Islamic Republic’s history. The full introduction of the cards could take some time as local banks will need to get used to the credit card system, according to the head of Iran’s central bank Valiollah Seif.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISRO launched satellites into two orbits for first time
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched eight small satellites into two different orbits in space on board its workhorse launch vehicle, the PSLV. This was the first time ISRO launched satellites into two different orbits on the same flight. “With today’s launch, the PSLV’s capability to launch satellites into two different orbits has been successfully demonstrated.
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National Mission on Bio economy was launched in Shillong
In order to boost rural economy by utilising bio-resources, a National Mission on Bioeconomy was launched by the Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The mission is unique to south-east Asia and India has become one of the few countries to have tapped bio-resources, which when optimally utilized can create a large number of jobs at village level. Bioeconomy is a new concept few countries like USA, Canada, European Union and Australia have started initiatives in this field.
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World’s largest flower blooms in Indonesia
The world’s largest flower, Rafflesia arnoldii, has bloomed in two different locations in the rainforests of Indonesian island Sumatra. The giant red flower, which smells of rotting flesh, has no stems, leaves or roots and blooms only for a couple of days. The flower has recently made an appearance in the Taba Penanjung Forest and the Tebat Monok Forest. The plant is named after the founder of modern Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles and the British botanist Joseph Arnold.
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Obama opens new African American Museum
President Barack Obama heralded the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, an institution dedicated to the many threads of black suffering and triumph.
The first black president of the United States cut the ribbon to inaugurate the striking 37,000-square-meter bronze-clad edifice before thousands of spectators gathered in the nation’s capital to witness the historic opening.
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FOREIGN RELATIONS
India to ratify Paris climate change deal on Oct 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would ratify the Paris climate deal on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Addressing delegates at the BJP’s national council meeting in Kozhikode, Mr. Modi said that on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, India will ratify the decisions reached at the Conference of Parties (CoP) in Paris.
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SPORTS
Milind finishes 42.2 km marathon in 4 hrs, 32 min
Model-actor Milind Soman has completed the 42.2 km Berlin Marathon in 4 hours and 32 minutes. Soman, a fitness enthusiast, is also the brand ambassador of ‘Pinkathon’, India’s biggest ‘women only’ marathon. Milind Soman was born in a Maharashtrian middle-class family in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Velavan Senthilkumar wins U-19 Asian title
India’s emerging player Velavan Senthilkumar came from two games down to beat Jordan’s Mohammad Al-Sarraj 12-14 9-11 11-6 11-8 11-7 and bag the U-19 Asian Junior Individual squash championship title. The Chennai lad, who trains at the Indian Squash Academy (ISA), is the second Indian to win the title after Ravi Dixit in 2010.
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Japan to host 2026 Asian Games
Japan’s Aichi prefecture and its capital city Nagoya were confirmed as co-hosts of the 2026 Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) formally endorsed the bid after Aichi Prefecture governor Hideaki Ohumra and Nagoya city mayor Takashi Kawamura presented their joint offering to the OCA General Assembly in Danang, which is currently hosting the fifth Asian Beach Games.
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Indian shuttler Rituparna Das wins Polish Open
Rituparna beat Rasika 11-21 21-7 21-17 in a 40-minute clash. Women’s doubles pair of Sanjana Santosh and Arathi Sara Sunil also clinched the title after defeating top seeds Natalya Voytsekh and Yelyzaveta Zharka 19-21 21-19 21-14 in the final that lasted more than an hour.
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OBITUARY
‘King of Golf’ Arnold Palmer passed away aged 87
American golf legend Arnold Palmer has died in Pittsburgh at the age of 87.Palmer, one of golf’s greatest players whose immense popularity drew a legion of fans known as “Arnie’s Army” and helped propel the game just as television was coming of age, died on Sunday, the US Golf Association and golf media reported.
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