1. Eenam Gambhir is the First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York. She is a 2005-batch IFS officer and is presently posted at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN at New York.
2. Grama Seva Sangha ( GSS ) will be organising a 'Tax Denial Satyagraha' against imposition and handicraft products of September 24 in Sira, Tumakuru.
3. Nirvaan, a baby born in the 22nd week of Pregnancy weighing just 610 g, won his battle for life. After 132 days in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), he now weighs 3.72 kg, and out of intensive care. His parents will take him home on Sunday.
Doctors at Surya Hospital in Scantacruz, which treated Niravaan, said that he is probably India's most permature baby to have survived.
4. The next launch of the PSLV will be in November - December, ISRO Chairman A. S. Kiran Kumar said.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has come round to the inference that the PSLV C-39 mission on August 31 was doomed by the failure of the pyro devices that actuate the separation of the heat shield encasing the satellite from the rocket.
A high-level meeting chaired by ISRO Chairman A. S. Kiran Kumar held at the VSSC here on Friday came to the conclusion on the failure of the pyro devices. The meeting was informed that simulation exercise were on to ascertain the reason for the malfunctioning of the pyro devices.
ISRO had declared the PSLV - C39 mission unsuccessful after the heat shield refused to open and release the IRNSS-1H navigation satellite on board. Pyro devices use small charges to actuate the release mechanism that forces the fairing apart.
5. Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has floated a five-point proposal to find a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis at 72nd UN general assembly in New York.
6. 'Newton' - India's offcial entry to Oscars 2018.
Hindi film Newton, a black comedy on the foibles of democracy, will represent India in the best foreign Language Category at the 90th Academy Awards next year, the Film Federation Of India announced.
The movie stars Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, and Raghubir Yadav.
7. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Facebook, and currently operates as its chairman and chief executive officer.
His net worth is estimated to be US$71.5 billion as of September 2017, and he is ranked by Forbes as the fifth richest person in the world.
8. Commerce Minister - Suresh Prabhu
9. Founder of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) - Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy (founded in 1988).
10. Arundhati Bhattacharya is an Indian banker and is currently the Chairman of the State Bank of India.
She is the first woman to be the Chairman of State Bank of India . In 2016, she was listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
Abbreviations:
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
PSLV - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
ACB - Anti Corruption Bureau
UNGA - United Nations General Assembly
AeSI - Aeronutical Society of India
SAT - Securities Appellate Tribunal
IRDAI - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Of India
NDTV - New Delhi Television Ltd
Cricket Ranking:
ICC Test Rankings
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Pos
|
Team
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Matches
|
Points
|
Rating
|
1
|
India
|
36
|
4,493
|
125
|
2
|
South Africa
|
31
|
3,395
|
110
|
3
|
England
|
43
|
4,497
|
105
|
4
|
New Zealand
|
32
|
3,114
|
97
|
5
|
Australia
|
34
|
3,294
|
97
|
6
|
Pakistan
|
31
|
2,868
|
93
|
7
|
Sri Lanka
|
36
|
3,229
|
90
|
8
|
West Indies
|
30
|
2,260
|
75
|
9
|
Bangladesh
|
20
|
1,471
|
74
|
10
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Zimbabwe
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
ODI Team Rankings
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Pos
|
Team
|
Matches
|
Points
|
Rating
|
1
|
South Africa
|
50
|
5,957
|
119
|
2
|
India
|
47
|
5,599
|
119
|
3
|
Australia
|
49
|
5,640
|
115
|
4
|
England
|
51
|
5,773
|
113
|
5
|
New Zealand
|
46
|
5,123
|
111
|
6
|
Pakistan
|
41
|
3,885
|
95
|
7
|
Bangladesh
|
31
|
2,905
|
94
|
8
|
Sri Lanka
|
59
|
5,088
|
86
|
9
|
West Indies
|
37
|
2,887
|
78
|
10
|
Afghanistan
|
30
|
1,618
|
54
|
T20I Team Rankings
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||||
Pos
|
Team
|
Matches
|
Points
|
Rating
|
1
|
New Zealand
|
13
|
1,625
|
125
|
2
|
Pakistan
|
20
|
2,417
|
121
|
3
|
West Indies
|
20
|
2,395
|
120
|
4
|
England
|
17
|
2,029
|
119
|
5
|
India
|
20
|
2,328
|
116
|
6
|
Australia
|
13
|
1,431
|
110
|
7
|
South Africa
|
18
|
1,983
|
110
|
8
|
Sri Lanka
|
21
|
1,961
|
93
|
9
|
Afghanistan
|
25
|
2,157
|
86
|
10
|
Bangladesh
|
15
|
1,168
|
78
|
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