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1. The nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar in a landmark unanimous decision has declared right to privacy a fundamental right under the constitution.
2. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal on Drug Demand Reduction and Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and precursor chemicals and related matters.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and actress Priyanka Chopra have found a spot in the Social networking site LinkedIn Power Profiles List of 2017. Professional networking giant LinkedIn on Wednesday announced its fourth edition of Power Profiles, a list of the most viewed LinkedIn profiles of professionals in India.
4. Ashwani Lohani, CMD of Air India, has been named the Chairman of the Railway Board following the resignation of A.K. Mittal. While, Rajiv Bansal has been made Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India for three months.
5. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into strategic alliances with Ola and Uber that will provide passengers the option to hire these cabs at select aerodromes.
6. General Electric (GE) announced the appointment of Vishal Wanchoo as President & Chief Executive Officer of GE South Asia.
7. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the name of the new central food processing scheme as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). It aims to benefit 20 lakh farmers by 2020 and create 5.30 lakh jobs.
8. Sanjivani Jadhav, one of the rising stars of Indian athletics, clinched the silver medal in the women’s 10,000 metres at the 29th World University Games.
9. Tata Sons appointed Roopa Purushothaman as Chief Economist and head of Policy Advocacy to drive research.
10. India’s oldest cinematographer Ramananda Sengupta died. He was 101.
