1. Jackie Collins, Novelist Who Wrote of Hollywood’s Glamorous Side, Dies at 77

Jackie Collins, the best-selling British-born author known for her vibrant novels about the extravagance and glamour of life in Hollywood, died on Saturday in Los Angeles.

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2. RBI grants approval to 10 entities for small finance banks

10 entities, including Ujjivan Financial Services and Equitas Holdings, on Wednesday got RBI’s approval to set up Small Finance Banks to provide basic banking services to small farmers and micro industries.

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3. Godavari, Krishna rivers formally linked in Andhra Pradesh 

In an historic step in the mission to inter-link rivers, the Godavari was formally connected with the Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.

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4. Nepal finally passes a New Constitution After Years of Political Turmoil

The landlocked Himalayan nation’s parliament passed the constitution on Wednesday with 507 out of 601 members of its Constituent Assembly voting in favor.

More Details: Time

5. Hangzhou named as host of 2022 Asian Games

The Chinese city of Hangzhou was confirmed on Wednesday as the host of the 2022 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced at its General Assembly in Ashgabat.

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6. Serco finally sells BPO division to Blackstone

British outsourcing firm Serco (SRP.L) has agreed to sell its Business Process Outsourcing operation to private equity firm Blackstone for 250 million pounds ($384 million), finally offloading an asset it had struggled to sell.

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7. Sunjeev Sahota on Man Booker Prize shortlist

A British author of Indian descent is one of the six novelists short-listed for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, 2015. The Year of the Runaways is Sunjeev Sahota’s second novel, and centres around the lives of three Indian men — one a Dalit — and a woman, all migrants from India.

More Details: The Hindu

8. Malcolm Turnbull Is Sworn In as Australia’s New Prime Minister

The party coup to install Malcolm Turnbull as Australia’s fourth prime minister in just over two years has exposed deep unease about the resource-dependent country’s sharply slowing economy and a political system that lets small groups of politicians oust elected leaders.

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9. Jagmohan Dalmiya passes away

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away on Sunday evening in Kolkata. The former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief was 75.

More Details: The Hindu

10. 2024 Olympics: LA, Hamburg, Rome, Budapest & Paris bid

Los Angeles, Hamburg, Rome, Budapest and Paris will compete to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will elect the winner at a vote in Lima, Peru, in September 2017.

More Details: BBC