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30 April
The world’s first Graphene electronic paper in China China has developed the world's first graphene electronic paper
and is the "the world's first graphene electronic paper" and has
been developed by Guangzhou OED Technologies.Graphene is the
world's strongest and lightest known material.
A single layer of graphene is only 0.335 nanometers thick and
Graphene can conduct heat and electricity.
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Sanath Jayasuriya is Sri Lanka Cricket's new Chief Selector Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced that Sanath
Jayasuriya will be the new chief selector. The new selection
committee will start its operation on May 1 and will serve for two-
year term.In addition to Sanat Jayasuriya, the four-member panel
comprises of: wicketkeeper-batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana,
former offspinner Ranjith Madurasinghe, and former fast bowler
Eric Upashantha.
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Allan Donald appointed as Australia’s bowling coach Former South African paceman Allan Donald has been announced
as Australia`s bowling coach for the upcoming tour of Sri
Lanka.The appointment of Donald is only for the tour of Sri Lanka.
Western Australia bowling coach Adam Griffith was earlier
announced as the bowling coach for the tour of the West Indies in
June, which precedes the Sri Lankan tour.
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India successfully NAVIC - its seventh navigation satellite India launched NAVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation)
to complete its Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.NAVIC
is the seventh and final satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System, the IRNSS 1G, and was launched into a sub
geosynchronous transfer orbit with a perigree (nearest point to
earth) of 284 km and an apogee (farthest point to earth) of 20,657
km.
India now has one of five countries with its own navigation system
and will be similar to the commonly used GPS.
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VT Thomas, famous cartoonist from Kerala, passes away Well known cartoonist V T Thomas, the creator of 'Boban and
Molly', from Kerala has passed away at the age of 87.
Thomas was well known as Toms and was the creator of
the famous cartoon strip involving 12-year-old cartoon siblings and
which was carried in the Malayala Manorama.
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29 April
Deepika Kumari equals world record in recurve event at Archery
World Cup There‘s something about Deepika Kumari in an Olympic year. In
2012, in the run up to the London Games she raised her game to
such a level that it propelled her to the world no.1 position in the
rankings. But nerves did her in when it mattered the most. On
Wednesday – exactly 100 days before the Rio Olympics – she
raised hopes once again by shooting a world record-equalling total
in the women‘s recurve event of the Archery World Cup in
Shanghai.
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IT dept to pay interest on TDS refund The Income Tax Department will now add interest to delayed
refunds made against excess TDS (tax deducted at source)
deductions and will also not litigate with the deductor on this issue
in the future.The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued
a directive in this regard to the assessing officers of the Income Tax
Department based on a 2014 Supreme Court order where the apex
court had made it clear that the taxman is "bound" to pay interest
on refund made under the TDS category.
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Lobsang Sangay re-elected as prime minister of Tibetan
government-in-exile Lobsay Sangay, the Sikyong (Prime Minister) of Tibetan
government-in-exilewas re-elected, defeating his lone rivalPenpa
Tsering, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament, by a margin of
9012 votes.'Chief Election Commissioner' Sonam Choephel Shosur
told reporters that Sangay polled 33,876 (57.08 per cent) votes
against Tsering's 24,864 (41.89 per cent) votes. A total of 45
members were elected for Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, he added.
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Indian Naval Ships Veer, Nipat Decommissioned Two Indian Naval Ships 'Veer' and 'Nipat' were decommissioned at
the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai last evening. The ceremony
involved traditional last lowering of the ensign and commissioning
pendents with playing of 'last post', an official release said."INS
Veer was the first ship of the 1241 RE class missile vessels. INS
Veer and Nipat are the first two of this class to be decommissioned.
Now eight ships of this category will remain," it said.
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Mahrez is first African footballer to win 'Player of the year' The winner of the award is decided by players across the football
leagues and the Women's Super League who all have a chance to
cast a vote. This season Mahrez has helped to put his team at the
top of the league, scoring 17 goals and making 11 assists in 34
games.Mahrez and his team mates arrived at the ceremony in style
when a helicopter brought them straight to the awards from their
impressive 4-0 victory over Swansea City.
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26 April
New emblem for Tokyo 2020 Olympics unveiled The new emblem of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic
Games with an indigo-coloured check in the design has been
released.
The logo features a circular Japanese traditional checkered pattern.
Below the design are the words ―Tokyo 2020‖ and under them the
five interlocking Olympic rings.
14,599 entries were publicly accepted for the design by the
organisers from which the winning logo was selected.
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India to be a $10 trillion economy with no poverty and 10 per cent
growth by 2032 India will be a $10 trillion economy with no poverty in 2032 and
achieve growth rate of 10 per cent by 2032 according to Niti
Aayog Chief Executive Officer, Amitabh Kant.
Right now, the country‘s growth rate is 7.6 per cent and its
economy is worth $1.7 trillion.
In a presentation was made by Mr. Kant made during Civil Services
Day function attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and large
number of civil servants.
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Mairaj Khan wins silver in shooting at ISSF World Cup India's Mairaj Ahmad Khan has won the silver medal in the men's
Skeet event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun).
Mairaj was defeated by Sweden's Marcus Svennson 2-1 in the
shoot-off tiebreaker in the gold medal match and Italy's Tamarro
Casandro got the bronze medal.
Juan Jose Aramburu of Spain and Casandro of Italy qualified for
the bronze medal match-up.
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Street in U.S. named after Indian doctor - Sampat Shivangi A street in the U.S. State of Mississippi was named after Dr. Sampat
Shivangi for his services to the community.
The street is called Dr. Sampat Shivangi Lane. Dr. Shivangi is a 1962
batch alumnus of Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal and is a
well known politician in the state of Mississippi in the US.
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India and Mongolia conduct joint military exercise The Eleventh Indo-Mongolia joint training Exercise, named
"Nomadic Elephant" has commenced in Mongolia and will
continue till 8th May 2016.
The exercise's aim is to develop synergy and inter operability
between the two armies to fight in Counter Insurgency and Counter
Terrorism operations.
A platoon of the Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army along with a
team of two observers will be taking part in the event. A total of 60
personnel from Mongolia will take part in the exercise.
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25 April
World Book and Copyright Day celebrated on 23 April The Annual World Book and Copyright Day was celebrated all over
the globe on Saturday, 23rd April 2016.
World Book Day is a yearly event organised by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on
April 23 to promote reading habit, publishing and copyright.
To celebrate the love for reading and publishing, book institutions
around the world organised seminars and book gifting programmes.
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RBI to auction State Government Bonds worth Rs 4,815 Cr The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct an auction of eight
state government bonds aggregating Rs 4,815 crore on Tuesday,
April 26 2016.
These 8 states for which RBI will be conducting auctions are:
Arunachal Pradesh (Rs 75 crore); Gujarat (Rs 1,000 crore with an
option to retain an additional amount of Rs 300 crore); Kerala (Rs
500 crore); Manipur (Rs 50 crore); Punjab (Rs 400 crore); Tamil
Nadu (Rs 1,000 crore); Telangana (Rs 1,500 crore) and
Uttarakhand (Rs 290 crore).
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Salman Khan to be India's Goodwill Ambassador for Rio Olympics
2016 Bollywood actor Salman Khan was named as the goodwill
ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics to be
held in August 2016.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chose Salman Khan from a
list of candidates which also included Shah Rukh Khan and
Amitabh Bachchan.
This is the first time when a Bollywood superstar will be a goodwill
ambassador for the Indian contingent at the Olympics.
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Clement Mouamba elected as PM of Congo Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguessonamed former finance
minister Clement Mouambaas Prime Minister.
Sassou Nguesso was recently elected to a five-year term and
led Congo between 1979 and 1992.
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India & France launch $1 Trillion Solar Program India and France have launched a program with a potential of over
$1 trillion to help developing countries harness fully their solar
resources. Power minister Piyush Goyal and French environment
minister Segolene Royal announced the solar finance programme
and mentioned that the programme aims to lower the cost of
finance and facilitate the flow of more than $1 trillion investment to
members of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
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National Panchayati Raj Diwas celebrated on 24th April Panchayat Raj Diwas was celebrated in Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi
and across the country on 24th April 2016. This day is very
important as it celebrates one of the founding blocks of India's
society, namely the Panchayats. On the occasion of Panchayat
Divas, the government talked about its initiatives such as the soil
health card in Rajasthan, the programme on gender equality in
Haryana and social security schemes for the common man in West
Bengal.
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Rafael Nadal wins Barcelona Open 2016 Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion,Kei Nishikori, 6-4,
7-5 to win the Barcelona Open for the ninth time. Nadal has now
equaled Guillermo Vilas‘s record of 49 career clay-court titles.
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Carlo open last week. Nishikori had won the tournament for the last
two years
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Mary Kom, Sidhu, Subramanian Swamy and others nominated To
Rajya Sabha BJP leaders Subramanian Swamy, Navjot Singh Sidhu and boxer
Mary Kom have been nominated by the Narendra Modi government
to the Rajya Sabha.
Narendra Jadhav, member of erstwhile National Advisory Council
(NAC), Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi and journalist Swapan
Dasgupta have also been nominated as the new Rajya Sabha
members.
President Pranab Mukherjee nominated the six personalities from
different fields such as literature, science, sports, art and social service following a
recommendation of the Narendra Modi government.
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22 April
Indian diplomat Amitav Banerji honoured by Cyprus Amitav Banerji, an Indian diplomat in the UK has been conferred
with the Commander of the Order of Meritone, of the highest
awards of Cyprus for his work within the Commonwealth
Secretariat for the past two decades.
Banerji has degrees from Georgetown University and the Delhi
School of Economics. He joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in
1975 and served in different capacities for 15 years, including
postings to Pakistan, Spain, and Malaysia.
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Laos appoints new President, Prime Minister The National Assembly of Laos elected the chief of the ruling
Communist Party,Bounnhang Vorachit, as its new
president after the outgoing president, Choummaly Sayasone, led
the country for 10 years.
Also, the current Foreign ministerThongloun Sisoulith has
been elected prime minister in Laos, a country that has been
exclusively ruled by the Communist Party since 1973.
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JK Tyre buys Cavendish Industries for Rs 2200 Crore JK Tyre has bought tyre, tube and flap maker Cavendish
Industries for Rs. 2200 Crores
JK Tyres is a unit of Kesoram Industries Ltd., a B.K. Birla Group
company and Cavendish industries is located in Uttarakhand. JK
will increase its annual capacity by 10 million tyres as a result of
this purchase and will enable JK‘s entry into the fast-growing two-
wheeler and three-wheeler tyre market.
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Uttarakhand HC revokes President's Rule in Uttarakhand The Uttarakhand High Court has revoked the imposition of
President‘s rule in Uttarakhand and has revived the Congress
government headed by Harish Rawat and has asked him to prove
his majority by 29th April
A division bench of the high court headed by Chief Justice K.M.
Joseph said the imposition of President‘s rule was contrary to the
laws laid down by the Supreme Court. The court also upheld the
disqualification of nine rebel Congress MLAs.
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PM Modi confers awards for excellence in implementation of
priority programmes PM Narendra Modi conferred awards for excellence in
implementation of priority programmes on the occasion of 10th Civil
Services Day.
For Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJSY), Nagaon, Assam
was awarded in North East and Hill States category, Chandigarh in
Union Territories and North 24 Parganas, West Bengal in Other
States group.
Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), West Sikkim and Bikaner,
Rajasthan were awarded in North East & Hill states and Other States category respectively.
The PM also released two books, The Change Makers and Transforming India on this
occasion.
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21 April
Rahul Johri is new CEO of BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed
Rahul Johri as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mr. Rahul Johri, was last serving as Discovery Networks - Asia
Pacific's Executive Vice-President and General Manager for South
Asia. He will take on his new role starting from 1st of June. The
three-member Lodha panel in its report had recommended creating
the post of CEO in BCCI in January this year.
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India and Bhutan sign MoU on Technical Cooperation The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bhutan
on technical cooperation in the field of capacity building,
benchmarking and bilateral exchange in infrastructure engineering.
The MoU is in furtherance of Article 2,7 and 8 of the India-Bhutan
friendship treaty and will provide an Umbrella for educational,
scientific & technical research and environment protection which
are also stated aim of the India-Bhutan foundation established in
August 2003.
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India ranked at 133 in World Press Freedom Index India has been ranked a lowly133 among 180 countries in the latest
annual World Press Freedom Index
The 2016 'World Press Freedom Index' was released by Reporters
Without Borders (RSF) and is led by Finland, which retained its top
spot for the sixth consecutive year, followed by the Netherlands and
Norway. The report says Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems
"indifferent" to the threats against journalists.
India jumped three spots from the 136th position it had in 2015.
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2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners List The 2016 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced for various
categories. It is an award for achievements in newspaper and
online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United
States.
The prize was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of
American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his
fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia
University in New York City.
The 2016 Winners are:
JOURNALISM
Public Service: Associated Press
For an investigation of severe labor abuses tied to the supply of seafood to American
supermarkets and restaurants, reporting that freed 2,000 slaves, brought perpetrators to
justice and inspired reforms.
Breaking News Reporting: Los Angeles Times Staff
For exceptional reporting, including both local and global perspectives, on the shooting in
San Bernardino and the terror investigation that followed.
Investigative Reporting: Leonora LaPeter Anton and Anthony Cormier of the Tampa
Bay Times and Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune
For a stellar example of collaborative reporting by two news organizations that revealed
escalating violence and neglect in Florida mental hospitals and laid the blame at the door of
state officials.
Explanatory Reporting: T. Christian Miller of ProPublica and Ken Armstrong of The
Marshall Project
For a startling examination and exposé of law enforcement's enduring failures to investigate
reports of rape properly and to comprehend the traumatic effects on its victims.
Local Reporting: Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner ofTampa Bay
Times
For exposing a local school board's culpability in turning some county schools into failure
factories, with tragic consequences for the community. (Moved by the Board from the Public
Service category, where it was also entered.)
National Reporting: The Washington Post Staff
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For its revelatory initiative in creating and using a national database to illustrate how often
and why the police shoot to kill and who the victims are most likely to be.
International Reporting: Alissa J. Rubin of The New York Times
For thoroughly reported and movingly written accounts giving voice to Afghan women who
were forced to endure unspeakable cruelties.
Letters, Drama, and Music
Fiction: The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Grove Press)
A layered immigrant tale told in the wry, confessional voice of a "man of two minds" -- and
two countries, Vietnam and the United States.
Drama: Hamilton, by Lin-Manuel Miranda
A landmark American musical about the gifted and self-destructive founding father whose
story becomes both contemporary and irresistible.
History: Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America, by T.J. Stiles (Alfred
A. Knopf)
A rich and surprising new telling of the journey of the iconic American soldier whose death
turns out not to have been the main point of his life. (Moved by the Board from the
Biography category.)
Biography or Autobiography: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan
(Penguin Press)
A finely crafted memoir of a youthful obsession that has propelled the author through a
distinguished writing career.
Poetry: Ozone Journal, by Peter Balakian (University of Chicago Press)
Poems that bear witness to the old losses and tragedies that undergird a global age of
danger and uncertainty.
General Nonfiction: Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS, by Joby Warrick (Doubleday)
A deeply reported book of remarkable clarity showing how the flawed rationale for the Iraq
War led to the explosive growth of the Islamic State.
Music: In for a Penny, In for a Pound, by Henry Threadgill (Pi Recordings)
Recording released on May 26, 2015 by Zooid, a highly original work in which notated
music and improvisation mesh in a sonic tapestry that seems the very expression of modern
American life (Pi Recordings).
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Union Cabinet approves Paris Agreement adopted at 21st
Conference of Parties (CoP) The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing the Paris
Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of Parties of The United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
held in Paris in December 2015.
The Paris Agreement on climate change is meant to enhance the
implementation of the UN Convention and recognizes the principles
of common but differentiated responsibilities, equity and respective
capabilities in the light of different national circumstances. It is a
major step in improving the world's climate.
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20 April
India, Mauritius ink MoU to promote traditional medicine India and Mauritius have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to promote cooperation in traditional medicine and
homeopathy.
The MoU signed between the two countries envisages supply of
traditional medicinal substances, exchange of experts, joint R&D,
and recognition of the traditional systems of health and medicine in
both countries. The MoU will also aim to promote popularisation of
various Indian traditional systems which fall under AYUSH
(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa & Homoeopathy.
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Similar MoUs have also been signed with Malaysia, China, Trinidad and Tobago,
Bangladesh, Hungary and Nepal in the past.
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RBL becomes first private bank to open dedicated branch for
startups The RBL Bank (formerly Ratnakar Bank) became the first private
bank in India to open a dedicated branch for startups.
The dedicated branch was inaugurated in Koramangala, Bengaluru
by Nandan Nilekani, former chairman of UIDAI. The RBL bank
branch will offer a slew of banking products and services for the
end-to-end needs of startups in India. Koramangala is the hub of
startups in India.
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Commemorative and circulation coin on Tatya Tope released Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma
released a memorial Coin of Rs. 200/- and a Circulation Coin of Rs.
10/- on Tatya Tope on the occasion of his Martyr Day in New Delhi.
Tantya Tope was a legendary leader and patriot during India‘s First
War of Independence. The Ministry of Culture has been celebrating
the 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya Tope during 2015-16 in
association with State Governments of Maharashtra and Madhya
Pradesh respectively.
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Novak And Serena win Laureus World Sports Awards Tennis stars, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been
awarded the 'Sportsman and sportswoman of the Year' Laureus
World Sports Awards respectively.
Both the players had won three Grand Slams last year.
Other winners are :
American golf star Jordan Spieth - ‗Breakthrough of the
Year‘ award.
Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias of Brazil - 'Disabled sportsperson of the year
award'
New Zealand's Rugby World Cup-winning team, All Blacks - 'Team of the year'
Dan Carter (Rugby captain of New Zealand) - 'Comeback of the year award'.
Special spirit of sport award - Johan Cruyff.
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President Mukherjee presents Hindi Sevi Samman Awards The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Hindi
Sevi Samman Awards for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 in the
presence of Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Human
Resource Development and other dignitaries.
Hindi Sevi Samman Awards were instituted by Central Hindi
Institute, Agra in 1989. 14 scholars receive this award in seven
different categories every year for their contribution in the field of
Hindi language and literature.
List of awardees can be accessed from this link: List of Awardees
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19 April
Deepak Mishra appointed as ADG of CRPF Senior IPS officer Deepak Mishra has been appointed as
Additional Director General (ADG) in the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF).
Mr. Mishra will enjoy this post till November 2018 with effect from
the date of assumption of charge of the post. Mr. Mishra Deepak is
an IPS officer of the 1984 batch of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-
Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre.
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Australia defeats India to win 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Australia has won the 25th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup by
defeating India by 4-0 in the final held in Ipoh, Malaysia.
This was Australia's 9th title at this tournament. India won this
tournament in the year 2010. The New Zealand team (who was the
winner of 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup) has acquired the third
place in the 25th edition of the tournament.
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TN Ninan gets Mumbai Press Club’s 'RedInk' lifetime achievement
award The Mumbai Press Club on Friday selected T N Ninan, Chairman
and Editorial Director of Business Standard, for this year's 'RedInk
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism'.
The award will be presented to TN Ninan by the Governor of
Maharashtra C Vidyasagar Rao on April 26 in New Delhi.
The 'RedInk Journalist of the Year' Award would be given to NDTV
India's senior Executive Editor Ravish Kumar for his consistent and
good reporting on politics and issues that concern the common man.
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3 Indians in Forbes' First Ever ‘Global Game Changers’ List 3 Indians, Mr. Rahul Bhatia of Inter Globe Enterprises (Indigo
Airlines), Mr. Sunny Varkey (GEMS Education Society), and Mr.
Cyrus Poonawala of the Serum Institute are part of the list
of Global Game Changers List released by Forbes magazine
recently
This year list features 30 of the most powerful business leaders
worldwide, chosen from for-profit companies worth at least $1 billion,
which have showed growth, innovation and global footprint.
Mark Benioff of Salesforce.com was ranked No. 1 on the list.
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World Heritage Day celebrated on 18th April, 2016 The World Heritage day was observed all over the world yesterday
on 18th April, 2016
This day was established by UNICEF as International Day for
Monuments and Sites in 1983.
It aims to raise public awareness about the diversity and
vulnerability of the world's built monuments and heritage sites and
the efforts required to protect and conserve them.
The theme for this year (2016) is:
The Heritage of Sport.
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18 April
69th Himachal Day being celebrated in the State With the paying of glowing tributes to martyers by Industries,
Labour and Employment and Information and Public Relations
Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, the 69th Himachal Day has been
celebrated with great enthusiasm.
The Minister, who presided over the function, later unfurled the
National Flag and took salute at an impressive march past by
contingents of Police, Home Guard, NCC and various schools.
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Canada ranks near bottom on UNICEF's 'fairness' report card Canada's poorest children are falling further behind, according to a
UNICEF report card that ranks the country in the bottom third
among OECD and EU nations when it comes to inequality in the
well-being of its youngest citizens.
UNICEF's Fairness for Children report card, released Thursday,
ranks Canada 26 out of 35 affluent nations. The report also notes
that gaps in children‘s health and education have widened since
2013, when Canada ranked 17 among 29 rich countries.
"One of the troubles is, in Canada, we assume that because we're in the top 10 wealthiest
countries in the world, that the wealth will translate into a better life experience for children.
And it's just not good enough," UNICEF Canada's President David Morley told CTV News
Channel on Thursday.
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Malian Photographer Malick Sidibe Passed Away The award winning Malian photographer, Malick Sidibe has passed
away recently. He was 80 year old. Sidbe was known for his black
and white studio portraits that captured the lives of young Malians
in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sidibe work has been the subject of publications and been
exhibited throughout Europe and in the United States. Critics also
said that photos of Mali's post-colonial period helped people see
the West African nation in a new light.
His works captures the lives of young men and women, often showing off a prized
possession like a watch or a motorbike.
Mr. Sidibe has become the first African winner of the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement
at the Venice Biennale in 2007 and also won a Hasselblad Award for photography. Apart
from these awards Mr. Sidibe has also won an International Center of Photography Infinity
Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008.
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Ukrainean parliament appointed Volodymyr Groysman as the new
PM Ukraine‘s parliament has appointed Volodymyr Groysman, a key
presidential ally as prime minister, in the country‘s biggest political
shakeup since the 2014 uprising.
The new government could finish months of political infighting that
has stalled efforts to tackle corruption and delayed billions of dollars
in foreign loans, but reformists have expressed concern over the
departure of experienced western-backed technocrats from the
cabinet.
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They replace the US-born finance minister Natalia Yaresko, whose handling of Ukraine‘s
debt crisis has been praised by Washington, and the former economy minister Aivaras
Abromavičius, who led a campaign to privatise corruption-ridden state companies, but
resigned in February.
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Indian Army conducts Shatrujeet battle exercise in Rajasthan The Indian Army conducted ‗Shatrujeet‘ battle exercise in the Thar
Desert of Rajasthan near the Pakistan border. It was aimed to
evaluate the capability of the Indian Army to strike deep into enemy
territory in an integrated air-land battle environment.
The 2016 Shatrujeet battle exercise was steered by the Mathura
based 1 Corps, one of the three principle strike corps of the Indian
Army. Indian Army undertakes such exercises at regular intervals to
ensure forces are provided war-like situations and kept in high-state
of battle readiness as part of so called Cold Start Doctrine.
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16 April
Panagarh Air Force Based named after Sh. Arjan Singh The Union Government has renamed Panagarh Air Force Base of
Indian Air Force in West Bengal as ‗Air Force Station Arjan Singh‘
in honour of the Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh.
The base was renamed on the occasion of 93rd birthday of Arjan
Singh. Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Air
Command, Air Marshal C. Harikumar unveiled the rechristening
plaque. This is the first time in India's history that an Air Force base
has been named after an individual and that too a living individual.
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Mary Kom named AIBA ambassador for Women’s World
Championship Indian boxer M C Mary Kom has been named one of the eight
ambassadors for the upcoming World Championships by the
International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Ms. Kom has been named as ‗Magnificent Mary‘ for her
unprecedented gold medal count.
The AIBA-appointed ambassadors for the World Championship
also include Nicola Adams of Great Britain, USA‘s Marlen Esparza,
Adriana Arauja from Brazil, Bulgaria‘s Stanimira Petrova and
Morocco‘s Khadija Mardi.
The female officials chosen to be ambassadors are Algerian Kheira Siki Yakoub and
Canada‘s Jennifer Huggins.
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Ajay Banga nominated to Commission on Enhancing National
Cybersecurity US President Barack Obama has nominated MasterCard‘s Indian-
American CEO Ajay Banga to the Commission on Enhancing
National Cybersecurity.
Mr. Banga is one of the 10 members of the Commission which also
includes General Keith Alexander former Director of the top US
spying body National Security Agency (NSA).
The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity was
established in February 2016 to make detailed recommendations to
strengthen cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting privacy,
ensuring public safety and economic and national security.
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Sushmita Pandey appointed as chairperson of NMA The Union Government has appointed Ms. Susmita Pandey as the
new chairperson of theNational Monument Authority (NMA).
Ms. Pandey is a professor at Ujjain‘s Vikram University. At the time
of her appointment, she was the head of the School of Studies in
Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology in Vikram
University of Madhya Pradesh. The National Monument Authority is
a quasi- judicial body headquartered in New Delhi and is responsible for the preservation
and protection of monuments and sites. It manages the regulated and prohibited area
around the centrally protected monuments.
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Cheap Meal Centers launched in Orissa
Sh. Naveen Patnaik, CM of Orissa, inaugurated opening
of 100 more Aahar centres across Orissa of
Government‘s cheap meal programme for the poor.
Patnaik dedicated the 100 Aahar centres to the public at
the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Cuttack. The scheme was
launched in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur,
Sambalpur and Rourkela in the first phase.
Related News: It is important to note that Tamil Nadu under Shr. Jayalalitha
had organized a similar program in the past under the name of "Amma
Unavagam" and this has been a very popular program in the state.
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Mission Drinking Water launched by Maharashtra Government Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis launched
‗Mission Drinking Water' in the backdrop of recurring
droughts and severe water crisis in Marathwada and Vidarbha
region of the state.
This mission will ensure changes in crop pattern to sustain
holistic development. As part of the mission, every remote village in
drought districts had been provided a roadmap and adequate
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budget. The Maharasthtra government also constituted the Maharashtra Drought Relief
Committee headed by Agriculture Minister Eknath Khadse and Opposition leader
Radhakrishna Patil.
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Sushila Karki appointed as First female Chief Justice of Nepal’s
Supreme Court The Constitutional Council of Nepal has selected Justice
Sushila Karki (63 years old) for the post of Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the country. With this selection she will become
26th chief justice of the apex court and the first female Chief
Justice in Nepal‘s history.
Justice Sushila Karki will succeed Justice Kalyan Shrestha who
retired from the top post. She shall have tenure of 1 year and retire
in June 2017 upon reaching the age limit. She is senior-most judge in the Supreme Court of
Nepal. Prior to her appointment as judge of Supreme Court in 2009, she had served as a
senior advocate. She was accorded the title of senior advocate in 2004. She also had
served as President of the Appellate Court Bar Association Biratnagar for a term until 2004.
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India adopts SAWEN to check wildlife crimes The Union Cabinet has given its approval for India adopting the
Statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN)
and becoming its formal member. SAWEN strengthens ties within
member countries to control trans-boundary wildlife crime through
communication, coordination, collaboration, capacity building and
cooperation in the region.
SAWEN helps to take initiatives for bringing
harmonization and standardization in laws and policies of
member countries concerning conservation of fauna and flora and document
the trend of poaching and illegal trade, and related threats to the natural
biodiversity within and across countries in the region.
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Nauru becomes 189th member of IMF, World Bank Nauru has become the 189th member of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Nauru joined the United Nations in
April 2014 and applied for membership in IMF and World Bank in
April 2014.
Nauru is located in the Pacific Ocean and is the world's smallest
independent republic.
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14 April
India and Germany sign agreement on Namami Gange Programme Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation and German International Cooperation (GIZ) signed
an Implementation agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation under the
Namami Gange Program in New Delhi.
The project duration is three years that is from 2016 to 2018 and
the German contribution in the project will be to the tune of 22.5
crore rupees. It will enable the application of integrated river basin
management approaches for the rejuvenation of the river Ganga.
The agreement was signed in the presence of the German Ambassador to India, Dr. Martin
Ney and Secretary, Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation, Shashi Shekhar.
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India testfires nuclear capable Akash missile India has successfully testfired indigenously developed surface-to-
air supersonic Akash missile System. Akash was test fired from
complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in
Odisha.
Akash is a mid-range surface-to-air missile (SAM). It is medium
range nuclear capable supersonic missile and has been
indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided-Missile
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Development Programme (IGMDP). The missile was formally inducted into the IAF in 2015.
The missile has a strike range of 25 km and capability to carry warhead of 60 kg.
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Former Army Chief General JJ Singh Conferred Highest French
Civilian Honour Former Indian Army Chief, General Joginder Jaswant (JJ)
Singh has been conferred with the highest French civilian honour
'Officier de l Ordre national de la Legion d Honneur' (Officer of the
Legion of Honour).
This is the highest civilian honour in France and has been awarded
in recognition of his 'stellar role' in modernizing the Indian Army and
initiating robust exchanges between the Indian and French armies.
General Singh mooted the idea of holding joint army exercises between the two countries
air forces (Garuda) and (Varuna) and was invited as the Guest of Honour for the French
National Day military parade in Paris in which an Indian Army contingent took part for the
first time.
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Maharashtra institues law against social boycott Maharashtra has become the first state in India to adopt a
comprehensive law to root out oppression carried out by parallel
justice delivery system (kangaroo court, khaps etc.) in the name of
age old traditions, caste and religion.
Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Maharashtra Prohibition
of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Bill, 2016.
The act defines ―Caste Panchayat‖ as a Committee or a body
formed by a group of persons belonging to any community, whether registered or not, which
functions within the community to regulate various practices in the same community,
controls personal and social behaviour of any member and collectively resolves or decides
any disputes amongst their members including their families, by issuing oral or written
dictums.
Any offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable and bailable and triable by a
Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, as the case may be.
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Haryana Government renames Gurgaon And Mewat Haryana Government has decided to rename Gurgaon as
Gurugram and Mewat as Nuh.
The decision will be finalised only after being approved by the
Haryana Cabinet and it will be then sent to the Union Cabinet. The
decision to change the name of Gurgaon was taken on the basis of
the representations received at several forums by the people of
Gurgaon as they stated that Gurgaon had been a centre of learning
where the princes used to get education and known as Gurugram
since the times of Guru Dronacharya. The city‘s name change stems from a proposal by
the municipal corporation in 2012. A committee had been formed to address the issue.
Mewat is a district and the headquarters of Mewat is Nuh.
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13 April
India defeated Pakistan by 5-1 in Azlan Shah Cup India thrown out rivals Pakistan by 5-1 with SV Sunil striking twice
in a round-robin league match of the Sultan Azlan Cup hockey
tournament this year.
After their scrappy win over Canada in the last match, the Indians
rose to the occasion and looked more orgainsed and purposeful
against Pakistan.
Rupinder Pal Singh converted a penalty corner in the 54th minute
to make the scoreline 5-1.
It took India just four minute to take the lead through Manpreet Singh, who scored with a
fierce reverse shot from a tight angle after being fed by Sunil.
But Pakistan equalised three minutes later when skipper Muhammad Irfan (7th minute)
converted the second of their successive penalty corners.
India restored their lead in the 10th minute through Sunil, who scored with a deft touch off
Manpreet's shot from outside the circle.
It was all India after the change of ends as they pumped in as many as three goals to run
away with the match.
The final scoreline could have been more impressive for India had Rupinder not missed a
penalty stroke in the final five minutes of the match.
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Supreme Court to examine confidentiality of bank NPAs The apex Court on has decided to examine if the total amount of
defaults in repayment of loans amounting in ―lakhs of crores of
rupees‖ be made public, without disclosing the defaulters‘ names.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) counsel, however, resisted the
proposal.
Following an earlier order of the supreme court, RBI had submitted
a list of individuals and companies, which had defaulted on bank
loans of over Rs 500 crore.
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Saraswati Samman 2015 given to Dogri Poetess Padma Sachdev Author and poet Padma Sachdev's autobiography 'Chitt-Chete',
written in Dogri language, has been selected for the prestigious
Saraswati Samman for 2015. The book is focussed on the personal
trials and tribulations of the author with issues concerning society,
nation and the world at large. This award consists of cash prize of
Rs 15 lakh, a citation and a plaque.
This award has been instituted by the K K Birla Foundation in 1991.
This award is given for the outstanding literary work in any Indian
language mentioned in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. The idioms and phrases used
in this book reflect the fragrance of Jammu and Kashmir in the form of 'Duggar
Pradesh' and also highlights the history, art and culture of the state.
Throuh this book, she has tried to bind the regions and people of this state.
She was born in Jammu in 1940 in a family of Sanskrit scholars. She started writing in
her teen age in Dogri language, her own mother language.
Earlier, she has already won 'Padmashri' award, Sahitya Akademi award and the Jammu
and Kashmir Cultural Academy award.
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Goldman Sachs has to pay $5.06 billion for misleading the investors Goldman agrees to settle the issues of misleading to investors in the
crisis time by paying the investors $5.06 billion. This incident was
happened between 2007 and 2009. Investors suffered billions of
dollars in losses from the securities bought during the period, the
department said.
The settlement comprises a $2.385 billion civil penalty and $1.8
billion in other relief, including funds for homeowners whose
mortgages exceed the value of their property, as well as distressed
borrowers. As part of the settlement, Goldman will also pay $875 million to resolve claims
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by the New York and Illinois attorneys general, the National Credit Union Administration and
the Federal Home Loan Banks of Chicago and Seattle.
Goldman also agreed to the facts that the firm made false and mis-leading statements to
potential investors.
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12 April
Virat kohli appointed as brand ambassador Premier Futsal has named Indian cricket star Virat Kohli as its
brand ambassador. Portuguese football legend Luis Figo is the
president of the five-a-side version.
According to a media release from the organisers, Premier Futsal
will be governed by the Futsal Association of India (FAI), with
accreditation from international governing body Asociación Mundial
de Futsal (AMF). A day after the Mumbai launch last week, world
football body FIFA had denied official recognition for Premier
Futsal.
Indian football governing body, All India Football Federation (AIFF), had denied any official
recognition to the futsal competition conducted by Premier Futsal Management Limited
(PFML).
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IBM partnered with Reliance for cloud services IBM has partnered with Reliance Communications to cloud services
to the customers.
Rcom has a client base of over 115 million, including over 39,000
large enterprises and small and medium businesses across the
industries.
The company will not only offer IBM cloud infrastructure services to
its customers but it has also launched new offerings designed to
provide end-to-end integrated e-commerce services for India‘s
small and medium businesses market—all running on the IBM cloud.
IBM cloud has a collection of services including analytics, mobile, networking, storage,
internet of things and cognitive computing and the company has 47 global cloud data
centres. Read more at The Hindu
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Airtel first to start a payment bank Bharti Airtel's payments bank venture — Airtel M Commerce
Services Ltd. — has become the first ever
company to get final approval from the
RBI to start a payment bank.
Airtel M Commerce is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel.
In August 2015, the banking regulator granted it's consent for the licences to 11 entities to
start payments banks.
Cholamandalam Distribution Services Ltd. has decided to stay back.
The payments banks are not allowed to lend. Hence, a tie-up with banks will help them
source loans for their customers.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has picked up 19.9 per cent stake in Airtel M Commerce.
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G-7 foreign ministers meet in Hiroshima Annual meeting of the top diplomats from G-7 member countries
Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S. was
held in Hiroshima this year. This meeting is held every year. After
the devastation of Hiroshima by an American atomic bomb in 1945,
the issue of nuclear non-proliferation took on special significance.
They issued the statements on non-proliferation, including one
dubbed the ―Hiroshima Declaration‖ that calls on other leaders to
follow their path to Hiroshima.
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On this occasion, the Japanese Foreign Ministry press secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura cleared as "The Hiroshima declaration aims to revitalise the momentum for the efforts towards making the world free from the nuclear weapons". The ministers strongly condemned the nuclear test and rocket launched by North Korea,
and a subsequent series of missile launches in this series.
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11 April
108 death in Fire at Puttingal Devi temple complex at Paravur A devastating fire had engulfed the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi
Temple complex at nearby Paravur near Kollam in Kerala during an
unauthorised display of fireworks. The death toll has risen to
108 where the 383 have been injured.
The Kerala government had ordered a judicial probe and by a
retired High Court Judge as also a probe by the Crime Branch.
Police sources said a case has been registered against temple
authorities and explosive licensees under section 307 (Attempt to
murder), and 308 (Attempt to commit culpable homicide) of IPC and under section 4 of
Explosives Substances Act.
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Maldives President Gayoom on a visit to New Delhi President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who is on a two-day
visit to New Delhi, is to sign a counter-terror pact with India.
Maldives recently arrested 40 of its nationals, who were reportedly
fighting alongside the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Mr. Yameen and the Indian government may also sign a double-tax
avoidance agreement. India is in the process of signing DTAA with
various countries, which are perceived to be tax havens in order to
check the flow of black money.
India's change in policy towards the Maldives a little after Prime Minister Narendra Modi
skipped Maldives in his Indian Ocean region tour has helped to thaw relations. India has
been largely silent on the major assault on democratic institutions and the Opposition in the
archipelego nation, while most countries which have a stake in the region, including the US,
UK, and the European Union, have condemned the Yameen Government's transgressions.
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Rashmi Uday Singh conferred with French honour Food writer Rashmi Uday Singh has recently been conferred the
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.
Very recently she and her well - wishers and friends gathered at
Chemistry 101, a new eatery coming up in Parel, for a dinner and
celebrated the honour.
Singh warmly greeted guests and raised a toast to them. The
dinner was hosted by a European kitchen equipment brand.
Raising her glass to Niva Von Weisl, the company's managing
director for India, Singh let slip that the brand worked on the kitchen of Nita Ambani, among
others.
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Priyadarshini Chatterjee won Miss India World 2016 title The winner of FBB Femina Miss India 2016 has been concluded
finally. Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee has bagged the crown for
FBB Femina Miss India World. she will represent India at the Miss
World 2016 pageant.
Bangalore girl Sushruthi Krishna emerged as the 1st runner-up and
Lucknow girl Pankhuri Gidwani was the 2nd runner-up of the
contest
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Mother Teresa Conferred in UK With Founders Award
Posthumously Mother Teresa has been posthumously conferred with the UK‘s
prestigious Founders Award to recognize and reward her
exemplary achievements within the global Asian community.
Teresa‘s niece Agi Bojazhiu will receive the award.
The Founders Award at the 6th Asian Awards takes place in the UK
to recognize and reward exemplary achievement within the global
Asian community across 14 categories that include business,
philanthropy, entertainment, culture and sport.
The Asian awards was launched in 2010 by Paul Sagoo, entrepreneur and founder of the
Lemon group. ―It is great to honour Mother Teresa in the year of her canonization which
marks a great point in our history,‖ Sagoo said. Leading NRI entrepreneur and
philanthropist Rami Ranger who contributed 1,00,000 pounds for the Mahatma Gandhi
statue here, received the outstanding achievement in Community Service award.
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10 April
Union Government constitutes B B Tandon Committee to monitor
Government Advertisements The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a three-
member panel, headed by former Chief Election Commissioner
(CEC) B B Tandon, to see that guidelines set for government
advertisements by the Supreme Court are followed.Senior TV
journalist Rajat Sharma and ad-man Piyush Pandey will be the
other members of the committee. In an order delivered in May
2015, the Supreme Court had laid down norms for government
advertisements.
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Union Government launches ISBN portal Union Human Resource Development Minster Smriti Irani on
Thursday launched a portal for registration and allotment of
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)."The portal has been
created to facilitate publishers and authors to register for ISBN
number. ISBN gives an identity to a book.
If you do not have it, the bookshops will not sell it," the minister said
launching the portal and mobile app which will also provide
information about authors and publishers.
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Rajasthan becomes the first state in India to clear land title Bill In yet another first move in the country, the Rajasthan government
has managed to pass the Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification of
Titles) Bills 2016 in the state assembly.
It means the state residents living in urban areas, which are
governed by the municipalities or state development authorities,
can seek a certificate of ownership of their lands by paying a
nominal fee to the state government.
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Credit Suisse’s “Emerging Consumers scorecard 2016” topped by
India Indian consumers remain most optimistic, among nine nations
surveyed by Credit Suisse, about their current and future finances
and relatively lower inflation expectations.
According to Credit Suisse Emerging Consumer Scorecard 2016,
India topped the chart, while China and Saudi Arabia shared the
second position.
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9 April
Third phase of Mission Indradhanush launched As many as 53,866 children, aged below two, who have missed
their routine immunisation in the five Hyderabad Karnataka districts
of Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, and Ballari, Bengaluru
(Urban) and in the jurisdiction of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara
Palike (BBMP) will be covered under the third phase of the Centre‘s
‗Mission Indradhanush‘ that was launched in the city on
Thursday.Health Minister U.T. Khader, who along with Minister of
State for Medical Education Sharanprakash R. Patil, launched the
third phase on the occasion of World Health Day on Thursday, said
the programme was aimed at covering all those children who had either missed vaccination
or were partially vaccinated against nine vaccine-preventable diseases, including diphtheria,
whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B. Expecting mothers
would also be immunised for tetanus, he said.
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SigurdurIngi Johannsson names as new PM of Iceland Iceland‘s right-wing government has named a new Prime Minister
and said it would hold early elections in the autumn, after the
previous leader was forced to step down over his implication in the
Panama Papers scandal.
The two coalition partners, the Progressive Party and the
Independence Party, agreed after talks late yesterday to hand the
prime ministerial post to the agriculture minister Sigurdur Ingi
Johannsson, 53, of the Progressives.
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Kamla Advani passes away Kamla Advani, wife of senior BJP leader L K Advani, died here on
Wednesday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
due to cardiac arrest.The AIIMS report said, ―Smt. Kamla Advani,
wife of Shri L K Advani, aged 83 yrs., was brought to the Main
Casualty, AIIMS at 5.10 pm in a very serious unconscious and
unresponsive condition.
Immediate evaluation revealed the patient to be in cardiopulmonary
arrest.
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India won Asian Nations Cup Chess Indian men won the Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament with a
3-1 victory over Vietnam in the final round as they pushed
formidable China down to second place here today.
India collected 17 points, two more than World and Olympiad
champions China, to clinch the title. Top seed China beat UAE 4-0
in their final round match.
Kazakhstan and Iran took the third and fourth places respectively.
In the final round match against Vietnam, Grandmasters S P
Sethuraman and K Sasikiran won on the second and fourth boards while GMs B Adhiban
and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi drew their respective matches on top and third boards.
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Nita Ambani tops Forbes Asia Businesswoman "2016” list Reliance Industries director Nita Ambani and State Bank of India
chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya have been ranked top two in
Forbes‘ ―Asia 50 Power Businesswomen 2016‖ list.
Including Ms. Ambani and Ms. Bhattacharya, eight Indian
businesswomen have made the cut in the latest list who among
them bring to the table representations from diverse business fields
— banking, bio-tech, data analytics, textiles, pharma and even
wellness and beauty.
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India signs $100 million draft export pact with ICD India has signed an agreement with the Islamic Development Bank
(IDB) for a possible $100 million line of credit to facilitate exports to
IDB's member countries.The memorandum of understanding (MoU)
was inked between the IDB's private sector arm, the Islamic
Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and
the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank), a specialised
financial institution, wholly owned by the government of India to
finance and facilitate foreign trade.
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Government to develop 25 regional airports To improve air connectivity, Union Minister Arun Jaitley today said
the government plans to develop 25 regional airports. "This year I
have set a target of having 25 more regional airports," Mr Jaitley
said.Speaking at a conference in Delhi, the finance minister also
emphasised the need for having long-term funding for
infrastructure. He said the government is looking to develop 15
airstrips owned by the state governments and 10 that are with the
Airports Authority of India (AAI).
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Odisha launches 100 Adarsha Vidyalayas Odisha government today launched 100 Adarsha Vidyalayas and
CBSE-affiliated English medium schools in 14 districts of the state.
Students of these model schools would get free education and all
facilities like mid-day meal, uniform and textbooks free of cost like
other state government-run schools.Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
dedicated these schools to the people at a function at Sasan
Ambagaon under his constituency Hinjli, about 35 km from here in
Ganjam district.
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President Pranab Mukherjee presents National Geoscience Awards
– 2014 Speaking on the occasion, the President said that availability and
use of minerals in any country has been one of the factors
determining self-sufficiency of its economy. He stated that he was
happy to note that the Geoscientists of the country are working
hard to meet these challenges.The President said that the
exploration of mineral resources in the country requires a greater
thrust with an even greater caution. As the search for the near
surface deposits have reached a point of saturation, the geo-
scientists of the country now face the crucial challenge of finding deep seated and
concealed mineral resources.
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Mother Dairy Partners Delhi Daredevils As Principal Sponsor Food and dairy major Noida-based Mother Dairy Foods and
Vegetables has become the principal sponsor of the Indian
Premiere League (IPL) Delhi team Delhi Daredevils. The
association is a first of its kind for Mother Dairy which is in contract
with the IPL team for the 2016 edition.The FMCG firm is planning
activation drives involving farmers, consumers and fans to be rolled
out during IPL this year. It is also coming up with consumer
engagement programmes at select outlets in the capital.
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7 April
Architect of Madras Atomic Power Station M H P Rao passes away Myneni Hari Prasad Rao, considered the architect of the Madras
Atomic Power Station (MAPS) and its first project director died here
in a private hospital due to old age ailments on Tuesday, a
statement said.
He was 88.According to the statement, Rao was specially
appointed by the then Nuclear Power Board to oversee the
construction and commissioning of the MAP).
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First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 Following are the highlights of RBI's first bi-monthly monetary policy
statement, 2016-17:
►Repo rate cut by 0.25% to 6.50%
►Reverse repo hiked by 0.25% to 6%
► Cash reserve ratio or CRR unchanged at 4%
►Minimum daily cash maintenance by banks with RBI cut by 5%
►MSF rate cut by 0.75% to lower banks' borrowing cost►Policy to remain accommodative
going forward
►Pegs 2016-17 growth forecast at 7.6%
►Expects inflation at around 5%
►Cut in small savings rate, MCLR introduction to improve monetary policy transmission
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Government releases Rs. 25,834 crore to FCI as Food Subsidy The Government has released today Rs. 25,834 crore to FCI as
Food Subsidy. In addition to this, wage and means advance of Rs.
10,000 crore will be released shortly.FCI is also raising short term
loans from banks upto a maximum limit of Rs. 30,000 crore.
Recourse to these loans will be made by FCI as and when
required. Taken together these funds, there will be sufficient
resources to manage Rabi procurement which has just started.
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Viswanathan Anand to be conferred with Hridaynath Award Five-time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand will be
honoured with the Hridaynath Award, which felicitates and
recognises successful individuals across the country from various
walks of life.
The honour will be a cash award of Rs 2 lakh and a memento.State
Governor C Vidyasagar Rao will present the award to the 46-year-
old sportsman at an event here on April 12. The previous recipients
of the award include eminent personalities like Lata Mangeshkar,
Babasaheb Purandare, Asha Bhosle, Amitabh Bachchan, Hariprasad Chaurasia and A R
Rahman.
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Former Mumbai cricketer Ranjan Baindoor dies aged 61 Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy cricketer Ranjan Baindoor passed
away at his residence here today following a massive heart
attack. Baindoor, an off spinner who could also bat lower down the
order, died aged 61 and was a former secretary of Tata Sports
Club, said his former teammate Ravi Thakkar."He was scheduled to
go for an angiography today morning, had gone to the toilet after
having a cup of coffee. His wife was waiting for him to come out,
but as he did not do so after 15 minutes, felt something was wrong.
He, apparently, had collapsed inside," Thakkar said.
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6 April
World’s first public dengue vaccination programme launched in
Philippines The Philippines on Monday launched the first public immunization
program for dengue fever, seeking to administer to a million
schoolchildren the world's first licensed vaccine against a mosquito-
borne disease that the World Health Organization estimates infects
390 million people a year globally.Hundreds of fourth-graders at a
public school in metropolitan Manila's Marikina city were given the
first of three shots of Dengvaxia. Some of the pupils received their
vaccination shot under the glare of cameras during a festive
ceremony at a gymnasium festooned with multicolored bunting and
preceded by songs and dances performed by the children.
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Bihar Government imposes complete ban on alcohol Four days after promulgation of partial prohibition in Bihar, the
Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday decided to impose a total
ban on alcohol in towns and cities.
The decision to ban sale and consumption of India Made Foreign
Liquor (IMFL) in municipal and town council areas with immediate
effect was taken at a cabinet meeting, the chief minister told
reporters in Patna.
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India Ranked 6th In Top 10 Largest Manufacturers List : UN Report A UNIDO report ranked India sixth among the world‘s 10 largest
manufacturing countries, up by three positions. India previously
held the 9th rank.
The Yearbook, published by the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO), found that in India, the
Manufacturing Value Added (MVA) grew by 7.6% in 2015
compared to the previous year.
It also said that the quarterly index of industrial production (IIP) shows 1% growth of
manufacturing output in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to the same period of the
previous year.
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Vidyut Pravah App Launched By Piyush Goyal With the Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal launching the mobile
application 'Vidyut PRAVAH - Electricity, Price Availability and
Highlights' on Thursday, one can now get information related to
electricity availability, shortage and pricing on their mobile
phones.Officials said that the mobile App provides a wealth of
information pertaining to the current demand, shortages if any,
surplus power availability and prices in the Power Exchange.
The real time data and comparison with previous data is also
available. Data from multiple sources, including the states and power exchanges, has been
made available through a single portal for the convenience of all.
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IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore top the list of best Indian universities Educational institutions in the southern states aced the first
government-backed rankings for higher education launched by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Monday.
IIT Madras, IIM Bangalore, IISc Bangalore and Manipal College of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, topped the engineering,
management, university and pharmacy categories, respectively.
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World’s largest oil firm Aramco to invest in India Saudi Oil giant Aramco, the world's largest oil firm with crude
reserves of about 265 billion barrels, plans to make major
investment in India's petroleum sector as it considers India the most
preferred destination to invest at a time when the global economy is
in a crisis.Head of Aramco Khalid A Al Falih called on Prime
Minister Narendra Modi during which he conveyed that the state-
owned company was eyeing India as the most preferred investment
destination.
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5 April
PM Narendra Modi conferred Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour Saudi Arabia on Sunday conferred its highest civilian honour -- the
King Abdulaziz Sash -- on Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. Theaward is named after Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founder of
the modern Saudi state.
The Prime Minister was conferred the prestigious award by King
Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Royal Court where they held
extensive talks on a range of bilateral, regional and international
issues.
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Ballast water bringing invasive species to Indian coasts: Scientists The expansion of seaports and minor ports could pave the way for
the arrival of invasive species in coastal areas.
Scientists fear that ballast water carried by ships is providing a
vehicle to bring in exotic species.A recent survey by the
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala,
had recorded the presence of as many as 10 invasive species in
the biodiversity-rich intertidal habitats of the Kerala coast.
They include one seaweed, one species of bryozoan, one species
of mollusc and seven species of ascidian.
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Union Government imposes safeguard duty on import of steel
products The government on Friday imposed anti-dumping duty on stainless
steel imports, as it tries to protect the struggling domestic industry
from cheap imports.
The anti-dumping duty—in the range of 5.3-57.4%—has been
levied on imports of cold rolled flat products of stainless steel.While
imports from China have been slapped with an anti-dumping duty of
57.39%, an anti-dumping duty of 52.6% has been levied on imports
from the European Union, 13.4% on imports from South Korea and
almost 37% on imports from South Africa, the notification from the central board of excise
and customs, the indirect tax arm of the government.
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Renowned journalist Babu Bharadwaj passes away Renowned writer and journalist Babu Bharadwaj, 68, passed away
on Wednesday. He breathed his last at a private hospital in the city
where he was undergoing treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The funeral will be held on Friday.He was working as the chief
editor of the online news portal Dool News.
He had worked with Kairali TV, Chinta Magazine and Media One.
He was the first Joint Secretary of Students‘ Federation of India
(SFI).
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Shiva Thapa wins Silver medal at Asian/Oceania Qualifying event in
China Shiva Thapa, who is the only Indian boxer to have so far qualified
for this year's Olympic Games, on Monday said his journey to Rio
has been tough and challenging.The 22-year-old Assam boy, who
last year became only the third Indian boxer to clinch a World
Championship bronze, won a silver medal and more importantly an
Olympic quota berth at the recently-concluded Asia/Oceania Zone
Qualifiers in Qian'an, China.
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West Indies become champion after World T20 title win A Sunday night here at the Eden Gardens turned surreal for the
49,818 fans, who embraced Darren Sammy‘s men as their own and
found ecstasy in a last over of pulsating thrills. The West Indies,
known for its hoary past, won the ICC World Twenty20 title.
Marlon Samuels (85 n.o., 66b, 9x4, 2x6) anchored the chase and
Carlos Brathwaite (34 n.o.) mocked the 19 runs required from the
final six deliveries. The burly Brathwaite‘s riposte — 6, 6, 6 and 6 —
stunned England and forced a hapless Ben Stokes, the bowler, on
to his haunches.
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India expects $500M AIIB loan for solar power projects in 2016 India is hopeful of receiving the first loan issued by the newly
formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in the second
half of the year, Reuters reported, citing Indian officials. The
country is looking for funds on lower interest rates for its ambitious
solar power project that intends to scale the capacity to 100
gigawatts by 2022."In about six months, funds could start flowing
from AIIB," said Tarun Kapur, joint secretary at the ministry of new
and renewable energy.
The loan amount is expected to be approximately $500 million. According to the report,
interest on the loan would likely be around 2-2.5 percent, linked to LIBOR, for a term of 15
years. LIBOR is a floating benchmark based on the rate at which commercial banks lend
each other.
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Nifty Launches New Index For Mid And Small Cap Stocks The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday added a new index
to its broad market indices -- Nifty Mid Smallcap 400 -- to represent
the mid and small market capitalisation segments.The new index
will comprise of 400 companies which are the constituents of Nifty
Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 250 indices, said a statement
issued by NSE group company India Index Services and Products
Ltd. (IISL).
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MoU signed to promote research with IMPRINT Programme To promote research in premier technical institutions through
Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT)
programme, an memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed
among 25 different ministries/departments of Government of India,
including ministry for human resource development.Director, IIT-
Kanpur Prof Indranil Manna informed that the MoU was signed at a
function in New Delhi on Friday which was presided over by Union
HRD minister.
Speaking on the occasion, the union minister said that earlier the research work had to be
done in piecemeal and there was no sustainability in technology related work as it was
totally dependent on funds released by HRD ministry, Prof Manna informed.
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Gatimaan Express, India's Fastest Train, To Debut On 4th April India's fastest train, the Gatimaan Express, is all set to be
launched on Tuesday, opening a new chapter in the history of the
Indian Railways.The inaugural run of Gatimaan Express from
Hazrat Nizammuddin, Delhi, to Agra Cantt. is scheduled for April 5,
the Divisional Railway Manager's office said in a statement.
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2nd April : World Autism Awareness Day The eighth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2016.
Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the
day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events.
How will you celebrate? Use #LIUB to share your experience
across social media and help light the world up blue this April! Find
out which major global landmarks will light up blue in 2016.
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Renowned Iraqi-British Architect ZahaHadid passes away Dame Zaha Hadid, the world-renowned architect whose designs
include the London Olympic aquatic centre, has died aged 65. The
British designer, who was born in Iraq, had a heart attack on
Thursday while in hospital in Miami, where she was being treated
for bronchitis.Ms. Hadid‘s buildings have been commissioned
around the world and she was the first woman to receive the Royal
Institute of British Architects gold medal.
A lengthy statement released by her company said: ―It is with great
sadness that Zaha Hadid Architects have confirmed that Dame Zaha Hadid DBE died
suddenly in Miami in the early hours of this morning.
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Vietnam s parliament elects first female speaker Vietnam‘s National Assembly (NA) on Thursday elected Nguyen
Thi Kim Ngan as the country‘s first female house speaker. Ngan
has been elected and sworn in as the NA Chairperson with 472
votes out of 481 valid ballots at the ongoing 11th session of the
13th NA, Xinhua news agency reported.Meanwhile, she was also
elected as the Chairperson of the National Election Council with
467 votes out of 477 valid ballots. Prior to the election, Ngan served
as Vice Chairperson of the Natonal Assembly from July 2011.
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Haryana Assembly passes bills for mandaotry educational criteria
for urban local bodies elections The Haryana Assembly Wednesday passed two Bills making it
mandatory for those contesting the polls for urban local bodies to
have a minimum educational qualification. In January, gram
panchayat elections were held in the state with similar conditions
for candidates.
The Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and Haryana
Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2016 were unanimously
passed during the ongoing budget session on Wednesday.
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4th Nuclear Security Summit begins in Washington,USA Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States today to
attend the 4th Nuclear Security Summit, in which leaders of more
than 50 countries will assess the threats of nuclear terrorism. Drop
the notion that terrorism is someone else's problem and that "his"
terrorist is not "my" terrorist. Nuclear security must remain an
abiding national priority for every country: PM Modi at Nuclear
Security Summit 2016.
Narendra Modi: Terrorism is globally networked. But, we still act
only nationally to counter this threat. The reach and supply chains of terrorism are global,
but genuine cooperation between nation states is not.
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Govt. launches Startup India portal and mobile app The DIPP on Thursday launched a portal and mobile app through
which start-ups can gather all latest updates on various
notifications, circulars issued by various departments and different
funding agencies.Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP) Ramesh Abhishek said the portal and app
were launched as an integral component of an action plan.
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2 April
Vijaya Bank to get Rs 220 crore capital infusion from government State-run Vijaya Bank BSE 2.39 % today said the government
has approved a capital infusion of Rs 220 crore in lieu of
preferential allotment of shares.
"Government has decided to infuse capital funds to the tune of
Rs 220 crore in Vijaya Bank by way of preferential allotment of
equity in favour of Government of India as part of capital infusion for financial year 2015-
16," Vijaya Bank said in a BSE filing.
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Kachhabali Becomes 1st Liquor-free village in Rajasthan Kachhabali village in Bhim tehsil of Rajsamand district has become
the first in the state to vote to close down its lone liquor shop. The
referendum on Tuesday saw 67.11% of voters saying they wanted
no alcohol sale in the village.Polling was conducted by the excise
department. Of the 2,886 voters in the nine wards of the panchayat,
2,039 voted. While 1,937 voted in favour of the ban on liquor, only
33 voted to keep the local liquor shop open. Sixty-nine votes were
rejected. So in a way, around 95% of those who turned up to vote
favoured the ban on liquor.
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India-US to sign MoU for building LIGO project India and US will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
tomorrow for building a state-of-the-art LIGO (Laser Interferometer
Gravitational - wave Observatory) project in the country, almost a
month after the discovery of gravitational waves.
The MoU will be signed between the National Science Foundation
USA and India's Department of Atomic Energy and Department of
Science and Technology.
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Oscar-winning former child star Patty Duke dies, age 69 Patty Duke, an Oscar-winning actress and the beloved star of the
1960s sitcom ―The Patty Duke Show,‖ has died at 69.
The Hollywood icon passed away Tuesday after suffering sepsis
due to a ruptured intestine, her manager Holly Shelton confirmed to
the Daily News. ―She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a
friend, a mental health advocate and a cultural icon,‖ Shelton said
via email. ―She will be greatly missed.‖
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Virat Kohli rises to top in ICC T20I rankings Powered by his marauding knocks in the World Twenty20 so far,
Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Tuesday became the top-ranked
batsman in the ICC rankings, while India remained static at the
No.1 spot in the team list.
Kohli, who averages 92 after scoring 184 runs in four matches at a
strike-rate of over 132, had entered the tournament 24 points
behind Aaron Finch, but has now opened up a 68-point advantage
over the Australian, the ICC said in a statement.
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1 April
Government Permits 100% FDI in Online Marketplaces The government on Tuesday clarified that 100 per cent foreign
direct investment (FDI) is allowed in online marketplaces, a move
that will ostensibly come as a relief to ecommerce companies
such as Flipkart, Amazon India and Snapdeal but the conditions
imposed have been hailed as a victory by their brick-and-mortar
rivals.
Critically, a clause bars marketplaces from offering discounts on
their own — these have to come from the vendors on the
platforms — and the policy also seeks to end "predatory pricing" by online companies.
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India ranks third globally in financial Trojan infections India ranks third among countries with high number of financial
Trojan infections, where cybercriminals defraud customers of online
banking services, security solutions firm Symantec said today.
India has moved up from 5th position in 2014 to rank 3 in 2015,
although global detections have dropped, Symantec said in a
report.
―Although global detections dropped, financial Trojans are
becoming far more capable and criminals are increasingly targeting
institutions directly... India was preceded by the US and Germany,‖ the report added.
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India’s first indigenously developed sonar dome flagged off Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday flagged off a huge
bow mounted sonar dome for naval warships, manufactured by
Goan company Kineco Limited at the DefExpo 2016 at Naqueri-
Quitol. This is the first indigenously built sonar dome at Kineco's
state-of-the-art composites manufacturing facility at Pilerne, Goa.
It has been designed by Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO) laboratory, R&D engineers based in
Pune. "Only a couple of companies in the world have the capability
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to realize such a complex and structurally demanding project in composites," said Kineco
Limited, executive vice-chairman and managing director, Shekhar Sardessai.
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Arun Jaitley Launches 'Make In India' Conference In Sydney Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday launched ‗Make in
India‘ conference in Sydney and asked Australian businesses to be
the part of India‘s growth story.India becomes the key focus of the
world today and ‗Make in India‘ is one of the key focuses of the
government, Mr. Jaitley, who is in Sydney for two days, said.
―India could manage to become a very low cost service provider but
failed to transform into a low cost manufacturing,‖ Mr. Jaitley said,
adding that now there was an opportunity to do so.
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Modi Reaches Brussels for India-EU Summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brussels on Wednesday
on the first leg of his three-nation tour to Belgium, the US and Saudi
Arabia.
During the course of the visit, PM Modi will attend the India-EU
summit and the global nuclear security summit in the US.On his
day-long visit to Brussels on Wednesday, the Prime Minister will
hold a bilateral summit with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel
and then attend the 13th India-European Union (EU) Summit.
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