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Bharat Ratna JRD Tata award conferred upon Somasundaram

Member of Air Navigation Services of Airports Authority of India (AAI), Somasundaram, has been conferred upon the esteemed Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award 2013 instituted by Aeronautical Society of...

June 11, 2014

Madhusudhana Chary elected first Speaker of Telangana Assembly

TRS MLA Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary (58), who represents Bhupalapally in Warangal district, has been elected unopposed as the first Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Chary is a close aid of...

June 11, 2014

PM launches book 'Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda For Reform'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a book titled ‘Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda For Reform’ edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley J. Tellis and Reece Trevor....

June 11, 2014

Ranjit Kumar appointed as Solicitor General

The new government led by PM Narendra Modi has appointed senior Supreme Court advocate Ranjit Kumar as the Solicitor General of India. Kumar, who is considered an expert...

June 11, 2014

Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin elected Israel’s new President

Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin, Knesset member of Likud Party, has been elected 10th President of Israel, following a vote by members of the parliament. Rivlin who has been former...

June 11, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: June 8, 9, 2014

1. In which year India hosted Asian Games for the first time? [A]1951 [B]1953 [C]1955 [D]1968 1951 Delhi has hosted the Asian Games twice — the first edition...

June 11, 2014

KYC norms for opening of bank accounts simplified by RBI

Making opening a bank account less cumbersome than earlier, the RBI has said that accounts can now be opened with just one address proof, permanent or local. This...

June 10, 2014

Trucks carrying PDS foodgrains to be tracked with GPS

In order to curb the menace of diversion of rations meant for lakhs of families which are below the poverty line, Delhi government has decided to track the...

June 10, 2014

Sikkim government reserves 12% jobs for BPL

As per an announcement made by the Sikkim government, there will be 12% reservation in all state government jobs and posts in public sector undertakings for candidates living...

June 10, 2014

Mudgal Panel: Sourav Ganguly joins Mudgal Panel probing IPL spot-fixing & betting scandal

Sourav Ganguly, former India cricket team skipper, has been inducted into the Supreme Court appointed Mudgal Panel that has been set up to investigate the IPL spot-fixing and...

June 10, 2014

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