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RBI eases investment norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in debt

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased investment norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in debt, especially into individual large corporates. This move is aimed at attracting...

June 17, 2018

Manu S Pillai authors book “The Ivory Throne : Chronicles of House of Travancore”

Manu S. Pillai has authored the book ” The Ivory Throne : Chronicles of the House of Travancore” , a critically acclaimed 700-page history of Kerala focused on...

June 17, 2018

NSG plenary meeting held in Jurmala, Latvia

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary meeting took place on in Jurmala, Latvia after Latvia assumed chairmanship of NSG for 2018-19. With this, Latvia became first Baltic state...

June 17, 2018

Adiraju Venkateswara Rao, veteran journalist and author passes away

Adiraju Venkateswara Rao (80), the veteran journalist and author, has passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana on June 15, 2018. Popularly known as Adiraju, Venkateswara Rao was born in...

June 17, 2018

The International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD)

The International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD) is celebrated every year across the world on June 16 to assert the rights of this vast but hidden workforce. On this...

June 17, 2018

Meghana Shanbough becomes first woman Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot from South India

Flying Officer Meghana Shanbough MR, an engineering graduate, has become the sixth female fighter pilot to join the ranks of Indian Air Force (IAF). She is the first...

June 17, 2018

Omar al-Razzaz sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Jordan

Omar al-Razzaz, the former World Bank Economist, has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Jordan after King Abdullah issued a decree approving the new government. He...

June 17, 2018

The conference on implementation of National Pension System (NPS) by Central Autonomous Bodies (CABs) held in New Delhi

The conference on implementation of National Pension System (NPS) by the Central Autonomous Bodies (CABs) was held in New Delhi. It was organized by Pension Fund Regulatory and...

June 17, 2018

Russia launches a Glonass- M positioning satellite by using a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket

Russia has successfully launched a Glonass- M positioning satellite by using a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center on June 17, 2018. The Glonass network provides...

June 17, 2018

Smriti Mandhana to become first Indian cricketer to appear in Kia Super League in England

Smriti Mandhana, an Indian Women’s Cricket team opener, will become the first Indian player to appear in the Kia Super League, the women’s cricket super league in England....

June 17, 2018

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