Page-4 of Current Affairs - April, 2015

Parliament passes Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014

April 28, 2015

Parliament has passed Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014. It was first passed in Lok Sabha on December 22, 2014 and later in Rajya Sabha on April 28, 2015. This bill amends Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 and aims to ..

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Parliament passes Payments and Settlement Bill, 2014

April 28, 2015

Parliament has passed Payments and Settlement Bill, 2014. It was first passed in Lok Sabha on December 9, 2014 and later in Rajya Sabha on April 27, 2015. The bill seeks to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. ..

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Capgemini acquires IGATE for $4 bn in all-cash deal

April 28, 2015

French IT services firm Capgemini has announced its plan to acquire US based information technology (IT) outsourcer IGATE for US 4 billion dollars. This acquisition will help Capgemini to strengthen its foothold in the North American market. As per the ..

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Loretta Lynch sworn-in as first black female Attorney General of US

April 28, 2015

Loretta Lynch has sworn-in as United States’ first African-American woman Attorney General. She is 83rd Attorney General of country. Loretta Lynch succeeded Eric Holder who left the position on April 24, 2015 after serving Attorney General for six years. Earlier, ..

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Sudan President Omar al-Bashir re-elected with 94 percent of vote

April 28, 2015

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has won Presidential re-election by securing 94 per cent of the vote. With this win he will have additional term of five years in office which will extend his current 25-year rule. He is in power ..

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Union government cancels licences of 9,000 NGOs

April 28, 2015

The Union government has cancelled licences of nearly 9,000 Non-Governmental Organisations for violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). In this regards, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had issued an order. The order has mentioned that notices were issued ..

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