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Page-6 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

Bhutan king igme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to be Republic Day parade chief guest

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will be the chief guest at India’s 64th Republic Day parade on Jan 26, 2013. Earlier, the ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos...

January 24, 2013

12 LPG cylinders to BPL households in Delhi

The Delhi government has decided to raise the number of subsidized LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 for BPL families and other marginalized sections. The move is expected...

January 24, 2013

Intel to make an interface to help Stephen Hawkins communicate faster

Intel , the world’s largest and most valued chip maker, has revealed that it is working on an interface that will boost the scientist’s speech to up to...

January 24, 2013

Virat Kohli becomes second fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in ODIs

Indian cricket star Virat Kohli became the fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Virat Kohli played 96 ODI matches and 93 innings to...

January 24, 2013

Reliance terminates lobbying activities in US

Mukesh Ambani- led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has terminated all its lobbying activities among US lawmakers after having spent nearly 2 million dollars (over Rs 10 crore) to...

January 24, 2013

Rajnath Singh takes charge as new BJP president

The BJP unanimously elected Rajnath Singh as its president. Singh replaced Nitin Gadkari who had been on the post since 2009.

January 24, 2013

Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards

The grand Annual 58th Idea Filmfare Awards event was organized in Mumbai. The following are the winners under various categories: POPULAR AWARDS: Best Actor (Male): Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!)...

January 24, 2013

French, Malian troops retake main towns

The combined efforts of French and Malian troops has led to recapture of two key towns from al-Qaeda-linked Islamists holding Mali’s north. The towns of Diabaly and Douentza...

January 24, 2013

25 RRBs merged into 10

Restructuring of RRBs by merging geographically contiguous RRBs sponsored by different banks within a state is in progress in order to consolidate RRBs segment. During the first 9...

January 24, 2013

MGNREGA post office accounts ready for cash transfers scheme

Now the 3.5 crore post office accounts of the workers under MGNREGA will be used to make Aadhar-linked direct transfer of benefits such as pensions, scholarships and social...

January 24, 2013

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