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Saina Nehwal wins Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament 2015
Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has clinched the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton title 2015 in the women’s singles category. In the final match she defeated world champion Carolina Marin (Spain) by score of 19-21, 25-23, 21-16 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
India funds Nepal’s Pancheshwar project to counter Kheri floods
India will provide fund of Rs 1500 crore to Nepal’s Pancheshwar multi-purpose project on Mahakali river for countering the Kheri floods in Uttar Pradesh. This move of Union government comes after a delegation of MPs visited Nepal and had submitted their ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Renowned Marathi writer MD Hatkananglekar passes away
Renowned Marathi literary critic, writer and translator Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar passed away in Sangli district of Maharashtra. He was 89. Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar He was born in 1927 in Hatkanangale, a town in Ichalkaranji of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. Earlier ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Pooja Thakur- first woman officer to lead guard of honour at Rashtrapathi Bhavan
Wing Commander Pooja Thakur has become the first woman officer to lead the ceremonial Guard of Honour at Rashtrapathi Bhavan. On 25 January 2015, she led the ceremonial Guard of Honour which was inspected by the U.S. President Barack Obama ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
TRAI issues draft rules for full mobile number portability
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued draft regulations to facilitate full mobile number portability (MNP). In this regard, TRAI has issued draft amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009. It will enable mobile subscribers to retain ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
National Voters Day observed on 25th January every year
Every year National Voters’ Day (NVD) is observed on 25th January. This year i.e. 2015 is fifth National Voters’ Day and theme of this year is Easy Registration, Easy Correction. Functions: On this occasion, awards for best electoral practices are ..