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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

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

Petro Poroshenko takes oath as Ukraine President

Petro Poroshenko, billionare owner of the Roshen chocolates group, who is also popular as Chocolate King, sworn in as the Ukraine President. Poroshenko offered political concessions to people...

June 10, 2014

P.K Mishra is PM’s Additional Principal Secretary

P K Mishra (65), a 1972-batch retired IAS officer of Gujarat cadre and former Agriculture Secretary, has been appointed as the Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra...

June 10, 2014

Uttarakhand Cabinet gives nod to Pension Scheme for Farmers

The Uttarakhand Government has given nod to two popular schemes including a pension scheme for farmers and a scheme to air-lift doctors to remote areas of the state. Pension...

June 10, 2014

Kudankulam is India’s first nuke plant to produce 1,000 MW of power

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) achieved its full power generation potential and thus became India’s first nuclear power plant to generate 1,000 Mega Watt (MW) of electricity. Other nuclear...

June 10, 2014

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