Page-7 of Current Affairs - September, 2015
Alexis Tsipras sworn-in as Prime Minister of Greece
Alexis Tsipras of left wing Syriza party has sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece. He was administered oath to the office by the President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. It is second time, Alexis Tsipras has sworn in as the PM of Greece. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigns
Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned following the revelation that the world’s largest carmaker (in terms of sales) had manipulated US diesel car emissions tests. His resignation comes after the German carmaker admitted that it had deceived US regulator ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
US Baseball legend Yogi Berra passes away
Baseball legend Yogi Berra from United States has passed away. He was 90. His humorous quotes had made him one of America’s most beloved sports icons. He also had inspired the famous cartoon character of Yogi Bear. About Yogi Berra ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Uninor rebrands as Telenor
Telecom service provider Uninor has rebranded itself as Telenor in India. The company also has changed its tag to ‘Ab life full paisa vasool’ from ‘Sabse Sasta’. For the rebranding exercise, the company is going to spend around 100 crore ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
24th Vyaas Samman conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka
Eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka has been conferred with prestigious 24th Vyaas Samman for year 2014. He was bestowed with this award in recognition of his work ‘Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan’. It is a critical ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Indra Nooyi, Shobhana Bhartia awarded 2015 Global Leadership Award
Hindustan Times Group chairperson Shobhana Bharatia and PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi have been awarded 2015 Global Leadership Award of the US-India Business Council (USIBC). They were honoured with this award for their roles as top women leaders in the Business ..