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CHANDIGARH: Braveheart
flight purser late Neerja Bhanot was conferred the 'Bharat Gaurav Award' at a
function at the House of Commons in London, a spokesman said in Chandigarh on
Sunday. The award, instituted by Sanksriti Yuva Sanstha -- a
Jaipur-headquartered NGO with an international presence, was received by
Neerja's brothers Akhil
MUMBAI: Government has now
allowed all the four public sector general insurers to participate in its
ambitious farm insurance schemes -- the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(PMFBY) and Unified Package Insurance Scheme -- with potential of over $2.5
billion in premium collection. The government had kicked off the scheme on June
1 without involving any of the four public sector
In a major development ahead
of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, Apna Dal has merged with BJP.While
Mayawati is still struggling, this merger is a shot in the arm for BJP as Apna
Dal has a huge support base mainly among the OBC communities of the
Varanasi-Mirzapur area. Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel might be inducted in the
Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. According to sources, with
The refinery will include 3
crude units of 20 million tonnes each for products such as petrol,
diesel.India’s biggest oil refinery that state-run IOC, BPCL, HPCL and EIL plan
to set up on the west coast will cost $30 billion or Rs.2 lakh crore, a senior
official said.“The 60 million tonnes a year refinery and a mega petrochemical
complex will be set up in two phases. Phase-1 will be 40 million
Government has now allowed all
the four public sector general insurers to participate in its ambitious farm
insurance schemes -- the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Unified
Package Insurance Scheme -- with potential of over USD 2.5 billion in premium
collection. The government had kicked off the scheme on June 1 without
involving any of the four public sector general insurers, who
Joe Root (93) and Jos Buttler
(70) scored the runs for England as the hosts scored 324 batting first in an
inconsequential match in Cardiff. In reply, Sri Lanka never looked threatening losing
wickets at regular intervals to fall for 202. In the process, England beat Sri
Lanka by 122 runs and wrapped up the
Paris: France's former
Socialist Prime Minister Michel Rocard died on Saturday at age 85, French
authorities said. Rocard served as French Prime Minister from 1988 to 1991
under the presidency of Francois Mitterrand. He was briefly the first secretary
of the Socialist Party from 1993 to 1995, Xinhua reported. Expressing
condolences to Rocard's family, French President Francois Hollande called
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 4: M V
Dhekane takes over as Director of IISU . Noted scientist M V Dhekane has
assumed the office of Director, ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Department
of Space, at Vattiyoorkavu here. Dhekane, who is the seventh director of IISU,
took charge on July 1, an official
Finance Minister Shri Arun
Jaitley Launches 5 Projects Under PMKKKY. Union Mines & Steel Minister
Urges The Mining Industry To Spend 10% Of Their Profits On Mineral
Exploration.Shri Narender Singh Tomar Shares Vision for Increasing Share of
Mining In GDP To 6%. Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley inaugurated 5 pilot
projects to be implemented under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan
It is a consensus amongst
geoscientists that India is endowed with large mineral resource and has
geological environment for many others on account of similarity of geological
set up with Australia, South Africa, South America etc. However, survey and
exploration have been broadly concentrated on surficial and shallow mineral
deposits. Exploration for deep and concealed deposits is a cost-intensive
President Pranab Mukherjee
inaugurated a smart model village pilot project at Rashtrapati Bhavan on
Saturday. Speaking at the function to inaugurate the smart village, the
President said today he felt that Rashtrapati Bhavan had been truly opened to
the public since the village representatives were present there. "It is
only the representatives of the villages who can transform this country which
has more
BRICS nations will chalk out a
plan for enhancing cooperation in energy efficiency when they meet at
Visakhapatnam for a two-day deliberation. India, a member of BRICS, will
also showcase its efforts in energy saving, energy efficiency, particularly the
LED street lighting programme and PAT (Performance Achievement & Trade)
programme for industrial energy efficiency. "The first meeting of
Scientists, including one of
Indian origin, are developing a new mobile software that can accurately
identify where a person is looking in real time, an advance that may lead
smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to be controlled by eye
movements. In an effort to make eye tracking cheap, compact and accurate enough
to be included in smartphones, researchers are crowdsourcing the collection of
Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley’s personal assets have declined by Rs 2.8 crore in the fiscal year
ended March 2016, to Rs 69.13 crore mainly on account of drop in balance in his
bank accounts. In his annual Declaration of Assets and Liabilities for 2015-16,
Jaitley, who owns three residential properties in the national capital and one
each in Haryana, Gujarat and Punjab, besides a 3,600 sq ft plot in
Reserve Bank of India
Executive Director N.S. Vishwanathan took charge as deputy governor in charge
of overseeing banking and financial sector regulations at the banking regulator
on Monday, according to central bank press release. Vishwanathan, who joined
the RBI in 1981 and has spent his entire career there, was handling banking
regulation and non banking finance companies among other
New Delhi: India has slipped
to 75th place in terms of money held by its citizens with banks in Switzerland,
while the UK remains on top. India was placed at 61st place last year, while it
used to among top-50 countries in terms of holdings in Swiss banks till 2007.
The country was ranked highest at 37th place in the year 2004.As per the latest
annual update on Swiss banks, released by Switzerland's
New Delhi: The Gujarat
government has opposed in the Supreme Court a plea by six persons, acquitted by
the apex court in the 2002 Akshardham terror attack case, seeking compensation
for their 'wrongful' arrest, saying it would have a "serious demoralising
effect" on the investigating agencies. It said that since the trial court
as well as the Gujarat High Court had convicted these persons for their
Calgary (Canada): It was double
bonanza for India at the Canada Open as B Sai Praneeth and Rio-bound men's
doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy clinched twin crowns after
winning their respective title clash at the USD 55,000 Grand Prix badminton
tournament here. The 23-year-old Praneeth, seeded fourth, dished out a
dominating game to defeat Korea's Lee Hyun 21-12, 21-10 in the
Andhra Pradesh Assembly
Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao on Saturday rejected two separate petitions
filed by Opposition YSR Congress seeking disqualification of 13 of its MLAs,
who defected to the ruling TDP in recent months. "The petitions did not
comply with the relevant rules seeking disqualification of the legislators. As
such I have dismissed them," the Speaker told reporters. While the
The Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) has announced the launch of a mobile application that
would enable the customers to measure the internet speed on their smartphone
and send results to the authority. "The MySpeed App, which could be
downloaded from the Mobile Seva App Store, allows users to measure their data
speed experience and send the results to a TRAI Analytics Portal,"
The Indian space agency's
century emboldens it to embrace the private sector. Almost unsung, the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed a century of launching
satellites in space! This was in true Test cricket fashion a slow plod taking
almost 36 years, since the first satellite to be launched from India was Rohini
in 1980. In a bold first move, ISRO is also opening its doors to the
The International Cricket
Council (ICC) on 2 July 2016 approved a change to the DRS (Decision Review
System) playing condition relating to the LBW “Umpire’s Call”. The decision
will allow changes to the decision review system which will make it easier to
overturn not-out LBW decisions. The decision was taken at ICC’s annual
conference in Edinburgh. As per the amendment, the size of
Michael Cimino, the director
of the Vietnam War classic The Deer Hunter, died on 2 July 2016 at his Los
Angeles home. He was 77. Cimino was best known for directing, producing and
co-writing the 1978 Academy Award-winning film The Deer Hunter. The film won
five Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture for Cimino. He was also
remembered for writing and directing Heaven's
The Haryana Government on 2
July 2016 announced that it would develop an industrial township in the state
at an expense of 5 billion dollar. The new industrial township will spread in
over 1500 acres of land in Sohna and Manesar areas of Gurgaon. For this
purpose, the Haryana Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
(HSIIDC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
MUMBAI: More than a year after
Maharashtra decided to amend the Industrial Disputes Act, the state has decided
to shelve the move following stringent opposition from groups including the
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh amid signs that the government is backtracking on a
number of proposed crucial reforms. Senior government officials said the state
is unlikely to carry out the amendment on the lines
NEW DELHI: France has offered
to invest EUR 1 billion to revive India's combat jet engine project, proposing
a joint development plan that could see the stalled 'Kaveri' gas turbine powering
indigenous Tejas fighters by 2020. The proposal is to use offset credits that
would come from the planned Rafale fighter jet deal to revive the indigenous
jet engine project, people involved in talks between the Indian
DUBAI: India remained third in
the latest ICC ODI rankings released today while star batsman Virat Kohli
maintained his second spot in the standings. Amongst other teams, World
champion Australia has retained its number-one ranking following its 58 runs
victory over the West Indies in the final of the tri-series in Barbados on
Sunday, but South Africa has dropped behind India in fourth place after it
failed
A high alert has been sounded
on the Indo-Bangla border in the five states of West Bengal, Tripura,
Meghalaya, Assama and Mizoram in the wake of the terror attack in Dhaka with
the Border Security Force (BSF) stepping up its vigil. India and
Bangladesh share a 4,096 km-long international border, the fifth-longest land
border in the world, with West Bengal having the highest length with 2,217 km.
The
A “disheartened” Supreme Court
asked the NDA government to investigate the “barriers” preventing disabled
persons from entering government service, especially into the higher ranks,
despite a 21-year-old law making it the state’s obligation to provide them at
least three per cent reservation in public sector jobs. “The intent is to turn
persons with disability (PWD) into ‘agents of their own destiny’...
Anita Nair has been writing
for nearly 20 years. But, the writer, who is best known for The Better Man,
Ladies Coupe and Mistress, hadn’t experienced her toughest exercise in penning
fiction until two years ago. In 2014, when she started working on her second
thriller, Chain of Custody — part of her Inspector Borei Gowda series — a lot
of things changed for her. With Chain of Custody set to release
In the recently released
bi-annual Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016 of World Bank Group, India
ranked 35th among 160 countries. The index was published in the World Bank
bi-annual report ‘Connecting to Compete 2016: Trade Logistics in the Global
Economy’. For the third time, Germany has topped in LPI. Key facts Top 5
countries in 2016 LPI: Germany (score: 4.23 points), Luxembourg
Punjab Government has launched
Rapid Rural Police Response System (RRPRS) to ensure prompt and effective
police response in 12,000 villages across the state. The system was launched
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Sukhbir Singh Badal. Besides, he also
flagged off 400 new motorcycles and 220 new Bolero jeeps under the new system.
Key Facts The RRPRS has been launched by Punjab police to
India’s first Commercial Court
and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre was inaugurated at Raipur, capital of
Chhattisgarh. It was inaugurated by State Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh along
with Supreme Court judge Madan B. Lokur. Key facts The first Commercial Court
and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre complex has ultra-modern facilities
like e-Court, e-Library, e-Filing, Video-
The first meeting of the BRICS
Working Group on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency began in Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh. The two day conference will be attended by all 5 member BRICS
(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries. India being BRICS
chair for 2016 has organised this event in order to shape and steer the BRICS
agenda. The Union Power Ministry is
The International Monetary
Fund (IMF) has warned that United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European
Union (EU) has created significant uncertainty. The uncertainty is likely to
dampen growth in the near term, particularly in the UK, but with repercussions
for Europe and the global economy. Key facts IMF predicts that macroeconomic
and financial market impacts in the UK and EU due to Brexit
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton
from Great Britain has won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix title of Formula One.
It was his third title of the 2016 season after Monaco Grand Prix (May 2016) and
Canadian Grand Prix (June 2016). Austrian Grand Prix was the ninth race of the
2016 season and was held at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. Rankings
after 2016 Austrian Grand Prix 1st position:
Israel’s Prime Minister
Benjamin Net-anyahu says the memory of the late Nobel laureate, author and
Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel will be “enshrined in our hearts and in the
heart of humanity forever.”He further added that “the state of Israel and the
Jewish people express sorrow over the death of Elie Wiesel. Elie, a master of
words, gave expression to the victory of the hum-an spirit over cruelty and
The
South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Zone Qualifying Round of the FIBA
Asia Challenge 2016 will be held from July 6 to 8 at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor
Stadium. The three-day competition will be played on a round robin league
format. Four South Asian teams – defending champions and hosts India, Nepal,
Bangladesh and the island nation of Maldives are in the fray. India’s training
camp
Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust
survivor and author who fought for peace, human rights and simple human
decency, has died at the age of 87. Wiesel, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in
1986, recounted his family being sent to the Nazi concentration camps in his
first book, “Night,” which was published in France in 1958. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded Wiesel as a “master of words.”Born
Former Madhya Pradesh
cricketer Kapil Seth has recently passed away. He was 36. According to the
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), the all-rounder was suffering from
Hepatitis B. Seth, who represented the state in only one first-class and a List
A game in the 2000-01 season, made his sole Ranji Trophy appearance against
Vidarbha in November 2000,ESPNcricinfo reported. He smashed
India will be hosting the
world’s first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ‘Super Fight League’ from August 26 to
October 1. The franchise-based league will feature eight teams – Delhi, Uttar
Pradesh, Mumbai, Haryana, Bangalore, Punjab, Pune and Goa. The league will be a
platform for Indian MMA players like Anup Kumar, CJ Singh, Amit Roy, Dhruv
Chaudhary to showcase their skills. Each team will
India
and Cyprus have agreed to revise their tax treaty under which capital gains tax
will be levied on sale of shares on investments made after April 1, 2017, thus
bringing the island nation at par with Mauritius in terms of tax treatment on
investments. The new Cyprus Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), which
has been agreed upon by both the countries, would provide for source-
China has hoisted the final
piece into position on what will be the world’s largest radio telescope, which
it will use to explore space and help in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
The Five Hundred Metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, or Fast, is the size of 30
football fields and has been cut out of a mountain in the south-western
province of Guizhou. The telescope, which has taken about five years to
The multinational exercise Rim
of the Pacific Southern California 2016 has kicked off, occurring in and around
Southern California through Aug. 4. RIMPAC SOCAL, helmed for the first time by
Naval Surface Mine Warfare Development Center (SMWDC), allows U.S. and partner
nation participants to train together with sea and shore based commands.
Participants will receive relevant and realistic
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