TODAYS-SPECIAL-DAILY-National-International-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH -24-10-2016
24th October is United Nations Day. The day marks as the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945. With the ratification of UN Charter, the founding document, by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. 24th of October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. This year’s
The General Assembly in 1972 instituted World Development Information Day to draw the attention of world public opinion to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them (resolution 3038 (XXVII)). The Assembly decided that the date for the Day should coincide in principle with United Nations Day, 24 October, which was also the date of the adoption, in 1970, of
India-Special-Important-Daily-NEWS-IN-HINDI -24-10-2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today where he will launch a number of ambitious projects including an ambitious "Urja Ganga", gas pipeline project and doubling of railway tracks on a busy route. He will also dedicate to the nation a dual rail engine that runs on both electricity as well as diesel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to gift the people of
The union government is setting up a cyber security research and development fund of ₹1,000 crores.First proposed in 2013, it will be implemented by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). It will be administered by a high-power committee headed by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Spanning over 5 years, the fund will be spent on technology for protection of critical
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared anti-corruption rules that will make it tougher to act against bureaucrats and will also spare top corporate bosses from bribery charges unless their involvement in wrongdoing is proved in court. Here's your 10-point cheat sheet to the story: Officials say the changes will help in the ease of doing business; honest officials will not be deterred from
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DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign through which people can send their Diwali greetings and messages to soldiers guarding the nation’s frontiers to boost their morale.PM Modi launched #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign. The campaign gives every citizen an opportunity to spread happiness among the Indian Armed Forces, who are guarding our nation’s frontiers, far from their
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT- DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraq's parliament on Saturday voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, in a surprise move likely to anger some minorities but also to please influential religious parties.Proponents of the ban argue that it is justified by the constitution, which prohibits any law contradicting Islam. But some opponents argue that it also violates the same constitution which
Women will have the same access to the famous Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai, the Supreme Court was informed today. The trust that governs the mosque said it will allow women to enter what has been the men-only inner sanctum or core area of the shrine. In August, the Bombay High Court said restricted entry for women is illegal, bolstering a nationwide campaign aimed at securing women their religious
SCIENCE-AND-TECHNOLOGY-HEALTH-DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
Washington DC : A new study has found out that consuming pills that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease, says ANI. According to scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the study took a three-pronged approach to help subdue early events
Scientists from University of Oklahoma have discovered the oldest known planet-forming disk — a 45 million-year-old ring of gas and dust that orbits around a young star, from which planets can form as the material collides and aggregates. The team described a newly identified red dwarf star with a warm circumstellar disk, of the kind associated with young planetary systems. Circumstellar disks around red
Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) has unveiled a vaccine to fight against tapeworms in pigs. CYSVAX, the vaccine, is the world’s first such, the Hyderabad-headquartered wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board said . The recombinant porcine (Pigs) Cysticercosis vaccine developed by IIL also has the potential to significantly reduce the incidence of epilepsy in humans.
APPOINTMENT-
DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
Soon after Naik's resignation, a search committee to select the new IIM-A chairman was formed. The panel included Naik as its head, with Sanjay Lalbhai of the Arvind Group, Pankaj Patel of Zydus Cadila and D Shivakumar of Pepsico India as members. The HRD ministry has appointed the 49-year-old chairman of the USD 41 billion industrial conglomerate of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla
Former Google Search Head Amit Singhal Joins Paytm's Board Of Directorsi. Former Google Search Head Amit Singhal(48) Joins Paytm Board of Directors to strengthens its financial and technology management. He has been instrumental in shaping Google Search and was one of the earliest team members. Paytm’s board currently consists of its CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, along with SAIF
BANKING-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
About$2.5 billion were made to the three lenders as part of the first tranche of the repayment schedule. The $13-billion sale of Essar Oil to Russia‘s Roseneft has helped lenders, including ICICI Bank, Axis bank and StanChart, recover a combined $2.5 billion in part payment of their exposure to the Essar Group. The two Indian lenders — which together had an exposure of $1.5 billion will get back nearly
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) said it has sanctioned Rs 19,702 crore loan to National Water Development Agency (NWDA) for 50 irrigation projects. The loan is sanctioned under Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF), announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the Budget 2016-17. This would help create additional irrigation potential of 39.14 lakh hectares under
ECONOMICAL-DAILY
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Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has recommended anti-dumping duty of 5-20 per cent on jute and jute products to protect the domestic industry. The recommendations of DGAD would require Finance Ministry’s nod before the anti-dumping duty is imposed. The DGAD had last year initiated anti-dumping investigation against imports of products comprising jute yarn/twine,
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The Uttar Pradesh government has announced the names of 54 persons for the ‘Yash Bharti’ awards for the year 2016-17.Yash Bharti is a coveted award of Uttar Pradesh and is given annually to eminent people from various walks of life. It carries a citation, a shawl and a cash award of Rs 11 lakh.Main
NEW DELHI: The highest French civil distinction, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) was conferred today on Biocon Chairperson and MD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. The award was conferred by French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler on behalf of the President of the French Republic.The honour comes in recognition of her outstanding contribution and dedication to the
Almatti dam, one of the largest reservoirs in Karnataka, was chosen for the World Bank’s Award of Excellence for best utilisation of funds for renovation to enhance the strength of the dam. The World Bank had granted Rs.72 crore to the Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited to prevent seepage which could damage the dam . Karnataka’s Almatti dam awarded by World Bank.
Luis Suarez was awarded with the European Golden Shoe after scoring 40 goals for Barcelona last season and It is the second time he’s won the prize, having shared it with Cristiano Ronaldo two years ago. Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Uruguay national team. In July 2014, he moved from Liverpool to Barcelona
Air India has become the first ever flight to flown over the Pacific Ocean from Delhi to San Fransico (SFO), instead of the Atlantic. Air India flew non-stop over the Ocean making the record of operating the world’s longest nonstop flight. Air India is the flag carrier airline of India and the third-largest airline in India in terms of passengers carried, after IndiGo and Jet Airways. It is owned by Air India Limited,
SPORT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has completed 9000 runs in one-day internationals.With this mark, he has become the fifth Indian and third wicketkeeper batsman to complete 9000 runs in one-day internationals. Dhoni achieved the feat during the third ODI against New Zealand in Mohali. He joined an elite club of Indian cricketers, who have scored more than 9000
Cal Crutchlow beat world champion Marc Marquez at Australia’s Phillip Island to win only his second MotoGP. Cal Crutchlow has become the first British rider to win the Australian Grand Prix as he secured his second MotoGP victory at Phillip Island. Honda’s Crutchlow, 30, is the first Briton since Barry Sheene in 1979 to win more than once race in a season. Crutchlow turns 31 next week and was
Guwahati became the fifth Indian city to be ratified as a venue for next year's Under-17 football World Cup after a FIFA inspection team gave its thumbs up to the venue's preparedness and facilities. The FIFA delegation along with members of the Local Organising Committee visited the site and had a comprehensive look at the stadium and the training facilities. Tournament Director of the LOC, Mr
Lewis Hamilton of Britain driving for Mercedes, won the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.German Nico Rosberg came in second and was followed by Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia. German Sebastian Vettel, driving for Ferraro, came in fourth, followed by Spain’s Fernando Alonso, with McLaren-Honda. Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz, also from Spain, was sixth and Brazil’s Felipe
Virat Kohli led India’s reply to New Zealand’s 285 runs with an unbeaten 154. This is his 26th ODI century, which makes him the fourth highest in the all time century list in the format. Kohli made the total in 134 balls, smashing 13 fours and 1 six in the process. This is also the highest score by any batsman in an ODI match at Mohali. He surpassed MS Dhoni’s 139 against Australia in 2013. Amongst
Grandmaster and Commonwealth champion Abhijeet Gupta created history at the Hoogeveen International chess tournament by becoming the first player ever to win the title twice in a row in the FIDE Open that concluded at the Dutch hamlet. Abhijeet lived up to his top billing, and scored 7.5 points out of a possible nine to win the title solely ahead of second placed Grandmaster Sandipan
Cricket officials have promised to give women cricketers equivalent travel rights to their male counterparts during the Women’s World Cup in London next year. The decision is a shift of policy since the World Twenty20 in India earlier this year when ICC paid for all the men’s teams to fly business class, while the women’s teams flew economy, leaving Australia as the only nation to pay
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) issued a press release informing about the National Wrestling Championship for men and women to be held in Gonda, Uttar Praedesh. On the top of the list, they mentioned Sakshi Malik’s name as one of the participants. However, it seems that the Olympic bronze medallist was not consulted for the event. “I don’t know how my name has been mentioned in the
North Korea’s women’s U-17 team has been a powerhouse for nearly a decade and now they are U-17 World Cup champions for the second time. The North Koreans beat Japan in penalty kicks to win the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup , capping an undefeated tournament. North Korea and Japan played to a scoreless draw for 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time couldn’t separate the two so
India survived a stiff challenge from Iran in the final to win their third straight Kabaddi World Cup title at Ahmedabad’s TransStadia Arena. In perhaps the most exciting match of this World Cup, the Indians overturned a first-half deficit with a superb second-half performance to win 38-29. India have thus won all the three Kabaddi World Cups held so far. They have beaten Iran in the finals of all the three
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-
-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
ONDON: Climate change is disrupting the sensory systems of fish and can even make them swim towards predators, instead of away from them, say researchers. These abnormal behaviours are linked to the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) on how the brain processes signals from sensory organs, according to the study published in the journal Global Change Biology.The researchers showed that
BUSINESS-DAILY-
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Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (Kribhco) and Morocco’s OCP have formed a 50:50 joint venture firm to develop a large-scale greenfield NPK fertiliser plant in Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The plant, to be built with an initial investment of approximately $ 230 million (about Rs 1,500 crore), will have an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tonne (MT) of NPK fertilisers. Furthermore, the
Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), a part of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), has opened a cGMP (current good manufacturing practices) compliant plant at its Jammu campus for extraction, formulation and packaging of medicinal plant based phyto-pharmaceutical drugs. The plant was inaugurated by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology and
Telecommunications giant AT&T agreed to buy Time Warner for about $85.4 billion to expand beyond it’s wireless and Internet service into programming. It is one of the biggest media tie-ups ever. AT&T will pay $107.50 a share a big premium over where Time Warner stock was trading last week. Including Time Warner’s debt, the deal’s value is $109 billion. Time Warner is the parent of CNN,
Power Grid Corp said its board had approved proposals to invest Rs 1,184.45 crore in power transmission projects across India. The company’s board of directors, in its on Saturday, approved three investment proposals, Power Grid Corp said. The board approved the proposal “Augmentation of Transformation Capacity in Southern Region” at an estimated Rs 167.75 crore, with commissioning
FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL
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An exhibition on 200-year-old history of Indians showcasing early days of cattle traders, laundry men and brick-makers has been launched in Singapore Trade and industry minister S Iswaran yesterday launched the exhibition at the Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) in the “Little India” precinct. The exhibition, “Once Upon a Time in Little India”, details the lives of early South Asian migrants, who came to call
36 Year Old Iman Ahmad Abdulati, an woman from Egypt has become the world’s fattest woman.Having weight of 500 kg, she has not left her home in Alexandria for 25 years and is unable to move from her bed or even roll over because of her enormous size. She relies on her mother and sister Chaymaa Abdulati to perform everyday tasks like eating, changing clothes, cleaning and relieving
STATE -DAILY-
NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
In a bid to make the city an infotech hub on the lines of Bengaluru, Madhya Pradesh minister Rajendra Shukla laid the foundation stone for a Rs 50-crore IT park here. The park, spread over 2 lakh square feet, will be built at a cost of Rs 50 crore. The foundation stone was laid on the eve of Global Investors Summit (GIS) in the city. Finance Minister Jayant Mallayya, who is also District Guardian Minister,
Andhra Pradesh Government declared 245 mandals in seven districts of the state as drought-affected during the Kharif agricultural season because of deficient rainfall during the southwest monsoon period. As against the normal 556 mm, the state received 533.8 mm of rainfall between June 1 and September 30 this year, marking a deviation of minus four (-4) per cent. In 2015, the deviation in rainfall was -5.4
Having discontinued “Janata Darbar”, the Bihar government is set to introduce a “Lok Samvad” programme in an effort to get public feedback and suggestions to help improve its different programmes. The Bihar Cabinet gave its nod to “Lok Samvad” under the Cabinet Secretariat department. It is set to start from December. Cabinet Secretary Brajesh Mehrotra said under Lok
After eight years of harnessing olive saplings brought from Israel, Rajasthan is all set to launch next month its own brand olive oil, which it claims, will be the country’s first indigenously-produced brand. “The state will be launching its olive oil under the brand ‘Raj Olive Oil’ at the Global Rajasthan Agri-tech Meet (GRAM),” state Agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini said. After the product’s launch, the
SUMMIT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) held a 6th joint Experts Meeting on Corruption in Paris, France. The meeting was chaired jointly by the FATF President, Mr. Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano (Spain) and the G20 ACWG Co-Chair, Mr. Creon Butler (United Kingdom). Focus: On transparency and beneficial ownership given the topic’s priority in both
The first ever Global Conference to Strengthen Arbitration and Enforcement in India held in New Delhi. The three day long conference titled, “National Initiative On Strengthening Arbitration And Enforcement In India” from October 21st to 23rd, 2016 is being launched by the Government and Judiciary as a major initiative to change the face of dispute resolution in India. For the first time six leading
DEFENCE -DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-24-10-2016
INS Viraat, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, was accorded a grand send-off from the port city in Kochi, after over five decades of its service to the Navy. INS Viraat to be developed as tourism centreii. The ship, which underwent a withdrawing refit, is being towed back by three tugs to Mumbai for the decommissioning ceremony, was reported by a Navy official. The final journey of the carrier
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-
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DOHA: Qatar has announced three days of national mourning after the former Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, who was deposed in a palace coup, died aged 84. The former ruler, the grandfather of the current Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, died yesterday, according to an official statement from the royal palace. During his time as leader from 1972 to 1995, he oversaw the transformation of modern-
Tom Hayden, a 1960s anti-war activist and one of the era's most prominent, counter-culture radicals who went on to serve in the California state assembly and senate, has died aged 76, according to media reports. Hayden died in Santa Monica, California, after a lengthy illness, The Los Angeles Times reported on its web site. Hayden forged his political activism while a student at the University of
He lived with self-pride and died in calm. A scribe of repute, an editor of commitment and an author with humor, Tilak Hazarika passed away on the early hours of 22 October. The 95 crossed Assamese gentleman was admitted in the hospital on 19 September following a brain stroke, where the accomplished writer breathed his last. The veteran journalist, who was engaged with the popular
Classical danseuse and Marathi actress Ashwini Ekbote passed away. Ashwini the 44-year-old, who had also acted in several plays, was performing at the Bharat Natyamandir, Pune died after collapsing on stage during a performance. Marathi actress Ashwini Ekbote dies after collapsing on stage during
Veteran Punjabi comedy actor Mehar Mittal passed away in Mount Abu, Rajasthan. He was 81.ii. Mittal was a staple for Punjabi movies for decades. He worked in more than 100 movies and ruled the screen for over three decades. His famous movie was ‘Maa Da Ladla’ in 1969 , other some notable movies are ‘Sacha Mera Roop Hai’, ‘Qurbani Jatt Di’, ‘Chann Pardesi’, ‘Santo Banto’, ‘Sawa Lakh Se Ek
The first woman to climb Mount Everest, Junko Tabei, has died aged 77. The Japanese climber had been diagnosed with cancer and died at a hospital outside of Tokyo. Tabei reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain in 1975, at the age of 35. In 1992, she also became the first woman to complete the Seven Summits, reaching the highest peaks of the seven continents. Tabei climbed her
COMMITTEE-DAILY-
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Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS) ‘Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’, the 18th and 19th in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, were commissioned . The commissioning was done by Financial Adviser to Defence Services Sunil Kumar Kohli. Additional Director General K Natarajan, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), was present on the
the Delhi government formed a three-member committee which will submit a report on solid waste management by November 10. The decision to form the committee, which will be headed by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, was taken today at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his official residence. “We have decided to form a three-member ministerial committee headed by
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The government signed an agreement for a $650 million loan from the World Bank towards the third tranche for construction of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) designed for faster movement of goods between northern and eastern parts of India. According to an Indian Finance Ministry release, the “objective of the EDFC-III Project is to augment rail transport capacity, improve
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