India-Special-Important-Daily-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH -02-01-2017
PM Narendra Modi’s Key Announcements on New Year’s Evening Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Nation on December 31, 2016, on the New Year’s Eve, thanked people for patiently bearing the pain caused by the Government’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. In his address to the nation, PM Modi also made a series of announcements aimed at
Sikkim Adjudged India’s First Fully Organic State In 2016
Sikkim has emerges as the India’s first fully organic state by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally certified Fully Organic State Status to Sikkim at a sustainable agriculture conference in Gangtok earlier in 2016.
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dedicated India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post and also laid foundation stones of various developmental works worth Rs 30 crore at Shamlaji of Aravalli district in Gujarat. This new check-post is equipped
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The Board of Control for Cricket president Anurag Thakur and its secretary Ajay Shirke have been sacked by the Supreme Court today. For failing to implement the reforms suggested by the RM Lodha panel, the BCCI will now have an observer, who will be appointed on January 19. Get highlights of today’s Supreme Court proceedings here. The names of Sourav Ganguly and Brijesh Patel are doing
Supreme Court Bans Use Of Religion To Seek Votes NEW DELHI: In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court today held that any appeal for votes on the ground of "religion, race, caste, community or language" amounted to "corrupt practice" under the election law provision. Referring to the term 'his religion' used in section 123(3) of the Representation of The Peoples (RP) Act, which deals with
High Alert Issued In Odisha's Rourkela After Bird Flu Reports ROURKELA: Authorities in Odisha's Rourkela issued a high alert after reports of bird flu surfaced in Odisha's Rourkela. "Following reports about H5N1 avian flu influenza, we are on high alert and are keeping a close watch on the developments round the clock," Sundargarh Collector B S Punia said. "A team of experts will arrive
APPOINTMENT-resigns DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-02-01-2017
General Bipin Rawat takes over as next Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat took charge as the new 27th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of India. He succeed General Dalbir Singh Suhag who retired from the service. He had superseded two seniormost Lt Generals, Praveen Bakshi and PM Hariz. His appointment goes against the long-held convention of appointing the senior-most eligible officer to
Indian-origin Shaikh Rafik Mohammed Appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan
An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur, Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan, by the Government of the Country. He was invited for the prestigious military position in view of his earlier contribution to the country. Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, who hails from
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar Sworn in as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has been appointed as the as 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan. He took the oath to new CJP at a ceremony held in the President House called “Awan-e-Sadr” on December 31, 2016. Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain administered oath to the new Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
Air Marshal Anil Khosla The New Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Of East SHILLONG: Air Marshal Anil Khosla took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Eastern Air Command in Shillong on Sunday. An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Khosla was commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian Air Force in December 1979 and has over 4000 hours of
Anoop Srivastava takes over as secretary Tribal Affairs
Shri Anoop Kumar Srivastava, an IAS officer of 1981 batch of Assam-Meghalaya Cadre has taken over the charge of Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Earlier to this, he was appointed Officer
Air Marshal C HARIKUMAR takes over as AOC-IN-C, Western Air Command (WAC)
Air Marshal C Harikumar AVSM VM VSM took over as AOC-in-C, Western Air Command (WAC), today. The Air Marshal was accorded a ceremonial guard of honor on his arrival at HQ WAC. Air
Prof. David R. Syiemlieh to perform duties of Chairman, UPSC The President has appointed Prof. David R. Syiemlieh, Member, Union Public Service Commission, to perform the duties of the post of Chairman, Union Public Service Commission, with effect from the forenoon of January 4, 2017 till
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Govt permits 12 PSU banks to raise Rs 3,000 cr from market The Central government had infused a sum of Rs 25,000 crore in 19 PSBs during FY 2015-16.In this Rs. 22,915 crore was allocated to 13 PSBs on July 19, 2016. The remaining amount Rs 2,914.038 crore will be released on assessment of performance of 12 PSBs, the Department of Finance in its year-end review for 2016. The Finance
ECONOMICAL-DAILY
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Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2004-05=100) November, 2016 The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2004-05) is given at the Annexure. The Eight Core Industries comprise nearly 38 % of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stands at 178.2 in November, 2016, which was 4.9 % higher compared
POLITICAL-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-02-01-2017
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis Names New Prime Minister BUCHAREST: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday named social-democrat Sorin Grindeanu as the nation's new Prime Minister, bringing to a close weeks of uncertainty since the left won a parliamentary vote on December 11. The centre-right President has signed a decree naming Mr Grindeanu, a 43-year-old former
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Malayali girls win awards at Science Congress THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a proud moment for the state as two girl students won outstanding project awards at the National Children's Science Congress (NCSC) that concluded at Baramati in Maharashtra on Saturday. Nayana Reji, a plus one student at the SMV Higher Secondary School (HSS) at Poonjar in Kottayam won the award for the
Two New Hindi Writers Honored Bharatiya Jananpith Navlekhan award 2016
i. Bharatiya Jnanpith have conferred two new Hindi writers, Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh, with the 2016 Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award on December 29, 2016 for their first creation. A selection panel chaired by eminent poet Vishnu Nagar named Shraddha for her short story,
NHPC CMD KM Singh Awarded at 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016 Shri K M Singh, Chairman & Managing Director of State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has been conferred the ‘Power & Energy Persona’s Award for NHPCIndividual Excellence’ at the 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016 –India and South Asia’s awards for excellence in sustainable energy and power on December 29,
British-Indian Shankar Balasubramanian Felicitated at New Year Honours
An Indian-origin British professor of chemistry, Shankar Balasubramanian, received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the field of science and medicine at the New Year Honours announced on December 30, 2016. Sir Shankar Balasubramanian is an Indian-born British chemist and
SPORT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-02-01-2017
Lionel Messi wins World’s Best Play maker of 2016 Argentine Star Lionel Messi was chosen as the World’s Best Play maker for the year 2016 on December 29, 2016, by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Messi topped the list with 172 points followed by Andres Iniesta at second spot with 66 points and Toni Kross third with 45 points. Five-time Ballon d’Or
Indian tennis player Somdev announces retirement
31 year old professional Indian tennis player Somdev Kishore Devvarman popularly known as Somdev announced his retirement from professional tennis on 01 January 2017. The decision was taken due to a shoulder injury. He first suffered a recurring shoulder Somdevinjury in 2012. On his return back to
Rafal Nadal Defeats David Goffin to win 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship Spanish professional tennis player, Rafael Nadal successfully clinched 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship title on December 31, 2016 held at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at the Zayed Sports City. Nadal defeated his opponent David Goffin with 6-4, 7-6 in the finals. He reached the
7 Year Old Kush Bhagat Creates History at Asia Youth Chess Championship Mumbai’s Kush Bhagat made history on December 29 after winning three gold medals in the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championship held in Al Ain Chess Club, UAE. The second standard student of the NSS Hill Spring International achieved the feat in all the three categories, rapid, blitz and standard, and became
Sivalingam Sathish Kumar of Railways clinches gold for Sixth Time Olympian Sivalingam Sathish Kumar of Railways won the gold for the sixth consecutive year in the men’s 77kg category at the 69th men and 32nd women senior National Sivalingam Sathish Kumarweightlifting championships at Nagercoil in Tamalinadu. Sathish lifted total of 317kg with 141kg in snatch and 176kg in clean & jerk.
BUSINESS-DAILY-
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Amazon Wins Patent for Flying Warehouse to Deliver Parcels via Drones
The U.S. e-commerce giant, Amazon has been awarded a patent for launching a giant flying warehouse that would acts as a launch pad for drones to deliver items within minutes. The patent reveals plans for setting up an “Airborne Fulfillment Center” (AFC) such as an Airship or Blimp, floating at an altitude of
FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL
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Turkish committee clears draft expanding Erdogan’s powers A Turkish parliamentary commission on Friday cleared a set of draft constitutional amendments that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The constitutional commission approved the reforms at the end of a 17-hour session that lasted into the early hours of Friday, opening the way for deliberations and a vote
Egypt’s government approves transfer of islands to Saudis Egypt’s Cabinet has approved the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia despite protests earlier this year and a court ruling that said the transfer was unconstitutional. The state-run MENA news agency reported Thursday that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government approved the deal and sent it to parliament for ratification
India and Pakistan exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations. This is the 26th consecutive exchange of such list between the two countries after the first list was exchanged on 1 January 1992. This exchange is done every year on 1st of January between them to prevent them from attacking each other’s nuclear
STATE -DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-02-01-2017
Mehbooba Mufti launches IT-Enabled Systems to Boost Education System of the State
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti launched School Management Information System (SMIS) on December 30, 2016, to provide a complete database of Jammu & Kashmirall the government schools spread across the state. SMIS been developed by the J&K Education Department
Madhya Pradesh plans to develop 1,100 ‘climate-smart’ villages Madhya Pradesh has plan to develop 1,100 ‘climate-smart’ villages n a period of next 6 years to prepare farmers to manage the climate change risks timely and ensure good productivity said by state Farmer Welfare & Agriculture Development Department Principal Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajora . According to the plan, 100 villages in
Mori village in Andhra gets Smart Digital village tag
Mori village under Sakhinetipalli mandal in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh placed on India’s digital map by transforming completely into a Smart Digital Village said by Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu. Mori has bagged the Swachh Village award recently at the national level. State
DEFENCE -DAILY-
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Nuclear-Capable Agni-IV Missile Tested Successfully: 5 Facts NEW DELHI: India successfully test fired the nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni IV today. The launch came exactly a week after India tested the Agni-V, the country's longest range nuclear capable missile. The missile was successfully launched from Kalam Island off Odisha coast. India has a battery of nuclear capable
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Abis Rizvi’s death in Istanbul terror attack The dastardly terror attack in Istanbul carried out at a nightclub reportedly by a man dressed as Santa Claus killed at least 39 and injured 40, most of them New Year revellers. Among the dead was real estate tycoon and film producer Abis Rizvi. Abis’ shocking death left many of his close friends from B-town shell shocked. Many took to Twitter to
Prabha Khoda passes away Veteran actress Dr. Jyotsna karyekara's Saturday night and were admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai brief. She was 82 years old. He is survived by actor-Dr. Yatin karyekara and cheerful, Dr. Chetan son, heard that the family and grandchildren. Andheri, Amboli in 'moksadhama' Dr. crematorium Sunday. Jyotsna karyekara of parthiva was cremated. DR. Jyotsna
K V Pusa, former NPCC president and minister, passes away Kohima, Jan 2 (PTI) Nagaland?s former Minister and former President of Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) K V Pusa died today following a brief illness. He breathed his last at 12:55 AM at a private hospital in Kohima, family sources said. He was 63 and leaves behind wife, two sons and a daughter. Pusa, who was the sitting
Artist Tyrus Wong, whose sketches inspired Disney's 'Bambi', passes away at 106WASHINGTON: Legendary animation artist Tyrus Wong, whose evocative sketches were used to create Disney's groundbreaking "Bambi" cartoon, has died at the age of 106, the company said. "Tyrus Wong had a gift for evoking incredible feeling in his art with simple, gestural composition," said a
Bill Marshall, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, passes away aged 77
Toronto: Producer Bill Marshall, who co-founded the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 1976, has died at the age of 77 here. Marshall died of cardiac arrest on 1 January in a hospital,
Former Archbishop passes away TV Show M*A*S*H Actor William Christopher dies at 84 The actor, William Christopher, who is best known for playing Father Mulcahy in MASH, William Christopherpassed away on January 1, 2017 in California. He was 84. The actor died of lung cancer at his home in Pasadena. He was diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago. The actor played the role
TV Show M*A*S*H Actor William Christopher dies at 84
The actor, William Christopher, who is best known for playing Father Mulcahy in MASH, William Christopherpassed away on January 1, 2017 in California. He was 84. The actor died of lung cancer at his home in Pasadena. He was diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago. The actor played the role
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Government Constitutes a Committee for Improvement in National Sports Development Code and Functioning of National Sports Federations
In the wake of IOA episode, the Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel
Hajj Committee of India mobile app launched Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched Hajj Committee of India mobile app at Haj House here today. With this, Ministry of Minority Affairs has joined 'Digital India' campaign in a big way, he said. It is for the first time that Hajj application process is going to be digital. The Centre has been encouraging online applications for next
AGREEMENT- -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-02-01-2017
India’s Petronet Signs MoU to Set Up $950 Mn LNG Project in Bangladesh India’s largest LNG importer Petronet has signed an MoU with Petrobangla on December 30, 2016, to set up $950 million liquefied natural gas import project of 7.5 million tonnes a year in Bangladesh. The MoU was signed between Petronet LNG CEO and Managing Director Prabhat Singh and Petrobangla secretary Syed
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