The appointment of cricketer
Chetan Chauhan as Chairman of premier fashion designing institute(NIFT) drew
more condemnation of the Modi government today from opposition parties which
said it was “shocking” and that it raised questions on the prime minister’s
transparency. Separately, former India cricket captain Bishen Singh Bedi said
the appointment “defies all logic”. Sponsored:
Bhopal, Jun 19 (PTI) Senior
Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh and former state Minister Mohammad Ibrahim
Qureshi has passed away in New Delhi following prolonged illness, family
members said today. 68-year-old Qureshi died last night, his son M Sajid said. Qureshi,
a former Science and Technology Minister, is survived by two sons and a
daughter.
Gregory Rabassa, prominent
literary translator, passed away in Branford, following a brief illness. He was
94. Rabassa is known for his translations of several well-known Latin American
writers, including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Julio Cortazar,
Octavio Paz, Clarice Lispector and Jorje Amado. A longtime professor at Queens
College, Rabassa was an essential gateway to the 1960s Latin
ROME: Italy's centre-left
government was Monday counting the cost of stinging local election reverses
that saw female mayors from the populist Five Star Movement elected in Rome and
Turin. Virginia Raggi's triumph in Rome made her the first female leader of the
capital in its more than two and a half millennia of existence. And it was a
win based on exactly the kind of pro-change platform and mood
After touching a record high
last week, the country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $231 million to
$363.233 billion in the week ended June 10, Reserve Bank said today. In the
previous week, the reserves had increased by $3.27 billion to hit an all-time
high of $363.46 billion. The marginal decline in reserves was on account of
fall in foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of the
The rate of interest on the
Floating Rate Bonds, 2020 (FRB, 2020) applicable for the half year June 21,
2013 to December 20, shall be 7.34% per annum, said the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) in a press release on Thursday. It may be recalled that the rate of
interest on the FRB, 2020 was set at average rate of the implicit yields at the
cut-off prices of the last three auctions of 182 day treasury bills held up
Nissan has appointed Dr.
Lavanya Wadgaonkar as the company's Vice President of Regional Communications,
Asia and Oceania (A&O) for Nissan Motor Asia Pacific (NMAP), effective June
2016. In her new role, Wadgaonkar will lead A&O communications and will be
focused on strengthening the reputation of the company and its brands through
maximizing Nissan's presence in
People residing in rural areas
would soon be able to make bill payments at common service centres (CSCs) as
the Reserve Bank of India has granted in-principle approval to the centres as
Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit. The Bharat Bill Payment System will allow
CSCs to operate the bill payment system with a single brand image providing
convenience of ‘anytime anywhere’ bill payment. BBPS
International Finance Corp.
(IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank, said it was looking to
invest up to $75 million, or about Rs.500 crore, in Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Ltd, which is raising $200 million to reduce debt and fund expansion plans. The
Mumbai-based drugmaker is raising the capital by selling quasi-equity
instruments. The company plans to use the money to expand
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi hailed a sweeping liberalisation ofrules on foreign direct
investment (FDI) on Monday, saying they would make Asia's third-largest economy
the most open in the world. "Key reform decisions were taken at a
high level
Public sector aerospace and
defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has unveiled indigenous Basic
Trainer Aircraft (BTA) HTT-40 in Bengaluru. The aircraft made its maiden flight
recently the HAL Airport in Bengaluru in presence of Union Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar. It was flown by Group Captain C Subramaniam and Group Captain
Venugopal for about 10 to 15 minutes.
A group of scientists from
United States recently proposed an ambitious project named as Human Genome
Project-Write (HGP-Write) to create a genetic blueprint or synthetic human
genome. The project aims to develop technologies to more efficiently and more
cheaply write DNA (synthetic genome) and test it in cells in the laboratory
within 10 years. Key Facts The objective HGP-Write is to
Indian Space Research
Organisation will launch a record 20 satellites in a single mission on June 22
from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle "PSLV-C34", which will lift off on 22nd of
this month from Sriharikota, is an important mission for the Indian Space
Research Organisation. The vehicle will not only put 20 satellites into the
NASA is building a new
battery-powered experimental airplane nicknamed "Maxwell" that will
be more efficient, quieter and will benefit travellers by reducing flight
times, fuel usage, as well as overall costs.
With 14 electric motors
turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing,
NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now
designated the X-57 and
With the objective of
providing major impetus to employment and job creation in India, the government
on Monday made changes to the FDI policy at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. According to a release by the government, this is the second
major reform after the last radical changes announced in November 2015.Most of
the sectors would be under automatic approval route, except a
19 June: International Day for
the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
First International Day for
the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict was observed on 19 June 2016.
The day was observed to raise awareness for the need to put an end to
conflict-related sexual violence. It calls to honour the victims and survivors
of sexual violence around the world and to pay
20 June: World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day was observed
on 20 June 2016. It is observed annually to draw attention to the plight of
refugees, celebrate their courage and resilience and renew commitment to solve
refugee problems. It also recognises contributions of the refugees made to the
countries that host them.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) on 17 June 2016 unveiled the iconic X-57 Hybrid
Electric Research Plane nicknamed as Maxwell. The plane is fixed with 14
electric motors turning propellers and all of them are integrated into a
uniquely-designed wing. NASA will use this plane to test new propulsion
technology.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi will lead the Second International Day of Yoga celebrations in the country
and across the globe by participating in a mass Yoga demonstration of Common
Yoga Protocol at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh on the morning of 21st of
June. The function will begin at 6.30 am and will include 45 minutes of Yoga
protocol demonstration. Over 35 thousand people are expected
The President of India, Shri
Pranab Mukherjee will kick off tomorrow (June 21, 2016) a mass Yoga
demonstration involving around 1000 persons at Rashtrapati Bhavan to mark the
2ndInternational Yoga Day. The participants will include officers and staff of
President’s Secretariat, their family members, members of Delhi Police, ITBP
and President’s Bodyguard, etc. as well as other residents of the
verage Pashmina yield up by
9.30% during last two years: Textiles Minister. Pashmina development schemes
have resulted in increased profitability to herders, making it extremely
popular: Textiles Minister. The Union Textiles Minister Shri Santosh Kumar
Gangwar dedicated five Solarised Community Centre and 100 shelter homes for the
benefit of the nomads (wool-growers) involved in
History was created as the
first three women fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force proudly brandished
their stripes and wings, at the Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force
Academy, Dundigal on the outskirts of the twin city today. The vanguards of the
IAF roared into the sky and smeared the sky with tricolor as India joined the
select few nations in the world that have women fighter pilots in their
The Commerce & Industry
Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and Mr. Joo Hyunghwan, the Minister of Trade,
Industry & Energy, Government of the Republic of Korea, today, launched
Korea Plus, a special initiative to promote and facilitate Korean Investments
in India. An MOU for establishing Korea Plus was earlier signed between the
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Govt. of the Republic of Korea
Subah Udesanak Veva, Ayubowan
Last year, in March, I was in
Jaffna. The warmth and affection that I received from the people of Jaffna is
still fresh in my mind. It was a historic day because it was the first visit by
an Indian Prime Minister to Jaffna. Today is another landmark day. When, once
again, we celebrate our partnership
Boston: For the second time,
scientists have directly detected gravitational waves created by the collision
of two black holes 1.4 billion light years away, which once again confirms
Einstein's theory of general relativity. The scientists detected the
gravitational waves - ripples through the fabric of the space-time continuum -
using the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)
New Delhi: Infosys Public
Services (IPS), a US-based subsidiary of IT major Infosys today said its
project with the District of Columbia (DC) Department of Human Services has
moved into pilot production phase. The project, DC Access System (DCAS),
aims to modernise the district's eligibility and enrollment system for food
assistance, cash assistance and other social services benefit
programmes. The district received permission from Food and Nutrition
New Delhi: As many as 20
central government services including industrial license and employer
registration have been integrated with the e-Biz platform, a move aimed at
improving ease of doing business. The e-biz project has started with an
objective of providing government services through a single-window portal.
Enlisting the steps, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
Chennai: ISRO that has been
surprising even developed nations and achieving great feats with its glamorous
projects of Mangalyaan and Chandrayaan, does not fail to link up students with
space technology - Sathyabhamasat (named after Sathyabhama University that
developed the satellite) is one of the two students satellites that will be
launched along with 20 other satellites by PSLV C34 this month. The
project, according to Sathyabhama University Vice-Chancellor and
Chennai: Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa today announced a new scheme called ‘Amma Kaipesi’, under which
free mobile phones with a special software will be provided to trainers of
self-help groups (SHGs) in the State. Making a statement under Rule 110 of the
Assembly, she said in the first phase, mobile phones would be provided to
20,000 trainers at a cost of Rs 15 crore. “The trainers have to
Chennai:Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa today announced solatium of Rs one crore to the family of a
policeman, who was murdered by robbers in Krishnagiri district last week. She
also said that the government would take care of the higher education expense of
his daughter Rakshana. Making a statement in the Assembly under Rule 110, she
said she was saddened to know that Head Constable
Moscow: Two Russian athletes
said Sunday they have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to
overturn the IAAF's ban on the Russian team competing in Olympic track and
field. The IAAF, track and field's world governing body, on Friday upheld a
suspension of the Russian team imposed in November after a World Anti-Doping
Agency report detailed widespread, state-sponsored
Los Angeles: Scientists have
designed the world's first microchip containing 1,000 independent programmable
processors, that can compute upto 1.78 trillion instructions per second and is
thought to be the fastest ever designed at a university. The energy-efficient
"KiloCore" chip contains 621 million transistors, researchers said.
"To the best of our knowledge, it is the world's first 1,000-processor
chip
New Delhi: The government will
announce the successor of outgoing RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan well in advance
and there won't be any search panel to look for the new chief of the central
bank, an official source said. "It (announcement of new Governor) will
happen reasonably in advance. We don't want unnecessary speculation," said
a top government source, adding that "the process of selection is
Kolkata: The Indian Institutes
of Technology (IITs) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) have
emerged as leaders in university-industry-government (UIG) collaborations in
the last decade, according to new analysis of India's research and innovation
landscape. UIG collaborations were mapped based on data corresponding to all
research
Washington: In a move to
achieve more efficient, quieter and environmentally friendly aircraft compared
to a conventional one, the US space agency has unveiled plans for an
electric-powered airplane designated as X-57. With 14 electric motors turning
propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will
test the new propulsion technology using X-57 which has been
Madurai: If a debtor failed to
settle the loan dues despite reminders from the bank, then the money could be
recovered from his savings bank account, ruled the Madras High Court bench here
today. Justice M Venugopal dismissed a writ petition filed by a retired Tamil
Nadu Electricity Board employee, who sought to restrain a nationalised bank
from recovering the farm loan dues from his pension
Noted theatre personality and
popular yesteryear Odia film actress Manimala Devi passed away in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha due to old-age-related complications. She was 86. She was among the
first generation artistes in the state and had ruled the Odia film industry as
lead actress in the 1960s with her influential performances in various films.
About Manimala Devi Born on 19 June 1931 at Balibishi
exchange4media’s premier
property IDMA 2016, which honours the best work done in digital medium,
concluded on Friday at a gala event held at St Regis, Mumbai. As always, the
Awards saw competition from across the board, with a number of agencies
battling it out for top honours. Maxus had walked away last year with two of
the top awards --- Best Digital Agency and Best Social Media Agency, and
India-Bangladesh transit
facility under the revised Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol became operational
between Kolkata-Ashuganj-Tripura on 16 June 2016. The transit facility was
signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka in June 2015 to
boost trade and facilitate seamless movement of goods in the Bangladesh region.
The trans-shipment operations were launched at the
The release of draft rules
became necessitated in the backdrop of growing concern regarding the health of
wetlands as their deterioration led to large scale destruction of natural and
manmade environment recently. For example, the Chennai flashfloods in November
2015 and Srinagar flash floods in September 2014, according to experts, was
largely caused by severe damage inflicted upon the
India and Namibia on 16 June
2016 signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on capacity building for
civil servants of Namibia and to set up of centre of excellence in Information
and Communications Technology (ICT). The agreements were signed after a dialogue
between President Pranab Mukherjee and his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob.
Microsoft was on 17 June 2016
selected as the technical partner to build a mobile Application (app) for Union
Human Resources Development Ministry's SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning
for Young Aspiring Minds) platform. The platform will launch 2000 Massive Open
Online Courses (MOOC) for over three crore students in 2016. Microsoft signed a
deal of 38 crore rupees with All
Union Ministry of AYUSH
released a Yog Geet (Song) on 17 June 2016 in connection with the celebration
of International Day of Yoga–2016. The song is of 3 minutes and 15
seconds in Hindi language. The song is written and produced by Deeraj
Saraswat. Gandhar TD Jadhav and Gatha Jadhav were given their voice.
The Music of the song is composed by Sumanto Ray.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on 16 June 2016 outlined RAPID, a five-point charter for tax administrators to
reform and to expand the net base of the direct tax. He announced it during the
inauguration of Rajasva Gyan Sangam in New Delhi.
The Prime Minister outlined
the RAPID as
Australia on 18 June 2016 won
Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in
London. It defeated India 1-0 in a shoot-out. The game finished with the score
locked at 0-0 but later Australia scored a goal in the shoot-out reducing the
score to 1-0 and won the final match to win the Gold medal. Australia’s Blake
Govers missed a penalty stroke, while India was
The Indian mixed recurve team
of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das on 19 June 2016 won silver at the Archery World
Cup in Antalya, Turkey. In the final clash at Konyaalti Beach Park, the Indian team
lost to South Korea 1-5. Indian team trailed 0-2 in the first set against the
top-seed Korean pair of Choi Misun and Ku Bonchan and went down 1-5 in the
final. The Sixth seeded Indian duo reached final after
India and South Korea on 18
June 2016 launched a special initiative, Korea Plus. The initiative aims at
promoting and facilitating Korean Investments in India. The platform was
launched by the Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Joo Hyunghwan,
the Minister of Trade, Industry & Energy, Government of Korea. The mandate
of Korea Plus covers the entire investment spectrum
Jeppiaar, a renowned
politician-turned-educationalist and founder of Jeppiaar Educational Trust,
passed away on 18 June 2016 following a brief illness at Chennai. He was 85. He
was originally named as Jesadimai Pangiraj. He was a pioneer in the setting up
of private engineering institutions in Tamil Nadu and was the founder
chancellor of Sathyabama University.He started his career as a police
man.
State Bank of India (SBI) on
16 June 2016 floated 200 crore rupees IT Innovation Start-up Fund to assist
start-ups in the fintech space. The fund will consider assistance of up to 3
crore rupees to a firm registered in India for promoting their business
innovations using technology in financial services. The traditional banks
around the world are opening up to work with fintech firms which are disrupting
Businessman Bipin R Patel was
on 18 June 2016 appointed as the President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (GCCI) for the term 2016-17. He succeeds Rohit J Patel. The decision
in this regard was taken during the annual general meeting (AGM) of the GCCI.
In another development, Shailesh Patwari was appointed as the Senior
Vice-President of the chamber.
Arjun Narendran completed a
clean sweep by winning all the three races in the premium Indian Touring Cars
class as the third round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship
concluded, here today. Defending champion Narendran, the 22-year old
Computer engineering graduate from Coimbatore, had won the first of the three
races on
Porsche claimed victory at the
2016 Le Mans after a race-long battle with Toyota for the honours. The #5
Toyota, that was leading the race, suffered mechanical failure with just three
minutes to go handing over the victory to the German manufacturer. Surprisingly,
the 24 hours Le Mans, saw Audis not making it on the podium for the first time
in over a decade. The #2 Porsche was piloted by Neel Jani,
An alien rock has been dug up
in a limestone quarry in Sweden, where it had lain deeply buried for about 470m
years. The biscuit-sized remains are unlike any other meteorite found on Earth
to date, and may shed light on the history and formation of our solar system.
Named Oest 65, it is thought to be a splinter of a potato-shaped rock 20-30km
(12-19 miles) wide, which had smashed into another much
A ban has been imposed on the
sale of correction fluid and thinner in bottles in Haryana. The government also
imposed rules to take a strict action against those found violating the orders.
According to State Health Minister, Deputy Commissioner, Executive Magistrate,
Medical Officer, Senior Drugs Control Officer, Drugs Control Officer and police
officers of the rank of Assistant Sub
Veteran
TV actress Ann Morgan Guilbert has died at age 87. She passed away on Tuesday
due to complications from cancer. Guilbert first launched her career in the
1950s, performing and singing in a revue. She became a TV staple a decade
later, playing neighbor Millie Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Years later,
Guilbert had a second notable role, starring as Fran Drescher’s grandmother
Yetta
The European Council on
Tourism and Trade (ECTT) has named Cambodia as the World Best Tourism
Destination for 2016. Some 30 countries joined the competition for the
illustrious award this year. Cambodia presented its report for the competition
under the title ‘Cambodia: The Land of Magic-The Place Where Gods And Kings
Build the World!‘. Cambodia took the top spot in awards owing to its
Union Home Minister Rajnath
Singh has approved Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s proposal to
set up a Central Marine Police Force to protect sea, coasts, ports and vital
institutions along 7,516-km national coastline. Fadnavis had mooted the
proposal at the coastal security meeting. The detailed structure, operations
and modalities of the force will be worked out in the coming weeks.
International Finance Corp.
(IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank, said it was looking to
invest up to $75 million, or about Rs.500 crore, in Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Ltd, which is raising $200 million to reduce debt and fund expansion plans. The
Mumbai-based drugmaker is raising the capital by selling quasi-equity
instruments. The company plans to use the money to expand
India and Bangladesh have
launched transshipment operations at the Ashuganj port to boost trade and
facilitate seamless movement of goods in the landlocked region, with a cargo
vessel unloading the maiden consignment to be transported to Tripura through
Bangladeshi territory. Bangladesh’s Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan launched
the operation at Ashuganj port in central Bangladesh, where 1,000
Filmmaker Raam Reddy’s
acclaimed Kannada film Thithi has bagged the top awards at the ongoing 19th
Shanghai International Film Festival and the filmmaker says the response from
the Chinese audience for the film has been overwhelming. Thithi won the Best
Film and Best Script Writers in the Asia New Talent Awards at the festival in
Shanghai. Other films nominated in the Best Film Category
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash
Singh Badal has launched a special fund called ‘Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C
Relief Fund’ to provide free treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C.
With this initiative, Punjab has become the first state in the country to
provide free treatment to confirmed cases of Hepatitis C. Punjab government has
created a special fund with an initial contribution of Rs 20 crore
Karnataka government has
banned electronic cigarettes in the state. The decision has been taken on the
recommendation of the committee on cancer prevention. Before the ban a study
was conducted by the committee with an NGO on e-cigarettes, which said large
number of youngsters was getting addicted to it. 2mg and 4 mg nicotine is
allowed in chewables like nicotine gum for de-addiction purpose, but
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