Pune, June 25 : : Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'Smart City' projects, one of the flagship
programmes of the NDA Government, at a special function at the Shiv Chhatrapati
Sports Complex in Pune on Saturday, reports said. The Smart City project is
part of the Governments integrated urban planning and development in the
country, The Prime Minister will launch 14 projects for Pune, along
With a view to create
awareness about the National Pension System (NPS) and improve subscriber
interface, it has been decided to observe NPS Service Fortnight from June 27 to
July 9 ,2016 by all the entities/ functionaries in the NPS value chain such as
Points of Presence (POPs), the Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) etc. across
the country. This fortnight-long campaign is aimed at
Three States Mizoram, Jammu
& Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh and three Union Territories Delhi, Daman
& Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli have signed the 24x7 “Power For All”
(PFA) documents. These PFA documents were signed in presence of Shri
PiyushGoyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy
during two day States Power Minister’s Conference held on 16-17th
A Memorandum of Understanding
was signed here between the Rural Development Ministry and ISRO, Department of
Space for geo-tagging the assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat.
The move comes after the Prime Minister during a review meeting recently had
underlined for online recording and monitoring of assets to check leakages and
for effective mapping of terrain for future
The Government of India, the
State of Andhra Pradesh and the DISCOMs of Andhra Pradesh (APSPDCL and APEPDCL)
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme UDAY – “Ujwal
DISCOM Assurance Yojana” in Vijyawada (AP) today for financial turnaround of
the DISCOMs. The MoU for operational & Financial turnaround of Discoms was
signed by Dr A.K.
President of India to Present
National Awards for Outstanding Services in the Field of Prevention of
Alcoholism And Substance (Drugs) Abuse . The President of India, Shri Pranab
Mukherjee will present the National Awards for Outstanding Services in the
field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse tomorrow (June
26, 2016) on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse
The environment ministry
distanced itself from the recently released draft National Forest Policy and
claimed it was neither meant to be put in public domain. It disowned the draft
stating that it was merely a 'study report' from a government institute. A
press release from the environment ministry on June 25 said, “The Ministry has
not issued any draft Notification on National Forest Policy. What has been
Social media giant Facebook
has hired a co-founder of Google's Fibre high-speed Internet project to beef up
its Internet connectivity team. According to tech news site Re/Code, the social
network has hired Kevin Lo as its Director of Infrastructure Connectivity and
Investments to help lead Facebook's partnerships such as Terragraph - a project
to bring Wi-Fi to dense urban areas and Facebook's
PUNE: A 10th place finish in
50m pistol qualification on Friday was compensated by a silver in the 10m air
pistol by Jitu Rai as the Indian secured a podium finish at the ISSF World Cup
in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday. This was Jitu's sixth World Cup medal overall.
Jitu had an average start to the qualification round, as he totaled 95 in the
first series. But he stabilized soon and shot impressive series
NEW DELHI: The US Federal
Reserve, which maintained status-quo on policy rates at the fourth Federal Open
Market Committee meeting in Washington earlier this month, is unlikely to hike
rates any more in calendar year 2016 after 'Brexit'. Shockwaves travelled
across global financial markets on Friday after the outcome of the UK
referendum, in which voters decided to leave the European Union.
Nokia on Friday announced the
appointment of Sanjay Malik as the head of Indian market, effective August 1.
Malik is currently Head of Network Implementation (NI) at Nokia Global Services
and is credited with efficiently driving growth and delivering strong
performance both in terms of revenue and operational efficiency, the company
said in a statement. In his new role, he will lead customer
The knock-out stage of Euro
Cup 2016 begins from today in France. In today's fixtures, Switzerland will
take on Poland, Wales will play against Northern Ireland, and Croatia will face
Portugal. No side won all three group games, while many of the less-fancied
sides troubled their much fancied opponent.
1. Switzerland vs Poland
BrahMos Aerospace on Saturday
successfully demonstrated the integration of the world's most formidable
supersonic cruise missile system BRAHMOS on the frontline strike fighter
aircraft of the Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30. With Saturday's successful flight,
the Brahmos air version programme now inches closer towards actual test firing
when a 2.5-ton BRAHMOS air-to-ground missile will be
Chilean authorities declared
an environmental emergency for the Santiago metropolitan region this week,
forcing more than 900 industries to temporarily shut down and about 40 percent
of the capital's 1.7 million cars off the roads. The Environment Ministry said
they were facing unusual conditions, with one of the driest Junes in over 40
years. The emergency, the first since 1999, will be in place for
The four-day long Sindhu
Darshan festival is underway in Leh where colourful programs are being
organised. The 20th annual Sindhu Darshan Mela commenced on Thursday with the
inauguration of Sindhu Bhawan at Choglamsar Leh by Senior BJP leader LK Advani.
The main reason behind the celebration of Sindhu Darshan Festival is to endorse
the Indus River as an icon of the communal
The Madras High Court has
dismissed a petition filed against conducting election in the Tamil Nadu
Cricket Association (TNCA) on Saturday, alleging that the association has not
complied with the recommendations of the Justice RM Lodha Committee Report. The
petition was filed by S Srinivason, a Chennai resident. The division bench
comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R
High-Tc superconductors were
discovered 30 years ago: A class of ceramic metal oxide materials was found to
pass electrical current without energy losses. In contrast to conventional
superconductors that have to be cooled almost to absolute zero, this property
appears already at comparably high temperatures. In prototypical yttrium barium
copper oxide (YBaCuO), the transition temperature is 92
The discovery power of the
gene chip is coming to nanotechnology. A Northwestern University research team
is developing a tool to rapidly test millions and perhaps even billions or more
different nanoparticles at one time to zero in on the best particle for a
specific use. When materials are miniaturized, their properties -- optical,
structural, electrical, mechanical and chemical -- change,
Math, biology and
nanotechnology are becoming strange, yet effective bed-fellows in the fight
against cancer treatment resistance. Researchers at the University of Waterloo
and Harvard Medical School have engineered a revolutionary new approach to
cancer treatment that pits a lethal combination of drugs together into a single
nanoparticle. Their work, published online on June 3, 2016 in the leading
BEIJING: The China-backed
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved its first four loans
totalling over half a billion dollars, it announced Friday, as it joined forces
with putative rivals to finance projects across Asia. The Beijing-based AIIB
has been viewed by some as a foe to the World Bank and the Philippines-based
Asian Development Bank (ADB), which was founded in 1966. But three of its
NEW DELHI: BrahMos Aerospace
today successfully demonstrated the integration of the world’s most formidable
supersonic cruise missile system BRAHMOS on Su-30MKI frontline strike fighter
of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The demonstration flight, carried out at HAL
Nasik, involved carriage of BRAHMOS weapon on the long-range Sukhoi-30
fighter,giving a major fillip to the BRAHMOS air-
Using planetary protection
techniques that ensure Nasa spacecraft do not contaminate other worlds,
researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found a link between bacteria
in breast ductal fluid and breast cancer. The breast ductal system contains the
glands that produce milk and naturally secretes a substance called "nipple
aspirate fluid". For the study, the researchers at Nasa's Jet Propulsion
NEW DELHI: Two years after
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the ambitious Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(SAGY), the members of Parliament will get a report on how they have fared. The
rural development ministry is working on a ranking of 700 villages adopted by
MPs in the first phase of the programme. The report card will include details
such as the projects initiated in the village, the project
ANANTNAG: Mehbooba Mufti wins
Anantnag by-election by 11,500 votes. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba
Mufti on Saturday won the Anantnag by-election by nearly 11,550 votes over her
nearest Congress rival Hilal Ahmad Shah. Peoples Democratic Party President
Mehbooba polled nearly
The world's 400 richest people
lost $127.4 billion Friday as global equity markets reeled from the news that
British voters elected to leave the European Union. The billionaires lost 3.2
percent of their total net worth, bringing the combined sum to $3.9 trillion,
according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The biggest decline belonged to
Europe's richest person, Amancio Ortega, who lost more than $6 billion,
NEW DELHI: The government
today notified changes in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy in sectors
including pharmaceuticals, defence and single-brand retail. These decisions
were announced earlier in the week with a view to make India more investor
friendly and an attractive FDI destination. "The decision will take
immediate effect," the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP)
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh has
joined the Centre's debt revival scheme for state power distribution companies.
An overall net benefit of approximately Rs 4,400 crore will accrue to the state
by opting to participate in Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana or Uday, by way of
cheaper funds, reduction in AT&C and transmission losses, interventions in
energy efficiency, coal reforms, etc. during the period of
TASHKENT: India today signed
Memorandum of Obligations - a key document - kick starting the process of its
accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a powerful security
grouping increasingly seen as a counterweight to NATO. The document was signed
by Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs Sujata Mehta at the SCO summit
which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India
Governor Raghuram Rajan today asked central banks across the globe to desist
from currency depreciation to create competitive advantage in the wake of
Britain's exit from the European Union. "Currencies do help adjustment and
some movement is warranted... what I have been concerned about is intervention
in a big way in the currency so as to move it in a particular
The Asian Development Bank
(ADB) has approved a 500 million dollars loan to build a bridge across the
Ganga River in Bihar. The loan funds will be used to build 9.8 km road bridge
in Bihar on the Ganga River. On completion of the project it will be the
India’s longest river bridge. Key Facts The new river bridge will provide a
vital transport link between the northern and southern parts of the state and
South African Indian-origin
lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of three member UN
commission (committee) to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.
The committee was constituted by the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC)
resolution 31/20 which was adopted by consensus, the 47-member body. Key Facts
Other two members of the committee are Kenneth R.
Slumdog Millionaire star
Freida Pinto will make her debut at the International Indian Film Academy
(IIFA) gala in Madrid. The US-based Indian actress will be honoured with
International Icon award at the 17th edition of the gala. IIFA — often known as
Bollywood’s Oscars — is held every year to honour the best of Hindi cinema. A
source from the IIFA team confirmed that Freida will be getting the
Nagaland Governor PB Acharya
has launched women helpline – 181 in the premises of District Hospital Dimapur
in Nagaland and also inaugurated Sakhi, a one stop Centre, intended to support
women affected by violence both in private and public spaces under one roof. He
highlighted the multiple roles played by women as home makers, guardians of
children and the hard work put in by them in every
Chennai: IIT Madras breaks
into the list of Top 50 Asian Universities in QS-Asia rankings for
2016."We are delighted to be listed in the TOP 50 ASIAN UNIVERSTIES in
QS-Asia rankings for 2016. We are also encouraged by our steep rise from the
56th position in last year's QS-Asia rankings to the 43rd position this year.
We have been focused on growing and improving our research, teaching and
overall
New Delhi: Dell and Shiv Nadar
University today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to collaborate and drive excellence in research and innovation. Through
this partnership, Dell has set up two laboratories jointly with the University
to integrate theoretical concepts with practical experience. Under this
agreement, Dell will engage with faculty members at the
New Delhi: President of India
will confer the National Awards to the organizations and the individuals who
have shown exemplary contribution in the field of Drug Prevention on 26th June,
2016 at a ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, the
Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministers of State for
Social, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar & Shri Vijay Sampla
President Srinivasan says TNCA
is a loyal, staunch member of the BCCI. Pace-bowling all-rounder J. Kousik won
the Bishnuram Medhi Trophy for the ‘cricketer of the year’ at the 86th annual
day awards function of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) here on
Friday. Speaking on the occasion, TNCA president N. Srinivasan appreciated the
commitment and dedication of the association’s office-
The Colombian government and
the leftist FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels on 23 June
2016 signed a historic ceasefire deal. This ceasefire deal helped in ending
more than five decades of conflict, which is regarded as one of the oldest wars
of history. The signing ceremony held at Havana was witnessed by Colombian
president Juan Manuel Santos, FARC chief Timoleón
Tension between the Centre and
the AAP-led Delhi Government is set to escalate as the Union Home Ministry has
reportedly returned 14 Bills, including the important Delhi Janlokpal Bill and
the Code of Criminal Procedure (Delhi Amendment) Bill, on the grounds that
proper procedure was not followed before they were passed by the Assembly.
“Since Delhi is not a full State and remains a Union
25 June: Day of the Seafarer
Day of the Seafarer 2016 was
observed across the world on 25 June 2016. The theme for the year is At Sea For
All. The theme for the year has a clear link with the 2016 World Maritime Day
theme, Shipping: indispensable to the world. The themes highlight the point
that seafarers serve at sea not just
Neil O'Brien, a pioneer of
quizzing in India and leader of the Anglo-Indian community, died in Kolkata on
24 June 2016. He was 82. A former member of Lok Sabha, Neil O'Brien was also a
three-time nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in West Bengal and an educationist.
He conducted the first well-organized, formal quiz in 1967 at Christ the
King Church Parish Hall in Calcutta. He has served the
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 22 June 2016 approved the sale of all available
spectrum in the country. This is the largest-ever spectrum auction in the
country. The move could fetch 5.5 lakh crore rupees for the exchequer, going by
the reserve price. This amount is five times higher than the revenue of 1.1
lakh rupees that government earned through the auction conducted
Sri Lankan Parliament on 24
June 2016 unanimously passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill with
amendments. The bill that seeks to restore transparency and good governance in
the country was adopted without a vote in the Parliament after two days of
debate. To provide for the Right of Access to Information, to specify grounds
on which access may be denied, to establish the Right to
In a major change to the
composition of the core committee of the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rajya
Sabha MP Navjot Sidhu has been made a part of the committee even as state local
bodies’ minister Anil Joshi, Sidhu’s friend-turned foe, has been
dropped. The three-time Amritsar MP, Navjot Sidhu, had long been sidelined
within the party’s Punjab affairs and had stopped playing an active part
BCCI’s four-day Conclave ended
with the working committee meet of the Indian cricket board, held in Dharamsala
on June 24, 2016. The working committee took the following decisions: #
Appointment of Anil Kumble as Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team was
approved. Technical Committee recommendation to hold Ranji Trophy matches
at neutral venues was approved. Sponsored: Experience
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Commissioner (APC) Pravir Kumar is likely to be elevated as officiating Chief
Secretary on June 30, after the retirement of the present incumbent Alok
Ranjan. The present Chief Secretary is on an extension of three months and has
refused a second extension. Official sources said that Chief Minister Akhilesh
Yadav is yet to take a call on the next Chief Secretary, and hence a stop-
A committee of saints which
was went to probe the exodus of people from Kairana by the ruling SP submitted
its report to Governor Ram Naik in Lucknowon Friday. The team had earlier
submitted its findings to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. In their reports, the
saints concluded that the Kairana exodus issue was part of a ploy to create
communal tension in the region. The team led by Acharya Pramod
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