Washington: NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent the first-ever
image of the gas giant Jupiter and three of its four moons to the Earth as it
continues orbiting the planet. The image was taken on July 10 when the
spacecraft was 4.3 million km from Jupiter on the outbound leg of its initial
53.5-day capture orbit. The colour image shows atmospheric features on Jupiter,
including the famous Great Red Spot, and
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested FTIL founder Jignesh
Shah in connection with its probe into the Rs 5,600-crore National Spot
Exchange Limited money laundering scam. Shah was arrested under the provisions
of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as "he was not cooperating in
the investigation". He will be produced in a special anti-money laundering
court in Mumbai today. Shah was
The United Nations has said that three-quarters of the
population of South Sudan needs humanitarian aid after the deadly fighting. The
fighting left hundreds of people dead and sent nearly 40,000 fleeing. Meanwhile
a ceasefire appears to be holding in South Sudan's capital, Juba, after four
days of heavy
Supreme court has quashed Arunachal Pradesh governor J.P.
Rajkhowa's decision to advance the state assembly session to December 16, 2015
earlier scheduled to meet on January 14 and has declared it null and void. The
court has also quashed governor's decision directing the assembly to take up
the resolution for the removal of the then Speaker Naban Rebia as first item.
The constitution bench
The Sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has finished its
penultimate flight, landing in Egypt's capital, Cairo. It took off from the
Spanish city of Seville at 04:20 GMT on Monday, taking just over 24 hours to
make the trip. The zero-fuel aircraft is now in the home straight of its bid to
circumnavigate the
Forbes on 11 July 2016 released the list of world's
highest-paid celebrities of 2016. The list is also termed as Celebrity 100. The
key factors that are taken into account to rank the celebrities include income,
Google hits, fan base, press clips and magazine covers. The list, which ranks
100 celebrities from all over the globe, was topped by Taylor Swift with
earnings of 170 million US dollars. Music
Ringside With Vijender: Rudraneil Sengupta .The book titled
Ringside With Vijender authored by Rudraneil Sengupta released on 8 July 2016.
The book, published by Juggernaut Books, throws light on the Beijing Olympics
bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh's life post his transition to the world
of pro boxing. The book also deals with the boxer’s sudden decision to turn pro
just an year ahead of the Rio
Industry asked to display the policy for replacement and
refund and timeframe for redressal of grievances on websites. A conference on
Government industry partnership for redressal of consumer grievances convened
here today. Secretary, Consumer Affairs Shri Hem Pande chaired the conference
which was attended by all the leading Chambers of Commerce and Industry viz.
ASSOCHAM, FICCI,
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has
accepted the resignation of the following members of the Union Council of
Ministers, with immediate effect. i) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla, and
ii) Shri G.M. Siddeshwara
‘Imparting the value system of sustainable practices to our
students, one of our mission’ -Union HRD Minister at National Conference on
‘Post-Paris Climate Change Action’ “India has taken the lead and the World must
follow” Sh. Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Union Minister of Human Resource
Development, stressed on developing sustainable practices among students as
part of long term plan for
A high level delegation from the China Railway Construction
Corporation Limited (CRCC), a Government of China Enterprise, led by its Chief
Economist Mr Zhao Jinuha met the Chairman, National Highways Authority of India
and a team of NHAI officers in New Delhi. CRCC is one of world’s largest
integrated engineering contractor and construction group with over 100 billion
US
The DGFT, Dr. Anup Wadhawan, interacted with the exporters
today on the issues of Trading Across Borders and Foreign Trade Policy in an
interactive session organized jointly by the Department of Industrial Policy
& Promotion, CII and FIEO in Mumbai today. Joint Secretary, DIPP, Shri
Shailendra Singh, Joint Secretary, Customs, Shri Satya Srinivas and many other
senior officers participated in the
Bangladesh and India have signed an agreement for the
construction of a 1,320 megawatt (MW) coal fired power plant near Sundarbans.
The agreement was signed between Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company
(Pvt) Limited (BIFPCL), the joint venture enterprise and Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL). BHEL was selected under an open international
tender for constructing the super
The Supreme Court has ordered the restoration of former Chief
Minister Nabam Tuki’s Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh. Verdict in this
regard was given by a five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice JS Kehar
on a bunch of petitions. These petitions were dealing with discretionary powers
of Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa to summon or advance the assembly session. SC
Verdict
The Union Government has notified the UIDAI (Terms and
Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members) Rules, 2016 to give legal
status to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). These rules have
been framed as per provisions of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and
Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. Key Facts These rules have
detail provisions for
INS India, the base depot ship at New Delhi, celebrated its
75th anniversary today (13 Jul). Established as HMIS India in 1941 it was
rechristened as INS India on 26 Jan 1950. The Base Depot ship (stone ship in
naval parlance) has the privilege of being the Flagship of the Chief of the
Naval Staff. Started as small unit with a complement of just a handful of
officers and sailors, INS India is now a major
IndusInd Bank has opened international banking unit (IBU) at
the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in the Gujarat International
Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to meet the requirements of offshore banking
operations from India. The IBU will provide the bank access to international
financial markets and will allow IndusInd Bank to deliver a complete range of
products to its clients with foreign
Private sector lender IDFC Bank on Tuesday bought South India-based
lender Grama Vidiyal Microfinance for an undisclosed amount. This is a
first-of-its-kind transaction, where a bank has taken over a microfinance
institution (MFI) and made it a subsidiary. Grama Vidiyal is the fifth-largest
MFI in India and has a customer base of 1.2 million, operating from 319
locations across 65 districts of Tamil
Senior Congress leader and MP Shantaram Naik has been
appointed as convenor of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on defence for the
year 2016-17. According to Mr Naik, Bhartuhari Mahtap, MP, of Biju Zanta Dal
from Orissa, Neiphiu Rio, three times Chief Minister of Nagaland,
Zanardhan Singh Sigriwal, former Cabinet Minister in Bihar and Riti Pathak, a
new member of Parliament from Madhya
Hyderabad: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is all set to
formally launch the autobiography of star tennis player Sania Mirza titled 'Ace
Against Odds', in Hyderabad on Wednesday. the book which was originally
launched a week ago has all the important events and her achievements, Imran
Mirza, father of Sania Mirza said. "It is her own idea to pen the book and
it took almost five years to compile," Imran
PARIS: A rare "dwarf planet" 18 times smaller
than Earth, has been discovered in the distant Solar System on an eccentric
orbit far beyond Neptune, astronomers said. Dubbed RR245, the icy world is
currently about 9.7 billion kilometres (six billion miles) from the Sun- 65
times further than Earth, said astronomer Jean-Marc Petit of France's CNRS
research institute. "But its orbit is very elliptical, and it
KOLKATA: Helmets are a must in Kolkata for years. But
the rule is more honoured in the breach than in the observance. Now Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared a new rule: no helmet, no petrol. When
24-year-old Isha drives up at a petrol pump to tank up minus a helmet, he is
turned away. "I completely forgot," he pleads with the petrol pump
staff. "I will wear a helmet next time, but this time
NEW DELHI: After receiving feedback from a number of
prospective students and their parents about difficulties in procuring loans
for paying fees for IITs, the HRD ministry is considering taking special steps
to assist them. Sources said that when the IIT fees were hiked, several
categories got a waiver and it was mentioned that students would be able to get
interest free loans under the 'Vidyalakshmi'
NEW DELHI: Najma Heptulla, who resigned today from the
Union Cabinet, said she has done so due to "personal reasons" and
thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving her the opportunity to
"serve" the people. She also said that she will be available for any
responsibility given to her in future. "I am extremely thankful to the
Prime Minister for giving me the opportunity and honour to be in his
Two years ago, SpiceJet was fighting for survival as
creditors retreated and oil companies refused to refuel its airliners. Today,
the world's biggest planemakers are wooing the recovering Indian budget carrier
for a potential blockbuster order worth about $12 billion. Boeing and Airbus
Group are locked in a battle to supply SpiceJet with as many as 100 planes, and
both are offering aggressive discounts in
CHENNAI: Around 10 lakh bankers across the country are
expected to go on a strike on July 29 to oppose the government policies related
to the banking industry, a top leader of All India Bank Employees's Association
(AIBEA) has said. At the call of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) consisting
of nine unions with an employee membership of around 10 lakh workers and
officials, the
Mahindra Aerostructures, a subsidiary of Mahindra &
Mahindra have bagged a Tier 1 supplier contract to supply airframe parts for
Airbus’s AS565 MBe Panther helicopter. With this, Mahindra Aerostructures
becomes the first Indian company to receive a direct manufacturing contract
from Airbus (European aviation major) as a Tier 1 supplier. Key Facts The
helicopter parts will be produced
The first direct bus service between Pokhara (Nepal) and New
Delhi (India) was launched to connect South Asia’s two important cities. The
bus service was flagged off by Nepal Home Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet and
India’s ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae from Pokhara (Nepal’s famous tourist
spot). Key Facts The bus service was launched as per the Motor Vehicle
Agreement (MVA) signed
The MCC World Cricket Committee has recommended the
introduction of further limitations to the size of cricket bats within the laws
of the game. The committee, concerned that the balance between bat and ball
"has tilted too far in the batsman's favour", has proposed that the
thickness and depth of bats be limited and added that further discussion is
required over the weight of bats. The committee, which
Together, both parties will attempt to delve deeper into the
causes associated with cardiovascular risk in diabetic and prediabetic South
Asians. The MoU is the first step towards a long-term partnership that will
develop and grow over time. Conceptualized with the overall objective to reduce
cardiovascular mortality in South Asians, the study will capture data on
prediabetes and insulin resistance, help
Kumaraswami, is an alumnus of Delhi University and a Fellow
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Associate Member
of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.Kumaraswami spent the
first 17 years of his career with the ICICI Group of which the first 6 years he
was part of ICICI Limited, wherein he was involved in a project financing role.
Thereafter he
Tech giant Google launched the ‘Android Skilling’
program in India that will aim to train 2 million Android app developers over
the next 3 years to cash in on the high-quality talent pool in the country. The
new certification program will unveil a slew of initiatives to skill, educate,
and certify millions of students and developers in Android Development,
This will be made available across public, private
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared victory in
election, with his ruling coalition winning a majority of seats in Japan’s
upper house. Together with the pro-constitutional revisionists, his coalition
has gained a two-thirds majority of the 121-seat upper house. Abe’s junior
coalition partner, Komeito, fared well, winning 14 seats compared with nine
before the election. Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party
The Airports Authority of India has been conferred the
National Award for Best Performing Central PSU for Roof Top Solar Power initiatives
at a glittering function at VigyanBhawan by Hon'ble Minister of State for
Power, Coal and Renewable Energy. The award was received by Shri A. K. Misra,
ED (Engg) on behalf of AAI. As part of Clean Climate commitments, AAI's efforts
towards Solar Roof
Fortune favours the brave, goes the adage. And how befitting
it is to veteran actor Raj Babbar, who was on Tuesday appointed as the Congress
chief of Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the state's Assembly polls in 2017. Not too
long ago, Babbar was a star campaigner in the Assam Assembly election this
year, which saw the end of the 15-year-old rule of former chief minister Tarun
Gogoi, making way for the
SHIMLA: Development bank Nabard extended the highest loan
assistance of Rs 1,696.24 crore to Himachal Pradesh in 2015-16 for various
activities including crop loan and investment. As many as 170 infrastructural
projects relating to roads, bridges, polyhouses, flood protection were given
loan assistance of Rs 644.92 crore, and Rs 500 crore were disbursed to the
state government during 2015-
Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers was named Sports
Humanitarian of the Year, while the San Francisco Giants won for Sports
Humanitarian Team of the Year and the NBA received the League Humanitarian
Leadership Award at Tuesday's festivities in Los Angeles. The Second Annual
Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards celebrated those who have used the power
of sports to make a
DEHRADUN: When a horse named Shaktiman died earlier
this year, weeks after his hind leg was hit over and over with a stick,
allegedly by a BJP law-maker, people from all over the country expressed grief
and outrage. A statue of the horse, who was in police service and 14 years old
when he died in April, was installed on Saturday at a major intersection in
Dehradun in the hill state of Uttarakhand.This
India and Bangladesh on 12 July 2016 signed a landmark deal
for the construction of Rampal Power Station, a 1320 megawatt coal fired power
plant. The Rampal Power Station is the biggest project under bilateral
cooperation.The Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), the
joint venture enterprise, signed the deal with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(BHEL).
State Bank of India (SBI) in the second week of July 2016
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of
Technology Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE).The MoU was
signed to promote innovation by start-ups in the financial sector. The deal
also aims to help evaluate start-ups operating out of SINE or those being
promoted by SINE for early stage
a) With an intent to highlight environmental issues, Shimla
will celebrate a three-day Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film Festival at
historic Gaiety Theatre.b) As many as 45 films, including several national
Award winning films and five films from Himachal Pradesh would be screened at
the festival. c) Critical environment and wildlife conservation issues like
climate change, forest
a) The non executive director Phiroz Vandrevala has resigned
from his post from the country's largest IT services Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS).
b) He has served TCS since September 2007. However,
Vandrevala, also the Vice-Chairman and MD
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