India-Special-Important-Daily-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH -13-01-2017
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot Inaugurates Silver Jubilee Celebrations of NBCFDC
Shri ThaawarchandGehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the Silver Jubilee celebrations of National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC), a Govt. of India Undertaking under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, here today. Shri
Niti Aayog, the Centre’s policy think tank, has cleared the decks for foreign universities to set up campuses in India. Concluding months of inter-ministerial consultations on the matter, it has suggested to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to go ahead with the long-pending proposal. “Niti Aayog has cleared the proposal and has suggested three different routes to facilitate the establishment
Mini-India in Rohtak as National Youth Festival begins Rohtak, Jan 12 (PTI) Over 5,000 youths from across the country gathered here as the National Youth Festival began today celebrating the 154th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The inauguration ceremony was a reflection of Indias much-celebrated diversity as youths from all states and Union Territories marched past the dignitaries in
World’s first gender literature fest to be held in Patna
The world’s first ‘Gender Literature Festival’ is scheduled to be held in Patna, Bihar in the second week of April, 2017. Aim : To create a platform, to exchange ideas, and to share and learn experiences of renowned people in the field of gender literature. This festival will be organised by Gender Resource
GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION - DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Center Drafts Rules to Regulate Dog Breeding Centres
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed draft rules Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing Rules, 2017), to regulate dog breeding centres in the country. The proposed rule would prohibit dog breeding without registration. The rule
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT- DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Turkey's Parliament approves key articles of constitutional reform Ankara: Turkey`s parliament approved key articles of a constitutional reform overnight which would allow the president to be a member of a political party and issue decrees, bringing a step closer the executive presidency sought by Tayyip Erdogan. The ruling AK Party, backed by the nationalist MHP, is pushing through the legislation
Thai parliament approves king’s constitutional changes request, likely delaying elections Thailand’s military-backed parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to make amendments to the constitution as suggested by the new king’s office, a move likely to delay a general election scheduled for the end of the year.The military-backed constitution is a key part of the junta’s plans to
Supreme Courts Directs Kerala Government to Compensate Victims of Endosulfan Poisioning
The state government of Kerala has been directed by the Supreme Court on January 10, 2017 to pay Rs.500 crore as compensation to 5,000 victims suffering various types of deformities, health issues and other complication due to the use of Endosulfan pesticides in the state.Endosulfan causes DNA
APPOINTMENT-resigns DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Housing’s ex-CEO Jason Kothari to join Snapdeal
After the announcement of a merger of Housing with PropTiger, CEO of Housing.com,Jason Kothari will be the chief strategy and investment officer of Snapdeal. Kothari will take his responsibility from January 16, 2017. He is a strong business leader and an entrepreneur who has already been the CEO of
Manish Tewari appointed senior fellow of US think tank
Congress leader and former Union Minister Manish Tewari was appointed as the senior fellow of US-based think tank Atlantic Council on January 11, 2017. Tewari will focus on programming aimed at strengthening US-India relations. He has served as a Member of Parliament from Ludhiana and is
TCS boss N Chandrasekaran is the new Tata Sons Chairman MUMBAI: Natarajan Chandrasekaran, the chief executive officer of India’s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services, was on Thursday anointed chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate by revenues.The Tata Sons board met on Thursday at Bombay House, the headquarters
Rajesh Gopinathan's journey to the top at TCS India's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services today said Rajesh Gopinathan would take over as Chief Executive Officer, after incumbent chief N Chandrasekaran was appointed as Tata Sons Chairman. The firm also said it had elevated NG Subramaniam as Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Gopinathan served as CFO of the
Infosys appoints Ravikumar S as Deputy COO BENGALURU: Country's second biggest IT firm Infosys has elevated its President and Chief Delivery Officer, Ravikumar S, as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer. He will report to Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao with immediate effect. In addition to his current responsibility of heading the global delivery organisation, Ravikumar S will oversee certain
Ashish Shelar replaces Sharad Pawar as interim president of MCA Almost a month after the stepping down of Sharad Pawar as its president, the Mumbai Cricket Association nominated its vice president Ashish Shelar to fill up the post as its interim chief. “We have today filled up the posts which have become vacant. Mr Ashish Shelar has been made the interim president of the Mumbai Cricket
PM Narendra Modi Replaces Mahatma Gandhi On Khadi Body Calendar NEW DELHI: Confronting opposition anger over images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi spinning the charkha instead of Mahatma Gandhi on the 2017 calendars and diaries of the state-run Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), top government sources today alleged a "baseless and unnecessary controversy".
BANKING-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Airtel payments bank offers highest savings deposit rate Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal launched India’s first payments bank – Airtel Payments Bank – giving a 7.25% interest on savings accounts, which makes it the highest interest rate on offer. Most public sector banks, flush with deposits now, offer 3-4% interest on savings deposits, while a few private sector banks go up to
Mahindra Asset Management launches Mahindra Mutual Fund Dhan Sanchay Yojna scheme
Mahindra Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd (MAMCPL) launched an open ended scheme Mahindra Mutual Fund Dhan Sanchay Yojna scheme to generate long-term returns through investment in equity and debt.The scheme will close on January 24, 2017 and will open again for continuous sale
Citi bank Launches Voice Biometrics Authentication for Phone Banking
Citi bank India has launched a Voice Biometrics Authentication for its phone banking customers on January 10, 2017 that would allow clients to use their voiceprints for authentication rather than remember multiple PINs or respond to questions through current practice of interactive voice response
Islamic Development Bank's first Indian branch in Gujarat very soon Gandhinagar: India will soon have Islamic banking facilities with the Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) set to start its India operations from Gujarat, the Gulf kingdom's envoy in New Delhi said on Wednesday."I would like to point to a very important development in our cooperation with the state of Gujarat, and
ECONOMICAL-DAILY -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Jammu & Kashmir Government Presents Reform Focused Power Budget Budget on January 12, 2017 with strategy to focus on addressing the purchase liability and put reforms as the core agenda for the power sector. The first power budget was presented six months ago. This is the second power budget Jammu & Kashmirthat provides a transparent accounting system for the sector. In 2016-17, the
POLITICAL-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Fact Sheet on Manipur Assembly Elections 2017 In Manipur , as per information provided by the Chief Electoral Officer , there are two Recognized State parties viz., Naga People’s Front (NPF) and the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA).Smallest &Largest Constituency by Area & Electorate: Among the Assembly Constituencies (AC), by area, the smallest are 12-Keisamthong & 13-Singjamei
Uttar Pradesh Now Has 14.12 Crore Voters LUCKNOW: With the Election Commission publishing the revised and final voters list for the state, Uttar Pradesh now has a whopping 14.12 crore voters, who are eligible to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming State Assembly polls beginning February 11. The state now has 7.68 crore men, 6.44 crore women and 7,272 transgenders who have their
AWARD AND HONOUR - -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Government doubles number of awards to be given under NREGS NEW DELHI: Government is set to award officials working on its flagship rural scheme of National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREGS) on February 2. This year, the Narendra Modi government has doubled the number of total awards to be given out to 81. “Various new initiatives have been started under NREGS this year
Vijender Singh, Harendra honoured at DSJA awards Boxing star Vijender Singh was the unanimous choice for ‘Sportsman of the Year’ honour at the Delhi Sports Journalists Association’s annual awards where the body also launched its official website on Thursday. India’s first Olympic and World Championships medallist was felicitated by the DSJA, which chose legendary wrestler and
Barack Obama awards Joe Biden with Presidential Medal of Freedom President Barack Obama has awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the highest civilian honour, commemorating an "extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service." A teary-eyed Biden accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House dedicated to honouring the outgoing
SPORT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
AMMTLPO shine in 5th Federation Cup All Manipur Muay Thai Lovers and Players Organisation bagged a total of seven gold medals including five gold and two silver in the 5th Federation Cup Amateur Muaythai National Championship organised jointly by All India Amateur Muaythai Federation, Imphal, Manipur and All Assam Amateur Muaythai Association at Laxmibai National Institute of
Five medals assured for India at Nation's Cup women's boxing Indian women boxers were assured of five medals in the season-opening 6th Nation's Cup after four pugilists entered the semifinals while one made the final of the event being held in Vrbas, Serbia. The ones who have made the semifinals are former World Championships silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (48kg), Priyanka Chaudhry
Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber top seeds for Australian Open MELBOURNE, Australia -- A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tougher draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Federer slipped to No. 17 in the rankings this week after Grigor Dimitrov won the Brisbane International and moved up to No. 15. The Australian Open tends to stick
PETROVA, WOLFE, DEVVARMAN ANNOUNCE RETIREMENTS FROM TENNIS Former world No. 3 Nadia Petrova has announced her retirement from tennis. The Russian has not played since 2014, and has now officially hung up her racquet. "It's confusing, somewhat painful—scary, yet also gratifying," said Petrova, who explained that her hip injury could not meet the demands of competition.
India Obtains Best FIFA Ranking In Over A Decade The Indian national football team obtained its best ranking in world football in over a decade as per the latest rankings released by FIFA on Wednesday. The ranking of 129 is also a huge improvement of 42 places in less than two years apart from being the best ever since August 2006. The Indian football team had an encouraging 2016,
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Star Wars gibbon is new primate species discovered in China A gibbon living in the tropical forests of south west China is a new species of primate, scientists have concluded. The animal has been studied for some time, but new research confirms it is different from all other gibbons. It has been named the Skywalker hoolock gibbon - partly because the Chinese characters of its scientific name
NGT Directs Centre to Test Use of Microbeads in Cosmetics The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to test cosmetic products containing microbeads and submit a report in four weeks.A Bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim said it is the duty of the government to ensure that no
Solar-powered boat starts service in Kerala KOTTAYAM: Launching a solar-powered boat service at Vaikom in the district, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said the Centre would extend support to introduce more such boats in Kerala's waters as it is keen to promote environment friendly projects. Goyal launched the service in Vaikom-Cherthala-Thavanakadavu waterways along with chief
FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Europe’s first underwater museum opens in Lanzarote
The first and only underwater sculpture museum of Europe, Museo Atlantico, has been inaugurated on January 10, 2017 off the Canary Island coast of Lanzarote. The museum has been created at a depth of between 12 and 15 meters on the ocean floor and will be accessible to scuba divers and visible to glass-
Saudi Arabia Increases Annual Haj Quota for India by 34500
Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Saudi Arabia’s Haj and Umrah Minister Dr. Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten inked an agreement on January 11, 2017 in Jeddah to hike the India’s annual Haj quota by 34,500. With this the India’s Haj quota has been
World's Largest-Power Hybrid Locomotive Experiment Started In China BEIJING: An oil-electricity hybrid locomotive, the most powerful of its kind, was started in an experiment in extreme cold weather in northeast China, said manufacturing company CRRC Ziyang Co Ltd. The experiment was conducted in Hulunbuir in the north of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Thursday morning
SUMMIT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit: This Gujarat teen signs Rs 5-crore MoU for drones A bespectacled boy dressed in a spiffy blue suit created a buzz at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on Thursday after he signed a Rs 5 crore-worth memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government, bagging the deal for production of a drone designed by him. Harshwardhan Zala, 14,
DEFENCE -DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
IAF chief Birender Singh Dhanoa flies single-seater MiG-21 NEW DELHI: It's not often an IAF chief tears into the skies on a fighter jet all alone. And that too on a single-seat ageing MiG-21. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa did just that from the forward Uttarlai airbase in Rajasthan on Thursday. The last time an IAF chief flew a MiG-21 solo was way back in 2000-2001. Air Chief
SURVEY AND REPORT-DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
World's jobless to rise amid slower growth, political & economic uncertainty: UN agency Global unemployment is forecast to increase by 3.4 million people in 2017, said International Labour Organization (ILO). The ranks of the world's jobless are expected to grow this year due to slow growth, political and economic uncertainty and a lack of investment, the International Labour
PASSES AWAY-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Former Tripura BJP president passes away Veteran BJP leader and the party’s former Tripura State president Sudhindra Dasgupta died on Thursday following a heart attack. He was 78. Leaders across political spectrum expressed shock at the passing of Mr. Dasgupta, who was among the leaders behind the BJP’s growth in the State. BJP leaders, including Biplab Deb who succeeded Mr. Dasgupta as the
Padma Shri Tokheho Sema passes away Ex-Interim Body Member, former Nagaland Minister and Padma Shri Tokheho Sema passed away today in Guwahati. He was 84 and one of the few surviving members of the Interim Body during 1962-63, which oversaw the formation of Nagaland State in 1963.
Tokheho was conferred the coveted Padma Award – Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in
COMMITTEE-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Committee plans to revive 5 rivers PUNE: The Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival has led to the formation of Pune Nadi Sansad (Pune Rivers' Committee) that plans to revive Mula, Mutha, Devnadi, Ramnadi and Pavana rivers.The committee will work towards bringing the dissolved oxygen (DO) level of the rivers' water up to eight parts per million (ppm). The current DO level in the rivers is
Disqualified administrators can't return as representatives - Lodha committee Gopal Sankaranarayan, secretary of the Lodha Committee, on Thursday (January 12) issued a fresh set of clarifications to the representatives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and members of state associations with regards to the finer points in the implementation of the transformational
A committee comprising officials of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and headed by a Central government official would meet in New Delhi on Friday to discuss the division of Schedule X institutions. After the Supreme Court verdict that the assets of AP State Council of Higher Education, a Xth Schedule institution, should be divided on the basis of provision of the AP State Reorganisation
Expert Group on SECC submits report to MoRD Shri Tomar Data will help in better planning and allocation of resources for various programmes. The Government mounted the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) with the purpose of ranking households for receiving benefits under government programmes. The Socio Economic and Caste Census has been concluded. The Ministry of Rural
AGREEMENT- -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-13-01-2017
Arunachal signs MoU with NDDB to promote dairy development
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Shakuntala D Gamlin and NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath are signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu to kick-start a ‘white revolution’ in Arunachal Pradesh. According to the MoU, NDDB will conduct a survey related
Saudi Arabia Closing In On $2.1 Billion Warship Deal Seen As Trouble MADRID: Close ties between the royal families of Spain and Saudi Arabia could help Madrid conclude a lucrative deal to sell warships to Riyadh, much to the alarm of rights groups. They claim the sale would be illegal under international law and accuse the oil-rich kingdom of carrying out war crimes in its military campaign in
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