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GK Bites - JUNE 2016
[ CONTENT : 1ST MAY TO 18th June ]

1st May : Labour Day , Theme - "Celebrating the international labour movement".

3rd May : World Press Freedom Day , Theme - This Is Your Right!

8 May : Red Cross Day

10 May: World Migratory Bird Day

11 May : Technology Day

17 May : World Hyper-tension Day & Telecommunication Day

22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity

28 May Hunger Day

31 May No Smoking Day / Anti - tobacco Day

12 June: World Day against Child Labour

June 4 : International Day of Innocent Children

June 4 : Victims of Aggression

June 5 : World Environment Day

June, 3rd Sunday : Fathers Day

June 8 : World Ocean Day

June 12 : World Day against Child Labour

June 14 : World Blood Donor Day

June 15 : World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 17 : World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The government of India has approved an investment of Rs.9,005 crore for construction of 73,205
more houses for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in urban under Prime Ministers Awas
Yojana(PMAY) in the States of Maharashtra, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir.

SIDBI signs MoU with Saarc Development Fund for mutual cooperation and collaboration.

S K Bhagat appointed DG- Railway Protection Force

BlackBerry Launches BBM Money Transfer Service in India

NK Singh selected for Japans highest civilian award for promoting economic, educational and cultural
ties between India and Japan.

India, Papua New Guinea sign four agreements in various sector .

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O Neil

Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea

Odisha CM launches 100 piped water supply projects

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Rio Olympics: Abhinav Bindra joins Salman Khan as India's Goodwill Ambassador

NABARD partners with Germany for food security initiative

South Indias first underground metro services flagged off in Bengaluru

Madhya Pradesh High Court terms reservation in promotions in the State as unconstitutional

The Union Government has launched National LED programme Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for
All (UJALA)

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 comes into force

Ajay Mittal takes charge as I&B Secretary

Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam & Odia now 5 classical languages of India

EPFO launches One Employee-One EPF Account drive

Japan announces $7 billion plan to develop Mekong region which encompasses parts of Vietnam, Laos
and Thailand through which the river flows

Indian-American journalist - NEEL MUKHERJEE receives Edgar A Poe award

India, New Zealand ink deal for direct flights

Forex reserves at record high of USD 361.601 bn

Vijender Singh records 5th consecutive victory in Professional Boxing

Telangana to set up Spices Park in Nizamabad @ 31 CRORE .

Kaleshwaram irrigation project launched in Telangana

Rohit Sharma signs as Brand Ambassador for Hublot watches

Nico Rosberg won 2016 Russian Grand Prix

Parliament passes Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, 2016

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister launched Chandranna Bima Yojana

Google acquires start-up by Indian-origin business man

Govt launches MICE initiative for up gradation of tourism sector

BHEL commissions 600 MW thermal power plant in MP

Kishore Biyani appointed MD of Bharti Retail

Sachin Tendulkar to be India's goodwill ambassador at Rio Olympics

Indian American Sikh woman - Armeet Kaur Dhillon elected to key Republican position

Virat Kohli nominated for Khel Ratna and Ajinkya Rahane for Arjuna Awar

Railway Ministry launches e-enabled Project Management & Information System (PMIS) application to
monitor Railway projects

RS Ethics Committee recommends expulsion of Mallya

Patricia Espinosa selected new UNFCCC Executive Secretary

Piyush Goyal to unveil portal on payment to contract workers

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Lok Sabha passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015

Scientists (University of Cambridge) built the worlds smallest nano-engine

Scientists have developed worlds Smallest Thermometer using DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
structures that can fold and unfold at specifically defined temperature functions.

South Korea, Japan, China agree to put joint efforts to ensure financial stability

Mark Selby wins 2016 World Championship title of Snooker

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba to be next Navy chief @ INDIAN NAVY .

The 25-member governing council of European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that it will
permanently stop producing the 500 euro banknote by the end of 2018.

Wi-Fi Service at Vijayawada, Kachiguda, Raipur rail stations

US Navy tests worlds largest unmanned ship, designed to cross oceans

Agriculture project Harita-Priya of Andhra Pradesh wins World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) 2016 prize

Radha Binod Barman took over as Chairperson of National Statistical Commission

Zimbabwe to print own version of US dollar

SBI launches new mobile-based payment app for customers

ICICI Bank signs MoU with New Development Bank

Govt. retires 33 tax officials for non-performance

Kumar Rajesh Chandra appointed aviation security wing chief

Haryana to enact Sports Council Act

Railway minister launches 2 new train services for J&K TO New Delhi .

Swiss honour for Yash Chopra

Number of gram panchayats in Odisha to increase by 500 to 600

Corp Bank gets MSME award by the Federation of Industry, Trade and Services (FITS)

Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015

Rohit Sharma unveils Indias first sports expo in Pune .

Enda Kenny re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland

Australia offers multiple-entry visa to Indians

4th SAIEVAC Ministerial Meeting to be held in New Delhi

The biography titled Shashi Kapoor the Householder, the Star, has been authored by film journalist
Aseem Chhabra

UK: Sadiq Khan elected as new Mayor of London

Cameroon Footballer Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch

Americas Tori Bowie runs fastest 100m of 2016 in Doha

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Pakistan beat India at Asian Kabaddi championships

Mickey Arthur appointed as Pakistan cricket teams head coach

SpaceX successfully launches Japanese JCSAT-14 Satellite

ICICI Bank signs MoU with BRICSs New Development Bank for a partnership in bond issuances, cofinancing, treasury management and human resources.

Gujarat Government accords minority status to Jain community

Karnataka Government decides to set up Asias first Rice Technology Park in Gangavati

Indian Railways has launched the Bharat Darshan Tourist train for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati,
Jagannath Puri, Gangasagar, BaidyanathDham and Jyotirlingams among others.

South Indian Bank announces tie-up with National Australia Bank

India to launch 112 single emergency number on 1 Jan 2017

Nagaland Police receives smart policing award

Indian-Origin man elected to Singapore parliament

Gangavati ( Karnataka ) to get Asias first Rice Technology Park

India is ranked ninth in 2015 Crony-Capitalism Index with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per
cent of the gross domestic product (GDP)

Govt. starts UBIN drive for budding entrepreneurs

EC to send Meghdoot postcards to 3 lakh voters in Puducherry to request to cast there vote in UT

Airport Show opens in Dubai

Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik grab Rio 2016 berths

Novak Djokovic wins 2016 Mutua Madrid Open

Parliament Passes Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2016

Uma Bharti launches Ganga rejuvenation in Jharkhand

Government has constituted a three member committee to prepare a policy framework for taxi and
other transport operators.

Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines Presidential polls

US actor William Schallert passes away

Senior advocate Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed Additional Solicitor General

The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Chhattisgarh will get respite from the regular
inspections conducted by the competent authorities in the facility.

Indian Army conducts Chakravyuh-II training exercise in Rajasthan

Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI President

Shashank Manohar elected as ICCs first independent Chairman

Reliance Jio launches JioMoney Wallet service

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Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has given its approval to develop over 197 km long bicycle highway from Agra
up to the lion safari in Etawah to encourage eco-tourism in vicinity of Taj Mahal.

Parliament passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill, 2016

US President honours Indian-American elementary teacher Revathi Balakrishnan

Harish Rawat led Congress Government wins the Floor Test in Uttarakhand Assembly

AR Rahman Joins as Goodwill Ambassador for Rio Olympics

ICICI launches countrys 1st contactless credit card for SMEs

Congress Rajya Sabha member Praveen Rashtrapal passes away

Kenya to shut Worlds biggest refugee camp

Ritu Rani, Raghunath & Dharamvir recommended for Arjuna Award

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has
decided to replace the five year plans with 15 year vision documents.

Sanjiv Misra appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Axis Bank

Govt approves Rs 1,984-cr Delhi-Meerut Expressway stretch

Cabinet approves India's first Intellectual Property Right (IPR) policy

India, Bangladesh hold security talks in Dhaka

TRAI penalty on Telecom companies for call drops illegal : SC

President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will arrive in capital today. He is on a two day visit to the
nation.

Delhi no longer the world's most polluted city: WHO

India and five others countries sign agreement on tax info sharing report published by the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Parkash Singh panel submits report on Jat quota stir

Cabinet approves pact between SEBI and FSRA of Abu Dhabi

The Reserve Bank of India has stated that entities from Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Afghanistan, Iran and Hong Kong or Macau will require its prior approval to establish branch office or
project office or liaison office in India.

World's largest cargo aircraft has landed in Hyderabad, India

Anil Kumble retained ICC Cricket Committee head, Rahul Dravid made member

New Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARQ) - KN Vyas

Name the Indologist who awarded with prestigious Israel Prize for religious studies - David Shulman

Indias position in the USCCs 2016 Intellectual Property Index - 37 ( Topped USA )

India has set the target of eliminating malaria in the country by 2030

Indian who conferred with Order of Friendship award by Russia, recently is R S Sundar

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Indias first railway university will come up in - VADODRA (GUJRAT)

Indias first anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug for Type-2 diabetes mellitus BGR-34 (Blood Glucose
Regulator]

Indias first National Organic Farming Research Institute will come up in Sikkim

The National Special Olympic for special children was organized in which city Shimla

New President of the Republic of Kosovo Hashim Thaci

According to Railway Budget 2016-17, which

research organisation will be set up under Railways SRESTHA (Special Railway Establishment for
Strategic Technology & Holistic Advancement)

Which bank has won the first ever Green Bond Pioneer Award 2016 Yes Bank

Committee related to rejuvenation of Godavari river Deepak Naik committee

First world conference on tourism for development will be held in Beijing

Fifa Appoints Fatma Samoura As First Female Secretary General

India first Solar-Powered Train Set For Trial In Jodhpur

SEBI approves Ashok Chawla as NSE chairman

Indian artist wins award at UN poster contest on N-disarmament

Rwanda Captain Bats 51 Hours Straight, Creates New Guinness Record

Italian Parliament approves same-sex civil unions

India inks Project Collaboration Agreement with WHO to promote traditional medicine

PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President release Simhastha Declaration

2016 Red Flag Aerial combat exercises concludes in US

Parkash Singh panel submits report on Jat quota Agitation

Justice Naveen Sinha sworn-in as Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC

Union Cabinet approves countrys first National Intellectual Property Rights Policy

Former ISRO Chairman and space scientist Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao became the first Indian to
be given Hall of Fame Award by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

Govt. launches 15-day special Swachh Office Drive

Justice Mukul Mudgal appointed as deputy chairman of FIFA Governance Committee

FIFA admits Kosovo, Gibraltar as new members

India successfully test fires supersonic interceptor missile

Four Indian peacekeepers, civilian to be honored posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal on
the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers by United Nations.

India Post Goes High-Tech, Geo-Tags Post Offices On Bhuvan

Sudha breaks 3,000m steeplechase national record

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Max Verstappen wins Spanish Grand Prix, becomes youngest F1 winner

Indian women win silver medal in Asian team squash Championships

Andy Murray wins 2016 Italian Open title

Han Kangs ( South Korean ) The Vegetarian ( Novel ) wins Man Booker International Prize

India, US hold first maritime security dialogue

HDFC Bank Ltd. launched SmartUp, a first-of-its-kind dedicated solution for start-ups in Kolkata.

UK- based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will close down its retail operations in the country which will
resulting in shutting down of 10 branches.

JK Rowling receives highest French civilian honour or French Legion Of Honour.

S Y Quraishi has been awarded with an honorary fellowship in UK

China launches Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite

World Bank approves $625 m loan to support rooftop solar programme in India

Worlds largest Single Rooftop Solar Power Plant inaugurated in Amritsar

Govt sets up FRBM committee on fiscal deficit range

Countrys first driver-less Metro train flagged off from New Delhi

Govt. has launched three IT and ITES initiatives for best practices in road transport sector.They are
INFRACON, ePACE and up-ScaledINAM PRO.

Indian Short Film Beti To Be Screened At Seattle International Film Festival

NASA launches near-space monitoring super pressure balloon from New Zealand

Odisha Government launches Green Passage Scheme for orphan students

IT department launches e-nivaran portal to fast track taxpayers grievances

Syamantak Payra wins Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award

England cricketer Joe Root bags top three England cricket awards

SBI seeks to take over 5 associate PSBs, Bhartiya Mahila Bank with itself

HRD ministry to bring IIT preparation app

Veteran Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil passes away

Nepal SBI Bank One of the largest overseas subsidiaries of SBI has launched payment gateway to
facilitate online trade and non-trade transactions between the Himalayan nation Nepal and India.

Ban appoints Mexican diplomat to head UN climate change framework

Apple announces opening of its map development centre in Hyderabad

Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has unveiled 2016 Draft National
Policy for Women for comments and consultation.

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The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has opened a special Tatkal like window to
expedite examination process of patent applications by start-ups as well as of entities choosing India
for filing the first patent.

Indian Womens relay team sets new national record

Taj Mahal in top 5 tourist attractions globally, second in Asia and led the popularity list in India:
Survey Report .

Himachal CM launches PEHAL programme in SHIMLA Dist .

Indian journalist Philip Abraham elected as Deputy Mayor in UK

Hypersonic superjet technology successfully tested in Australia

International Buddhist conference begins in Nepal

Rakesh Kumar Mishra appointed as Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) director

Honda partners with IndusInd Bank for two wheeler financing

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has launched the Centre for Environmental
Health in New Delhi to assess the impact of environment-related problems on health.Union Minister
of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has launched the Centre for Environmental Health in New
Delhi to assess the impact of environment-related problems on health.

Tsai Ing-wen sworn-in as first women President of Taiwan

SBI associate banks merger to cost Rs 1,660 crore: Moody

Sudhakar Rao steps down as United Spirits (USL's) Independent Director

Border with Bangladesh to be sealed

Hyderabad set to become Apple's 2nd largest tech hub worldwide

After Ebola outbreak, World Bank creates pandemic insurance plan

The 27th edition of the India-Indonesia CORPAT (Coordinated Patrol) has concluded in Belawan,
Indonesia.

After liquor, Bihar government bans gutka and pan masala

An indigenously developed affordable faecal incontinence management system Qora, a spin-off of

a programme of the Department of Biotechnology and implemented at AIIMS and IIT Delhi, was
launched by Minister of State for Science & Technology, Y.S. Chowdary.

G-7 summit 2016 : Finance Ministers and central bank governors meet in Sendai , Japan

The US House of Representatives have given its nod to a bipartisan legislation to improve defence ties
with India.

International Finance Corporation (IFC)to invest $20 million in Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd (FCEL)

HSBC to shut down half of its branches in India, 300 Jobs to go

UN appoints Mary Robinson, Macharia Kamau as special envoys for El Nino, climate

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Lhakpa 1st lady to climb Mt Everest seven times

Emmy award winning actor Alan Young dies aged 96

Maurad Laachraoui wins European Taekwondo title

Roger Federer withdraws from French Open

Oldest Olympic champion SandorTarics dies

Anurag Thakur unanimously elected BCCI president

Ratan P Watal appointed as Principal Adviser for Social Sector in NITI Aayog

Union Cabinet approved ordinance to keep States out of NEET for one year

US House of Representatives gave nod to bolster defence ties with India on par with NATO

Kiran Bedi Appointed as Puducherry Lt. Governor

Gujarat Government launches Smart Village program

India and Oman have signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)/agreements on defence
cooperation.

J. Jaiyalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM for sixth time

Nepal confers literary award to Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling

U.S. House for greater defence ties with India

Union Government 11 member panel to relook Defence Spend

Himachal Pradesh launches artificial propagation programme of mahseer fish for conservation

Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Assam CM

S K Sharma appointed CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India

The money market regulator SEBI has tightened its norms for Participatory note (P note) users to
follow Indian anti-money laundering law and report any suspicious transactions immediately.

The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) signs MoU with Iran to set up smelter plant in
Chabahar

The Sports Ministry has stated that the winners from the upcoming Rio Games will be considered for
this years Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.

Lt General Saini new commandant of Indian Military Academy

World Bank launches $500 mln insurance fund to fight pandemics

The Mohun Bagan has clinched the Federation Cup title for the 14th time.

PankajAdvani creates history by winning Asian 6-Red Snooker title

Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as Kerala Chief Minister

HRD Ministry to launch student tracking system, ASMITA

India signs $100 million loan agreement with World Bank for Karnataka Urban Water Supply
Modernization project.

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Diesel vehicles over 10 years banned in Kerala : NGT

Burt Kwouk (85-years),who was best known for playing Inspector Clouseaus manservant Cato in the
Pink Panther films has died.

Odisha Governor Dr. SC Jamir has promulgated Odisha Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance,
2016 to ensure use of Odia in all government systems

Worlds first 3D-printed office opens in Dubai

INS Tarmugli Commissioned into Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam

US engineer Frances Arnold wins Millennium Technology Prize

Cabinet clears Railway projects worth Rs 11,000 crore

EPFO doubles insurance for subscribers to Rs 6 lakh

ISRO to test air-breathing propulsion system , which aims to capitalize on the oxygen in the
atmosphere instead of liquefied oxygen while in flight.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH Shri ShripadYessoNaik has launched the new
website of the Ministry of AYUSH and web portal for International Day of Yoga in New Delhi.

Union Cabinet gives approval to 6 new IITs - at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Palakkad (Kerala), Dharwar
(Karnataka), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Goa, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and conversion of Indian School
of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad to an IIT under the law.

Islamic banking to debut in Gujarat

Union Government unveils First National Capital Goods policy

India fifth largest producer of e-waste: Assocham India

Govt. approves India, Maldives MoU for cooperation in field of tourism

14 Russian athletes tested positive for doping at Beijing Olympics

Mamata Banerjee takes oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal

Sunil Bharti Mittal receives this years Harvard Alumni award

Indian-American Students Rishi Nair (12-years) Sweep National Geographic Bee Contest in wasington
DC .

HDFC among worlds top 10 consumer financial services company

Arunachal Pradeshs Pakke Tiger Reserve of East Kameng district has received the India Biodiversity
Award 2016 in one of its four categories.

Telangana survey enters Limca Book

Sonia Lather advanced to final of AIBA Womens World Boxing Championship at Astana in Kazakhstan.

Para athlete Saroha wins gold in record breaking performance

Sanjay Bangar (43-years) the former India and Railways all rounder, has been appointed head coach
for the teams tour to Zimbabwe

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Union Government approves NIMZ in Kalinganagar, Odisha

China sign two agreements with Sudan to build nuclear reactor

Indias growth to rise to 8 percent in FY2019: Fitch

Govt. approves over Rs 5500 Cr investment to improve infrastructure in six states

Human Resource Development (HRD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani has launched the multilingual
knowledge portal www.bharatvani.in at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as part of Union Governments

Aditi Krishnakumar wins Scholastic Asian Book Award

I&B Ministry frames guidelines for online govt ads

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev to lead Yoga Session at UN

Indias first integrated web portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings launched

Lakshadweep becomes first UT to sign 247 Power for All document

Real Madrid FC wins 2016 UEFA Champions League

Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar wins 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award

India, Australia sign MoU to enhance R&D capabilities in biotech

IPL 2016: Hyderabad beat RCB to lift the title , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the highest wicket-taker in this
years competition .

Delhi Assembly Dy Speaker Bandana Kumari resigns

Indian Railways conducted the first ever trial run for high-speed Talgo trains of Spain on the Bareillyto-Moradabad stretch in Uttar Pradesh.

Maneka Gandhi releases draft trafficking of persons bill

PM flags off direct Kamakhya to Katra train , the first ever direct train between Assam to Jammu &
Kashmir.

Har Parkash Rishi (74-years) is an Indian man who holds the Guinness World Record for having the
maximum number of flags (366) tattooed on his body.

David Weir sets world record in 1-mile wheelchair race

Lewis Hamilton wins Monaco F1 Grand Prix

Discus thrower - Seema Punia qualifies for Rio Olympics .

Ashok Lavasa becomes new Finance Secretary

Govt. notifies panel for Delhi Metro fare revision

Govt doctors retirement age extended to 65 years

Former Delhi Police chief B S Bassi appointed UPSC member

Govt. expands Indradhanush: Four new vaccines added

Alastair Cook Becomes Youngest Cricketer To Score 10000 Test Runs

PM Modi releases Indias first disaster management plan

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Worlds longest rail tunnel to be inaugurated in Switzerland

Asias largest tech trade show COMPUTEX kicks off in Taipei

BRICS New Development Bank to issue first yuan-denominated bonds

Four month window to disclose black money opens today

Odisha govt to create 500 more gram panchayats

Delhi Govt Launches DVAT M SEWA Mobile App

UP Govt. approves detailed project report of Varanasi Metro Rail

Sachin Tendulkar to lend name for Kerala Governments Anti-Drug Campaign

Union Cabinet approves setting up of India Post Payments Bank

CCEA approves 51 km railway line from Mau to Tarighat

National Company Law Tribunal constituted

India, World Bank sign agreement for efficient bus service

ICICI Bank cuts lending rate by 0.05%

TRAI launches mobile app for subscribers to register complaints against pesky calls, SMSes

Judo athletes from Congo hope to make refugee Olympic team

NK Chari is the new State Bank of Mysore MD

Navin Agarwal appointed as DG of NADA

Odisha becomes first state to give social welfare benefits to transgender community

India, Tunisia Sign 2 Agreements In IT, Handicrafts Sectors

Dr. R Seetharaman conferred with 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award

Asias largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue opens in Singapore

Argentina retain top spot in FIFA rankings

Narendra Modi, Ashraf Ghani inaugurate landmark Rs 1,700 crore Afghan-India Friendship Dam

Paes completes mixed doubles Career Slam with French Open win

Chief Minister of Haryana lays foundation stone of Jai jawan awas Yojana

HDFC Egro buys L&T general insurance

Sasikumar takes over as MD of State Bank of Travancore

Indian Boxing Council gets Affiliation from CBC

Sudarsan Pattnaik wins gold at World Sand Art Championship

World Environment Day observed with theme Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife

Asia's first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme launched

Asias largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue inaugurates in Singapore

Navin Agarwal appointed DG of National Anti-Doping Agency

Djokovic joins pantheon of greats

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V Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM

Gadkari launches Setu Bhartam project in Himachal Pradesh

Suresh Prabhu Launches Tiger Express

Judoka Avtar Singh Qualifies For Rio Olympics

PM Narendra Modi conferred Afghanistans highest civilian honour

Garbine Muguruza won 2016 French Open Womens Singles Tennis Title

Dia Mirza named ambassador for swachh saathi programme

RBI keeps key policy rate unchanged

Delhi govt announces policy to make national capital solar city

Rajasthan Govt. launches mobile app Raj Vayu on air quality index

Lucknow to host Junior hockey World Cup

Olympic trial: Delhi HC dismisses Sushil Kumars plea

Tennis star Rohan Bopanna secures direct entry into Rio Olympics

Mirza Imtiyaz Judicial Commission constituted to probe Mathura violence

Shahid Rasool takes charge as Director of CEMCA

Guwahati first city to have city animal

Govt. to introduce International Yoga Award Scheme

Tintu Luka runs seasons best, wins silver in Prague

World Bank slashes global growth forecast to 2.4 per cent

Naresh Goyal re-elected to IATA board of governor

Indian-origin professor in UK awarded by Queen

India Ranks low at 141st place in global peace index

Putin awards UN chief Ban Ki-Moon with order of friendship

Thailand becomes the first Asian country to eliminate mother to child HIV: WHO

Piyush Goyal launches Surya Mitra mobile app

Maria Sharapova receives two-year ban for failing drug test

Axis Bank launches Indias first certified green bond at London Stock Exchang

Centre announces new print media advertisement policy

SBI, Spains CaixaBank ink pact to fund Indo-Spanish JVs, local business

Suresh Prabhu flags off Champaran Satyagrah Express train in Bihar

Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Rajendra dadu dies in car accident

Four elements on the Periodic Table get new names

Akhil Sharma wins Dublin International literary award

MTNL chairman Narendra Yadav steps down

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Tata Power Solar bagged the MNRE award

Google and Tatas Internet Saathi initiative launches in West Bengal

Talks Resume Between India and Nepal

Indo-US-Japan Naval Exercise Starts in Western Pacific Coast

India, EFTA Agree to Address Issues to Resume FTA talks

SEBI Issues Stricter KYC, Disclosure Norms for P-Notes

Govt Plans 25% Tax on Sugar Export

Delhi Government Renames Flyover after Sikh Icon

AAI Bags National Award for Solar Power Projects

Govt to Invest 75k cr on Highways Upgrade in UP

Telangana to Set Up 12,500-acre Pharma City near Hyderabad

Machilipatnam Town-Sanctioned For Development Under AMRUT Scheme

Contest Announced to Design Postal Bank logo

FICCI to be National Partner at 8th Vibrant Gujarat Summit

J&K Govt not to Allow 'Abhinavgupt Yatra'

Singer Grimmie Dies after Being Shot at Concert

Abhinav Bindra Chosen as Indias Flagbearer at Rio Olympics

Leander Paes to Partner Rohan Bopanna at Rio 2016 Olympics

KL Rahul 1st Indian to Make Century on ODI Debut

Prime Minister visited USA & Mexico in the list of 5 Nations visit Overview

Emaar MGF MD Shravan Gupta steps down

Paralympic Committee of India gets recognition

Sikkim becomes Indias first State to launch open government data portal

Prime Minister to inaugurate the two day Annual Conference of CBDT &CBEC entitled

Government constitutes 3rd pay Revision Committee for the executive of CPSUs

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana launched for the State of Uttarakhan

Shri Nitin Gadkari releases the report Road Accidents in India 2015

Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad takes charge of Chief Justice of Manipur HC

China launches 23rd BeiDou Navigation Satellite

Industrial production shrinks 0.8% in April this year

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

Singer Rod Stewart receives knighthood

Hamilton dominates Tony Awards with 11 wins

Tata Power acquires Welspun's renewable energy assets

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Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal top 3 sites for sellers: Nielsen

State finance ministers attend GST meet in Kolkata

RBI introduces Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets

Ranu Langthasa appointed as first woman chairperson of NCHAC in Assam

G Kalyanakrishnan took over as Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex

Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai Resigns

Norway becomes the first country to ban deforestation

Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 Canada Grand Prix of Formula One

Union Cabinet approves SBI takeover of units

Annual 45-day fishing ban in Tamil Nadu begins

Kiran Bedi launches mobile app to help senior citizens in distress

Isreal elected to chair UN committee

Florida bank issues first US credit card for use in Cuba

President Pranab Mukherjee receives highest civilian award of Ivory Coast

Indian mens 4400 m relay team breaks 18-year-old national record

Dhoni becomes first Indian keeper to complete 350 ODI dismissals

IRCTC, Just Dial, UTI MF in Fortune India Next 500 list

State Bank of India creates a dedicated Rs 200 crore fund for startups

Moody's revises Tata Power's outlook to negative from stable

India ranks fourth in terms of servers hacked by xDedic marketplace: Kaspersky Labs

Assam Congress chief passes away

HRD minister Smriti Irani launches Vidyanjali in New Delhi

Railways flags off 1st time-tabled freight train

President reaches Windhoek on the last leg of his 3-nation tour to Africa

Margaret Atwood awarded 2016 PEN Pinter Prize

Indian Diabetes specialist Shashank S Shah wins Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award 2016

Petroleum Minister visiting St Petersburg to represent India at the SPIEF

Karnataka Bank gets award

'A new world' - the Official slogan for Rio Olympics

Supriya Sahu appointed as Doordarshan DG

Suresh Chandra appointed as Union Law Secretary

Govt. approves Rs 2,070-crore highway project in Punjab

Sunil Mittal elected chief of International Chamber of Commerce

Govt releases Yog Geet ahead of International Yoga Day celebrations

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Piyush Goyal launches Vidyut Pravah and Urja Mobile App in Goa to enhance consumer connectivity

Veteran Odia actress Manimala Devi passes away

Famous TV actress Ann Morgan Guilbert dies

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