India-Special-Important-Daily-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH -21-01-2017
President Mukherjee inaugurates 28th Dantan Gramin Mela in West Bengal
28th Dantan Gramin Mela was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Midnapore district in West Bengal on January 20, 2017.The mela display the rural handicraft skills of the people of the region
GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION - DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Governor clears ordinance on ‘jallikattu’Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao on Saturday evening gave his nod for an ordinance to hold “jallikattu”. The ordinance is an amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. It will be gazetted immediately, a senior official said.The ordinance has been prepared with a view to ensuring “survival and well-being of the native breed of
Trump Signs Executive Order That Could Gut Affordable Care Act's Individual Mandate WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday giving federal agencies broad powers to unwind regulations created under the Affordable Care Act, including enforcement of the penalty for people who fail to carry the health insurance that the law requires of
Civil Aviation Ministry Announces First Flight under UDAN Scheme to Take off in February 2017 The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, on January 19, 2017 announced that the under UDAN (Ude Desh Ke Aam Naagrik) Scheme is likely to take off in February 2017. Presently there are 75 operational airport in the country and after the implementation of Regional Connectivity
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT- DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
SC allows officials to serve state bodies, BCCI for 9 years each The Supreme Court on Friday modified its earlier order to allow any official to be an office bearer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or state association for nine years each. The court in its January 3 order had said a person can cumulatively hold the office for nine years both in the BCCI and state associations, thereby
Spain approves fast-track law to settle mortgage crisis New law gives banks 3 mths to reach deal with customers. Cost to banks estimated at 4 bln euros. Banks may offer alternative to cash . compensation . MADRID, Jan 20 The Spanish government said on Friday it had approved a royal decree that will give banks three months to reach settlements with customers who were sold
APPOINTMENT-resigns DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Brexit leader Nigel Farage to join Fox News WASHINGTON: Nigel Farage, who led Britain's vote to leave the European Union, has agreed to become a contributor to US-based Fox News, the network said Friday.The former head of the UK Independence Party "will offer political analysis" for Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, a statement said. Farage has been closely aligned with Donald
US Senate Confirms James Mattis As Donald Trump's Defense Secretary WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly voted to confirm retired Marine general James Mattis as defense secretary for President Donald Trump. Mattis's confirmation, the first action taken by senators after Trump was sworn in, passed by a 98-1 majority. Lawmakers had first passed a
Ashok Warrier concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Central African Republic Ashok Warrier was appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Central African Republic, with residence in Kinshasa. Currently he is working as the Ambassador of India to the Democratic
BANKING-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
INS Vikramaditya has its own ATM now NEW DELHI: India's largest warship — the 45,400-tonne INS Vikramaditya — will have its own ATM from Saturday to cater to the over 1,500 sailors and 110 officers who serve on board the aircraft carrier. The Navy has tied up with the country's largest bank, the State Bank of India, for the ATM that will function with a satellite link on INS Vikramaditya. This
RBI imposes Rs 75 lakh penalty on Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank India’s central banking institution, Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 75lakhs on Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank for violations of norms related to KYC and anti-money laundering.
RBI Set to Increase Focus on IT and Cyber Security Issues According to a notification published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 18, 2017, RBI has planned to increase the focus on IT & Cyber Security in a move to combat the increasing threat of cyber-security issues arising after the governments Digital Payment initiative.RBI. RBI with the help of its arm Reserve Bank Information
Centre bars cooperative banks from accepting deposits under PMGKY scheme The Centre has today barred cooperative banks from accepting deposits under PMGKY scheme. The direction has come amidst the Income Tax department uncovering anomalies post demonetisation. After banning old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the governmnt had come up with an amnesty scheme for those having
ECONOMICAL-DAILY -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Government spends Rs 3.09 per Rs 500 currency note: RTI MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) spends Rs 3.09 for each Rs 500 note as cost towards paper, printing and other charges, an RTI query has revealed. The information was given here on Friday to Mumbai Right To Information activist Anil Galgali on his query on the printing costs incurred by the government for printing Rs 500 and Rs
Forex reserves up $687.9 million to $359.842 billion Mumbai: Country's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 687.9 million to USD 359.842 billion in the week to January 13 helped by increase in the foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank said today. In the previous week, forex reserves had fallen by USD 1.14 billion to USD 359.155 billion. Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of
Blast at crowded vegetable market in northwest Pak kills 20 China buys 40% in Pak Stock Exchange in bid to boost CPEC project A consortium led by Chinese firms has signed a strategic agreement to acquire 40 per cent equity of Pakistan Stock Exchange for $85 million, in a move aimed at mobilising funds for the $46-billion CPEC project and facilitating China's entry into the Pakistani
POLITICAL-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Mulayam Singh Yadav's aide Ambika Chaudhary joins BSP, slams Akhilesh Yadav LUCKNOW: In a setback to Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav's aide Ambika Chaudhary today joined the BSP, saying he was saddened by the way the SP patriarch was treated by his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Chaudhary, who joined the BSP in the presence of party chief Mayawati, has been
Adama Barrow sworn in as Gambia’s president
i. Adama Barrow was sworn is as third official President of Gambian at the Gambian Adama BarrowEmbassy in Dakar, capital of Senegal on January 19, 2017. He replaced Yahya Jammeh. Barrow has won the presidential election which was held on December 2, 2016.
AWARD AND HONOUR - -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
ISKCON’s Govardhan eco village bags UN award
ISKCON’s Govardhan eco village in Thane district has been conferred with the UNWTO Award for Innovation in the category of Non-Governmental Organisations(NGO) at he annual United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism at Madrid in Spain on January 19, 2017. Govardhan eco village become the first village in India has recognized by
Best tobacco farmers from AP, TS, Karnataka given awards VIJAYAWADA: Agriculture Minister P. Pulla Rao has called upon tobacco farmers to wage a relentless fight to achieve their demands and promised them his support. Participating in the 17th Tobacco Farmers Award function, organised by the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), here on Friday, the Minister, along with MPs M. Venkateshwara
SPORT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Cricket Australia announces redesigned Belinda Clark Award The Belinda Clark Award has been redesigned to a create distinct ‘look and feel’, in similar fashion to the Allan Border Medal. The redesigned Award, a teardrop shaped medallion, depicts three key values – performance, teamwork and respect, and features the Southern Cross. To celebrate the newly designed Award, Cricket Australia
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Report Finds Over Half of World’s Wild Primate Species Face Extinction
According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, more than half of the world’s wild species including apes, monkeys, lemurs and lorises are now on the verge of extinction. 60 percent of primate species are threatened with extinction and about 75 percent have declining populations. The main reason behind this is agriculture and industrial activities that destroy
BUSINESS-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
CCI Imposes Penalty of Rs 206 cr on 7 Cement Companies
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs. 207 crore on seven major cement companies on January 19, 2017 for being involved in bid rigging and cartelisation to get tenders in Haryana government orders.The companies violated the competition norms on a tender floated by a
BOOK IN DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH--21-01-2017
PM Narendra Modi presented book, shawl to Prince William, Kate Middleton LONDON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had presented UK's Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton with a set of five gifts, including a book, an embroidered shawl and a lotus lamp, during the royal couple's visit to India last April. According to the official list of gifts received by members of the British royal family
Book on RTI launched Mumbai, Jan 20 (PTI) A book on Right to Information (RTI) Act written by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi was released here today. The book titled RTI Act- Authentic Interpretation of The Statute was released at the hands of Maharashtra Chief Information Commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad and former Supreme Court Judge B N Srikrishna.
FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Hong Kong withdraws visa-free facility for Indians BEIJING: In a setback to Indian travellers, Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indians who will have to complete a pre-arrival registration from Monday. "The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals will be implemented on January 23. The online service for Pre-arrival Registration for
UN Launches $550 Million Afghan Aid Appeal KABUL: The United Nations on Saturday launched a $550 million humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan, where about a third of the population is in need of assistance. Around 9.3 million people will be in need of help this year, a 13 per cent jump from last year, according to the UN. The increase is due to the number of people in Afghanistan fleeing their
STATE -DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Beti Padhao fail: This BJP state with one of highest out-of-school girls rate - Study Despite offering freebies like books, bicycle and uniforms along with scholarships among others to enhance enrollment, Madhya Pradesh is among the top three states in the country where the percentage of out-of-school girls is the highest, according to an education status report for 2016. As per the Annual
Kerala will be declared 100 per cent open defecation free state by March Kerala would be declared 100 per cent open defecation free state by end of March this year, State Governor P Sathasivam on Friday said. As part of the various initiatives adopted by the state government to improve public health in the state, Kerala is all set to be declared as 100 per cent open Defecation free
Bihar govt to launch ‘nasha mukt’ state campaign today The Bihar government will Saturday launch a 'nasha mukt' (addiction-free) state campaign, after formation of human chain across the state.Besides Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, over two crore people are likely to participate in human chain. All teachers and students of schools and colleges will participate this chain. This human chain
Centre Sanctions Rs. 2207 Cr Special Assistance to J&K
The Central Government has sanctioned special assistance of Rs 2,207.30 crore to Jammu & Kashmir during 2016-17 in order to help the state to complete the area-specific schemes in speedy manner. In 2015-16 the Central Government had released Rs.1194.37 crore for the State of Jammu & Kashmir to
SUMMIT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Bengal at Summit : Rs 30,000 crore on Day 1 of business meet KOLKATA: The third edition of Bengal Global Business Summit kicked off on Friday with captains of Indian industry reciprocating chief minister Mamata Banerjee's call to invest in the state. Proposals worth nearly Rs 30,000 crore poured in on Day 1. It was Hero Motor Group chairman & managing director Pankaj Munjal who set
PM Narendra Modi In Dehradun To Attend Combined Commanders' Conference DEHRADUN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to inaugurate the Combined Commanders Conference, an official said. The Prime Minister earlier reached the Indian Military Academy (IMA) campus from the Jolly Grant airport in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper.PM
DEFENCE -DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
US launches Geo-3 satellite into Space to Detect & Defeat Missiles
The US military launched a Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 3 mission on January 20, 2017. Under the mission, Geo-3 satellite has been send into the space mounted on Atlas V rocket from Florida where it will detect any possible missile attack to meet national security threats. The
Israeli Air Force Receives First Anti-Missile Interceptors for Arrow 3 System
The first anti-missile interceptors for the Arrow 3 Missile Defense System was inducted into the Israel Defense Forces by both Israel’s Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense Agency during a ceremony held on the Palmachim Air Base.Israeli Air Force Receives First Anti-Missile
SURVEY AND REPORT-DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
India Ranked Low on Being an Influencer in Global System .The Credit Suisse Research Institute published its “Getting over Globalization Report” on January 20, 2017 that ranks global economy in terms of being an influencer in the global system and moving towards multi polar world.topped by countries such as US, UK, Japan. India has achieved a very low rank of 2 among the countries
PASSES AWAY-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Loalwa Braz, singer of international hit La Lambada, found murdered The singer of Latin pop hit La Lambada, Loalwa Braz, was found dead Thursday in a burned-out car in her native Brazil, the victim of a burglary police say was carried out by the manager of a small inn she runs. Braz, 63, provided the sensual lead vocals for the international hit song released by French group Kaoma in 1989. Police
COMMITTEE-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
Government Constitutes Negotiation Committee on Mahanadi & its Tributaries
The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation led by Uma Bharti has formed a Negotiations Committee on January 19, 2017 to determine the availability and utilization of waters of the river Mahanadi and its tributaries.The committee has been asked to submit
12-member panel to promote MSME sector in Andhra Pradesh VISAKHAPATNAM: To strengthen the MSME sector in the district, the district administration has appointed a 12-member committee, including former chairman and managing directors of RINL, BHPV and HSL Siva Sagara Rao, Venkateswarlu and RL Bhatiya respectively. Though there are several large-scale industries in the
Dwight Yorke named in FIFA committee Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke has been named in global football governing body FIFAs development committee. Trinidad Football Association chief David John-Williams has been included in FIFA Players’ Status Committee and is expected to serve until 2021, reports CMC. The 45-year-old Yorke, who played over 70 times for Trinidad and
AGREEMENT- -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-21-01-2017
WEF, UCSB partner to protect world’s $2.5 trn ocean economy
Switzerland based World Economic Forum announced a partnership with the UCSB’s Marine Science Institute to improve health of world’s oceans and maritime resources on January 20, 2017. Aim: To protect world’s USD 2.5 trillion ocean economy. This partnership will help the international
Ministry of Railways Signs Joint Venture Agreement with the Govt. of Jharkhand A Joint Venture Agreement was signed today i.e. 20th January, 2017 between Ministry of Railways and Government of Jharkhand for developing railway infrastructure in the State. This Joint Venture agreement for development of Railway Infrastructure will. Provide active representation to States in
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