Current Affairs 21st January 2017
NATIONAL:
- A stand in Eden Gardens to be named after Sourav Ganguly
- Rs. 500 crore requested by Karnataka CM from Centre for Jain festival
- Himachal Pradesh declared Dharamshala as second capital of the state
- Transcend 2017 to be hosted in SIBM Pune on January 20-22
- Rs 2,207cr fund announced by central govt to J&K as special assistance during current financial year
- 1st strategic dialogue takes place between India and UAE today
- Over Rs. 1,300 cr got sanctioned from World Bank to Tripura for power infra
INTERNATIONAL:
- Malaysia govt announces cash reward for information about missing MH370
- Donald Trump today sworn in as 45th President of United States of America
- Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow’s resolution got backed by UN Security Council
BANKING NEWS:
- Net profit of Axis Bank plunges 73 per cent in December quarter
- Under GST, up to Rs. 2 crore of tax evasion is a bailable offence
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- NPCI requests ICICI to allow transaction from Flipkart’s PhonePe
- First flight to take off in February 2017 under UDAN scheme
APPOINTMENTS:
- Alok Verma present Delhi police commissioner, appointed as a new CBI chief
SPORTS NEWS:
- 2nd edition of Pro Wrestling League title won by Punjab Royals
- Indian footballer Jayesh Raimalani signs for Barcelona-based football team
