Daily Current affairs Latest News Updates about the National, International and Miscellaneous events were listed here for the candidates preparing for various competitive exams
National News:
PM Modi to inaugurate World Sufi Forum
LS passes Bill to include more communities in Schedule Caste
Over Rs 1 lakh crore disbursed under MUDRA Yojana
Centre’s Nod for Mega Food Park in Khammam
Haryana New Secretariat Building gets First Earthquake Warning system in country
Akhilesh Yadav launches perfumes to mark 4 yrs of Government in UP
Bodh Gaya to host Buddhist Conclave from Mar 29
India ranks 118 out of 156 on UN happiness index
Pawan Hans, IRCTC join to boost Chopper tourism
Punjab notifies swine flu under Epidemic Disease Act
Andhra Pradesh to set up aviation academy at Puttaparti
Telecom Minister to launch BSNL Wi-Fi facility at Vaishno Devi
181 aircraft to take part in IAF’s Iron Fist exercise
Modi to join world leaders in wax at Madame Tussauds
International News:
US imposes New Sanctions on North Korea after recent Nuclear Test
Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
India became Second biggest investor in London
4 Indians in WEF global leaders list of 2016
Nepal To Have Its First Woman Chief Justice
New Appointments:
Sushila Karki, the senior most of the judges in the Nepal’s Supreme Court has been nominated for the top post by the judicial council chaired by the Prime Minister, K P Oli.
Michelle Yeoh appointed UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Ashley Judd was appointed by the United Nations as their latest Goodwill Ambassador
Banking & Business:
RBI is likely to pay 57000 crores as dividend to the Government
HDFC Bank launches Banking Solution for Startups
SBI partners with Uber for Instant Vehicle Financing
PSUs to invest Over 10k crore in Mining sector
US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady
SBI consortium starts e-auction of Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher House in Mumbai
Airtel to acquire Videocon spectrum for 4.4k cr
Sports:
FIFA admits taking bribe for hosting World Cup
Gayle records most number of T20I sixes
Anand loses India No. 1 ranking in nearly 30 yrs
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is contemplating on launching an Under-13 I-League
Science & Technology:
Tomato waste may prove fuel of the future
Awards & Honours:
The British Film Institute (BFI) has named the Cate Blanchett starrer film ‘Carol’ as the best Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) movie of all time.
British Professor Sir Andrew Wiles awarded Abel Prize
Obituaries:
Frank Sinatra Jr. Dead at 72
Eminent Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, one of the best-known players of the instrument after the legendary Bismillah Khan, passed away in Kolkata following prolonged illness
Television magician Paul Daniels has died aged 77 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.