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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Apr 06, 2018

India Asks Hong Kong to Arrest Modi

India has asked Hong Kong to arrest fugitive Nirav Modi, Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry General V.K. Singh (retd.) informed the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of External Affairs has sought the provisional arrest of Shri Nirav Deepak Modi by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PRC of China, for which a request has been submitted on 23 March, 2018.

Salman Khan Gets Five-year Jail Term

The trial commenced in May 2013 and the prosecution had produced 28 witnesses for examination. After the Magistrate convicted Mr. Khan under Sections 9 (Prohibition of hunting) and 51 (Penalties) of the Wildlife Protection Act, his counsel moved an application seeking his release on bail in the court of the Additional Sessions Judge. Mr. Khan will spend time in the Central Jail until the Sessions Court gives him bail or suspends his sentence to enable him to file an appeal. He had earlier spent 18 days in the same jail in 1998, 2006 and 2007 in connection with other cases of poaching related to the 1998 incident. The co-accused in the case faced charges under Section 149 (Common object in unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code. The villagers at Kankani had alleged that Mr. Khan had shot the blackbucks when other actors were sitting in the Gypsy.

India's Next Ambassador to Serbia

Subrata Bhattacharjee has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia. He is an IFS officer of 1989 batch. He is currently Joint Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs.

Apr 05, 2018

India Third Most Vulnerable Country to Cyber Threats

India emerged as the third most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats, such as malware, spam and ransomware, in 2017, moving up one place over the previous year, according to a report by security solutions provider Symantec. In 2017, 5.09% of global threats detected were in India, slightly less than 5.11% in 2016. The U.S. (26.61%) was most vulnerable to such attacks, followed by China (10.95%), according to 'Internet Security Threat Report'.

Congress Leaders Join BJD in Odisha

Former Union Minister Chandrasekhar Sahu along with several key leaders of the Congress and a large number of supporters joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Berhampur. The Congress leaders who joined the BJD along with Mr. Sahu include former AICC member Bikram Panda, Ganjam district Congress president Bhagaban Gantayat as well as all the eleven Congress corporators of Berhampur Municipal Corporation. Mr. Sahu was the Congress MP of Berhampur and Minister of State for Rural Development from 2004 to 2009 during UPA rule at the Centre.

Roche Launches New Lung, Bladder Cancer Drug in India

Global pharma major Roche said that it had introduced monoclonal antibody atezolizumab under the brand name Tecentriq in India for treatment of lung and bladder cancer. Tecentriq has been shown to extend survival and improve quality of life in the approved indications, Roche said. The product has been approved in India "for... non-small cell lung cancer and urothelial carcinoma."

Apr 04, 2018

NIRF India Ranking 2018

The Human Resource and Development (HRD) Ministry released India Rankings 2018 for higher education institutions.
Every year, the ministry releases the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings to rank the universities and institutes of the country on the basis of a set criterion for different fields and courses.
This year, the HRD Ministry introduced three new categories - Medical, Architecture and Law.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru was adjudged the overall best institution in the country by the HRD Ministry's national ranking framework, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Ahmedabad topped the list in engineering and management categories respectively.

Women in-charge in Police Station

The financial capital of India, Mumbai, has created history by appointing eight women in-charge in its eight police stations.
This is seen as big step towards women empowerment.
The eight women who have been appointed as in-charge are-Alka Mandave (Airport Police Station), Rashmi Jadhav (Cuffe Parade Police Station), Mrudula Lad (Sion Police Station), Lata Shirsat (Sahar Police Station), Jyotsna Rasam (Vanrai Police Station), Rohini Kale (Pantnagar Police Station), Vidhyalaxmi Hiremath (Aarey Police Station) and Kalpana Gadekar (BKC Police Station).

India 37th in Global Startup Ecosystem

According to a report released by global startup ecosystem map Startup link, India has been ranked 37th out of 125 countries in global startup ecosystem in 2017. Startup link is a global startup ecosystem map with tens of thousands of registered startups, co-working spaces, and accelerators. The list, measuring startup ecosystem strength and activity, was topped by the United States followed by the United Kingdom.

Apr 03, 2018

Chandra Bhushan Appointed As Deputy Election Commissioner

Senior bureaucrat Chandra Bhushan Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government. A total of 13 officers have been appointed as joint secretaries in different central government departments.
Bhushan, a 1995 batch IAS officer has been appointed to the post for five years.

Apr 01, 2018

Troop Deployment in Arunachal Pradesh Raised

India has deployed more troops in the mountainous terrains of Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys along the borders with China in Arunachal sector.
India has been focusing on dominating the treacherous terrains which include snow-clad mountains at an altitude of over 17,000 feet and river passes, as part of a strategy to counter China's rising assertiveness along the border in Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys.

Punjab Forms Panel to Check Vulgarity

For the first time in its history, Punjab will have a cultural commission that will probe songs alleged to contain anti-social messages, obscenity, vulgarity, violence and drugs.
This is an initiative by the state government Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The cultural commission will be headed by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Navjot Sidhu, who's also the state Minister of Cultural Affairs will be the vice-chairman of the committee.
The commission will investigate after a complaint is registered. It also holds the authority to register an FIR against the defaulters.

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