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Sep 15, 2017

Hindi Fourth most Spoken Language

According to Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan, Hindi is the fourth most spoken language in the world.

Though all Indian languages, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, originated from Sanskrit, Hindi is the most convenient for most of the population.

Sep 14, 2017

Grants to 46 Madrassas Stopped

In a major but controversial decision, the Uttar Pradesh government stopped funds to 46 madrassas.
According to reports, the action followed a probe which suggested that these madrassas were not functioning within the parameters defined for them.
A total of 560 madrassas in the state get government subsidy.

Sep 13, 2017

India and Belarus Sign Pacts

India and Belarus inked 10 pacts to expand cooperation in a range of areas and decided to explore joint development and manufacture of military platforms, giving a fresh momentum in bilateral ties.

Committee for Safety of Students

The Haryana government has set up a committee that will frame guidelines on ways to ensure the safety of students following the gruesome murder of a seven-year-old boy in a school in Gurgaon.
This committee shall propose the guidelines as expeditiously as possible but not beyond two days.
The committee will comprise the additional directors of elementary and secondary education, district education officer, Panchkula, district attorney, deputy director (Utkarsh), assistant director (academic cell) and representatives of private schools.

Bandhan Appoints Lead Managers

Bandhan Bank has appointed Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Axis Bank, JM Financial and Kotak Mahindra Bank as lead managers to manage its proposed initial public offering (IPO).
The lender said that the appointment had been cleared by the bank’s board, although the size of the share sale, its timing and all other related aspects had not yet been finalised.

Sep 12, 2017

Advisor for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train

Japan Railways has appointed Sanjeev Sinha as Advisor for project of Ahmadabad-Mumbai High Speed Rail.
The project, estimated to cost about Rs 1 lakh crore, is largely funded by low cost financing from Japan. It is planned to be built based on Japanese technology as well.
Sinha is a graduate of IIT Kanpur.

Plea Seeking Disqualification of Nitish Kumar

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Election Commission on a plea seeking the disqualification of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The petitioner had alleged that the JD(U) chief did not disclose in his election affidavits that an FIR was lodged against him in a murder case.
The order was passed by the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, who took up the criminal writ petition filed by Delhi lawyer M. L. Sharma.

Sep 11, 2017

Fast-tracking Cases

In a first, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Chandigarh managed to dispose cases pending for a decade or more by fast-tracking court procedures.
The four states and one Union Territory have brought down cases pending for over 10 years in subordinate courts to almost zero.
Delhi, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra and Karnataka, too, have brought down pendency of decade-old cases to nearly 1% of the total pending cases in their subordinate courts.
This data does not include cases pending in the Supreme Court or High courts.

Navika Sagar Parikrama Flagged Off

Almost a week after she took over as the country's first full-fledged woman Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman flagged-off all-women crew of Navika Sagar Parikrama at the INS Mandovi naval training base near Panaji.
The crew of the 'Sagar Parikrama' comprises of six-member all women team on board the sailing vessel INSV Tarini and will circumnavigate the globe in approximately 165 days.

CAG Report Flagging Ammunition Shortage

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dismissed as factually wrong a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report which had stated that the defence forces had ammunition that could last for 20 days in the event of a war.

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