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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

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Apr 06, 2017

Indians in War-torn Countries

As per reports, there are 24,084 Indians currently residing in six war-torn countries including in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
Approximately 11,000 Indians are still in Iraq, an estimated 8,000 are in Lebanon and nearly 3,000 are in Afghanistan.

Madhabi Puri Buch Joins SEBI

Madhabi Puri Buch took charge as whole time member of SEBI for a tenure of three years.
She will handle the market regulation department, market intermediaries regulation and supervision department and integrated surveillance department among others.
Prior to joining SEBI, she served as consultant to the New Development Bank in Shanghai.

Apr 05, 2017

First Woman DGP of Gujarat

Geetha Johri took charge as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat.
Johri, who was posted at the State Police Housing Coporation in Gandhinagar, took over from senior IPS officer PP Pandey.
According to rules, the state government forms a panel of four IPS officers from which one has to be selected for the top post.

Kishori Amonkar Passes Away

Legendary Hindustani classical singer Kishori Amonkar passed away after a brief illness. She was 84.
Kishori Amonkar was an Indian classical vocalist. She is considered to be one of the foremost singers in the Hindustani tradition and is an innovator of the Jaipur gharana, or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style.
In her singing career in Indian classical music spanning over seven decades, she was revered as 'Gaan-Saraswati' of the Jaipur Gharana.

Indian Bank Gets New MD & CEO

Public sector Indian Bank appointed Kishor Kharat as its new Managing Director and CEO with immediate effect.
Prior to taking up the new role, Kharat was serving as the Managing Director and CEO of IDBI Bank.
He replaced Mahesh Kumar Jain, who is set to join IDBI Bank as the Managing Director and CEO.

Apr 04, 2017

Top Universities and Colleges in India

The Ministry of Human Resource Development on Monday released the NIRF rankings.
The rankings were made under five heads -- overall, university, engineering, management and pharmacy.
Following is the list of top universities and colleges for 2017-04-04:
Universities: 1)Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 2)Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, 3)Banaras Hindu University, 4)Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Delhi, 5)Jadavpur University, West Bengal, 6)Anna University, Chennai, 7) University of Hyderabad, Telangana, 8)Univesity of Delhi, Delhi, 9)Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, and 10) Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.
Colleges: 1)Miranda House, Delhi, 2)Loyola College, Chennai, 3)Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, 4)Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, 5)Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, Delhi, 6)St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, 7)Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi, 8) Dayal Singh College, Delhi, 9)Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Cllege, Delhi, 10) Women’s Christian College, Chennai.

Apr 03, 2017

Delhi Civic Polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party`s Delhi unit released its first list of 160 candidates for the upcoming civil polls.
The BJP declared 58 candidates for the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, 67 candidates for the North Delhi Municipal Corporation and 35 candidates for the East Delhi Municipal Corporation.
The election for 272 seats of the three civic bodies is scheduled for April 23 and the results declared on April 26.

Apr 02, 2017

India May Revoke Its No-first-use N-doctrine

As per reports, India may revoke its no-first-use nuclear policy in order to counter Pakistan's persistent terror threat.
Nuclear pundits are of the view that India may be re-interpreting its no-first-use nuclear policy to allow pre-emptive strikes against its neighbour.

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