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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Apr 09, 2018

Maharashtra Lingayats Hold Protest Rally

Days after Karnataka government granted a separate religion status to the Lingayats community in the state, the Lingayats in Maharashtra demanded a constitutional recognition for their community.

They further demanded that the Lingayat community should be recognised nationally as a religious minority group.
The Lingayat religion is one of the oldest religions and there are around four crore followers in Maharashtra.

Apr 08, 2018

New Railway Line to Link Kathmandu with India

India and Nepal have agreed to build a new railway line to link Kathmandu with India. The PM made the announcement in a joint press conference with Nepal PM K. P. Oli.

As per PM Narendra Modi, India aims at improving waterways and railways with Nepal.

Patna Tops 4G Availability

As per a survey, Patna overtook Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai to top the 4G availability metric that measures where users get access to an LTE connection most of the time.

The central and eastern regions saw more cities in the top 10 list of London-based wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal`s latest 4G availability metrics.
Mumbai ranked 15th while Delhi grabbed the 17th spot in 4G availability in India`s 20 largest cities.

Apr 07, 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, according to a report by security solutions provider Symantec. In 2017, 5.09% of global threats detected were in India. The U.S. (26.61%) was most vulnerable to such attacks, followed by China (10.95%), according to 'Internet Security Threat Report'.

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."
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