NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
INS Karna commissioned by Indian Navy:
Indian Navy has commissioned INS Karna, an independent base of Marine
Commandos (MARCOS) at Bheemunipatanam Naval Base, Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh. It was commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba at the
commissioning ceremony held at Bheemunipatanam Naval Base.
2.
NajmaHeptulla and G M Siddeswara quit Modi cabinet: Union ministers
NajmaHeptulla and GM Siddeshwara resigned.Dr Heptulla, the Minority Affairs
Minister, was replaced by Minister of State Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who has been
given independent charge. The portfolio held by Mr.Siddeshwara - junior
minister for Heavy Industries - will be taken over by Babul Supriyo, who was
the junior minister for Urban Development.
3. Bangladesh and India sign Rampal Power Plant construction
agreement: Bangladesh and India have signed a landmark deal for the construction
of a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant, the biggest project under bilateral cooperation
that would mark the transition from electricity export to generation level.
4. Pokhra-New Delhi direct
bus service launched: The first direct bus service between
Pokhara (Nepal) and New Delhi (India) was launched to connect South Asia’s two
important cities. This bus service was flagged off by Nepal Home Minister
Shakti BahadurBasnet and India’s ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae from Pokhara
(Nepal’s famous tourist spot).
5. K V R Murthy appointed as the new CMD of Jute
Corporation of India Ltd.
6.
SRK, Akshay Kumar join
Taylor Swift in Forbes highest paid celebrity list:Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar
were the only Indian celebrities to make way for the Forbes list of world’s
highest paid celebrity. Musician Taylor Swift
with $170 million in her earning bag seized the top spot on the list. Football
star Cristiano Ronaldo sparked in the Forbes list after claiming Euro cup title
for Portugal under his captainship and got 5th rank in the list with earnings
of 88 Million dollars.
7. IDFC
Bank acquires GramaVidiyal: IDFC Bank has announced it had acquired Tamil Nadu-headquartered
microfinance institution GramaVidiyal in an all-cash deal.
8. Cabinet approves stake
sale in NBCC India: The Centre has cleared a proposal to sell its stake in state-owned
construction company NBCC India with an aim to meet the Rs. 56,500-crore PSU
disinvestment target in 2016-17.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
SBI signs MoU with IIT Bombay to promote start-ups: India’s top public sector bank, State
Bank of India (SBI), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the
Indian Institute of Technology Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(SINE), (IIT) Bombay’s technology business incubator, to promote innovation by
start-ups in the financial sector.
2.
HDFC Bank to sell Masala Bonds: Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC) is set to become the
first Indian company to sell masala bonds, a rupee-denominated bond sold to
foreign investors and listed on an overseas exchange.
SPORTS:
3. ICC has released
Test, ODI and T20I Rankings: The
International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the official ICC men’s Team
Rankings from Test, One Day International (ODI) and T20I cricket.India held the
second position in the latest ICC Test rankings with 112 rating points followed
by Pakistan and England. Australia leads the Test rankings with 118 rating.Top
3 teams in ICC ODI Rankings: 1. Australia 2. New Zealand 3. India, Top 3 teams in ICC T20
Rankings: 1. New Zealand 2. India 3. West Indies.
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