NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
Month-long ‘festival of India’ begins in
Kathmandu : Manjeev Singh (Indian Ambassador to Nepal)
and Rabindra Adhikari(Nepal’s Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil
Aviation) jointly inaugurated a month-long 'Festival of India' event in
Kathmandu, Nepal.The festival organised by the Indian Embassy and
Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre. Buddhism has been established as a major
religion in both the countries as Lord Buddha was born in Nepal and attained
enlightenment in India.
2.
KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ Scholarship launched in
Odisha : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has
launched ‘KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ scholarship for the children of farmers the
state in Bhubaneshwar. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial
assistance for technical and professional education to farmers’ children. The state
government will bear all expenses involved in various levels of education. The scholarship will be sent directly to the
bank accounts of students via. DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer).
3. Justice Uma Nath Singh to take oath as
first Lokayukta of Nagaland : Justice Uma Nath Singh has taken
oath as the First Lokayukta of Nagaland for a term of five years or till, age
of 70-years. Nagaland Governor PB Acharya administered the oath of office to
Justice Singh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Kohima. Justice Singh is a former
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
PM Modi receives the Seoul Peace Prize in South
Korea : Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize - 2018 for his contribution
to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth. The award
was presented to him by the Seoul Peace Prize Foundation at
a grand ceremony in Seoul. PM Modi gives the prize money of Seoul Peace
Prize USD 200,000 to Namami
Gange fund. Earlier, PM Narendra Modi paid
tributes to Korean soldiers at
the National Cemetery.
2.
Trump signs order to establish US space force :
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive
order to establish its Space Force as a new armed service within the
Department of Air Force.The Space Force will include both combat
and combat support functions to enable prompt and
sustained offensive and defensive space operations in all domains. The
force will be organized, trained, and equipped to meet and protect the US
national interests in the space, consistent with international laws.It will organize and train the
next generation of warriors to deter aggression and defend the United
States.
OTHER
UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1.
EPFO hikes Interest rates on EPF 2018-19
by 0.1% : Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
has hiked interest rate on employee’s provident fund to 8.65% (earlier- 8.55%)
for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Now, the proposal would go to the Finance Ministry
for approval. The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) headed by Labour
Minister is the apex decision making body of the EPFO which finalises
rate of interest on PF deposits for a financial year. As many as over 6
crore subscribers of EPFO will benefit from the interest hike.
SPORTS:
1.SC appoints former Judge Justice D.K. Jain as
BCCI Ombudsman : The Supreme
Court (SC) has appointed Justice (retired) D K Jain as BCCI’s
(Board of Control for Cricket in India) first ombudsman. The Ombudsman is
expected to resolve any issue that comes with regards to the players as also
financial issues. Supreme Court has appointed Lt General Ravi
Thodge as a third member of Committee of Administrators in Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Thodge will join Chairman Vinod
Rai and former women’s captain Diana Edulji in the panel
entrusted with the job of running the BCCI by the apex court.
2.
ICC bans UAE Cricket coach Irfan Ansari for 10
years : According to the International Cricket
Council (ICC) statement, United Arab Emirates (UAE) coach Irfan Ansari has been
banned from all forms of cricket for ten years. The Anti-Corruption Tribunal of
ICC found him guilty of breaching three counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Ansari approached Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed during Pakistan series with
Sri Lanka in the UAE in October 2017.
OBITUARIES:
1.
Bengali singer Pratik Choudhury passes away : Bengali
singer Pratik Choudhury (55-years) passed away at a City hospital
after suffering a cardiac arrest The popular singer, known for his albums on
contemporary Bengali songs invluding “Mukhosh”, “Bhusandir Mathe”, “Ebar Pratik
er Pallay” and so on.He has sung in numerous TV serials, Bengali movies.
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