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Communist
leader Bidhya Bhandari elected Nepal’s first woman President
Politics
& Government >
Nepal’s first
woman President > Oct 28
Vice-chairperson
of ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist, Bidhya
Bhandari, was elected on Wednesday as Nepal’s first woman
President.
Sanitation
Pioneer Activist Bindeshwar Pathak to Get Top US Humanitarian Award
Awards
> US
Humanitarian Award > Oct 29
Social
activist and founder of 'Sulabh International' Bindeshwar Pathak was
selected today for a top US humanitarian award for his contribution
to sanitation and enhancing the quality of life for millions of
manual scavengers.
20
commercial banks want to tie up with India Post Payments Bank
Banking
& Insurance >
India Post
Payments Bank > Oct 29
About
20 commercial banks have initiated talks with the department of posts
for a strategic tie-up with its proposed payments bank India Post
Payments Bank.
National
Unity Day observed across India
Days
> National
Unity Day > Oct 31
The
National Unity Day was observed across India on 31 October 2015 to
commemorate the birthday of Sardar Vallabhai Patel. On this occasion
of 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, PM Narendra
Modi flagged off Run for Unity at Rajpath in New Delhi.
Others
Najib
Shah appointed CBEC chairman
India
> Najib
Shah > Oct 28
Senior
IRS officer Najib Shah was today appointed as Chairman of Central
Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), apex body on Indirect Taxes.
Saudi
blogger Raif Badawi awarded Sakharov human rights prize
Awards
> Sakharov
Human Rights Prize > Oct 29
Saudi
blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused an outcry, has
been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize.
Ministry
of defence clears military projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore
Politics
& Government >
Military Projects > Oct 29
The
defence ministry on Thursday cleared new military modernisation
proposals worth over Rs 12,000 crore, ranging from the acquisition of
two additional regiments of the indigenous Pinaka multiple-launch
rocket systems to the upgrade of 26 Ilyushin transport aircraft by
Russia.
India
announces $10 bn concessional credit to Africa
India
>
Concessional
Credit > Oct 29
India
today announced a concessional credit of $10 billion to Africa in the
next five years and a grant assistance of $600 million as Prime
Minister Narendra Modi strongly asked the continent to speak in "one
voice" with it in pushing for UN Security Council reform and
combating climate change and threat of terrorism.
Government
to announce new civil aviation policy today; aims to facilitate
flying for middle-class
Politics
& Government >
Civil Aviation
Policy > Oct 30
The
civil aviation ministry on Friday will announce India's new civil
aviation policy, which has been under discussion for over a year and
aims to provide wings to the country's 300 million-strong
middle-class, officials said.
Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley to open WEF India summit on November 4
Politics
& Government >
WEF India Summit > Nov 02
Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley will open the World Economic Forum's India
summit on November 4, an event that will see participation of more
than 250 stakeholders and leaders, including Union Ministers.
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