Daily Current Affairs Updates

Tennis star Sania Mirza, Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli and top-seeded badminton player Saina Nehwal lead the pack of over 50 Indians in Forbes� inaugural list of top �promising young leaders and game changers� under the age of 30 in Asia.

Amitava Bhattacharyya, 1980 batch IAS officer; Bimal Julka, 1979 batch IAS officer; and Divya Prakash Sinha, 1979 batch IPS officer, have been made Information Commissioners.

The government has appointed Rajendra Singh as the Director General (DG) of Coast Guard, the country�s coastal protection force.

Who is appointed as MD and CEO of Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI)?

Railway Minsiter Suresh Prabhu presented his second rail budget. Before this Railway budget he has presented the Rail budget 2015. Here, we are comparing the Railway Budget 2015 and 2016. So, you can understand what has been done and what yet to be done. Check out what is new and what is old.

India's first rail auto hub, boost to e-catering, connectivity to North-East and no hike in passenger fares. Here's a quick recap of all major announcements made by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Catch every point of Railway Budget 2016 Live here.

• Ex-CJI HL Dattu selected as new Chairman of NHRC
• Naval Exercise IBSAMAR 2016 between India, South Africa, Brazil kicked off in Goa.
• Rare Falcated Duck sighted in Goa

Tamil film Kanavu Variyam has won the prestigious 2016 Remi Award in the United States.

The 42nd edition of world famous Khajuraho Dance Festival began at Khajuraho in Chhatrapur District in Madhya Pradesh.

World�s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) will be launched in India.

Birdwatchers for first time have sighted Falcated Duck in Goa which is considered as rare vagrant migrant bird species to the south of India.