Taranjeet Singh becomes New Country Director of Twitter Twitter has elevated Taranjeet Singh as its Country Director for India. Prior to this appointment, Singh was responsible for sales and marketing support for Twitter’s advertisers in India. Administrator May 11, 2017 Save for Later
Benchmark Indices Closes at all time High The 30-share BSE Sensex reached its record close of 30,248. The index has surpassed its previous record closing of 30,133.35 reached on April 26. Administrator May 11, 2017 Save for Later
PM Inaugurates Supreme Court’s ICMIS Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Supreme Court’s Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS). Administrator May 11, 2017 Save for Later
ICJ Stays Kulbhusan Jadhav’s Hanging India has received a stay order preventing Pakistan from executing the death sentence awarded to the former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Administrator May 11, 2017 Save for Later
Government Sets Up Task Force for Reliable Employment Data The government has set up a task force headed by NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya to come up with a methodology to generate timely and reliable employment data. Administrator May 11, 2017 Save for Later
Current Affairs 10th May, 2017 Jhulan Goswami named Highest Wicket-Taker in Women’s One-Day Internationals 10 May: World Migratory Bird Day India & Japan to Strengthen Defence Cooperation Administrator May 10, 2017 Save for Later
South Korea Election: Moon Jae-in elected as President Moon Jae-in has been declared winner in South Korea’s presidential election by that country’s National Election Commission. Administrator May 10, 2017 Save for Later
Measurement of Liveability Index of Cities to commence Next Month Ministry of Urban Development will launch measuring of Liveability Index of cities in the next month. Administrator May 10, 2017 Save for Later
Jhulan Goswami named Highest Wicket-Taker in Women’s One-Day Internationals Jhulan Goswami has become the highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals. Goswami has so far taken 181 wickets in 153 matches. Administrator May 10, 2017 Save for Later
India- Indonesia Co-Ordinated Patrol Commences The 29th India–Indonesia CORPAT has commenced at Port Blair under the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar Command. The bilateral exercise is scheduled to be held from 9th to 25th May. Administrator May 10, 2017 Save for Later
Indian American Nominated for Key Post in FERC US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Neil Chatterjee as a Member of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC is an agency responsible for overseeing America’s power grid and deciding on multibillion-dollar energy projects. Administrator May 10, 2017 Save for Later
India & Japan to Strengthen Defence Cooperation India and Japan has decided to strengthen their military cooperation and hopes to pursue a strategic partnership for ensuring regional peace and stability. Administrator May 10, 2017 Save for Later