Monthly Archives: January 2015

Way for IIM-Nagpur cleared

The union HRD ministry has cleared the way for Maharashtra’s first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) to be set up in Nagpur. The development which was confirmed by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would be an important step towards the setting up of IIM in Maharshtra.

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Jihadis attack satirical weekly – Charlie Hebdo’s Paris office, killing 12

Heavily armed gunmen shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacked Paris office of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which had been in news frequently for satirizing jihadis and the Prophet Muhammad. Three masked men carrying automatic weapons and a rocket launcher stroke the office and killed 12 people, including four of the France’s most popular cartoonists, the weekly’s editor(…)

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4 BNP activists shot dead in Dhaka

In the street clashes with ruling Awami League activists four Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters were shot dead in Dhaka – capital of Bangladesh. This happened on the first anniversary of the controversial polls. The incident has forced deployment of paramilitary forces as opposition leader Khaleda Zia has announced an indefinite nationwide blocked.

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Panagariya appointed as NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman

The government has appointed eminent economist Arvind Panagariya as vice-chairman of NITI-Aayog. He is professor at Columbia University. V K Saraswat – former DRDO secretary and Bibek Debroy – economist have been appointed as full-time members. The panel will comprise finance minister Arun Jaitley, home minister Rajnath Singh, railway minister Suresh Prabhu and agriculture minister(…)

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Bangladesh government locked Khaleda in office

Bangladesh police have banned all protests in the capital– Dhaka and locked the countries main opposition leader Khaleda Zia in her office in Dhaka. This was done on the backdrop of the rising tensions before the first anniversary of an election her party had boycotted. Zia had threatened to conduct mass rallies today in Dhaka(…)

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Indian Science Congress noted for the propaganda of ancient Indian technology

This years Indian Science Congress would be noted for the propaganda of the ancient Indian technological developments to support the opinion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Various papers published at the event promoted the study of technological advancement of Ancient India which has always remained the subject of interest for the Hindu revivalist activists in(…)

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