Category: Current Affairs

1. To empower women, the “Women-20 (W20)” group has been launched by G20. Who is the newly appointed president of the W 20 group? (4) (1) Lakshmi Puri (2) Christine Lagarde (3) Angel Gurria (4) Gulden Turktan (5) None of these 2. Which state government of India has rechristened its e-governance architecture as “e-Pragati”? (4)…

1. Vadakkunnathan Temple is located in Kerala at __? (3) (1) Trivandrum (2) Kozhikode (3) Thrissur (4) Vellayani (5) None of these 2. Which African city will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games? (4) (1) Pretoria (2) Kimberley (3) Johannesburg (4) Durban (5) None of these 3. Which state government of India launched One Stop Centre “Sakhi” to…

Amid AAP’s allegation of being the most corrupt force, Delhi Police today announced to give cash reward of Rs 25,000 to those who will provide “actionable” audio or video evidences against any personnel involved in corrupt practices. “We are starting a new scheme under which anyone who gives actionable audio/video evidence against any police personnel…

Virender Sehwag is one of the most dashing players in Indian Cricket. During his initial entry into the cricket he was compared with the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. But things didn’t go smooth for Virender Sehwag in his whole cricket career. There were some ups and many downs in his career. No matter how he…

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao here and invited the latter to Amaravati foundation stone laying ceremony on October 22. K T Rama Rao Telangana IT Minister and son of KCR had earlier reportedly said they may go to Amaravati function if they receive an…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke eloquently at a function commemorating the 84th birth anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. In his rich tribute to the former president, Modi spoke highly of the many qualities of Dr. Kalam. He spoke of how Dr. Kalam, did not look for opportunities but challenges. Truly in recent times, no…

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government is hoping to bring back many artifacts related to its new capital city Amaravati, which are on display in the British Museum in London. Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao, who recently visited the museum, said about 30 to 40 artifacts that were excavated from and around Amaravati site…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called Lalu Prasad the “big boss” who wants to run Bihar by “remote control” and asked people whether they want such a government. Modi was addressing a massive rally organised at Suara airstrip, 5 km from Dehre, where people, mostly young men, had gathered since morning. The PM also…

Modi under EC scanner for likening Lalu to ‘shaitan’ : A complaint has been filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for likening RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to a ‘shaitaan’ (devil), reports India Today. The Election Commission will review the PM’s speech in Bihar. Wading into the beef controversy, Modi today attacked Lalu over his…

Ghana Suspends 7 High Court Judges Over Corruption Accusations Ghana’s government suspended seven out of 12 high court judges on Monday in the wake of allegations of bribery stemming from a documentary made by an investigative journalist. The decision is part of a response to a three-hour film first screened in the capital last month…

Around Rs. 3770 crore in untaxed or black money has emerged in a three-month window for defaulters to come clean, which ended yesterday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned during his Independence Day speech in August: “There is Rs. 6,500 crore undeclared income and people have started to declare their wealth.” According to officials, 638…

Naval warship INS Kochi, the stealth guided missile destroyers, was commissioned today by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. “The finish of the INS Kochi is good as any foreign ship,” Mr Parrikar said after the commissioning ceremony. INS Kochi is the second ship of the Kolkata-class (Project 15A) Guided Missile…