Category: Current Affairs

  • Andhra Pradesh Hopes to Bring Back Famed Amaravati Artifacts From UK

    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…

  • Current Affairs:10-10-15

    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…

  • Current Affairs:08-10-15

    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…

  • Current Affairs 07-10-15

    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…

  • Current Affairs

    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…

  • Current Affairs-INS Kochi, India’s Deadliest Warship

    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…