Page-3 of Current Affairs - August, 2014

PM launches Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

August 28, 2014

Indian Prime Minister living upto his image of a man of action and less rhetoric, successfully unveiled and launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, within 15 days of its formal announcement from the Red Fort on independence day. The ..

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SEBI to get more teeth

August 28, 2014

The Central government has decided to increase the powers of SEBI to make it effective in dealing with fraudulent schemes of money-pooling and lending. Under the new, Securities Laws Amendment Act, • The capital market regulator can pass orders of ..

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Israel-Gaza truce

August 28, 2014

The truce reached between the two warring sides has come to an indecisive as both the parties have finally agreed to a ceasefire. The peace has been hailed by the people of Gaza on the streets as they had a ..

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan: New President of Turkey

August 28, 2014

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as 12th President of Turkey. He was sworn-in a ceremony held at Parliament of Turkey in Ankarra. The ceremony was attended by Heads of state from a number of countries in Eastern Europe, Africa, ..

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Maharashtra government gives nod to setting up Transgender Welfare Board

August 28, 2014

Maharashtra has become the second state of the country to announce the formation of Transgender Welfare Board after State Cabinet approved the formation of the same. The first state of the country to take the same step is Tamil Nadu. ..

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Supreme Court advises PM not to induct chargesheeted persons as Ministers

August 28, 2014

The Supreme Court has advised the Prime Minister or Chief Minister of a State not to appoint chargesheeted persons facing trial for offences involving moral turpitude as Ministers. Although there was no such condition mentioned in the Constitution of India which ..

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Ahmed Davutoglu: New PM of Turkey

August 28, 2014

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been named the new Prime Minister of the country. He will succeed Recep Tayyip Erdogan as PM. A close ally of Mr Erdogan, Mr Davutoglu has held the job of foreign minister since 2009. ..

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Everything about .bharat domain

August 28, 2014

Government of India in pursuit of its efforts for making India digitally accessible to all its citizens, has launched a new .bharat domain name in Devanagri script. This will enable the companies willing to launch websites with hindi domain names ..

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Shahrukh becomes new Ambassador for Interpol

August 28, 2014

In a rare honor, superstar Shahrukh Khan, has become a part of the world’s biggest police organization to create awareness against crime. The crime in these days has taken obnoxious form and has also increased in numbers. The recent video ..

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Shahrukh Khan to become the brand ambassador for "Turn Back Crime" campaign of Interpol

August 27, 2014

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) has become the first Indian to become the  ambassador of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). Interpol has signed SRK as the ambassador for its global “Turn Back Crime” campaign. The campaign will spread ..

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