Page-7 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

Saina Nehwal wins Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament 2015

January 25, 2015

Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has clinched the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton title 2015 in the women’s singles category. In the final match she defeated world champion Carolina Marin (Spain) by score of 19-21, 25-23, 21-16 ..

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India funds Nepal’s Pancheshwar project to counter Kheri floods

January 25, 2015

India will provide fund of Rs 1500 crore to Nepal’s Pancheshwar multi-purpose project on Mahakali river for countering the Kheri floods in Uttar Pradesh. This move of Union government comes after a delegation of MPs visited Nepal and had submitted their ..

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Renowned Marathi writer MD Hatkananglekar passes away

January 25, 2015

Renowned Marathi literary critic, writer and translator Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar passed away in Sangli district of Maharashtra. He was 89. Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar He was born in 1927 in Hatkanangale, a town in Ichalkaranji of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. Earlier ..

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Pooja Thakur- first woman officer to lead guard of honour at Rashtrapathi Bhavan

January 25, 2015

Wing Commander Pooja Thakur has become the first woman officer to lead the ceremonial Guard of Honour at Rashtrapathi Bhavan. On 25 January 2015, she led the ceremonial Guard of Honour which was inspected by the U.S. President Barack Obama ..

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TRAI issues draft rules for full mobile number portability

January 25, 2015

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued draft regulations to facilitate full mobile number portability (MNP). In this regard, TRAI has issued draft amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009. It will enable mobile subscribers to retain ..

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National Voters Day observed on 25th January every year

January 25, 2015

Every year National Voters’ Day (NVD) is observed on 25th January. This year i.e. 2015 is fifth National Voters’ Day and theme of this year is Easy Registration, Easy Correction. Functions: On this occasion, awards for best electoral practices are ..

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Arundhathi Subramaniam wins inaugural  Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry

January 25, 2015

Poetess Arundhathi Subramaniam has won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry. She has been conferred this prize for her work When God is a Traveller. Her name was announced at a prize ceremony held at Jaipur Literature Festival. ..

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Queen Elizabeth II Now Oldest Living Monarch in World

January 25, 2015

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is now the world’s oldest living monarch. Currently she is 88 years old. Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was oldest living monarch but he died on 23 January 2015. It should be noted that, ..

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