Page-13 of Current Affairs - May, 2014

Sikkim Assembly elections 2014: SDF to retain power for fifth term in a row

May 17, 2014

Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) led by incumbent Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has emerged as the single largest party by winning 22 seats out of total 32 in the 2014 assembly elections of Sikkim. The newly established party Sikkim Krantikari ..

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General Election 2014: Resounding victory for BJP, Congress faces drubbing in 6 states

May 17, 2014

World’s biggest democratic exercise- India’s 16th Lok Sabha (Lower House) elections which ran from April, 7 to May 12, 2014 are over and its verdict is out. Of the total 543 seats for which elections were contested, BJP led NDA ..

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India's IIP remains negative, declines 0.5% in March 2014

May 16, 2014

As per the Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base year 2004-05 for the month of March 2014 released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the industrial production remained negative for the second consecutive month, shrinking 0.5% in March 2014 due to poor ..

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Bharti Airtel raises about $2 billion in Dual Currency Bond sale

May 16, 2014

India’s largest telecom company Bharti Airtel raised around $2 billion in a dual currency international bond sale. It is the largest debt issuance by a domestic company till date. Bharti sold dual currency dollar and euro bonds to raise the money which will be ..

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Govt should reduce its shareholding in PSBs to below 50%: RBI Committee

May 16, 2014

An RBI committee headed by former chairman of Axis Bank PJ Nayak has said in its report that the government should bring down its stake in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to below 50%. Key Suggestions proposed by the RBI Panel:-  1) On existing ..

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Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed as new Army chief

May 16, 2014

​The government appointed Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Chief of the Indian Army. The Union Cabinet cleared the name of Vice Army Chief Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the successor to Gen Bikram Singh, who will ..

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To know about the candidates contesting elections is a fundamental right of citizens under Article 19(1)(a): Supreme Court

May 16, 2014

The apex court held that it is mandatory for the candidates contesting elections to disclose information about assets and liabilities of even their spouse and dependent children failing which they can be disqualified. A person fighting elections is also under legal ..

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Google rankings can influence Elections: Study

May 16, 2014

As per a new study conducted in India during the just concluded Lok Sabha Elections 2014, Google rankings can dramatically swing ill-informed voters leading to influence the election outcome. The study done by Robert Epstein, a former editor of Psychology ..

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