Page-10 of Current Affairs - November, 2015

VHP leader Ashok Singhal passes away

November 17, 2015

Senior Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal passed away in Gurgaon, Haryana. He was 90 and was suffering from serious respiratory problems. Singhal was a bachelor and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak all his life and was the prominent ..

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Union Government approves Rs 5748 crore AMRUT Action Plans for 81 cities

November 17, 2015

Union Government has approved Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Action Plans for 81 cities in 5 states with total project outlay of 5,748 crore rupees. It was approved by an inter-ministerial Apex Committee headed by Madhusudan Prasad, ..

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France launches fresh air raids on Islamic State stronghold in Syria

November 17, 2015

France has launched fresh air raids on Islamic State (IS) stronghold in Raqa province in northern Syria. Fleet of ten French warplanes consisting of Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighters carried out the raid by dropping around 16 bombs and simultaneously ..

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Odisha Government implements NFSA in 14 districts

November 17, 2015

Odisha Government has started implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 in 14 of the 30 districts of the state in first phase covering 26.33 lakh families. In this regard State Food supplies and Consumer Welfare department has issued ..

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Siril Verma wins silver medal at 2015 World Junior badminton Championships

November 17, 2015

Ace Young Indian shuttler Siril Verma has won silver medal at the prestigious 2015 BWF World Junior badminton Championships. In the final match played at the Peruvian capital of Lima, the 15-year-old Siril lost to Taipei’s Chia Hung Lu Chia ..

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Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson retires from International cricket

November 17, 2015

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson (age 34) has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. He made this announcement after conclusion to the second Test match against New Zealand at WACA. With this, he has joined his fellow ..

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FIFA bans Nepal football President Ganesh Thapa for 10 years

November 17, 2015

World football governing body Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has banned Ganesh Thapa, President of the All-Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for 10 years. He was banned by FIFA’s ethics committee over corruption allegations after the Himalayan country’s football team’s ..

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Syed Akbaruddin appointed as India's Permanent Representative to UN

November 16, 2015

Senior Indian diplomat Syed Akbaruddin has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations at New York. He will succeed Asoke Kumar Mukerji who will be retiring soon. In his new role, Akbaruddin’s main task would be to ..

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Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passes away

November 16, 2015

Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey has passed away in London, England. He was 86. He is best-known for his acting roles in movies like Gandhi, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Henna and Ram Teri Ganga Maili. About Saeed Jaffrey Jaffrey was born on ..

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Union Government declares NSCN(K) as terror organization

November 16, 2015

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared Naga militant outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) formally known as NSCN (K) as a terrorist organization. In this regard MHA has issued an official gazette notification mentioning that NSCN (K) ..

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