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FIFA bans Nepal football President Ganesh Thapa for 10 years
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Syed Akbaruddin appointed as India's Permanent Representative to UN
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passes away
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Union Government declares NSCN(K) as terror organization
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) ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
India, Bangladesh sign SOP for operationalising Agreement on Coastal Shipping
India and Bangladesh have signed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for operationalising the Agreement on Coastal Shipping between both countries. The agreement was signed in June 2015 in order to improve the bilateral trade by reducing the logistic costs of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Philippines to host 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit
Philippines is going to host 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit from 18–19 November 2015 in its capital city Manila for the first time in nearly two decades. It is second time Philippines hosting the Asia-Pacific region’s most high-level business ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
India, Australia seal N-deal procedures
India and Australia have sealed Nuclear-deal procedures for supply of uranium from later to energy starved India. N-deal procedures were formally completed between both countries following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Malcolm Turnbull in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Health Ministry inaugurates country’s first AMRIT outlet at AIIMS in New Delhi
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has opened country’s first Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) outlet at AIIMS in New Delhi to sell drugs at highly discounted rates. The retail outlet was inaugurated by Union Health ..