Page-5 of Current Affairs - September, 2015

Mukesh Ambani India's richest person for 9th consecutive year: Forbes

Industrialist Mukesh Ambani has been named as India’s richest person for ninth consecutive year in a row with a net worth of 18.9 billion dollars in the 2015 Forbes magazine’s India rich list. Presently, Mr. Ambani is the Chairman, Managing ..

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Union Government gives nod to IAF's Integrated Air Command & Control System

Union Government has given its approval for implementation of Integrated Air Command & Control System (IACCS) project of Indian Air force (IAF) with allocation of 8,000-crore rupees. Decision in this regard was taken by Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired ..

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Marathi film ‘Court’ selected as India’s official entry to Oscars

Critically acclaimed Marathi film ‘Court’ has been selected as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language category of the 88th Academy Awards 2016 (popularly known as Oscars). The film was shortlisted from 30 other films by a Film Federation ..

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WADA inks MoU with China's Sports Ministry to crack down on supply of PEDS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sports Ministry of China to crack down on the supply and manufacture of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDS) in the country. Singing of MoU will help in exchange information ..

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Alexis Tsipras sworn-in as Prime Minister of Greece

Alexis Tsipras of left wing Syriza party has sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece. He was administered oath to the office by the President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. It is second time, Alexis Tsipras has sworn in as the PM of Greece. ..

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Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigns

Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned following the revelation that the world’s largest carmaker (in terms of sales) had manipulated US diesel car emissions tests. His resignation comes after the German carmaker admitted that it had deceived US regulator ..

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US Baseball legend Yogi Berra passes away

Baseball legend Yogi Berra from United States has passed away. He was  90. His humorous quotes had made him one of America’s most beloved sports icons. He also had inspired the famous cartoon character of Yogi Bear. About Yogi Berra ..

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Uninor rebrands as Telenor

Telecom service provider Uninor has rebranded itself as Telenor in India. The company also has changed its tag to ‘Ab life full paisa vasool’ from ‘Sabse Sasta’. For the rebranding exercise, the company is going to spend around 100 crore ..

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