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Union budget 2017-18: All railway coaches to be equipped with bio-toilets by 2019 Tax for Income ranging Rs.3-5 lakh is halved to 5% Senior citizens of the country to get Aadhaar-based smart health cards All railway firms to be listed on stock exchange: Budget 2017 Over next 5 years rail safety fund of Rs.1 lakh crore to be created 1 crore houses to be build by government for homeless by 2019 Govt aims to achieve 100% rural electrification by May 2018: Budget Fiscal Deficit target of 3.2% sets by Govt in 2017-18 Service charge on e-rail tickets booking through IRCTC withdrawn Rs.4K cr alloted for youth training on Skill knowledge awareness Allocation for infrastructure sector raised to Rs.3.96L cr by Govt MGNREGA got highest allocation of fund of Rs.48,000cr for 2017-18 Defence Budget got hike by 10% to Rs.2,74,000 crore To provide high-speed broadband at villages, govt allocates Rs.10,000 crore fund Transactions through cash get limited to Rs.3 lakh : Govt Water taxi services on Yamuna to start by June Target for Agri loan to farmers set about Rs.10 lakh crore Donations for political parties got limited to Rs.2,000 per donor in cash mode Tax for firms with turnover of up to Rs.50 crore reduced to 25% Two new AIIMS to be constructed in Jharkhand & Gujarat NEET exam for medial seats in collages CBSE to conduct on 7th May this year Basant Panchami bathing ceremony to take place at sangam India to participate in International Economic Forum at St. Petersburg as Guest of Honour High-level consultations on counter-terrorism between India and Russia 31st Surajkund International Crafts Mela to started All India Radio launched special FM radio station at Sainagar Shirdi, Maharastra Agriculture and rural sectors are main priorities of the government ; Arun Jaitley says Government making efforts to increase reach of digital technology: Rajyavardhan Rathore EC bars political parties in Punjab, Goa from publishing ads in newspapers 1117 candidates file nominations for 3rd phase of assembly elections in UP Manipur govt, UNC to leave for tripartite talks in Delhi EC seizes over 105 Crore rupees cash from poll-bound States Political parties to file audited returns by Dec every year to avail tax benefit: Govt Mughal Gardens to open for public from February 5 A video in support of UNICEF campaign shared by Priyanka India Art Fair starts in Delhi A note ban bill introduced by Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley In 2016 India recorded highest domestic air passenger growth National Rail Museum celebrates 40th anniversary CBDT: Rs.4 lakh crore suspicious cash deposited post note ban By Vanguard, Ola's valuation slashed 40% to $3 billion Child development raised by 25% according to Budget allocation to women Government: 15% of the country prone to landslide In Punjab Restaurant opens in retired Air India plane To popularise digital payments Rs.94 crore spent on post note ban Govt asks taxpayers to e-verify deposits made post note ban

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In an hour Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos loses Rs.19,000 crore Suresh Prabhu: All new railway coaches & stations to be made friendly to differently abled persons 50 fraud platforms offering Aadhaar services to be shut by UIDAI Various telecom operators got penalty Rs.11 cr imposed by TRAI for poor services : 10th Edition Sula Festival starts in Maharashtra Assembly elections 2017 for Punjab, Goa started To encourage women voters EC sets Pink polling booths in Goa Railway projects in Odisha got fund sanctioned Over ₹ 5,100 crore Air India to start 3 flights a week non-stop from Delhi to Washington Annual 'Udyanotsav' of Rashtrapati Bhavan inaugurated by Pranab Mukherjee On promoting digital payment Digi Dhan Mela organized at Bihar Budget will be helpful in socio-economic-educational empowerment of Minorities: Naqvi Govt proposes railway line in Arunachal at 9,000 feet Health Ministry launches Measles Rubella vaccination campaign Assembly elections: Goa registers record 83% voter turnout; 78.6% polling in Punjab Govt agencies make well coordinated effort to remove oil spill in Chennai: TN CM Sasikala to take over as Tamil Nadu CM on Feb. 9 Ministry of Railways planning to install first train route on Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dalhousie Road in Central Delhi got renamed as Dara Shikoh Road ONGC replaces 'Rajiv Gandhi' name with 'Pandit Deendayal' for its building Cash transaction above ₹ 3 lakh will get 100% Penalty Owing to personal reasons Panneerselvam resigns as Tamilnadu CM To conduct exams for higher, secondary education HRD ministry plans to set up NTA Joint exercise to be held between Indian Coast Guard and UAE counter parts PCRA Cyclothon to be organised by PCRA to adopt fuel-free Transportation Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu released annual book 'Bharat-2017' and 'India-2017' Nagaland cabinet to submit memorandum on exempt it Part IX A of Constitution to PM 17th BIMSTEC senior officials’ meeting to be held at Kathmandu tomorrow CMSGUY scheme on village development launched by Assam CM at Guwahati Sport persons of Jharkhand to get 2% reservation in govt jobs I&B Ministry earned ₹ 15 lakh by selling old junk material Delhi Govt approves proposal to build 6,178 flats for poor Boy from Himachal Pradesh awarded ₹ 1 lakh for saving schoolmates First all-women mosque in Lucknow to be powered with 100% solar energy 'Optiemus Infracom' a Delhi-based firm to manufacture BlackBerry smartphones India to host Meeting of Global Initiatives to combat nuclear terrorism in New Delhi 17th session of BIMSTEC senior officials’ meeting starts in Kathmandu India Education Fair for Sri Lankan students starts in Colombo First Smart Police Station inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh Govt of Arunachal Pradesh announced ‘Arunachal Civil Service Awards’ Jaisalmer Desert Festival starts in Sam Sand Dunes 'e-Cabinet' paperless system implemented in Arunachal Pradesh Bill to pay wages via cheque passed in Lok Sabha Pay of employees to be cut if they don't care for parents : Assam govt PMGDSA mission got approval from Cabinet to improve rural digital literacy Elahiganj the first village in West Bengal’s to ban alcohol AIR to give Highway Advisory Services to 13 states IIM Bill, 2017 got introduced at Lok Sabha

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Assam govt got permission on usage of drones for vigilance from Centre Committee formed by centre to accelerate Namami Gange programme 553 poll booths in Uttarakhand to be installed with VVPAT machines Delhi to observe Dry Day in till Saturday for UP election Andhra Pradesh's Sgarmala Project expedite by appointing 33-members committee Aadhaar mandatory to avail subsidy under food security law Centre cites security concerns over inflight WiFi Govt decides to open 56 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras Centre would pass Women’s Empowerment Bill very soon: M Venkaiah Naidu iOS version of BHIM payments app launched Women voters of UP gratitude with red roses by EC officials AAD Interceptor missile successfully test-fired by India 1st phase polling of UP Assembly elections 2017 starts Chinese soldier crossed border 1962 war to visit back China after 50 yrs Chhattisgarh asks schools to observe 'Matru Pitru Diwas' day on Feb 14 First-ever comprehensive Braille atlas released Sudarsan Pattnaik creates record of world's tallest sand castle From 2018 Common entrance exam for engineering International Coin fair to be held at Thiruvananthapuram 2nd edition of 'Hunar Haat' starts in New Delhi 2nd Gateway of India Geo economic Dialogue to be hosted by MEA 11th Aero India 2017 to be held at Yelahanka in Bengaluru Wild sanctuary to grow Muga cocoon by Assam government Mission-Eleven-Million programme launched by Sports Minister , AIFF Election Commission asks HRD to introduce 'electoral literacy' in schools Indian Railways conducts world's largest online test Government launches iOS version of BHIM payments app 2nd edition of International Spice Conference to begin at Thiruvanantapuram 11th Aero India 2017 to be held at Yelahanka in Bengaluru from Feb 14 Karnataka Assembly passed Bill on Kambala INS Sarvekshak the first Indian warship to use solar power To reduce smog around Delhi, smog-free towers to be installed by Haryana Propaganda for single phase Uttarakhand & second phase of Uttar Pradesh ends this evening Talent hunt portal for emerging sportspersons launched by Sports Ministry 1st floating elementary school of India inaugurated in Manipur Zoom Air the new Indian airline starts service Three new districts to be formed in West Bengal Aero India 2017 starts at Bengaluru New museum about Indian music to be opend at Bengaluru 'Kalimpong' new district formed out of Darjeeling by CM Mamata Banerjee Indian kids sets a record of making fly 7,730 paper planes in 1 minute Women's football club started in Haryana by Alakhpura villagers on crowd fund basis First indigenously developed surveillance plane included in IAF India finds place in global health network for improving quality of care for pregnant mothers,babies 1.5 lakh health sub centres to be converted into Wellness Centres : Center Constrains forced on liquor consumption by Haryana Govt Sub-committee of council of ministers formed by Haryana Cabinet to prepare blue print of Integrated Dairy Complexes Inderjit Singh 1985 Air India Kanishka bomber set freed by Canada Foreign tourists to India to get pre-loaded SIM cards : Govt

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Govt staff of Bihar got ban on consuming alcohol around the state TAMRA app launched to ensure lucidity in mining operations : Govt Delhi AIIMS won first prize in Kayakalp awards for sanitation & hygiene 'Momentum Jharkhand' Global Investor Summit kick starts at Ranchi 5-day Indian Panaroma Film Festival planned in Port Blair Digi Dhan Mela event held at Jagdalpur of Chhattisgarh Flats to be built by Andhra Pradesh govt in Amaravati for it's officials Service of delivering Milk for babies in trains launched by RailYatri Food-only physical outlets to be opened by Amazon in India: K Palanisamy sworn in as new CM of Tamil Nadu Science Express Train flagged off in Delhi MoU got signed between HAL and CPWD on execution of infrastructure development works Aadhaar card made must for getting availing university scholarships IIM Bill 2017 removes name of Rajiv Gandhi from IIM Shillong Perambalur of Tamil Nadu makes record by buinding 4,666 toilets in 48 hours WHO gives maximum rating to NRAI for vaccine regulations S Jaishankar Foreign Secretary planned a 3-day visit to Sri Lanka Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on a 3 day official visit to Nepal ICGS AYUSH the Indian Coast Guard Ship installed at Kochi Gambia invites President Mukherjee on eve of the countrie's Independence Day Website launched by DGP of J&K to provide updates to people about policing 11th biennial edition Aero India- 2017 to wind up in Bengaluru 'Mil Banche’ programme organised in all govt schools of Madhya Pradesh Trust vote at TN assembly won by chaired CM Palaniswami on 122 to 11 The longest non-stop distance between two railway stations in India spans 528 kilometres, between Vadodara and Kota. The Health Ministry ordered all of its 23 government hospitals to use only Khadi products. Bihar bans officials from having alcohol anywhere in world Parents in Bengaluru have started an online petition against school managements for hiking fee every academic year. Nepal offered ₹ 2,280-crore loans by India for infrastructure development Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram celebrates Statehood Day Extra rake for transporting onions from Nashik to be operated by Central Railways Delhi-bound Kalindi Express collides with freight train at Tundla Tamil Nadu CM announces various offers after winning the trust vote Madhya Pradesh celebrates Khajuraho Dance Festival Land for 9 thematic cities alloted by Andhra govt Money donated by Assam school kids to support build of road, toilets World record made by 1152 Indians by performing largest Taekwondo display Govt planned to set up 7 Research parks to boost startups at IITs, IISc Raj Bhawan in Goa turned as cashless 'BharatQR' QR code launched by Govt for cashless payments Railway network to link Kathmandu to Delhi, Kolkata aimed by Indian Govt New layout for recording, reporting road accident data released by Govt Govt of Tamil Nadu announces Rs 2247 cr as drought relife fund for farmers Digi Dhan Mela organised by govt in Agartala of Tripura Aadhaar Bill, 2017 passed in Assembly of Gujarat ISRO staff offered free pizzas by Pizza Hut to on historical record launch Common form for different types of withdrawals got introduced by EPFO Anti-virus software for mobiles and desktops launched for free by Govt

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India's first heliport to be commissioned in Delhi Maternity leave for industrial women workers got doubled by Govt Compensation for acid attack victims' increased to Rs.7L by Delhi govt Restrictions implemented for number of guests attending weddings by J&K Govt Increasing in capacity of solar parks & projects got approved in Cabinet First strategic dialogue between India & China held in Beijing: Tamil Nadu govt decides to implement 7th Pay Commission Recommendations Installing of 900 MW hydropower project at Nepal got approved from Centre Tobacco food products like gutkha, pan masala banned in Punjab Former Indian Navy Ship Viraat to be decommissioned on Mar 6 Approval given by Cabinet on setting up solar parks estimated Rs.8,100-cr E-learning centres opened at public libraries by J&K govt New fully completed Antyodaya Express launched by Railway Minister SureshPrabhu Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17-Series IV to be issued by Govt Rewards offered for recycling waste through machine installed by a startup App launched to provide GST updates by CBEC J&K and Centre planned to invest ₹ 2,400 crore to boost state's tourism Dance festival 'Brahan Natyanjali' starts at Thanjavur temple Private school of Haryana made must to install solar plants CBSE insists school buses to have GPS, CCTV & guard facility Pradeep Refinery project of IOCL got concession on interest by Odisha Govt TN Govt announces Rs5k short-term aid to 30k fishermen on Oil spill in sea India's first mountain biking path opened in Darjeeling Assam to get 9 Passport Seva Kendras around the state 'Adiyogi' 112-foot tall Shiva statue revealed at Isha Foundation in Coimbatore Proposal of TN on increase of workdays under MGNREGA to 150 days got approval from Centre Sylhet city of Bangladesh to get Financial assistance from India on its development Under Antyodaya Anna Yojana canteens to be opened in Haryana Maharashtra BJP to be celebrated Vijay Utsav at its head quarters in Mumbai Liker & Leh Dosmochey festival celebration starts in Ladakh PM Modi pays tribute to freedom activist Veer Savarkar Himachal Pradesh: Famous International Shivratri festival begins in Mandi Karnataka: Digi Dhan mela organised in Dharwad WhatsApp in line with Digital India vision: WhatsApp Founder 'Paytm Mall' a new shopping platform launched by Paytm 606th foundation day celebrated by Ahmedabad Trainsets with capability to run at 160 kmph to be manufactured by Indian Railways A high level workshop organized by NITI Aayog for advancing Innovation in Passenger Mobility & Transportation Government starts issuing Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17-Series IV On providing high-quality facilities to sports persons Centre allotted Rs 350 Cr fund Bihar Govt made announcement on production of 'Neera' from April Iconic red buses of Mumbai to be painted white and yellow for trial HPCL to be acquired by ONGC on a deal worth Rs 44,000 crore Liquor ban to be implemented in Chandigarh from April 1 1st Integrated Heliport of India launched at Rohini in North Delhi 6-fold hike in urban reform incentive fund proposed by Government India's first Antyodaya Express launched b/w Ernakulam and Howrah by MoR EA Secretary states from 1st of July 2017 GST to be implemented India's Foreign Secretary Jaishankar to visit US

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Security checks for passengers abolished in Scotland airports US products boycotted by Mexicans to protest Trump's wall tax SAARC programming committee meeting starts today in Kathmandu UNICEF launches 3.3 bln USD to aid millions of children British PM Theresa May receives UK Parliament's approval to begin Brexit process Kuwait suspends issuance of Visa for travellers to stop entry of radical Islamic terrorists Trump's immigration ban got nationwide block from Seattle court New sanctions on Iran imposed by Iran Negotiations for free trade agreement to be speed up Mexico, Turkey Sweden pledges to cut all greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 US revokes suspended visas, takes steps to implement court order Syria: 51 militants killed by Turkish forces World's longest non-stop commercial flight journey completed in New Zealand Ban on American wrestling team lifted by Iran : Indian Ship 'Samudra Pavak' is on 4-day good will visit to Dubai China overcomes Germany to be the world's largest producer of solar power Law passed by Israel Govt legalising 4000 homes in occupied West Bank Law on decriminalising domestic violence in Russia got signed by Putin RAISE Act Bill on reducing legal immigration by half, introduced in US senate 2.5 crore Africans to be trained free by IBM Free WiFi zone to be set up at Everest base camp Shawna Pandya of Indian-origin to be 3rd woman to travel space Brexit bill passed in UK House of Commons Explosion at nuclear plant in France, no radiation leak UK Foreign secretary renounces US citizenship China starts fingerprinting all foreign visitors Eiffel Tower to get bulletproof walls amid terrorism fears Indian-origin astronaut Shawna Pandya denies on her news about NASA space mission China unveils world's longest elevated cycleway Valentine’s Day celebrations got ban by Pakistan court: Task force for working women to be formed by U.S and Canada: Dubai to implement self-driving drones to fly people across country from July First joint military exercise between US and Thailand since Trump's powered begins Panda is chosen as logo of WWF New cross-border power lines to be built between India and Nepal Hindu Marriage Bill passed by Pakistan Senate Southern & Central California hit by Powerful Pacific storm India has sanctioned a soft loan of 340 million US dollar to Nepal for various infrastructure development programmes. US will not stop green card holders on planes from entering country Spain’s naval ships rescues 112 migrants off Libyan coast

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Employees' Provident Fund Organisation,EPFO has extended the deadline for submitting Aadhaar number by its members till 31st March 2017. Mohammed Alsheikh of Palestinian breaks contortion world record China streets implemented by Robot police officers for patrolling Sierra Leone approves Bengali as its official language All coal imports from North Korea got banned by China Ban on Women army officers wearing Islamic headscarf removed by Turkey IMF reported as GDP of India's projected to slow to 6.6% on the effect of demonetisation Cressida becomes 1st woman to head Scotland Yard in 188 yrs Bilateral talks held between Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina and India Foreign Sec 9th edition of BRICS Summit to be take place in China's Xiamen city New Zealand approves Sign Language as a official language Suicide blasts pose threat to United Nations’ Syria peace talks Saudi Foreign Minister makes rare visit to Baghdad Australia and Indonesia restore full military ties 1st Chinese official visit to US after Trump chaired to be happen UK-India Year of Culture 2017 hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace

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ICICI Bank recommences transactions via Flipkart's PhonePe Smriti Irani: 11,86,000 bank accounts opened & activated for textile workers RBI asks banks to adopt proactive approach for reporting of financial frauds Assocham recommends RBI to reduce interest rate by 75 bps IDBI Bank lowers its MCLR by 30-35 bps Policy rate kept unchanged in 6th bi-monthly meet : RBI RBI increased Cash withdraw limit to ₹ 50,000 a week from Feb. 20 3 fully automated branches launched by Bank of America SBI merger delayed due to note ban: Arundhati Bhattacharya Merger of SBI with 5 subsidiary banks got approval from Cabinet HDFC Bank becomes 2nd most valued company by surpassing Reliance No wage-related issues in SBI merger: Arundhati Bhattacharya RBI has increased weekly withdrawal limit of Savings account to ₹ 50,000 Idea of Apex bank varies from that of payments sector should be freed of licensing mechanism: RBI Merger of SBI associate banks with SBI to be kick start from April 1 Fund Sanctions by SIDBI for start-ups now crosses ₹ 1,112 crore of this fiscal Inter-disciplinary standing committee been appointed to review cyber threats by RBI

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Growth of Industrial sector to fall to 5.2% in FY17 from 7.4% CPI inflation declined to 4.9% in FY16 from 5.9% in FY15 Industry hails General Budget as growth oriented AT&T to launch 5G network in two US cities this year Fiscal deficit reaches 94% of the budget estimate India Economic Survey backs Universal Basic Income Wind turbine breaks world record for 24-hr energy generation

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Google dethrones Apple to become world's most valuable brand Mukesh Bansal's CureFit acquires majority stake in The Tribe In India Apple to start its manufacturing In immigration ban Microsoft's open letter seeks exceptions Sports car under new sub-brand ‘Tamo’ launched by Tata Motors RBI should cut rates by 75 bps: Assocham India opens coal-mining market for first time in 40 years Global rating agencies are several steps behind from reality: Economic Affairs Secy Personal income tax base must be before corporate tax cut: Revenue Secretary IndiGo's security training centre licence suspended by BCAS Ginni Rometty CEO of IBM receives record bonus of ₹ 33.3 crore in 2016 New App build to design personalised dress for users by Google, H&M India remains at bottom in Intellectual Property index Uber launches UberHIRE in 9 cities Tata Steel signs agreement with Liberty House Flipkart re-hires two executives to launch grocery business Peugeot bought Ambassador car brand for Rs. 80 crore India world's fastest growing e-commerce market Get Interim Chairman to engage with Infosys founders: Ex-CFO Ekart's courier service shuts by Flipkart , hyperlocal delivery services Wholesale inflation rises to 5.25% in January this year Infibeam e-comm site to merge CCAvenue with itself Dropping packages through parachutes got patented by Amazon Mobile app soon to be launched by Tax department for income tax, PAN Card Tata Motors association with Microsoft to make India's first cloud-connected car Snapchat offers its IPO at $14 to $16 per share E-commerce site Snapdeal to unite with Paytm's e-commerce site Ambassador was sold due to lack of innovation: Giriraj Singh Unilever gained $19 billion in 80 mins after Kraft's offer Anil Ambani's Reliance may sell its 1% Paytm stake: Report Audi dealers demand Rs.27,000 crore to cover losses of 3 years Patanjali won't affect our business at all: Saffola owner Purchase of jewellery for more than ₹ 2 lakh by cash will be charged 1% Tax Reliance Jio to start charging for data from Apr 1, voice calls to stay free Merger talks initiated between RCom, Tata Teleservices to compete Jio Telenor's India operations to be acquired by Bharti Airtel TCS ranked world's third most valuable brand in IT services Exports of India's steel marked 8.89 lakh tonnes in January DIPP reports FDI inflow increase 18 % to $46 billion in 2016 5 major telcos optimum for Indian market: Telecom Secretary India likely to be less affected by global economic shocks: IMF Bitcoin price surges to three-year high of $1,219 Bharti Airtel cuts domestic roaming charges for voice, sms and data services GDP growth for current, upcoming two fiscals is projected as 7% by OECD

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Anushka becames the ambassador of Swachh Bharat campaign Rex Tillerson sworn-in as US secretary of state Tata Group official and Ex-BSE CEO Madhu Kannan joins Uber Rex Tillerson confirmed as Trump's Secretary of State Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits advisory council of Trump Vikram Limaye becomes as new CEO of National Stock Exchange Ministry of Finance appoints Sanjeev Sanyal as Principal Economic Adviser Tamil Nadu government adviser Sheela Balakrishnan quits SoftBank's COO Jonathan Bullock resigns boards of Ola, Snapdeal and Housing Rajiv Singh sworn in as acting CEO of Prasar Bharati Cyrus Mistry removed from Tata Sons's board Gaurav Kapur appointed as IndusInd Bank's chief economist Jovenel Moise becomes as the new President of Haiti Abhishek and Sandeep senior-level executives of Snapdeal quits Vodafone-Idea entity to be headed by Kumar Mangalam Birla : Report Jeff Sessions selected as next US Attorney General by US Senate Ajay Tyagi becomes as new SEBI Chairman Neelu Rohmetra becomes first woman Director of an IIM Two new executives hired by Ola to lead engineering Parliamentary Assembly of Germany elects Frank Walter Steinmeier as its president Michael Flynn resigns as US National Security Advisor Steven Mnuchin appointed as Treasury Secretary in Trump's Administration Tehmina Janjua became Pak's first woman foreign secretary Jean-Pierre Lacroix of France becomes new UN peacekeeping chief US defence attache in India made India, South Asia Director 5 new judges appointed to SC Matt Idema appointed as first ever COO of WhatsApp Vikas Swarup appointed as India's High Commissioner to Canada Various banks appoints Eight new Executive Directors for their banks PNB appoints Sunil Mehta as non-executive Chairman Tenure period of SEBI Chairman-designate Ajay Tyagi's cut by 2 years Vodafone appoints Martin Pieters to work on proposal of Idea merger Shurhozelie Liezietsu becomes the new CM of Nagaland N Chandrasekaran steps in as Tata Sons Chairman V Ramakrishnan appointed as CFO of Tata Consultancy Services Lt. Gen. Herbert Raymond McMaster appointed as new National Security Advisor by US President Trump Shurhozelie Liezietsu sworn in as new Nagaland CM Govind Rajan CEO of FreeCharge quits today Somalia president appoints Hassan Ali Khaire as its new Prime Minister Ramkumar Narayanan Product Development head of eBay quits T R Zeliang Former CM of Nagaland appointed as Finance Advisor to state govt US Democrats elect Tom Perez as new national chairman Vikas Swarup appointed as new MEA Spokesperson replacing Gopal Baglay Nand Kumar Sai sworn in as NCST Chairperson

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ISB tops list of B-schools in India: FT Ranking Anish Kapoor Indian-origin sculptor won $1 mn Israeli's Genesis prize Indian film 'Sexy Durga' the 1st to win Rotterdam fest jury award

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Ambassadorial role given to Diego Maradona by FIFA Grammy's Best World Music Album award won by Indian musician Sandeep Das 5 Grammys including Album Of The Year won by Singer Adele British Actor Dev Patel named Best Supporting Actor at BAFTA Awards 2017 Laureus Awards 2017 won by Simone Biles, Usain Bolt Indian hockey player Sandeep Singh to be given honorary doctorate Indian-origin cop Shand Panesar receives bravery awarded from Scotland Yard 'Legendary Award ' 2017 awarded to Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar by Laureate Oscars 2017 : Best Foreign Film award won by Iranian film 'The Salesman' Oscars 2017 : Best Animated Feature Film won by 'Zootopia' 89th Oscar Academy Awards 2017 : 'La La Land' won maximum of 6 awards

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Amend on bilateral taxation treaty, agreed by India & Austria Agreement to boost bilateral trade & to enhance economic cooperation got signed b/w India and Croatia 209 MoU got signed between different companies in Momentum Jharkhand 3 MoUs signed between India and Rwanda to boost bilateral relations Trade facilitation agreement of WTO made into effect India -Israel made deal of Rs.17,000-crore on jointly develop a missile MR-SAM

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In atmosphere of Jupiter-like exo-planet, water detected Alibaba-made app helps find 611 missing Chinese children New data transfer record created in Quantum computing Scientists design a tree which generates electricity NASA captures a star's death in 'rotten egg' nebula World's smallest pacemaker unveiled Ingestible battery that runs on stomach acid developed by MIT researchers New 2-in-1 laptop with curved display patented by Intel On support to Indian team's moon mission Ratan Tata introduce 'Moonshot Wheels' bus Apple patents for convertible "dual mode" headphones Indian-origin neurosurgeon shortlisted for NASA 2018 space mission ISRO to launch record 104 satellites in single mission on Feb 15 US, Japan successfully intercept missile in space World's first commercial flying car opens for sale ISRO creates world record by launching 104 satellites in single rocket Nayif -1 the UAE’s nano satellite which can also propells itself in space IBM plans for emergency weather alerts without internet through Mobile app GSLV Mark III rocket engine tested successfully by ISRO Moto Z cover turns phones into walkie-talkies with 8km range Snapchat planning to launch an Android smartphone: Report Dragon spacecraft of SpaceX successfully launched ISS Seven new miniature frog species discovered by Indian scientists Microsoft launches Skype Lite app offers which works even on 2G 7 new Earth-sized exoplanets discovered by Astronomers World's first 5G-suppourting smartphone launched by ZTE Nokia relaunches its highest selling model Nokia3310 with colour display for ₹ 3,500

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Robotic spacecraft to reach Sun planned by NASA Air defence missile system Israeli SPYDER prepared by India 2 people trip around Moon planned by SpaceX to in 2018

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3rd T-20: India trounce England by 75 runs, seals series 2-1 Medals for Tokyo 2020 Games to be made from recycled mobile phones T20 Blind World Cup: India to take on Pak at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium In latest BWF rankings Saina rises to ninth, Sindhu sixth 15-year-old jr shuttler from Dehradun ranked world number 1 29th national title won by Cueist Pankaj Advani India rise to second on ICC ranking,s Virat Kohli remains top T20 batsman: Lakshya Sen - World No.1 Junior Badminton player Alastair Cook awarded Order of the British Empire T20 World Cup for Blind: India continues their winning streak; defeat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets Virat Kohli features in latest cover star of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack India Squash team wins gold at Asian Junior Squash Championships FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament to be hosted by India Alastair Cook steps down as England's Test team captain Rituparna Das wins Women’s Singles title in 81st Senior National Badminton Championships tournament 2,000m women's world record broken by Genzebe Dibaba Mohit Ahlawat the 1st crickter to score 300 in T20s at any level Sourabh Verma won Men’s Singles title at National Badminton Championship Wildcard entry offered for Maria Sharapova in Madrid Open NBA-FIBA BWB selects Aashay Verma & Priyanka of India New Delhi: Sports Minister Vijay Goel today launches Mission-Eleven-Million programme Official mascot of FIFA U-17 World Cup 'Kheleo' released India Won the T20 World Cup for Blind Ashwin breaks Lillee record to fastest 250 wickets Max Stöckl sets world record for fastest MTB downhill speed Basketball fans set record for loudest indoor roar in sports Russian athlete stripped of London Olympics gold for doping Joe Root appointed as new captain of England's Test team 1st ITTF World Tour event in India starts today in New Delhi PV Sindhu moves up in BWF rankings to career-best number 5th Grandmaster Dronavalli & Padmini won World Women's Chess Championship Hockey players of Ladakhi to represent country in 2017 Ice Hockey Women Challenge cup of Asia tournament India wins silver at Asian Women's Rugby Sevens Trophy Shuttler PV Sindhu jumps to career-best number 5 in BWF rankings Tymal Mills becomes the highest bided bowler in IPL history for 12 cr IPL 2017 Auction : Ben Stokes the highest bided player of the edition for 14.5cr Announces made by Afridi on his retirement from international cricket Rotterdam tennis title won by Tsonga Kohli becomes 1st Indian athlete to sign a ₹ 100 cr deal with a brand Indian women team trounced South Africa in final of ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017 o Roll Ball World Cup 2017 won by Indian men's, women's teams o Rs.5 lakh reward announced for players of Blind World Cup winning team o ISSF World Cup tournament starts today in Delhi

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o 1st Gramin Khel Mahotsav to be held next month in Delhi: Vijay Goel Ball boys to be replaced by Shelter dogs in Brazil Open 2017 Shooting World Cup : Bronze medal won by Pooja Ghatkar of India John-John Dohmen, Naomi Van announced as best hockey players of 2016 in men and Women category 68th Strandja Memorial Tournament: Hussamuddin, Maisnam enters semi-finals India wins all 3 medals at Asian Para-Road Cycling Championship 67 Athletes to run in IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2017 Table tennis players produce 766-shot, 10-min-long rally ISSF World Cup 2017 : 10m pistol mixed India won Gold medal Hockey India League 2017 won by Kalinga Lancers World record set by Hyderabad girl for playing marathon carrom Delhi Marathon men's and women's category won by Gopi, Athare Saina Nehwal to represent Olympic Committee in BWF ISSF World Cup: Men's 10m air pistol bronze medal bagged by Indian Shooter Jitu Rai Tarun and Alwin won gold at 2017 Uganda International Series men's doubles ISSF World Cup Men's Double Trap silver medal won by Ankur Mittal

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E Ahamed Member of Parliament passes away at 78 Joginder Singh the former CBI director passes away Nizamuddin driver of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose dies at age 116 MRI pioneer and Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield passes away at 83 RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.25 per cent Sebi to form new Fintech committee Former MP Jambuwantrao Dhote widely called 'Lion of Vidarbha' passes away Vitaly Churkin Russia's ambassador to UN, passed away P. Shiv Shankar Former Union Minister passes away, at age 88