Thursday, August 29, 2013

National media centre is inaugurated in New Delhi



National media centre on Raisina road in the heart of Delhi was inaugurated by  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

Gujarat DGP Amitabh Pathak died in Thailand



Gujarat’s Director-General of Police Amitabh Pathak died on 23-Aug-2013 in Phuket, Thailand.

First legal abortion in Ireland



Under the new bill, Ireland performed its first life saving abortion. 

PUCL launches anti-Modi website



The People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan,  launched a website www.pheku.in to expose Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and “restore democracy.”

International award for Kerala State police



The Kerala State police have been selected for the Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Award 2013 for its ‘innovative and timely initiatives in ensuring cyber security.’

Anjana Thamake wins 800m in the Asian Youth Games

Anjana Thamake won a gold for the  Indian athletics squad, in the girls’ 800m field in the Asian Youth Games at the Nanjing Stadium, China

Asian currencies fell on Fed signals



Asian currencies fell on 22-Aug-2013 as minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting indicated that the U.S. central bank could start scaling back its stimulus as early as September.