Current Affairs 11 August 2015
National
- Sri Lanka releases all 40 Indian fishermen in its custody ahead of I-Day
- Government launches School Nursery Yojana to bring students closer to nature
- Freedom fighter, author and poet Kayyar Kinhanna Rai passes away
- The Hindu’s Suhasini Haidar wins Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Reporting and Analysis, 2014
- India on top in exporting beef
- Indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant operational
International
- Nepal parties sign 6-province model deal in new constitution
- Disney apologizes over tweet on Nagasaki A-bomb anniversary
- Iraq PM rolls out reforms to rein in corruption
- Soudelor typhoon death toll rises to 18 in China
- Anti-Hauti fighters seize districts in central Yemen
Politics
- Parliament adjourned for day over Lalit Modi controversy & Vyapam scam
- Land bill not to come before Winter Session
- Dayanidhi Maran aces arrest, court cancels bail plea
- No work until Sushma answers questions: Rahul Gandhi
- Nitish to Modi : will send you 50 lakh samples of DNA form Bihar
Business
- Global crude oil futures touch several month lows
- No plans to allow FDI in retail trade as of now: Rajnath
- OTP-based ITR filing system for taxpayers starts on high note
- Government caps kerosene subsidy at Rs 12/ ltr and LPG at Rs 18/ltr
- Greenpeace India seeks remittance of foreign donation money from IDBI
Defense
- Wreckage of missing Pawan Hans helicopter found in Arunachal Pradesh
- Pakistan’s Geo TV claims Udhampur militant Usman is an Indian
- Plea against special rights to Kashmiris puts Centre, Jammu and Kashmir Government in a fix
- India, Vietnam potential buyers of Mistrals- Russian expert
- India boosting securities for independence day
Sports
- P Kashyap, H S Prannoy enter 2nd round of World Badminton Championship
- Hockey: Indian men’s team to take on Spain in three match series
- Joe Root jumps two places to top ICC Test Ranking
- Asian continental chess championship: Vijayalakshmi beats top seed Tan Zhongyi; back in joint lead
- Hockey India bans Gurbaj Singh for 9 months for groupism and creating disharmony in team.
