15 August 2015 Current Affairs
National
- India celebrated 69 years of freedom from British rule
- Congress conditions for supporting GST an after-thought: Arun Jaitley
- CBI registers two FIRs in Vyapam Case
- Om Prakash Rawat assumes charge as new Election Commissioner
- CBI arrests Customs Commissioner Atul Dixit, 2 others in graft case of Rs 74.6 crore
International
- Fire continues to rage in China as death toll mounts to 56
- Sri Lankan President sacks SLFP, UPFA General Secretaries
- Scientists analyzing data received from Rosetta spacecraft
- Young, Jupiter-like planet discovered 100 light years away
- Heavy rains trigger flood in China’s Yunnan
- 4 killed in Egyptian plane crash near Libyan border
Business
- Government selects private sector professionals to head BoB, Canara Bank
- US oil prices fall to fresh six-year low of 41.35 dollars a barrel
- RBI to transfer Rs 65,896 cr surplus to Government
- Wholesale inflation falls to historic low of -4.05 percent
- IRDAI allows banks to tie up with insurers
Politics
- Govt very optimistic on GST implementation from April 1: Sitharaman
- GST Bill will ‘definitely’ be passed: Javadekar
- Congress disrupted Parliament to take revenge for political defeat: Trivedi
- Centre’s reply sought on PIL challenging CVC, VC appointment
- Rahul Gandhi doing hit and run politics by making wild allegations: BJP
- Modi should announce date for OROP implementation: Rahul
Defense
- OROP: Delhi Police allows ex-servicemen to continue protest at Jantar Mantar
- Defence forces issues including OROP highest priority of govt: Parrikar
- Taiwan-made UAV goes on display at Taipei exhibition
- Production Testing of Russia’s Armata Tank to End in 2016
- India, Pakistan’s dossiers for NSA-level talks ready, terror tops agenda
Sports
- Sania Mirza to get Khel Ratna; Rohit Sharma, 16 others to get Arjuna award
- Saina Nehwal reaches World Badminton Championships semis
- India beat Spain 4-2 to sweep Hockey Test series
- Boxing Coach Swatantra Raj Singh recommended for Dronacharya award
- Mayank, Manish steer India A into tri-series final
