Current Affairs 22 August 2015
National
- Centre extends visa of Taslima Nasreen for one year
- Dedicated Eastern Freight Corridor to be operational in 2019
- CBSE apologises to Smriti for typographical errors
- World Goa day celebrating in Abu Dhabi
- India cancels NSA- level talks with Pakistan
International
- Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as new PM of Sri Lanka
- Turkey announces snap general elections
- Britain, Iran to reopen their respective embassies in coming days
- Myanmar Parliament passed two controversial bills about which activists fear they will curb religious freedoms
- Greece moves refugees to mainland, crush builds on border
Business
- RBI panel recommends conversion of UCBs (Urban Cooperative Banks) into regular banks
- Govt to sell 10 per cent stake in IOC (Indian oil cooperation)
- US regulators issues warning letter to Sipra for quality issues
- IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) Chairman asks insurance companies to offer simpler policies
- Bandhan set to rise in the eastern region
Politics
- Land acquisition notice triggers farmer protest in Vijayawada
- UP court summons Mulayam over rape remark
- AAP MLA Surinder Singh arrested for assaulting NDMC worker
- more MLAs of nitish kumar and lalu likely to join BJP ahead of election
- Lalu mocks Amit shah, says Bihar lifts not for fat men
Defense
- France and India to finalize Rafale jets deal within 10 days : reports
- High court stays Gujarat bill to make voting compulsory
- Over 10 countries to join China’s military parade, India refuses to take part
- Documents proved, Dawood Ibrahim staying in Pakistan
- Israeli Navy Chief Ram Rutberg to hold talks with top Indian officials for signing to increase defense cooperation between the two countries
Sports
- Bopanna-Mergea advanced to quarter-final in US Open Series
- Sri Lanka 140/3 in their 1st innings in reply to India’s 393 on day 2 in Colombo test
- Djokovic beats Goffin to reach Cincinnati quarters
- Rosberg tops Hamilton in Belgian GP practice
- Tendulkar lauds MRF Pace Foundation
