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7 August 2015 Current Affairs
National
- FSSAI denies giving clean-chit to Maggi noodles
- Railways say Harda train accident due to erosion of soil below tracks
- PM to launch first National Handloom Day in Chennai tomorrow
- Pakistan refutes India’s claim, says terrorist Naved is not Pakistani
- UGC gets funds to provide free Wi-Fi in universities
International
- Land reclamation project in South China Sea has stopped: China
- Egypt to unveil major extension of Suez Canal to revive economy
- US carries out first drone strike in Syria from Turkey
- Plane debris found on Indian Ocean island belongs to MH370: Malaysian PM
- Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Politics
- Rajya Sabha adjourned for day over Lalit Modi issue
- BJP rejects Sonia’s allegation of not consulting NE CMs before signing Naga peace accord
- Mayawati accuses govt of adopting rigid attitude on Congress MPs’ suspension
- Probe initiated into editing of Jawaharlal Nehru’s profile on Wikipedia: Government
- FTII protest moves to Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal supports students
Business
- Xiaomi, Huawei tops Chinese mobile market, Apple third
- Bharti Airtel takes its 4G services to 296 towns
- Flipkart announces start of furniture sale
- Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar, is looking at increasing its exposure in the Indian market
- Indian mining giant Adani suffered another setback after an Australia bank pulled out of its role as financial adviser to the group’s controversial 16 billion dollar coal mine project
Defence
- Punjab’s World War-II hero Colonel Harwant Singh passes away
- Indian Company Reveals UAV Partnership with AeroVironment of U.S.
- Indian Air Force’s Top Guns Score Wins in the UK
- Army, DRDO fight it out again over Arjun and futuristic tanks
- Import-dependent India exported defence equipment to 22 countries in one year
- Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group plans $1 billion aerospace park for defence sector
Sports
- India beat France by 4-1 in second hockey test
- fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England bundled out Australia for a paltry 60 runs in their first innings on the opening day
- Indian football team static at 156th rank in FIFA rankings
- ban on Sreesanth will stay despite court’s decision, says BCCI
- India came home with 173 medals at special olympics
