18-19 October 2015 Current Affairs
National
- China likely to be partner country in Surajkund Mela-2016
- Nepal’s Deputy PM Kamal Thapa arrives in New Delhi on three-day visit
- Government ready to broaden medical college network in India
- Urdu poet Munnawar Rana returns Sahitya Award live on TV
- India’s short film ‘An old dogs dairy’ awarded at London film festival
- 7th Asia pacific conference on exercise and sports science ended in Faridabad
- Rajasthan government notifies 5% quota for Gujjars and special backward classes
International
- EU to announce end of Iran sanctions tomorrow
- Hilary Clinton supports Obama for his decision to keep US forces in Afghanistan
- Scott Kelly,NASA, breaks US record of spending most days in space with 383 days
- Egypt starts off long awaited parliamentary elections
- Typhoon Koppu led to the displacement of 10,000 people in Philippines
- India ranked among top 10naquirers in US market in 2015, says Baker & McKenzie
Business
- Manipur CM inaugurates Reserve Bank of India’s Imphal Office
- Man Rangarajan appointed as new CFO of housing.com
- Rural electrification Corp. planning to raise Rs. 700 cr via tax-free bonds
- Government imposes stock limits on pulses held by big retailers and importers
- Reliance planning to expand Steve Madden stores
- Infosys to acquire Noah consulting for $70 bn
Politics
- Congress rules out supporting any adventurism by Government NJAC Act issue
- All pedal rickshaws in state to be replaced with e-rickshaws: Haryana CM
- Mobile internet blocked in Rajkot as Hardik patel warns stir at ODI
- Hardik patel detained before Rajkot ODI
- Nathuram Godse’s death anniversary celebrated as Balidan Divas in Maharashtra
- Haryana government approved Swadhar Greh schemes
Defense
- India, US and Japanese navies ready for USS fort worth presentation
- INS Vikrant to be handed over to Indian navy on time says chief of Kochi shipyard
- Russia planning to export 3 Grigorovich class frigates to India
- India’s NSGs and US commandos to hold joint exercise in November this year
- India planning to acquire 3 more C-17 globe master
Sports
- P V Sindhu losses in Denmark Open Badminton tournament finals
- Rohan Bopanna, Lukasz Kubot in semis of Shanghai Masters
- India to meet Great Britain in finals of Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey
- Chennai super kings and Rajasthan royals to come back in IPL 2018
- Djokovic grabs ninth title of year shanghai masters
- AIFF appoints Baichung Bhutia as advisor
- VIVO replaces PepsiCo as title sponsor
