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Increase random checking of VVPAT slips to five per Assembly segment, SC directs Election Commission The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling booths per assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency or Assembly consistency, from one at present. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail… Continue reading Increase random checking of VVPAT slips to five per Assembly segment, SC directs Election Commission

IIT-Madras tops NIRF higher education rankings The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) has topped overall in the National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings, 2019. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and IIT-Delhi has ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the university category, IISc Bangalore ranked first followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In the management category,… Continue reading IIT-Madras tops NIRF higher education rankings

U.S. Treasury official David Malpass named World Bank President David Malpass has been unanimously elected as the new President of the World Bank.He will be the 13th President and will start his five year term from April 9,2019.He was nominated by the US president.David Malpass was a US government official and economic analyst.He has served… Continue reading U.S. Treasury official David Malpass named World Bank President

Army gets first batch of Dhanush, home-made Bofors artillery guns, from OFB The Ordnance Factory Board has delivered the first six indigenously built Dhanush artillery guns to the Army.This is the first of the 114 guns ordered by the Indian army. Dhanush is the first indigenously built 155 mm x 45 calibre long-range artillery gun… Continue reading Army gets first batch of Dhanush, home-made Bofors artillery guns, from OFB

High Court orders release of Manipur television journalist in sedition case The Manipur High court has ordered the release of the journalist who was arrested under the National Security Act after he made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister of India and Chief Minister of state. The National Security Act was promulgated in 1980.The objective of… Continue reading High Court orders release of Manipur television journalist in sedition case

Superseded Navy vice admiral moves court Vice Admiral Bimal Verma has moved Armed Forces Tribunal for challenging  his supersession and appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Navy Chief. The Vice admiral in his petition has asked why he was overlooked as the next Navy chief despite being the senior most in terms… Continue reading Superseded Navy vice admiral moves court

U.S. designates Iran’s elite military unit as a ‘terrorist organisation The United States has designated Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization.The US administration has accused the group of not only facilitating but perpetrating terrorism. It is the first time that the U.S. has designated an entity of another government as… Continue reading U.S. designates Iran’s elite military unit as a ‘terrorist organisation

WB pegs India’s GDP growth at 7.5% According to World Bank report,India’s GDP growth is expected to accelerate moderately to 7.5% in Fiscal Year 19-20.The growth will be driven by (a)investment strengthening (b)improved export performance and (c)resilient consumption. The report said that on the demand side,domestic consumption has remained the primary growth driver but gross… Continue reading WB pegs India’s GDP growth at 7.5%

Oil at 5-month high on Libya output threat Oil prices have increased up to 2% hitting a five-month high on the expectations that global supplies would tighten due to escalation of the civil war in Libya,OPEC-led cuts and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. Earlier,to increase the oil price,the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries… Continue reading Oil at 5-month high on Libya output threat

Sri Lanka seeks enhanced military training from India India and Sri Lanka has agreed to increase cooperation in security and defence spheres in several areas including (a)regional security (b) curbing drug smuggling (c)human trafficking and (d)training of Sri Lankan military personnel. Earlier,training of Sri Lankan defence personnel in India had been opposed by the former… Continue reading Sri Lanka seeks enhanced military training from India