Current Affairs - january 2014

Date : 01-FEB-2014
High Court of Uttar Pradesh directed CBI to probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds in seven districts for MGNREGA Scheme from the centre.
Date : 01-FEB-2014
India lost the fifth and final cricket ODI series of 5 matches against New Zealand by 87 runs in Westpac Stadium at Wellington.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
The Union Government decided to amend the rules governing IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers 30 January 2014.
Date : 31-JAN-2014Union Government raised the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 cylinders per household in a year on 30 January 2014.
Date : 31-JAN-2014Organisers of Oscars withdrew the song Alone Yet Not Alone from the Best Song Nomination category on 30 January 2014.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
The Sindh government in Pakistan employed three transgendered persons in different departments on 31 January 2014.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
  
India launched a Gandhi Portal named Search for Gandhi in London on 31 January 2014.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
China marked arrival of its Year of the Horse, which is celebrated across the world by Chinese people on 31 January 2014 as the Lunar New Year.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Federal Aviation Administration of the US downgraded the safety ratings of Indian aviation on 31 January 2014 from top to the second category.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Union Cabinet approved the second phase of Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Namma Metro) to improve public transport system in the city.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
CCI has ordered a fresh probe into state-run miner Coal India and its subsidiary for alleged abuse of dominant market position in fuel supplies.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Internet user base in India projected to reach 243 million by June 2014: IAMAI
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna submitted his resignation to the Governor of the state.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Agriculture Ministry has issued detailed guidelines and strategy for implementation of National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Heena Sandhu’s score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as World record on 30 January 2014.
Date : 31-JAN-2014

Union Cabinet approved amendments in the Central List of OBCs in 13 states and three Union Territories as per advices received from the NCBC.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Union Cabinet approved amendments to Mental Health Care Bill to empower people suffering from mental illness and protect their rights.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
India and the Netherlands signed an MOU in field of Sports for exchange of knowledge and experience in the fields of sports management and others.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
India overtook Japan to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Arun Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the CMD of Shipping Corporation of India by the government as the post was vacant since December 2012.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
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India and Fiji signed DTAA for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Date : 31-JAN-2014
Kathy Cross became the first woman to be appointed in an ICC umpires panel as an Associate and Affiliate panel of International umpires.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
National Institute of Technology, Odisha, developed a commercially viable technology for efficiently rendering common polymer plastic into a liquid fuel.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
Sumit Malik winner of 400m gold in men’s 400m race of Lusofonia Games has been stripped off from his medal for violating anti-doping rules.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
University of Washington research report says that Climate Change is a cause for the deaths of the Penguin chicks
Date : 30-JAN-2014
New technocratic government of Tunisia headed by Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa was sworn in and replaced the Islamist-led administration of the country.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
Hero MotoCorp unveiled a 150cc hybrid diesel concept motorcycle RNT on 29 January 2014.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced Indian rupee as a legal tender on 29 January 2014.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
Six Public Sector Units (PSUs) signed memorandum of understanding to set up World’s largest 4000 MW ultra solar power project
Date : 30-JAN-2014
GVK BIO in its announcement said that it has acquired Aragen Bioscience an US based pre-clinical Contract Research Organisation.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
Tata Global Beverages has elevated and appointed Ajoy Misra as the CEO and managing director of TGBL in place of Harish Bhat.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
Mouthwashes can kill off good bacteria in the mouth but by spiking blood pressure it increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes
Date : 30-JAN-2014
Astronomers discovered a River of hydrogen flowing through space on 28 January 2014.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
Anand Kumar, founder of Super30 classes was conferred with 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award at the Eighth National Mathematics Convention in Rajkot.
Date : 30-JAN-2014
ICC has approved the introduction of an International Women’s Championship as a part of qualification for the ICC Women's World Cup 2017.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
US Chamber of Commerce released the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index
Date : 29-JAN-2014
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released working guidelines for trade of spectrum on 28 January 2014.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
 Manoj Kohli appointed as MD&CEO of non telecom business of Bharti Enterprises
Date : 29-JAN-2014
Gopal Vittal has been designed as MD& CEO of India and South Asia including Srilanka and Bangladesh
Date : 29-JAN-2014
A team of scientists have created Water-Jet printer on 28 January 2014.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
First cantilever bridge of India, Pamban Railway Bridge, completed its 100 years.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
The National Rural Livelihoods Mission and the Digital Green, a Microsoft Research Project signed a memorandum of understanding
Date : 29-JAN-2014
Election Commission has directed the CEOs of states to use opaque and reusable cardboard or flex board to make voting compartments at polling stations.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
World’s first 3D-printer Objet500 Connex3 was launched on 28 January 2014.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
Prime Minister inaugurated NAWADCO as a new Central Public Sector Enterprise that will remain under the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
NGO named Tree Foundation engaged in conservation of sea turtle have discovered more than 100 dead Olive Ridley Turtles, since December 2013.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on 28 January 2014
Date : 29-JAN-2014
UNESCO released the 11th Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2013 – 14 on 28 January 2014.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
The Cuban revolutionary, Ulises Estrada who during 1960s was an aid of Che Guevara during his campaign in Africa died at the age of 79 years.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
Delhi government has ordered a CAG audit into the finances of DIMTS. Decision was taken at a cabinet meet chaired by Arvind Kejriwal.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter died at Presbyterian Hospital in New York on 27 January 2014.
Date : 29-JAN-2014
CBDT issued order that exempts medal winning sportsperson at Olympics, Commonwealth and Asian Games from payment of Income Tax on cash rewards.
Date : 28-JAN-2014

The Recording Academy announced 56th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi Pension Yojana on 28 January 2014
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Google purchased the British artificial intelligence company DeepMind Technologies
Date : 28-JAN-2014
India Post announced to install as many as 3000 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and 1.35 lakh micro-ATMs by September 2015 on 27 January 2014.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Salman Khurshid held a bilateral meeting with John Kerry US Secretary on the sidelines of Geneva II meet on Syria in Montreux.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
India Inclusive Innovation Fund (IIIF) launched by National Innovation Council and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Date : 28-JAN-2014
India and Japan inked MoUs during visit of Prime Minister of Japan as Chief Guest on the occasion of the Republic Day celebration on 26 January 2014.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
AK Singh constituted a high level committee to review safety standards of tourist vessels operational at different tourist spots on Andaman Island. 
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Tunisian Assembly passed the new Constitution laying the foundations for a new democracy
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Union Government banned cosmetic companies from testing on animals
Date : 28-JAN-2014
EGoM has approved a SUC of 5 percent of the annual gross revenue on all new airwaves that will be acquired in auction.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Civil Aviation Ministry decided to remove restrictions on flights of Airbus A-380 to India on 27 January 2014.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Google and Samsung Electronics signed an agreement to cross-licence global patents to reduce risk of costly legal disputes on intellectual property.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Raymond Weil the founder of the watch brand of his name died at the age of 87. He is considered the great innovators of the Swiss watch industry.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
RBI raised the Repo rate under LAF by 25 basis points from 7.75% to 8% and kept the CRR of scheduled banks unchanged at 4% of NDTL.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
FAA has ordered to inspect Boeing 767 airplanes to find problems that could cause the pilot to lose control of the plane. 
Date : 28-JAN-2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) banned the import of products from Ranbaxy’s Toansa plant in Punjab, India on 27 January 2014.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
Gen Fattah al-Sisi has promoted to the rank of Field Marshal (highest in the military), who ousted the Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi.
Date : 28-JAN-2014
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India has won the basketball gold in the men’s section at the Lusofonia Games by defeating Angola 77-70 in Goa.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Saina Nehwal won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah won the 2014 Matrix Award on 25 January 2014.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Russia and China will conduct their first ever naval war games in the Mediterranean Sea from 1 February 2014.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
H C Meena appointed as the Secretary Security in the Cabinet Secretariat on 24 January 2014
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the Multi Sectoral Nutrition Programme
Date : 27-JAN-2014
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2014 was released on 25 January 2014.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
PAN allotment procedure will undergo a change from 3 February 2014 and will ask for self-attested copies of POI, POA and DOB documents.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
MS Dhoni became the first captain to be involved in four tied ODI matches, while playing third match against New Zealand in Auckland.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
State Bank of India launched its channel on Youtube on 24 January 2014.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
CSSS, Mumbai has been selected for the National Communal Harmony Awards 2013 in the organisation category.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Australia won five matches ODI series against England, 4-1 after losing the fifth match by five runs, while chasing 217 run target score set by Aussies.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
59th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 24 January 2014.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
 Karl Slym, MD of Tata Motors died after falling from hotel building in Bangkok, where he was to attend board meet of Tata Motors Thailand Limited.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
The Union Government of India on the eve of the 65th Republic Day function announced the Padma Awards 2014.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Dhruva-3 was inaugurated at Advanced Research and Analysis Group in Hyderabad
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Ela Gandhi was awarded with Amadelkufa for her lifetime contribution to the freedom struggle in South Africa.
Date : 27-JAN-2014
Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open men’s singles title by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Melbourne.
Date : 26-JAN-2014
Churchill Brothers beat Sporting Club de Goa to lift the 35th Football Federation Cup.
Date : 25-JAN-2014
Expert Committee constituted by Information and Broadcasting Ministry to review the institutional framework of Prasar Bharti has submitted its report.
Date : 25-JAN-2014
Union Government launched the project for the development of the stretch of 37 Kilometer of the National Waterway-four (NW-4).
Date : 25-JAN-2014
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on Richter scale rocked Java, the main island of Indonesia on 25 January 2014.
Date : 25-JAN-2014
National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched the 2648 village legal service clinics across the country on 24 January 2014.
Date : 25-JAN-2014
The Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014.
Date : 25-JAN-2014
The Aviation Ministry removed V.P.Agrawal as chairman of the state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) on 24 January 2014.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
NASA scientist confirmed life friendly fresh water once existed on Mars
Date : 24-JAN-2014
UNWTO awarded CNN’s Richard Quest the 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement on 22 January 2014.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
Ulysses Award given by United Nation World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) was presented on 22 January 2014.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
The Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched LPG Connection Portability Scheme on all India basis
Date : 24-JAN-2014
Dr. Tej Vir Singh from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh won the 2013 UNWTO Ulysses Prize on 22 January 2014.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
Morocco Parliament has amended an article of the penal code that allowed rapists of underage girls to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
Indian women team won the three ODI series 3-0 by defeating Sri Lankan women team. India defeated the Lankan team by 95 runs in the third match.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
USA allowed the Sikh military men to wear turbans, head scarfs and other religious clothing with their uniform.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
Shane Warne has been appointed as the specialist spin consultant of Australia team to play World Twenty20 game in Bangladesh.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines for loans restructured by non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) on 23 January 2014.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
National Girl Child Day observed across India by the Government on 24 January with an aim to raise awareness and consciousness towards girl children.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
The Supreme Court on 23 January 2014 asked the MoEF and Ministry of Railways to evolve steps to prevent death of elephants on rail tracks.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
South Sudan Government and rebels signed a ceasefire agreement on cessation of hostilities and question of the detainees in Addis Ababa.
Date : 24-JAN-2014
Finance Ministry approved a proposal to provide minimum monthly pension of 1000 rupees to workers of organised sector under (EPS-95).
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Cumbria University of UK became the first public university to accept fees in digital currency, Bitcoin.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
India and Japan signed the Memorandum for strengthening cooperation in tourism
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Supreme Court made it mandatory for the investigating agency to seek viscera test in death due to poisoning on 21 January 2014.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
NASA Mars rover discovered Jelly doughnut rock revealed at a ten year anniversary of the Mars rover.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed as the Dean of Harvard College. He will assume the charge of the dean from 1 July 2014.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Supreme Court laid down 12 guidelines for authorities in dealing with death-row prisoners on 22 January 2014.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005 from circulation on 21 January 2014.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
NOAA and NASA in separate releases confirmed the continuous trend of global warming. NOAA said 2013 the fourth warmest year on earth since 1880
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Sri Lanka has asked Maldivian President to allow its fisherman, the facility of innocent passage through its territorial waters to Arabian Sea.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Advanced Light Helicopter named Garuda Vasudha of Geological Survey of India launched from the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd .
Date : 23-JAN-2014
SEBI has asked depositories to formulate information technology panels at board level with a view to strengthen IT governance framework of systems.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Olympic Council of Asia has recognised Sambo, the Russian martial art and has become part of the Asian Games.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Ratings and Research firm CRISIL released its Indian Economic Forecast for 2014-15 on 21 January 2014.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
The former Deputy CM of Jharkhand, Sudhir Mahato died on 22 January 2014 following a heart attack at Ghatsila in Singhbhum district.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Chilika lagoon in Odisha was named Destination Flyways by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on 21 January 2014.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Tony Fernandes, the chief of AirAsia announced its India operations from April 2014. He is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forums annual meeting.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Paulraj have been awarded with prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize for developing the theory and application of MIMO antennas.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
US discovered that violence, infectious disease and changes in climate were responsible for the collapse of Harappa around 400 years ago.
Date : 23-JAN-2014
Beijing passed a regulation to curb air pollution by controlling emissions. It says harsh penalties on people for not abiding by the guidelines.
Date : 22-JAN-2014
World Economic Outlook projected India’s Economic Growth at 4.5 percent for 2013-14.
Date : 22-JAN-2014
 International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) launched in Melbourne with the announcement of six teams
Date : 22-JAN-2014
Kailash Meghwal on 22 January 2014 was elected as the Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly and 143 MLAs have also been administered the oath of the office.
Date : 22-JAN-2014
Legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao died at the age of 91 in Hyderabad
Date : 22-JAN-2014
Iran has halted its Uranium enrichment over 5 percent as per the agreement with the western powers. The report has been confirmed by IAEA.
Date : 22-JAN-2014

CCEA approved sale of the Government’s residual stakes of Hindustan Zinc worth 16500 crore rupees. Government holds 29.5% stakes of the company.
Date : 22-JAN-2014
 Thai government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok to suppress the anti-government protests in the capital.
Date : 22-JAN-2014
Union Government of India approved to set up Capacity building scheme and Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Climate Change
Date : 22-JAN-2014
RBI panel suggested that a new consumer price index should be adopted. It has set an inflation target at 4 percent, with a band of (+/-) 2 percent. 
Date : 22-JAN-2014
Egypt approved the new constitution in a referendum
Date : 22-JAN-2014
LSE panel discussed on turnaround in growth of Bihar during launch of collection of essays the New Bihar: Rekindling Governance and Development.
Date : 22-JAN-2014

Union Government of India extended the implementation of NFSA 2013 to the States of Karnataka and Chhattisgarh
Date : 21-JAN-2014
Union Cabinet has granted the minority status to Jain community and this nod has enabled the community to avail the benefits in government schemes.
Date : 21-JAN-2014
UN had withdrawn the invitation for Iran to join the peace conference on Syrian crisis.
Date : 21-JAN-2014
SC has directed NCST to verify the authenticity of ST status of Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya that is challenged by political rivals.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
IRENA and ADFD has announced approximately 41 million dollar in concessional loans for renewable energy projects in developing countries.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Cyrus Mistry won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer
Date : 20-JAN-2014
India has test-fired nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile with a range of 4000 kilometer from Wheeler Island of Odisha.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Wal-Mart registered a new Company called Wal-Mart India Private Ltd in India
Date : 20-JAN-2014
India and UAE have agreed to promote cooperation in renewable energy especially in areas of solar energy and wind power by signing an MoU in Abu Dhabi.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
National Urban Health Mission was launched by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka won the 11th Edition of the Miss South India 2014 pageant at the Le Meridien in Coimbatore.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Union Government has extended the benefits of the NMP throughout India to boost manufacturing sector.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
India and Pakistan released the joint statement providing for Non Discriminatory Market Access at 5th SAARC Business Leaders
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Former Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi and leader of Democratic Party (PD) Matteo Renzi signed a deal in Rome on electoral reforms
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Former 5000mts world record-holder and politician Christopher Chataway died in London due to cancer. In 1955 he was knitted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Lewis Clarke became the youngest person to trek to the South Pole.
Date : 20-JAN-2014
Netherlands won the Hero Hockey World League Final by defeating New Zealand 7-2 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
Date : 20-JAN-2014

Ethihad Airways in demonstration flight flew a Boeing 777 plane that was powered in part by biofuel developed in collaboration with a Total.
Date : 18-JAN-2014Tamil Nadu Governor, Rosaiah inaugurated 15th Express Technology Sabha on 17 January 2014.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
US President Barack Obama announced to establish an Af-Pak Strategic Partnership Office (APSPO) on 18 January 2014.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
The US President Barack Obama ordered curbs on the use of bulk data collected by National Security Agency (NSA) on 17 January 2014.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
The four-member women fencing team from India was barred from competing in the Qatar Fencing World Cup in Doha on 17 January 2014.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Peshawar in Pakistan had the largest number of polio cases in the world in 2013.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
US Scientists genetically engineered Tulasi or basil to enhance its pharmaceutical value.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
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Lusofonia Games 2014 is going to be held in Goa from 18 January to 29 January 2014
Date : 18-JAN-2014
The 25th road safety week was celebrated from 11th to 17th January 2014
Date : 18-JAN-2014
IICA and FICCI signed MoU to Raise Awareness on Corporate Regulation and Governance and for promoting the Corporate Affairs Agenda.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Edible oil and food ingredient manufacturer 3F tied up with Fuji Oil Co, the Japanese oil and fats firm to jointly set-up a non-dairy cream making plant.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Hery Rajaonarimampianina declared as the new President of Madagascar following the result of elections conducted with an aim to restore democracy.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Air pollution (Airpocalypse) of Beijing, China has reached to dangerous levels and people of the city have been warned to take precautions.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Google X Lab unveiled a smart contact lens that can help diabetics to measure their glucose level in tears on 17 January 2014.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 17 January 2014.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
RBI has allowed foreign investors to buy shares of South Indian Bank as foreign shareholding in the bank has gone below the prescribed limit.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Sangharsh ke safar ka nayak Mulayam written by Omveer Tomar on 17 January 2014.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new 5 rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing images of Goddess Vaishno Devi
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Anthropomorphic motif figure discovered in the Wayanad district of Kerala among the prehistoric rock engravings on the Thovari hills.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a five-star hotel room, which police believe is a case of suicide.
Date : 18-JAN-2014
IIFCL signed an agreement with the K-EXIM for infrastructure finance and covers cooperation and investment financing related to infrastructure.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Abhijeet Gupta won his second Parsvanth International Grandmasters chess tournament on 16 January 2014.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Leaked draft IPCC UN report has warned about rise of the level of greenhouse gases and it calls for greater global efforts to tackle the issue.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) approved on 16 January 2014, the sale of 10 percent stake in IOC to ONGC and OIL.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Garry Kenneth Toomey, CEO of Jet Airways was resigned
Date : 17-JAN-2014
A team of archaeologist has discovered a tomb of the unknown Pharaonic king of dated back to about 1650 BC.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Jamila Bayaz was appointed as the police chief of District One of Kabul province on 15 January 2014.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Qamar Ahmed, the Pakistani Cricket journalist became the only third man in history to cover 400 test matches while covering a match as Sharjah.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 boss will be tried on bribery charges. The rule was passed by a court in Munich.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Famous Bengali actress Suchitra Sen died in Kolkota on 17 January 2014. She was 82.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Defence Ministry has justified its decision to scrap INS Vikrant to High Court of Mumbai as it has completed its operational life.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
BIS and Ministry of Labour and Employment signed an MoU to enhance the collaboration within the framework of UKIERI in New Delhi.
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Taiwanese poet Yushi was awarded the Thiruvalluvar award on Thiruvalluvar Day
Date : 17-JAN-2014
Union Shipping Ministry unveiled new policy guidelines for major ports aimed to leverage land resources for commercial advantage.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned 1.75 crore rupees towards conducting two world level events in Chennai.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
 The WPI declined to 6.16 percent in December 2013 as compare to 7.52 percent in November 2013.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
GoM led by Sharad Pawar has approved the incentives to the sugar industry for exports of up to 40 lakh tonnes of raw sugar for two years.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
India and South Korea have signed nine pacts in different areas to deepen economic cooperation and bolster defence engagements.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
Government allowed the import of human embryos for artificial reproduction
Date : 16-JAN-2014
Britain has decided to change its tough immigration rules to recruit doctors from India to fulfill the crisis of doctors in the emergency departments.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
The Indian Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) declared results of the election.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
Deepika Padukone won the Best Actress award and Farhan Akhtar won the Best Actor Award at the 20th Screen Awards.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
 Famous Marathi writer and Social activist, Namdeo Dhasal died in Mumbai.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
Scientists are studying the emissions of nitrous oxide regulated from streams and rivers contributed by the population of microorganisms.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
NASA discovered a new potentially hazardous asteroid named 2013 YP139
Date : 16-JAN-2014
State Cabinet of Goa approved a proposal of increase in the reservation of OBC from 19.5 to 27 percent for employment in the government sector.
Date : 16-JAN-2014
Indian Coast Guard Ship Abhinav was commissioned in Kochi by the Director General of Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapiyal.

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