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Kumar is at present one of the four managing directors at SBI, looking after the National Banking Group Current Affairs News   :  Rajnish Kumar  become  on Wednesday named  the new  chairman of  country bank  of India (SBI), the  country ’s  biggest  lender. He  would  take over from  modern-day  Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, who will complet e  her  4 – yr   time period  on Friday. Rajnish Kumar , 59, is at introduce one of the four overseeing chiefs at SBI, caring for the National Banking Group — which covers the retail, SME and horticulture business verticals. He had joined the bank in 1980. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet affirmed his arrangement as the SBI director for a time of three years from the date of assuming control over the charge on or after October 7, a request issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said. Handling the issue of p...

Wani was killed in an encounter with Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on July 8, 2016 The Birmingham City Council has been forced to withdraw permission granted to the organisers of a rally titled " Burhan Wani   Day" to mark the first death anniversary of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant/terrorist Burhan Wani here after India lodged a strong protest over the same. Current Affairs   : Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with Indian security forces in the Tral region of Jammu and Kashmir on July 8, 2016. The United Kingdom has a long memory of terror attacks. For more than 30 years from the early 1970s, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), a paramilitary group, carried out multiple attacks across the UK. The deadliest were the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974, when 21 were killed. In 1996, the IRA detonated a massive 1500-kilogram (3300-pound) bomb in a Manchester shopping center that injured more than 200 and was not far from this year's terror a...

The relics include sets of copper plates that are believed to have been inscribed in 9-10th century Current Affairs   : Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   has gifted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of relics from Kerala, regarded as key artefacts of the long Jewish history in India. Modi, who arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 6 for a three-day visit, presented the relics to   Netanyahu   at his home. They comprise two different sets of copper plates that are believed to have been inscribed in 9-10th Century, the Prime Minister's Office said. The first set of copper plates is a cherished relic for the Cochin Jews in   India.   It is regarded as a charter describing the grant of hereditary royal privileges and prerogatives by the Hindu King, Cheraman Perumal (often identified as Bhaskara Ravi Varma) to the Jewish leader Joseph Rabban.   Read Full Story

India scored 169/9 against Pakistan in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India beat Pakistan by 95 runs in their ICC Women's World Cup match on Sunday. Current Affairs   : People across the nation on Sunday celebrated the outstanding victory of the Indian women cricket team in the   ICC Women's World Cup 2017   against Pakistan. Elated Indians burnt crackers and raised slogans for the women team after the historic win against its arch-rival Pakistan. "India's daughter has made the nation proud and has defeated Pakistan with such a big margin. The Indian women team took the revenge from Pakistan of the Champions Cup Trophy," said a local. Another local added that the thumping victory of the team gives a message that nowadays women are not just being cornered in on four walls, but are rather coming up with lot of aims and exposures. "People should motivate Indian Women cricket team and should welcome them like they do it with t...

Joint statement issued after visit vows action against Pak-based LeT, JeM and D-Company Current Affairs   : India and the US today vowed to strengthen cooperation against terror outfits like Jaish-e- Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba and D-Company, while urging Pakistan to ensure that its soil is not used for terror strikes against other nations. In a joint statement released after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, the two nations also called on Islamabad to "expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot, and other cross-border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Pakistan- based groups." Briefing reporters on the meeting, Foreign Secretary, S Jaishankar said counter-terrorism was a major issue that was discussed between Trump and   Modi Trump Meet   during the day. ALSO READ:   In meet with Trump, Modi vows to destroy terror hideouts, tackle extremism On the reference to Pakistan, he...

There are fair chances of rains on Monday night or early Tuesday: IMD The national capital on Sunday sizzled at 39.4 degree Celsius, two notches above the season's average, but respite is likely on Monday, when   Eid Mubarak   falls this year, would see light rains, said the weather department. Current Affairs   : According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are fair chances of rains on Monday night or early Tuesday. Beside, thundery conditions on Sunday night would abate the weather situation and bring down the mercury to 35-36 degrees. "Sunday was humid but Monday, the day of Eid, would be calm and weather would be pleasant throughout the day. Rains are most likely towards night, followed by early morning," an IMD official said. The minimum temperature on Sunday was 30 degrees, two notches above the season's average, while the humidity oscillated between 40 to 80 per cent. The maximum temperature on Saturday settled at 37.6...

When Indian Army soldiers conducted surgical strikes, they had help from an 'eye in the sky' The 28-hour countdown operation of the PSLV-C38/ Cartosat-2   series satellite mission started on Thursday at 05:29 hours IST. This comes after the Mission Readiness Review Committee and Launch Authorisation Board cleared the countdown on Wednesday. Current Affairs   : The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up to launch its Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites. Isro's workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 40th flight (PSLV-C38), will carry these satellites into orbit. The rocket is scheduled to take off from the Sriharikota space port near Chennai at 9.29 am on Friday. The rocket will carry the 712 Kg Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites, together weighing about 243 Kg at lift-off, into a 505 Km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit. Also Read :   Isr...

Pakistan won the Champions Trophy cricket final on Sunday by defeating India by 180 runs Current Affairs   : Pakistan Army has mocked India after the country’s resounding victory in the   Champions Trophy   cricket final, sharing photos of celebrations in restive Balochistan with a caption “To whom it may concern’. Lay off”. After posting photos of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa with victory sign and soldiers dancing over Pakistani triumph over India at the Oval, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor shared pictures from Balochistan where people were celebrating the victory. “And this is Our Balochistan. ‘To whom it may concern’. Lay off,” he wrote along with photos. The pictures were apparently in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech last year in which he had raised the issue Pakistan’s atrocities on people of Baluchistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Ghafoor also posted a video showing people in Srinag...

AYUSH said media paid selective attention to the suggestions on page 14 of the booklet Current Affairs   : The Ministry of AYUSH on Wednesday termed the reports incorrect that said that an AYUSH booklet stated that   pregnant women   should control lust, hang "beautiful" pictures on the wall and shun non-vegetarian food to deliver a healthy baby. In a statement, the AYUSH said, "Some reports have appeared in the print and electronic media since June 13, 2017 concerning the publication 'Mother and Child Care' of Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH. Unfortunately, many of these reports are seen to be inaccurate, and some are even seen to misrepresent facts." The Ministry said that nowhere in the booklet 'no sex' has been mentioned. "Some news reports carry an assertion that the booklet puts forward the 'prescription' that 'pregnant women in I...