Latest Current Affairs
Vinay Dube appointed CEO of Jet Airways
August 14th, 2017
Jet Airways India Ltd named Vinay Dube as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta wins second term
August 14th, 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta won re-election in Kenya defeating veteran opposition leader and longtime rival Raila Odinga in a tense contest.
World’s oldest man, Holocaust survivor, dies aged 113
August 12th, 2017
Israeli Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal, certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died aged 113.
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft set to embark on its final mission
August 12th, 2017
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is set to start off on its final mission-five ultra-close orbits around Saturn on 13 August 2017.
Milkha Singh appointed WHO’s ambassador for physical activity
August 12th, 2017
Sprint legend Milkha Singh has been appointed as the World Health Organisation’s goodwill ambassador for physical activity in South-East Asia Region (SEAR).
Ruth Pfau, Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ dies aged 87
August 12th, 2017
Ruth Pfau, a German nun who devoted her life to combatting leprosy in Pakistan, has died at the age of 87.
Govt reconstitutes Existing CBFC for three years
August 12th, 2017
The Centre has appointed lyricist Prasoon Joshi as Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for a period of three years.
15th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting concludes in Kathmandu
August 12th, 2017
The 15th Ministerial Meeting of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) concluded at Kathmandu, Nepal.
Poet, writer Vijay Nambisan passed away at 54
August 12th, 2017
Noted Poet and writer Vijay Nambisan, who became the first All India Poetry Champion in 1988, passed away.
International Youth Day observed globally
August 12th, 2017
The International Youth Day was observed across the world on 12 August 2017 with the theme ‘Youth Building Peace’.