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Five banks of BRICS nations sign pact for credit lines

Five banks of the BRICS Bank Cooperation Mechanism have agreed to establish credit lines in the national currencies and cooperate on credit ratings....

Tejasvi Duduka wins women's singles of US Open Grand Slam Carrom tournament

25-year-old Tejasvi Duduka from Hyderabad won the women's singles of U.S. Open Grand Slam Carrom tournament....

Modi Cabinet reshuffled- 9 New Faces as Ministers

Nine new Ministers of state were inducted into the Union Council of Ministers....

Nirmala Sitharaman: India’s first full time woman Defence Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman (58) became first full time woman Defence Minister of India after she was promoted to the Union Cabinet....

CERT-In issues alert on spread of new malware Locky Ransomware

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) issued an alert on spread of new malware "Locky Ransomware" that can lock compute...

Hockey India sacks chief coach Roelant Oltmans

Hockey India sacked national coach Roelant Oltmans of the Netherlands after a string of unimpressive outings at the international level....

Kenneth I. Juster Named U.S Ambassador to India

Kenneth I. Juster, deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House, has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India....

Rajiv Kumar assumes charge of Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog

Noted economist Rajiv Kumar took over as the vice-chairman of government think tank Niti Aayog....

Assam for first time extends AFSPA orders on its own

Assam Government has extended term of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 and declared entire state a Disturbed Area for six more months under Section 3 of AFSP Act....

02 September 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 02 September 2017 happenings of every day are covered here date wise. All types of current affairs like National, International, Economic, Science & Technology are covered in detail in...

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Saudi Authorises Women to Issue Fatwas

Saudi Arabia women can now issue fatwas after the historic recommendation was approved by 107 votes in the Shoura Council....

SAAB ties up with Adani Group to build Gripen E fighter jets in India

Swedish defence major SAAB announced its tie-up with Adani Group to manufacture the Gripen E fighter jets in India under the Defence Ministry’s $10 billion single-engine fighter jet procurement prog...

World's Highest Sandcastle Built in German City

The world's highest sandcastle is now standing 16.68 meters tall in the German city of Duisburg....

India most corrupt Asian country, Vietnam second: Forbes

A recent survey by the Transparency International states that India is the most corrupt country in Asia....

Ahmedabad gets India's first 'World Heriatge City' tag from UNESCO

The city of Ahmedabad, known as the commercial hub of Gujarat, was formally accorded the status of India's first 'World Heritage City' by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi...

01 September 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

India wins bronze at World Boxing Championships

Wildcard entrant Gaurav Bidhuri’s remarkable run at the World Boxing Championships ended with a bronze medal after he lost his semi-final clash to American Duke Ragan....

Indian-origin Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay appointed as Interim President of Singapore

Indian-origin civil servant Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay was appointed as Interim President of Singapore until the new President is sworn-in....

Arunachal Pradesh and J&K are Fastest Growing Economies

Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh were the fastest expanding State economies in 2015-16, according to a new series of gross State domestic product data with 2011-12 as the base year published by...