News & Updates
Facts of the Week December 1 to 7, 2015
National Political News: 1. Chennai is bettered by torrential rains. It received 345 mm of rainfall in 24 hours which is more than double of its entire average rainfall during the month of December previously. Chennai roads turns into rivulets as Army pressed into...
Facts of the Week November 24 to 30, 2015
National Political News: 1. Central Government initiates a peace process with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) by holding a meeting with ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa in New Delhi. Assam goes to the polls early next year. Violence in the North Bengal Assam...
Facts of the Week November 16 to 23, 2015
National Political News: 1. Firebrand brand VHP leader Ashok Singhal passes away in Gurgaon at the age of 89 because of multi organ dysfunction. Ashok Singhal played a major role in the Ram temple Ayodhya movement. He was a organizer of Hindu Sammelans and Dharma...
Facts of the Week November 8 to 15, 2015
National Political News: 1. Overwhelming win for RJD, JDU, Congress etc. Mhagathbandan in Bihar. 178 MLA’s from the grand alliance against 58 of the BJP lead alliance. RJD is the single largest party in Bihar assembly with 80 seats followed by JDU with 71 seats and...
Facts of the Week November 1 to 7, 2015
National Political News: 1. Phase 4 of Bihar elections for its legislative assembly has seen the highest voter turnout at 57.59% theirby surpassing the previous high of 57.33% in 2014 Lok Sabha Polls. Female voters were recorded at 60.4%against male voters at 54.2%....
Facts of the Week October 26 to 31, 2015
National Political News: 1. North India rocked by an earthquake whose epicenter was in North East Afghanistan’s Jurmala region with a 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. Widespread destruction and loss of lives, 266 dead and innumerablehouse collapses. 3 people killed...
Facts of the Week October 21 to 25, 2015
National Political News 1. Engineer Rashid an Independent MLA of J&K legislative assembly had hosted a beef party in Srinagar as a protest against the October 9 lynching of atruck driver in Jammu suspected for alleged cow killing, has had to face the anger of...
Facts of the Week October 15 to 20, 2015
National Political News 1. The release of book ‘Neither a Hawk nor a Dove; An insider account of Pakistan’s foreign policy’ authored by former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri met with resistance from activists of a political party in Mumbai, who...
Facts of the Week October 8 to 14, 2015
National Political News 1. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a state visit to India have agreed to move vigorously on the Indo German ‘Climate and Renewable Alliance’. The 7 focus areas of this alliance are: (i) Solar...
Facts of the Week October 1 to 7, 2015
National Political News: 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Silicon Valley,California, United States regarded as the Mecca of World IT sector. The Prime Minister participated in a townhall Q&A session alongside Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook at their...
Facts of the Week September 24 to 30, 2015
National Political News 1. India moves a step closer to being a permanent member of the UN Security Council. The UNGeneral Assembly has agreed to carry forward a text on UN Security Council reforms. This move will help India on text based negotiations for the...
Facts of the Week September 16 to 23, 2015
National Political News 1. Secret files pertaining to the freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are thrown open by the West Bengal government in Calcutta for the public. The files reveal that Netaji was alive till 1948 and was somewhere in Manchuria/ China. The...
