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Union minister Narayan Rane arrested for ‘slap Uddhav Thackeray’

Union Minister Narayan Rane was formally arrested by Maharashtra police for his slap remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Two FIRs were registered against the Union Minister, one in Pune and the other one in Nashik, regarding his remarks. Rane had also approached the Bombay High Court earlier seeking […]

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Russia to deliver first stealth frigate by mid-2023

The first of two additional Krivak class stealth frigates being built by Russia is expected to be delivered to India in the middle of 2023. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In October 2016, India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for four Krivak or Talwar class stealth frigates — two to be procured directly

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New portal launched to facilitate geospatial planning of MGNREGA assets

The government launched a new geospatial planning portal, ‘Yuktdhara’, which Union Minister Jitendra Singh said will help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets using remote sensing and geographic information system-based data. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The “Yuktdhara” Geospatial Planning Portal will serve as a repository of assets (Geotags) created under various national rural development programmes

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Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Sree Narayana Guru on his Jayanti. Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He was born into a family that belonged to the Ezhava caste. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He led a reform movement against the injustice in the

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Standing Committee on Defence visited INS Chilka

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (SCOD) visited the prestigious ab-initio sailors training establishment of Indian Navy, INS Chilka on 23 Aug 21. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (SCOD) is a Department Related Standing Committee (DRSC) of selected members of parliament for legislative oversight of the defence policies and

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Indian Army promoted 5 women officers to Colonel rank first time ever

The Indian Army’s Selection Board has cleared the way for the promotion of five women officers to Colonel (Time Scale) rank, post completion of 26 years of reckonable service. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is the first time that women officers serving with the Corps of Signals, Corps of Electronic and Mechanical Engineers (EME)

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Greece built a 40-km long wall on its border with Turkey

Greece has completed building a 40-km long wall and installed a hi-tech surveillance system on its border with Turkey to avoid the influx of Afghan migrants following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The development comes amid apprehensions about heavy migration of Afghan citizens into Greece via Turkey, and then further

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Narayan Rane moved HC over FIRs against ‘slam Thackeray’ remark

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narayan Rane moved the Bombay High Court seeking anticipatory bail and quashing of three FIRs filed against him over his statements that he would have “tightly slapped” chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who he claimed was ignorant of the country’s independence year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 If

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The saroop of Sikh Holy Book

Among the most striking images emerging from the flight of Sikhs from Afghanistan have been those of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri carrying on his head, one of the saroops of the holy Guru Granth Sahib flown in from that country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Saroop is a physical copy of Sri Guru Granth

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Japan aims to bring back soil samples from Martian moon by 2029

Japan’s space agency plans to bring soil samples back from the Mars region ahead of the US and Chinese missions now operating on Mars, in hopes of finding clues to the planet’s origin and traces of possible life. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, plans to launch an explorer

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