On 15 August 2018, PM Narendra Modi announced ISRO’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission. ISRO has already started its preparations for its first Human Space Flight Project, and if successful, India will become the fourth country after USA, Russia and China to send a human to space. You can read more about the HSF Project here. Speaking about the project, Dr K Sivan, the Secretary, Department of Space said, “We are excited […]

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on Tuesday invited online applications for recruitment of Principals, Vice-Principals, Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs), Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), Librarians and Primary Teachers (PRTs). The application process begins on August 24 and closes on September 13, 2018. The examination will be held in the offline mode. Candidates can apply till September 13, 2018. The number of tentative vacancies to be filled through the examination is more […]

Dams and rivers overflowed, parts of highways collapsed, and homes were swept away in severe flooding in more than half of Kerala on Friday in the third day of heavy downpour that has claimed the lives of 30 people and left nearly 54,000 homeless. The flooding became more intense after all five gates of the Idukki dam were opened and shutters of more than two dozen dams were lifted, making […]

There has been a massive surge in customer grievances lately relating to unauthorised transactions resulting in debits to their accounts or cards. Several bank customers have reported that cash amount from their account were withdrawn, speculating that it could be a malicious attempt were fraudsters stole the ATM pins and other data by fitting skimming devices and preparing clones of the ATM cards (though not verified independently). A Delhi-based couple […]

US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran of consequences “the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered,” if it threatens the United States. “Never, ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before,” Trump said on Twitter in a direct message to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. “We are no longer a country that will […]

The government has slashed the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 earlier, a move that will enable more number of people to take advantage of the girl child savings scheme. The government has amended the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Rules, 2016, to state that the minimum initial deposit to open the account would be Rs 250. The minimum deposit that […]

Minimum Balance Rules, Penalty For Insufficient Balance In SBI Savings Accounts State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender of the country, requires customers to maintain a certain minimum balance in its savings accounts, except for some like the basic savings bank deposit account. Minimum balance requirements of SBI vary according to the location of the SBI branch in which a customer opens his account. With effect from the start […]

France lifted their second ever World Cup, concluding the month-long extravaganza after they beat Croatia 4-2 at the Luzhniki stadium in Russia. Here are the Individual award winners of the FIFA World Cup 2018: Golden Ball Despite being on the losing side, Croatian skipper Luka Modric was awarded the Golden Ball in recognition for his stellar performances in Croatia’s run-up to the title clash. Belgium’s Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann […]

Former MP Ram Shakal, RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh and stone artist Raghunath Mohapatra were nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Saturday, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. The nominations were made by President Ram Nath Kovind on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the PMO said. Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution provides that the president can nominate to the Rajya Sabha 12 […]

It’s been a never ending wait for around 50 lakh government employees who have been waiting for a pay hikein their salary beyond the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission. While a certain section of media is stating that the pay hike announcement might come on August 15 or before the general elections in 2019. However, earlier, the Minister of State for Finance P. Radhakrishnan in Lok Sabha had said […]