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IndusInd Bank Launches m-wallet with MobiKwik
IndusInd Bank, in association with MobiKwik,
announced the launch of a co-branded wallet ‘IndusInd MobiKwik’ that
allows its customers to pay at the MobiKwik merchant network using their
accounts, with a ’Direct Debit Feature’.
The direct debit feature will allow IndusInd Bank account holders to
link their accounts just once and pay using the co-branded app as and
when required, thereby eliminating the need to load the MobiKwik prepaid
wallet separately.
Cristiano Ronaldo Named Best FIFA Men's Player
Ronaldo presented the award at The Best FIFA
Football Awards ceremony in London, UK.
The award, which covers the period of November 2016 to July 2017, is
voted by national team coaches, captains, selected media and fans.
Other awards are
Netherlands' Lieke Martens won The Best FIFA Women's Player award.
Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud won the Puskas Award for the year's best
goal after his acrobatic scorpion kick.
The Fair Play Award went to Slovakia's Francis Kone, who saved the life
of Martin Berkovec during a Czech First League game.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was named the Best FIFA Men's Coach.
Juventus' Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was named the best
goalkeeper of the year.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrives in India
Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
arrived in New Delhi this morning on one day visit to India.
He will meet with President Ram Nath Kovind and have delegation-level
talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Both sides will review the entire gamut of multifaceted bilateral
strategic partnership. The two countries will discuss the efforts to
combat the menace of terrorism. They will also hold consultations and
coordinate on furthering the shared objective of promoting peace,
security, stability, and prosperity in Afghanistan.
United Nations Day is observed on 24th October
United Nations Day is observed globally on 24
October.
It marks the 72nd anniversary of the UN Charter’s entry into force and
celebrates everything that the UN represents and has achieved since its
establishment in 1945.
All the member states of the United Nations contribute finances to its
operation to help further its goals.
Union Government appoints ex-IB chief Dineshwar Sharma as interlocutor
Dineshwar Sharma, the Former director of the
Intelligence Bureau (IB) taken charge as the interlocutor, for peace
talks with Assam’s insurgent groups, including the United Liberation
Front of Assam (ULFA).
He addressed to the media that the rank of the former IB Director,
Dineshwar Sharma, will be equivalent to that of a Cabinet Secretary.
The appointment of Dineshwar Sharma and intention towards the unrest
prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shri Ngangom Sarat Singh appointed as member of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Manipur and Mizoram
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New
& Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh administered the oath of office
and secrecy to Shri Ngangom Sarat Singh, here today, on his appointment
as a member of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for
Manipur and Mizoram.
It is a two-member Commission, each member representing the respective
participating State.
BHEL starts execution of 4,000 megawatt Yadadri plant in Telangana
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced
that it has commenced execution of Yadadri supercritical thermal power
project ordered by the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation
Limited (TSGENCO).
The project is located at Damaracherla in Nalgonda district of Telangana
and is valued at approximately Rs 20,400 crore.
It is the single largest order for BHEL so far and is also the highest
value order ever placed in the power sector in India.
SBI launches ‘2nd SBI Digital Hackathon’ Digitize For Bank
State Bank of India (SBI) launched the second
edition of its Hackathon. This hackathon has been named ‘Digitize For
Bank’.
The main focus is on four ‘Cognitive’ themes namely Facial Recognition,
Signature Recognition, Voice based Authentication and Cheque Truncation
Value Enhancers.
The winners will get an opportunity for incubation and acceleration with
SBI.
Second World Congress on Marxism to be held in Beijing
The 2nd World Congress on Marxism is scheduled to
be held at Peking University in Beijing from 5th – 6th May 2018.
The theme of 2nd World Congress on Marxism will be “Marxism and the
current world and China”.
The 2nd World Congress on Marxism coincides with the 200th anniversary
of Karl Marx’s birth and the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and
opening-up.
IPPB appoints Suresh Sethi as its MD & CEO
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) appointed Mr.
Suresh Sethi, the former MD of Vodafone M-Pesa Ltd. as its Managing
Director & Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Sethi takes over from the dynamic leadership of Mr. A.P. Singh who
had been the interim MD & CEO of IPPB since January 2017.
Bangladesh Signs Gas Oil Deal with India
Bangladesh signed long-term sales and purchase
agreement with an Indian refiner to import gas oil to meet the country’s
energy demand.
The deal between Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and Numaligarh
Refinery Limited (NRL) was signed in presence of India’s external
affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who arrived in Dhaka recently on a
two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues.
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