1) 20th
Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow: The 20th Commonwealth Games began in
Glasgow. Scotland rolled out a spectacular opening ceremony with a dazzling and
colourful display of their unique culture and heritage, which also had some
Indian flavour. A surprisingly subdued Glasgow suddenly sprang to life and
exuberance with a three-hour mesmerising show of light and sound and colourful
hues which the organisers claimed was watched by more than one billion people.
The Indian contingent headed by flag bearer and Olympic silver medalist shooter
Vijay Kumar led the Parade of Nations, by virtue of being hosts in 2010 Delhi
edition. Click Here to read questions on CWG 2014.
2)
India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to meet on August 25: After the
decision to invite Nawaz Sharif for PM Narendra Modi's swearing in, his
government on Wednesday pulled another rabbit out of its hat as it confirmed a
meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan next month.
Foreign secretary Sujatha Singh will travel to Islamabad for a meeting with her
counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry on August 25 in a likely attempt to revive the
dialogue process which has effectively remained stalled since the ceasefire
violations in January 2013.
3) Plane
crashed in Taiwan, 47 trapped, feared dead:
A plane landing in stormy weather crashed outside an airport on a small
Taiwanese island late Wednesday, and the transport minister said 47 people were
trapped and feared dead. Another 11 people were injured when the ATR-72
operated by Taiwan's TransAsia Airways crashed on Penghu, an island in the
Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China, Transport Minister Yeh Kuang-shih was
quoted as saying by the government's Central News Agency. The plane was
arriving from Kaohsiung, a city in southern Taiwan.
4) Honda
Mobilio Launched in India: Honda Cars India on Wednesday launched its new
Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV), the Mobilio at a starting price of Rs 6.49 lakh
(ex-showroom Delhi). The petrol car will cost Rs 6.49 lakh for the E variant;
Rs 7.50 lakh for S variant and Rs 8.76 lakh for the V variant.
5) World
Bank President Jim Yong Kim meets PM Narendra Modi: The President of the
World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in
New Delhi on Wednesday. The Prime Minister described the meeting as "very
fruitful." "We discussed several ways of working together in the
times to come," he said. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said:
"We talked about the importance of scale and the need to work on a scale
that inspires people and positively transforms their lives. We live in a world
where speed matters. Quick execution is essential. Speeding up World Bank
projects will surely increase the impact."
6) Cabinet
clears 49% FDI in insurance with Indian control: The Modi Government set
the ball rolling on its first major economic reform on Thursday. The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs approved the raising of Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) cap in insurance from 26 percent to 49 percent through the Foreign
Investment Promotion Board route. The government will now bring a Bill before
Parliament in the current session as the Bill for the same proposal the UPA
Government had mooted lapsed after the last Lok Sabha's dissolution.
7) Ram
Naik Sworn-In as Uttar Pradesh Governor: Senior BJP leader and former Union
Minister Ram Naik was on 22 July 2014 sworn-in as the 27th Governor of Uttar
Pradesh at a ceremony held in Raj Bhawan in Lucknow. 80-year-old Mr Naik was
administered oath of office by Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice
Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud this evening. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, several
ministers, lawmakers, senior bureaucrats and senior officers from the police
department were present on the occasion.
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