October
2015 Events: Part II
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Harvard University’s distinguished Humanitarian of the Year Award 2015 has been conferred to Indian
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
He has been bestowed with this award for championing the cause of child
reform and ending all forms of violence against children.
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Zimbabwean President, Mr. Robert Mugabe gets China's Nobel Peace
Prize (Confucius Prize)
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Tekady in Kerala won the inaugural Pacific Asia Travel
Association (PATA) CEO Challenge Award 2015 along with Albay in the
Philippines
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Spain's King Felipe VI awarded online encyclopedia Wikipedia the
country's Princess of Asturias award for international cooperation, hailing
it a "universal symbol of teamwork"
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1st National Indian Arts Awards presented in UK
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European Parliament's prestigious 'Sakharov Human Rights Prize' was won by Saudi blogger Rafi Badawai; he was sentenced to
1000 lashes and 10 years in prison for insulting Islam
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Activist Bindeshwar
Pathak selected for New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian Award
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India as witness, Myanmar inks historic truce deal with Rebels
(8 armed groups)
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India to tighten security along Nepal border
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Malaysia proposed to invest 30 billion US dollars for urban
development in India
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India, Israel signed 10 MoUs to enhance bilateral cooperation
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Ecuador cancels Dhruv contract after it crashes
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Bus service linking Kolkata and Agartala via Dhaka has been
flagged off carrying 18 passengers for Kolkata via Dhaka
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Singapore to return one of the idols brought from art thief
Subash Kappor; the idol belongs to Ariyalur Dt in Tamil Nadu
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Japan offers Rs. 1 lakh crore loan to finance India's first bullet train (Mumbai -
Ahmedabad)
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India China Combined Military Training Exercise 'Hand in Hand 2015' concluded
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4th edition of Sri Lanka-India Exercise (SLINEX) off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from 27 Oct to 01 Nov 15;
SLINEX series of bilateral maritime exercises were initiated in 2005 and
since then three successful engagements have been conducted.
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India sees Africa as Natural Partner: Minister for Commerce
& Industry, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
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US offering F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan worries India; India
says it will affect the regional stability in South Asia
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India -
Africa Forum Summit began in New Delhi; all the 54 countries from Africa is
participating the event; China and US is closely watching the event; India to
give $10 billion in Soft Loans, $600 million in Grants and scholarships to
5000 students over five years; Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi calls India
and Africa are 'two bright spots' in global economy
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, held bilateral meetings with
19 African leaders on the sidelines of the India Africa Forum Summit in New
Delhi; terror, trade and UN on the agenda
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India offers Sri Lanka its Tejas Aircraft to counter Pakistan's
bid to sell its JF-17 fighters
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi announces 1 crore rupees to
Edhi foundation which had provided shelter and assistance to Geeta; but Edhi
foundation declined the offer
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Indo Australian Security Cooperation reviewed
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3rd BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and
Innovation (STI) at Moscow, Russia; Union S&T Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan
to attend the meet
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ICC and Amnesty International have called for India to arrest
Sudanese President, Mr. Omal al Bashir during the Indo-Africa summit
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India and France sign an agreement on digital preservation and
conservation of rare written treasures.
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BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India & China) Ministers
expressed their unequivocal commitment towards a successful outcome at the
Paris Climate Change Conference through a transparent, inclusive and
Party-driven process; GCF (Green
Climate Fund) to be established; 21st meeting of BASIC Ministers held at
Beijing, China; India expressed to host the 22nd meeting in 2016
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Pakistan to attend disaster management drill (SAADMEx: South Asian Annual Disaster
Management Exercise) in India
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India and Russia agree to strengthen collaboration in the area
of Information and Communication Technology
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India and South Africa agree to strengthen collaboration in key
areas of Science, including in the field of “HIV Vaccine Research”
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A Search-cum- Selection Committee (SC) has been constituted
under the Chairmanship of Mr.
Shaktikanta Das, for selecting a CEO for the Investment Management
Company, under the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
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Tata Housing tied-up with Facebook to sell its affordable homes
online
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China's Sany Group to invest $3 billion in India; on renewable
projects during 2016 – 2020
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RBI has opened a new sub-office in Imphal which will support
unbanked block of North-East to have banking presence
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Apple ordered to pay $234 million to University of Wisconsin for
infringing patent
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Infosys announced to acquire Noah Consulting for 70 Million US
dollars
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RBI formed Financial
Inclusion Fund with 2000 crore rupees corpus
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Union Government appointed Anil
Baijal Committee, (former
Union Home Secretary), submitted its report on how to improve monitoring of
CSR spending to government.
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi launched IDFC Bank in New Delhi
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America's multinational retail corporation Wal-Mart is suspected
to have paid bribes worth millions of dollars in India: Wall Street Journal
newspaper
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Infrastructure
Finance Summit 2015 in Singapore
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Infosys and Huawei team up for "Smart Stadium Solution" (provide high speed Wi-Fi access and
smart services for users in Stadium and exhibition centres)
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MoS for Finance, Mr. Jayant Sinha reviewed the progress made
after Public Sector Banks' Reform Plan 'Indradhanush'
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Reliance Capital signed agreement to acquire Goldman Sachs mutual
funds business in India
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Foundation stone for India's first mobile manufacturing
electronic cluster was laid at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh
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RBI issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme; allow banks to fix their own interest
rates on gold deposits; to be implemented from Nov 05; interest rate fixed at
2.75%
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RBI turns down a proposal from the government to allow up to
100% FDI in banks
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Income of trusts from yoga-related activities will now not be
subject to service tax
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NITI Aayog Panel (headed by Tarun
Khanna) moots private funding for R&D
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Foxconn ready to take over TN unit of Nokia. Conditions Apply*
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World Bank released a report on Arab Spring Revolution
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Doing
Business Ranking 2016 (by World Bank): India at 130th position (last year it was at 134th); ranked for
189 countries; top 3 are: Singapore, New Zealand and Denmark
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Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley launched the “E-Sahyog” pilot project of Income-Tax
department to facilitate taxpayers
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Government sets-up a Justice
R V Easwar Committee to simplify
the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961
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India replaced China to emerge as Biggest Gold Consumer in World: Thomson Reuters
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African Nations to leverage Duty Free Tariff Preferences offered
by India: Union Commerce Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
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Magic
Bricks NOW: India's first real estate TV channel
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Olympia Group bought Rs. 20 crore plot in Chennai (Guindy area)
for IT Park
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Tamil
Nadu attracted the highest investment proposals from
the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in 2013-14: ASSOCHAM
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RBI allowed NRIs to subscribe to National Pension System
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Flipkart to invest $2 billion on logistics
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SC stays ban on Mumbai dance bars (Judges: Dipak Misra and P C
Pant)
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Uttar Pradesh: Government launched mobile app mSehat for health workers
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Kerala: 'Suchitwa Mission'
for cleansing the Sabarimala hills of plastic waste
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Pedana fabric recommended for the Handloom Brand
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Central
Victim Compensation Fund set up with 200 crore rupees by Union
Government
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SC strikes down NJAC Act to appoint judges; declared NJAC as unconstitutional; Government calls it as a
setback to Parliamentary Sovereignty
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Environment Ministry to constitute a Committee of Experts headed by Dr. R.A Mashelkar for selection of
Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Post-Doctoral Research Fellows
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India in collaboration with the United Nations Office for
Disaster Risk Reduction (UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,
UN-ISDR) will host the 2nd ISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) meeting in New Delhi
on Nov.17-19, 2015
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The National Security Guard (NSG), whose commandos are popularly
known as `Black Cats', will now deploy its women commandos as well in
anti-terror operations, something which was not done earlier
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Navy signs Rs 5,000 crore Pact with Russian Shipbuilder
Zvezdochka
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Former cricketer VVS Laxman joins PETA (People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals) campaign
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Union Government modified National Blood Policy, 2002 towards
better blood utilisation
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Swadhar
Greh scheme approved by
Haryana Government for women in distress
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After NJAC scrapped by the SC, President appointed the Acting
Chief Justice for the Gauhati HC (Justice Tinilanthang Vaiphei) on his powers
under the Article 223
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Government of India has started a promotional campaign for the
‘India Handloom’ Brand. As a part of this, the brand ‘India Handloom’ has
entered social media.
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Karnataka and Gujarat lifts ban on Maggi
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Delhi: Mr. Arvind Kejriwal seeks life term or death sentence for
juvenile rapists
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Union Government increased import duty on wheat to 25% from 10%
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Union Ministry of Environment extended validity of Environment
Clearance to 7 years
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Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Indian
Police Foundation and the Indian Police Institute in New Delhi
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Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Mutual
Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters between India and the Maldives
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Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of an agreement
between India and Egypt on Maritime Transport
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Odisha gets its First
100% solar-powered village-BARIPATHA
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi laid the Foundation Stone of
the New Capital City of Andhra Pradesh, at Amravathi. Japan to develop Andhra's capital region; Amaravati is
the fifth planned capital city built in independent India followed by
Gandhinagar, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar and Naya Raipur.
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Ministry of Urban Development has approved the first batch of
state level Action Plans under AMRUT; 89 cities worth Rs. 2786 crore in
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Shri
Venkateswara Mobile and Electronics Manufacturing Hub in Tirupati in Andhra
Pradesh
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Ministry of Defence has approved the induction of women into the
Fighter (Combat) stream of the IAF from 2017
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa sanctioned Rs. 430
crore for setting up two government medical colleges in Karur and Pudukottai;
the government has started 7 such colleges in the last 4 years
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi has praised Tamil Nadu's
effort in Organ Donation
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Government has decided to remove the process of interview for
group 'B', 'C' and 'D' central government jobs from Jan 01, 2016: Prime
Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
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Central Government should consider castration as punishment for
child sex abusers: Madras High Court
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Chennai Corporation's street design project shorlitsted for
international award (Sustainia Award - by Denmark based org)
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Mumbai – Goa track to get India’s
first double-decker Shatabdi train (The first double-decker air
conditioned train was started in October 2011 between Howrah and Dhanbad)
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Income of trusts from yoga-related activities will now not be
subject to service tax
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Indian Railways developed warning system for unmanned level
crossings
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Haryana Government announced to open Sanskrit University at
Mundri for Scheduled Castes
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India's most wanted gangster Chhota Rajan arrested in Bali,
confirms CBI director
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Kerala House in New Delhi was attacked by Hindu Sena workers
saying that the canteen has beef on menu
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The 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit kicked off in New Delhi (1st in 2008 in New Delhi and 2nd in 2011
in Addis Ababa)
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SC appointed Upamanyu
Hazarika Commission submitted report on illegal migrants from Bangladesh
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Financial powers of Health Institutions enhanced to 5 lakh
rupees per patient under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
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Government tells labs: fund research by yourself
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Madhya Pradesh: 33% quota for women in government jobs
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Action Plans under Heritage City Development and Augmentation
Yojana (HRIDAY) for eight missions cities have been approved at a total cost
of Rs.431 cr; [(1) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), (2) Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), (3)
Ajmer (Rajasthan), (4) Dwaraka (Gujarat), (5) Badami (karnataka), (6)
Warangal(Telangana), (7) Amaravati(Andhra Pradesh) and (8) Vellankini(Tamil
Nadu)]
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Centre backs publishing CM's photos in government
advertisements; SC to hear the review by Jan 2016
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Gujarat HC said there is prime facie case of sedition case
against Patel group leader, Mr. Hardik Patel and refused to quash the FIR
filed against him in Surat
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ASI strikes gold at Artipura (Mandya Dt, Karnataka); could be an
early version of Shravanabelagola
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Sub Group of Chief Ministers on Centrally Sponsored Schemes
submitted its report
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In an important ruling, the Supreme Court asked the government to scrap the reservation system in Higher
Medical Educational System
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Chattisgarh has become the first state to get central
government’s approval for taking up affordable housing projects in urban
areas under Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (PMAY) launched in June this year
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Government has decided to set up a National Tribal Advisory
Council for effecting monitoring and implementation of various tribal welfare
schemes. The council will be chaired by the Prime Minister and will meet once
or twice in a year.
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Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has
commissioned a study on testing of new construction technologies for
popularizing them; IIT - Kanpur to evolve Testing Protocol to promote new
technologies
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Indian Air Force (IAF) to commence "Exercise-Livewire" (Oct 31, 2015); to validate the full
spectrum of IAF capability
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Rashtriya
Sanskriti Mahotsav, a cultural extravaganza to showcase India’s rich and diverse
cultural heritage to be held in New Delhi (Nov 2015)
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At 23%, India has the
highest number of TB cases in the world: World Health Organisation; top 3
countries with TB are: India > Indonesia > China
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Ministry of Civil Aviation released Revised Draft National Civil Aviation Policy
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Nation celebrated Mr. Sardar Patel Jayanti as Rashtriya Ekta
Diwas / National Unity Day (Oct 31); Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
flagged off "Run for Unity" at Rajpath
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75 cities to be rated under the Swachh Bharat Sanitation Survey
( 4 from Tamil Nadu)
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Golden
Jubilee Celebrations of the High Court of Delhi;
inaugurated by the President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee; the theme of the Delhi High Court’s Golden
Jubilee Celebrations is ‘Justice For
All’; Delhi High Court established on Oct 31, 1966
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi outlined a new scheme "One
India, Best India" which the Union Government is working on, in
consultation with the States
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CISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations)
is all set to establish its first regional centre in South India in Hyderabad
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Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to constitute
a Drafting Committee (under the chairman of T.S.R. Subramanian) for framing the New Education Policy
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Odisha: government decided to implement the Shamuka Beach
Project near Puri
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A 10 episode programme titled ‘Hunnarbaaz’ on Apprenticeship Training Scheme will be telecast on
Door Darshan National to make aware the Public at large about the
Apprenticeship Training Scheme and its utilities in building skill in the
country especially for the youth.
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4th International Tourism Mart inaugurated in Gangtok, Sikkim
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China beats US in billionaire counts; China - 596; US - 537
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Oct 16: World Food Day;
Theme: 'Social Protection and
Agriculture'
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Oct 20: World Statistics
Day; Theme: 'Better Data, Better
Lives'
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Union Government flagged off Science Express Climate Action
Special train
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International Religious Freedom Report 2014 released
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Pope Francis canonised the parents of St. Therese Lisieux- Louis
and Zelie Martin-at a special ceremony held at the St. Peter's Square in
Vatican. With this, they became the first couple to be canonized in modern
times
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UNESCO released Gender and Education for All 2000-2015 report
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Cricketer AB de Villiers was
roped in as the brand ambassador of Chennai based tyre manufacturer MRF
Limited
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Book "Dreaming Big - My Journey to Connect India"
was launched; written by Satyanarayan Gangaram Potroda (Sam Pitroda)
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100th
anniversary of Albert Einstein's "Theory of Relativity" in Nov
2015
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Followers of Twitter account of Rashtrapati Bhavan cross the one
million mark
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On the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day (October 21) –
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi released a book, "Warriors Remembered"
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UN released The World's
Women 2015: Trends and Statistics report
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Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2015 held in Mexico
City
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Anil Kumble named Brand Ambassador of Champions Tennis League
team Raipur Rangers
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Singapore's Changi International Airport is voted as best
airport in the world and in Asia; Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport is
voted as worst airport in Asia; Nigeria's Port Harcourt International Airport
is voted as worst airport in the world
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UN Flag flown in all government building today in India; Oct 24
- UN Day
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Dr. Sekhar Babu takes charge as Chairman of Atomic Energy
Commission
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Vigilance Awareness Week from Oct 26 - Oct 31
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Alok
Rawat appointed as first male member of NCW
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Ashok -
Alexander Sridharan (Indian - origin), was sworn in as the Mayor of Bonn, Germany
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Indian mountaineers climbed an untouched mountain peak, named it after APJ Abdul Kalam
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70th
anniversary of UNO on Oct 24, 2015; theme: 'Strong
UN Better World'
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Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr. Devendra Fadnavsis launches
website in memory of cartoonist RK Laxman
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Multi-Disciplinary International Conference on Ancient Indian
Culture, held at Nagpur
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WHO recommends pilot trails of World's first malaria vaccine
(RTS, S)
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World polio day was observed on 24 October 2015
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Four new crab species are located in Kerala
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Doordarshan emerged as most watched Hindi channel
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Manipuri documentary film-maker Haobam Paban Kumar was awarded
the first Bala Kailasam Memorial Award ; for his documentary "Floating
Life" that highlights the fishermen's dwellings in Manipur
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Director Pan Nalin’s film, Angry Indian Goddesses, was
awarded with BNL People’s Choice Award at the 10th Rome Film Festival held in
Rome, Italy
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The London-based publication’s latest issue features Renowned
artists Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu, who are the co-founders of
India’s only biennale, have been ranked among the top 100 most influential
people in contemporary art world by leading British magazine ArtReview.
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Delhi’s Chintan Group wins this year’s UN Climate Solutions
Award for their work with waste pickers and e-waste
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Mysuru Railway Station is set to become the first visually
challenged - friendly station in the country; navigation map in Braille, etc
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Aruna Vasudev to receive Lifetime
Achievement Award at Colombo International Film Festival
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An Indian-origin structural engineer Roma Agrawal who helped
build Europe’s tallest building, the Shard in London, has been invited to
Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.
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An Indian-origin structural engineer Roma Agrawal who helped
build Europe’s tallest building, the Shard in London, has been invited to
Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.
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WEF's most admire person globally: (1) Nelson Mandela (2) Pope
Francis (3) Elon Musk (4) Mahatma Gandhi (5) Bill Gates (6) Barack Obama (7)
Richard Barson (8) Steve Jobs (9) Mohammad Yunus (10) Narendra Modi
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Narendra Nayak appointed as Managing Director of BlackBerry
India
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China's first lunar rover 'Yutu'
sets record for the longest stay on Moon
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Google's internet balloons to circle Earth
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BGR-34: a herbal drug to fight type-II Diabetes; developed by
CSIR
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India's tallest person (Asia's second tallest), Kolipaka
Gattaiah of Andhra Pradesh is no more
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Virendra Nath Misra, one of the eminent archaeologist of
post-Independent India passed away; he is also called as 'doyen of Indian
prehistoric archaeology'
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Huts to High Street:
Fashion Design Council of India's initiative to promote Khadi; Actors Salman
Khan and Sonam Kappor to promote this
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At first Astronomers said it as an asteroid (Asteroid 2015
TB145); but now they claim it as a dead comet ('Pumpkin')
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FIFA suspended Kuwait Football Association
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Great Britain beat India to win Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey
tournament
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VIVO replaces PepsiCo as Indian Premier League title sponsor
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Baichung Bhutia has been appointed as AIFF (All India Football
Federation) advisor
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Saketh Myneni clinched the Vietnam Open trophy, his first
singles Challenger title of the season
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Shiv Sena strongly oppose BCCI for any cricket matches with
Pakistan; Pakistan Cricket Board is in India to discuss the games being
played between the two nations
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India's Yuki Bhambri now ranked at 99th position; he is the
thrid Indian in the last 20 years to break into the ATP - top 100 (after
Leander Paes and Somdev Devvarman)
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VK Malhotra appointed as head of the All India Council of Sports
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Vivo assigned the Title Sponsorship of Indian Premier League
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7th Asia Pacific Conference on Exercise and Sports Sciences
(APCESS) was held in India for the first time at Faridabad
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Golf: Anirban Lahiri wins Asian Tour Golfer of the Month award
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First World Indigenous Games began in Brazil
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Air Asia Open Challenger (tennis): India's Saketh Myneni and
Sanam Singh won the Doubles final match
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Paragliding World Cup
2015 began at Bir (Himachal Pradesh); 130 pilots from 35 countries
will be participating in this event
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Abhishek
Verma became first Indian to win Silver Medal in Archery World Cup
Final; Deepika Kumari bags silver
in Archery World Cup Final
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won 2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix title
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India's Abhijeet Gupta
wins Hoogeveen International Open Chess tournament
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India to host the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for the
first time in Sep 2016; Raipur chosen as the host city
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India's top para-athlete Devendra
Jhajharia (Javelin throw) wins Silver medal in Athletics World
Championships held at Doha; booked a
berth for 2016 Rio Olympics
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Refugees eligible to compete in Olympics: IOC President, Mr.
Thomas Bach
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Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2015 - at Surat on Dec
2015; Mascot: 'Tobu' (symbolic of the Gir Forest lion)
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J&K to host South Asian Rugby 7’S Championship in 2016
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US women's soccer legend Abby Wambach announced her retirement
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Indian para-athlete Amit
Kumar Saroha bagged a Silver in men's club throw F51 event (discus
throw); sealed a berth for 2016 Rio
Olympics
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Cricket: Asia Cup T20 (2016) in Bangladesh; India to host the
2018 Asia Cup (50-over format); India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Nepal, Afghanistan and Oman
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Dharamsala has been proposed as a ‘Centre Of Excellence’ unit
for Asian Cricket Council
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New
Zealand retained the Rugby World Cup 2015 by defeating Australia
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Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay were elected to the
UN Secuirty Council
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More than 400 dead in Congo due to measles outbreak: UNO
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Typhoon
Koppu: The Philippines; President personally issued a storm warning
on tv channels
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Hurricane
Patricia devastates the coasts of Mexico
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Pakistan, Russia signed agreement to build 1100 km Gas Pipeline
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China, Indonesia signed 5.5 billion US dollars deal to build
high-speed railway in Indonesia
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China launched its new communication satellite “APSTAR-9” in a commercial mission by
the Long March-3B carrier rocket from the southwestern Xichang Satellite
Launch Centre. It will succeed “APSTAR-9A” that was launched in 1998
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NATO launched military exercise 'Trident Juncture' in Italy
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Canada's Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau was elected as the Prime Minister of Canada after
his Liberal Party won 189 seats, a majority of Parliament’s 338 seats; Ms. Anju Dhillion: becomes the first
Punjabi - origin candidate to get elected from the French - dominated Quebec
provinces in the Canadian General Election
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UK unveiled Counter-Extremism Strategy to fight growing
radicalisation
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China and UK inked
nuclear deal
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NASA's Super Rocket (SLS - Space Launch System) wins big test;
first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V
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UK and China clinch multi-billion contracts
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US President Mr. Barack Obama tapped veteran Iraq expert Mr. Brett
McGurk to coordinate the troubled US campaign against the ISIS
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South Africa: University fees hiked; students protests; slogan
against President, Mr. Jacob Zuma
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Grant Agreement on gas interconnector between Poland &
Baltic Countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) signed
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Vice President of Maldives, Mr. Ahmed Adeeb was arrested over an
alleged plot to assassinate President, Mr. Abdulla Yameen
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Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine comes to an end
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Former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair made a qualified
apology for his role in Britain's military intervention in the Iraq war in
2003
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Iraq war contributed to the rise of ISIS: Mr. Tony Blair
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China: copying in exams will face a jail term of up to seven
years
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Nasser
Khan Janjua appointed as National Security Advisor of Pakistan
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7.5 magnitude earthquake
in Afghanistan claims at least 300 lives, shakes parts of India and
Pakistan
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Guatemala: Comedian actor, Mr.
Jimmy Morales is the new President
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Law and Justice Party won Poland’s Parliamentary Elections 2015
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EU, Balkan leaders agreed on 17-point plan to manage inflow of
migrants
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China launched third mapping satellite of Tianhui-1 series
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Ms.
Sylvie Lucas (Luxembourg) is new Chairperson of UN Security Council reforms
process
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Stop threatening our sovereignty and security interests: China
to USA; US warship enters South China Sea
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Russia to launch manned moon missions by 2029
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Nepal: Ms. Bidhya
Bhandari is elected as country's first woman President
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Nepal signs fuel deal with China
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Russia to launch manned moon missions by 2029
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Pakistan supported and trained groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) in the 1990s to carry out militancy in Kashmir: Former President, Mr.
Prevez Musharraf in an interview
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191 UNGA-members voted a resolution condemning US embargo on
Cuba
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China: ruling Communist Party ends one - Child policy; Chinese
Couples can have a second child only if either parent is an only child
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Australia and China to conduct 'Live-Fire' naval exercise in South China Sea
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USA: Paul Ryan is elected as Speaker of House of Representatives
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Russia's air raid in Syria killed 600 people so far
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John
Pombe Magufuli won the Presidential Elections of Tanzania
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China abandoned its decades old 'One Child Policy'
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At least 17 children drowned when three boats sank en route from
Turkey to Greece
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Ireland: President signed the gay marriage law, "Marrigae
Bill 2015"
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International Court to take up South China Sea row case
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US slams Russia that, it is not a superpower and it ranks below
Spain in economy
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ISIS downs Russian plane; all 224 on board dead; flight was
moving from Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) to St. Petersburg (Russia)
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Chinese military ships in Bering Sea (b/w USA - Alaska and
Russia); US shocks; Russia and China joins Arctic race puts pressure on US
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Bangladesh: Arefin Dipan, who published slain writer Avijit
Roy's book was hacked to death
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"Moscow Declaration
2015": BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) agreed
for co-investment of resources for supporting multilateral R&D Projects
in mutually agreed areas
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October 2015 Events: Part 1 [Oct 01 – 15, 2015]
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