Current Affairs 18 August 2015
National
- Prasar Bharti CEO stresses on need for using modern technology to cater programmers of AIR, DD
- NCP MLA Ramesh Kadam arrested by CID over alleged irregularities
- CBSE declares AIPMT results: Haryana boy tops the competition
- PM offers $1 trillion investment opportunity to UAE
- NCDRC issues notice to nestle India against class action suit
International
- Jawwad S Khawaja appointed as 23rd Chief Justice of Pak
- Egypt passes controversial anti-terrorism law after getting nod from Prez Sisi
- 70 % voting in Sri Lanka’s General Elections; counting underway
- Sodium cyanide traces found in waters near site of China blasts
- Wreckage of Indonesian plane found in Bintang highlands region
- China, Russia set for naval assertion in Sea of Japan
Business
- PM Modi’s UAE visit to help attract funds to infrastructure sector: Confederation of Indian Industry
- NAFED floats new tender to import of 10K tonnes onion
- Facebook India expanding investments in small businesses
- Goldman Sachs to invest $150 million in Piramal Realty
- Birla Corp to acquire Lafarge India’s cement units for Rs. 5,000 crore
Politics
- BJP seeks Andrabi’s arrest for hoisting Pakistan flag
- SC notice to Lalu Prasad in fodder scam case
- Despite Vyapam cloud, BJP sweeps M.P. civic polls
- Naidu to lay stone for mega food park
- Former Service Chiefs write to PM on OROP
Defense
- Former Defense Chiefs urge PM to resolve OROP issue urgently
- LeT terrorist Naved to undergo lie detector test
- Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will undergo its first refit in 2016
- Tata Motors has supplied 520 vehicles to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to extended-range variant of Barak-8 point and area defense system within the next 18 months.
Sports
- Murray beats Djokovic to Wins Rogers Cup Masters tournament
- World Badminton: Saina becomes 1st Indian player to win silver medal
- Abhishek Verma clinches gold for India at Archery World Cup
- First international army games 2015 end in Russia
- In-form opener Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of Lanka Test series
