Kejriwal to take oath on Feb. 14(i) Exactly an year after he had resigned as Delhi Chief Minister, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal will be taking oath as the CM again on February 14 at Ramlila Maidan.
(ii) “Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as the Delhi Chief Minister on February 14 at Ramlila Maidan,” AAP leader Ashutosh said after the party’s landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly polls.(iii) Mr. Kejriwal emerged victorious in the high-profile New Delhi constituency by handing over a crushing defeat to BJP’s Nupur Sharma by a huge margin of 31,583 votes.
Black money list: Probe new names too, says SIT chief
(i) With the number of Indians in the HSBC Swiss account list turning out to be double that with the government, Justice M.B. Shah, chairperson of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money, said instructions had been given to the government at a scheduled meeting held on Monday to identify the illegal accounts.
Ranji Trophy 2015: Mumbai’s road to redemption
(i) Mumbai took the bus route to recovery in Ranji Trophy 2015, travelling by road nine hours at a stretch for the seventh league-match against Baroda at Motibaug stadium on the city outskirts.
(ii) For a side accustomed to special status in first-class cricket, for the way players carried themselves and backed up reputations with big-match performances, this journey was a wakeup call about how perceptions can change after one shock defeat.
(iii) Praveen Amre, team coach, spoke about the journey after guiding the powerhouse of Indian cricket to the Ranji Trophy 2015 quarterfinals at the Wankhede stadium, edging out current champion Karnataka in the race for first innings lead.
India fastest growing economy Central Statistics Office (CSO) said
(ii) India grew 7.5 per cent in the October-December quarter, according to the estimates released, overtaking China’s 7.3 per cent growth in the same quarter, to become the fastest growing major economy in the world.
(iii) The smart economic pick-up is largely on the back of robust manufacturing sector performance and a surge in public expenditure.
(iv) Capital formation, an indicator for the investment growth in the economy, dropped to 29.8 per cent during April-December 2014 from 30.7 per cent in April-December 2013.
Singapore president meets Modi, Smart Cities, skills on agenda
(i) Singapore and India Monday discussed development issues, especially the Narendra Modi government's initiatives of Smart Cities, skill development, connectivity and also boosting linkages with northeast India as visiting Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam held talks with Prime Minister Modi here.
(ii) Tan, accompanied by his wife Mary Tan, is on a four-day state visit to India from Feb 8 on the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee.
(iii) The Singapore president's maiden visit to India is also part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
(iv) President Tan met Prime Minister Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during which they held wide-ranging discussions on boosting bilateral ties and strengthening cooperation on regional and international issues to raise the partnership to a higher level.
Amartya Sen wins John Maynard Keynes Prize
(ii) “In the spirit of John Maynard Keynes’ work, life and legacy, this new global prize recognises Professor Sen’s outstanding contribution to society,” a release accessed here said on Monday.
(iii) Regarded as one of the foremost thinkers in the field of famine, poverty, social choice and welfare economics, Professor Sen's ground-breaking work has been academically influential and has had a profound impact on the formation of development policy worldwide.
(iv) Currently a Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University, he has been a Professor at the London School of Economics and until 2004 was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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