British PM David Cameron led Conservative Party wins 2015
general election
British Prime Minister David Cameron led Conservative Party won
the election. Conservative Party won 331 seats out of total 650 seats in House
of Commons and emerged as single largest party in this general election. David
Cameron will be Prime Minister for second term. Labour Party has won 232 seats
and emerged as largest opposition party. Scottish National Party (SNP) has
emerged third largest party in this election by winning 56. SNP has won 56
seats of the 59 seats from Scotland.
Indian
Army and Bank of India (BOI) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the
Defence Salary Package
Indian Army and Bank of
India (BOI) on 8 May 2015 signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the
Defence Salary Package. The signed MoU is a revised version of previous and
first MoU which was signed in 2011 between both parties and was valid for a
period of three years.
Juvenile Justice Bill 2014 passed in Lok Sabha
Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Bill 2014 passed in Lok Sabha on 07th May 2015. Under
the guidelines of bill, the children aged between 16-18 consider as adults if
they commit heinous crimes.
Achal
Kumar Jyoti appointed as the Election Commissioner
President Pranab Mukherjee
has appointed Retired IAS officer Achal Kumar Jyoti as the Election
Commissioner. He will serve as Election Commissioner for a period of three
years.
An
Election Commissioner or the Chief Election Commissioner has tenure of six
years in office or till he or she attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier.
Nasim
Zaidi- Chief Election Commissioner of India
Noted
Assam historian and social scientist Dr. Amalendu Guha passed away
Noted Assam historian and
social scientist Dr. Amalendu Guha passed away on 7 May 2015 in Guwahati, Assam
at the age of 91. He was known for his extensive research related to the
socio-economic history of North eastern state of Assam.
Myntra.com acquired mobile app development company Native5
E-commerce
solutions provider for fashion and lifestyle products Myntra.com has acquired
Bengaluru based mobile app development platform company Native5. This
acquisition will help to strengthen and expand Myntra’s mobile technology team
which is focused on driving transformational change in the online shopping
space.
Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes
launched
Credit
Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes launched in India on 06th May
2015. The scheme will be implemented by Industrial Finance Corporation of India
Limited.
Book ‘Delhi to Islamabad’ released
Book
namely ‘Delhi to Islamabad’ written by Prof. Bhim Singh released on 08th May
2015 by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
Coin on Swami
Chinmayananda released
Commemorative
Coin on Swami Chinmayananda released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 08th
May 2015 on his birth centenary.