BrahMos missile
successfully test-fired
BrahMos supersonic cruise
missile was successfully test fired from on board of recently inducted guided
missile destroyer INS Kochi off the western coast.
It was 49th trial of the
BrahMos missile. It successfully hit decommissioned target ship “Alleppey”
which was stationed 290 km away after performing high-level and complex
manoeuvres.
Note: BrahMos supersonic
cruise missile designed and developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture of
India and Russia.
Missile’s name has been
derived from the names of two rivers, India’s Brahmaputra River and Russia’s
Moskva River.
Ruling party won election
in Turkey
Ruling Justice and
Development Party (AKP) founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a
critical 2015 Parliamentary Election of Turkey.
Founder of Hero MotoCorp
passed away
Founder of Hero MotoCorp,
Brijmohan Lall Munjal passed away in New Delhi at the age of 92. He was
the founder and chairman of Hero MotoCorp and Hero Honda which is the world’s
largest motorcycle manufacturer.
India placed at 7th
position in world’s most valuable nation brands
India was placed at 7th
position in world’s most valuable nation brands report among the 100 assessed
nations. It was revealed in recently released annual report compiled by Brand
Finance.
Top 7 countries: United
States, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, France and India.
States celebrated
foundation day
Foundation Day of these
States was celebrated on 1 November 2015 Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka,
Haryana, Madhya Pradesh
Indian Railways launched
Vikalp scheme for waitlisted passengers
Indian Railways has
launched Vikalp scheme to facilitate waitlisted passengers to get an
alternative train accommodation. Initially this scheme has been launched on
pilot basis in trains running on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu sectors for 6
months and option will be limited to Mail and Express trains only.
T.S.R. Subramanian to
head panel on new education policy
Former Cabinet secretary
T.S.R. Subramanian has been appointed chairperson of a committee set up by the
Human Resource Development Ministry to draft the new education policy.
Facebook singed agreement
with BSNL
Social media giant
Facebook has partnered with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for setting
up 100 Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) sites in rural India. In this regard
both have signed an agreement under which Facebook will sponsor 100 wi-fi
hotspots in villages across west and southern India.
Housing.com appoints
Nikhil Rungta as marketing chief
Housing.com has appointed
Nikhil Rungta as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) as part of the strategy to
strengthen top management team.
Sports news:
Sania Mirza (India) and
Martina Hingis (Switerzerland) has won the 2015 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Women’s
double category.
New Zealand has won the
2015 Rugby World Cup for record third time by defeating Australia.
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