Today’s Important News : 29 August 2014

Today’s Important News (29-08-2014)

The Hindu

National

1. Two more banks under CBI scanner in loan scam
2. Older politicians must keep off active posts: Dwivedi
3. Coal blocks cancellation: industry urges government to protect its interests
4. ‘New coal mines needed to tackle power crisis’
5. Saradha scam casts its shadow on launch of PM’s Jan dhan programme
6. Haryana Janhit Congress snaps ties with BJP
7. Rajnath declines to name ‘rumour monger’
8. Mridula to take oath 
9. Saradha chit fund scam: CBI conducts searches in Kolkata and Assam
10. UPA tried to make police investigation airtight, but they refused, says Sibal
11. OBC status for Lingayat sub-castes in Maharashtra
12. CJI urged to decide on Justice Manjunath issue
13. Fifteen stations to come up on high-speed railway corridor
14. Stop parading accused before media, says SC
15. Ministry seeks report on ragging  
16. Uttarakhand flood survivor says scrap dealer raped her
17. Maharashtra forms Board for transgender welfare

Current Affairs MCQ

International

1. ‘Russian troops fighting in Ukraine’
2. 1,400 children were sexually assaulted in U.K. town: report
3. 103-year-old Japanese challenges Bolt
4. New delay in Afghan audit
5. IS claims it executed scores of Syrian troops
6. Jolie, Pitt wed privately in France
7. Tory lawmaker to quit party
8. Argentine march against inflation
9. Erdogan promises a ‘new Turkey’
10. Gunman kills two journalists
11. Court drops case against Thai ex-PM

India  and World

1. Great expectations from Modi’s Japan trip

Business News

1. Jan Dhan: bankers cross account opening targets on Day 1
2. BMW launches updated version of X3
3. Mphasis to provide CRM services for PNB
4. Four independent directors removed from IOC board
5. Will help remove poverty: India Inc
6. ChPT makes changes to outer harbour project
7. Wage ceiling for EPF raised to Rs.15,000  
8. Range of DJ products from Pioneer
9. Gionee launches new smartphone
10. Facebook rolls out ‘bandwidth targeting’

Science and Technology

1. No  News

Sports

1. Gritty wins for Wawrinka and Sharapova  
2. World varsity meet from 
3. Ace Bucephalus wins Sanctity Trophy
4. TNCA President’s XI pips Gujarat in a thriller
5. Pratik’s century ensures Jain International’s win
6. Impressive win for India
7. Rooney takes over from Gerrard
8. Divij in doubles semifinals
9. del Piero to Dynamos
10. Ankit slams hat-trick
11. All set for the climactic phase of PKL
12. Gujrathi, Gopal share the lead
13. Delhi Half Marathon on 
14. Micromax gets title sponsorship for home season
15. State senior and junior athletics from 
16. Facile win for Mangalore United
17. Sahakarnagar BC posts win
18. National drag racing from today

Others

1. No News

Editorials and Articles

1. Regulating India’s nuclear estate
2. Generational manoeuvres
3. Is everyone a little bit racist?
4. Undersea search for missing Malaysian plane refined

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