Top Current Affairs of 25th September 2014:-

Read Top Current Affairs of 25th September 2014. These Current Affairs from India, World, Economy, Ecology, Science and Technology, Sports, Business and others. This current affairs material is prepared by Experts and is useful for all competitive exams preparation.

5. Who is the chief-minister of Goa?
A. Mr Manohar Parrikar
B. Mamata Baneerjee
C. Tarun Gogoi
D. Omar Abdullah



Lewis Hamilton wins in Singapore, takes F1 title lead
Lewis Hamilton regained the Formula One drivers' world championship lead on Sunday when he claimed victory in the Singapore Grand Prix after his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg limped out with electronic problems.

'Liar's Dice' is India's entry for Oscar
National Award winning Hindi film "Liar's Dice", starring acclaimed actors Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is India's entry for the best foreign film category at the 87th Academy Awards.The film has been chosen by a 12-member jury appointed by the Film Federation of India (FFI), and out of a record number of 30 shortlisted films.

Supreme Court cancels 214 coal blocks
The dreaded judgement is here. The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday cancelled all the coal blocks allocated since 1993. It only allowed four of the 218 blocks to continue operations.

SBI, ICICI allow kids to operate bank accounts
chool-going children as young as 10 years will have to start working on their signatures with SBI and ICICI Bank now allowing them to open and operate bank accounts, sign cheques and hold ATM cards on their own.

Asian Games: Indian women bag bronze in double trap shooting
The Indian shooting team comprising Shagun Chowdhary, Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman bagged a bronze in women's double trap event but Gurpreet Singh narrowly missed out on a medal in his event at the 17th Asian Games on Thursday.

Sushma Swaraj begins US visit, meets counterparts from 7 nations
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has begun her 10-day trip to the US with back-to-back meetings here with her counterparts from seven nations, including the UK and the Maldives. Swaraj met the leaders at the United Nations headquarters yesterday.

National Human Rights Commission notice to Bihar on drug scam
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Bihar government over allegations of supply of sub-standard medicines in government hospitals.

Telangana government withdraws memo slashing tax on mobile sales
The Telangana state government has withdrawn the controversial memo on levying tax on sale of mobile phones, issued a day after announcement of poll results and a couple of weeks before the Telangana government took over on June 2.

Nepal Prime Minister Koirala free of cancer after treatment
Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who was diagnosed with first stage lung cancer and underwent radiotherapy sessions in the US, has fully recovered from the disease, his close aide said on Wednesday.

Alex Salmond quits as Scotland’s leader after country decides to stay with UK
Alex Salmond announced on Friday evening that he will step down as first minister of Scotland — a post he has held for over seven years.

6-magnitude earthquake jolts northern Pakistan
A 6-magnitude earthquake struck northern Pakistan on Sunday, authorities said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Former captain Marvan Atapattu appointed as head coach of Sri Lanka
Former Sri Lanka batsman and currently working as team's interim coach, Marvan Atapattu, has been appointed as full-time head coach of the national cricket team, the SLC has confirmed.

2014 Asian Games: Rower Sawarn Singh bags bronze in singles sculls
Sawarn Singh rowed his way through exhaustion to fetch India its second bronze medal at the Asian Games Chungju Tangeum Lake International Rowing Centre on Thursday.
Singh covered the 2000m distance in 7 minutes, 10.65 seconds, which was better than his performance at the London Olympic Games two years ago timing wise (7:29.66) , to clinch the third place in men's singles sculls.
28 dead in landslides, floods in northeast India
Landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain have killed at least 28 people in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday.

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Top Current Affairs of 24th September 2014:-

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India becomes first nation to have successful Mars mission in maiden attempt
India created history on Wednesday, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit on its maiden attempt.

Upper age limit for govt jobs raised in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday issued orders enhancing the upper age limit by six years for general category candidates in direct recruitment for all government posts.

Tamil Nadu imposes 20% power cuts for industries, commercial users
After close to four months of uninterrupted power supply , the state government has brought back power cuts for industrial users, though households have been spared.

Saurav Ghosal takes historic silver; Bindra, wushu players bag bronze 
Star Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra brought the curtains down on his competitive career with two bronze medals while Saurav Ghosal had to be content with a historic squash silver as India maintained 13th position after the fourth day of competitions at the 17th Asian Games on Tuesday.

Nico Rosberg retires from Singapore Grand Prix
Formula One leader NicoRosberg suffered a major blow to his championship chances when he retired from Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix with electronics problems after only 14 laps.

Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar named ISI chief
Pakistan on Monday named Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar, a close aide of army chief Raheel Sharif, as the next head of the spy agency, Inter Services Intelligence, a position considered most powerful in the military after the army chief's.

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai declared winner in Afghan presidential poll
Afghanistan's election commission on Sunday has named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the winner of the country's presidential election, but the commission did not release final vote figures.

Sensex down 431 points on weak Europe, China data
The sensex and the nifty both fell over 1.5% each, their biggest single-session drop in over two months, after economic data from Europe pointed at renewed weakness while data from China showed weak employment growth.

Former Nokia India head P Balaji to join Vodafone
Former Nokia India head P Balaji will be joining country's second largest telecom firm Vodafone India as its regulatory and external affairs director next month.

Government curbs power of regulator to cap HIV, cancer drug prices
Indian government has withdrawn certain powers of the drug pricing regulator that allowed it to cap prices of widely prescribed anti-diabetes, cancer, HIV, tuberculosis and cardiac medicines.

Tiger kills 20-year-old in Delhi zoo
A 22-year-old youth was killed by a white tiger after the youth fell into the big cat's enclosure on Tuesday. "The youth himself jumped into the tiger's cage. We are trying to ascertain his identity," R.A. Khan, curator, National Zoological Park, Delhi.

Amazon limits delivery of goods above Rs 5,000 in Uttar Pradesh
If you live in Noida or Ghaziabad, forget ordering your favourite gizmo from Amazon this festive season, because the e-commerce major won't deliver anything worth more than Rs 5,000 to any address with a UP postal code.

U.S.-led air strikes kill at least 70 Islamic State fighters
U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State killed at least 70 of its fighters on Tuesday in north and eastern Syria, a group tracking violence in the war said.

Hobart Hurricanes beat Northern Knights by 86 runs
A calculated performance with the bat and ball helped Hobart Hurricanes rout Northern Knights by 86 runs in Raipur, keeping their chances of taking a knock-out spot alive.

Japan developing first fighter since World War II
The Japanese government has begun working on a jet fighter, the first such aircraft to be built in the country since World War II, the Nikkei newspaper reported Monday.

GMR Group Signs Rs 90 bln Hydro Power Project Deal with Nepal Government
Bangalore-based GMR Group has signed a project development deal with Nepal government to construct a 900-MW hydro power plant on the Karnali river, Business Line reported. The project cost is estimated to be around Rs 90 billion.

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