National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a federal agency established by the Indian Government to combat terror in India.
It acts as the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency. The
agency is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states
without special permission from the states. The Agency came into
existence with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act
2008 by the Parliament of India on 31 December 2008.
The founding Director-General of NIA was Radha Vinod Raju,
Haryana IPS officer, Sharad Kumar has been appointed as Director General
of National Investigation Agency. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer
presently posted as Director General of Prisons in Haryana.
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (English: Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is an Indian
award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal
harmony, national integration and peace. The award was instituted by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party (INC), in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi,
carries a citation and a cash award of Rs. five lakhs. It is given on
August 20, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as
Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day)
Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan today said he is honoured to be chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award that will be conferred on him for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace.
Agra-born Mamnoon Hussain, the ruling Pakistan
Muslim League-Nawaz's nominee, won the country's presidential election
with a huge margin on Tuesday securing 432 votes against his rival's 77.
Hussain, 73, will take oath as the 12th president of Pakistan
Threat of floods is looming large on around two dozen villages and towns located on the banks of Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh as Parchu Lake in Tibet, China
Parchu Lake was formed after landslides had blocked Parchu River in June
2004. Parchu River, which originated from Tibet, was a tributary of
Spiti River.
The Spiti River joins Sutlej at Khab in Kinnaur
district. In 2005, floods triggered by Parchu breach caused widespread
destruction from Leo to Tattapani areas of the state. Damage to property
was estimated around `1,400 crore. About 350 km of road length from
Samdo to Gobindsagar (Bhakra Dam) was damaged in the deluge.
The Chinese government has not shared any information about the possible
flood threat from Parchu Lake despite giving an assurance regarding the
same in 2006 when an Indian delegation had visited China to discuss the
issue
The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup,[2] and will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand and is scheduled to take place from 14 February to 29 March 2015.[3] 49 matches will be played in 14 venues with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosting 23 games in seven cities, including Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington. [4]. The final of the tournament will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, will be hosted by England
Sujatha Singh is an Indian career diplomat and the Foreign Secretary designate of India. She is presently the Indian Ambassador to Germany and will succeed Ranjan Mathai as the India's Foreign Secretary on 1 August, 2013
Singh will be the third lady officer to head the Indian diplomatic corps after Chokila Iyer and Nirupama Rao. She is a German speaker and will serve as Foreign Secretary for a two year term ending in August 2015
