Indian IAS Academy (iiA): (03.06.2014) Dear UPSC aspirants Todays Titbits National News Nursery admission: SC seeks response of Delhi govt The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Delhi government on a plea of a man whose kid could not get admission in nursery class in a school in Delhi under the inter-state transfer category, saying there cannot be discrimination in admission. Earlier, the court had issued a notice on a separate plea of four parents that their children be also granted admission in nursery class under the inter-state transfer category in pursuance of an earlier order.The bench took note of the submission of the Delhi government that another bench of the apex court had said that its verdict will benefit only those kids whose parents have approached it. International News Lankan President orders release of all 29 Indian fishermen- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the release of all 29 Indian fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy on Sunday. Speaking to All India Radio, Presidential Spokesperson Mohan Samarnayake said that the release order is effective from today morning. Business News RBI to announce its 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy Reserve Bank of India, RBI Governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan will announce second bi-monthly monetary policy today in Mumbai. In its first bi-monthly policy in April, the RBI has kept key rates unchanged. Currently, the repo rate stands at 8% while the reverse repo rate stands at 7%. The financial experts expect the RBI would maintain status quo on key rates because of retail inflation, especially in food items and looking forward to announcements that would benefit the key sectors of the economy. The policy is also considered to be important as it is the first after Narendra Modi led NDA government came in power. The RBI governor had recently met PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and discussed about some important issues related to economy. Sports News French Open: Sania Mirza, Cara Black enter Womens doubles QFs Indias Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black has entered the Womens doubles quarter finals of the French Open Tournament. They are now up against the top seeded pair of Su-Wei Hsieh from Taipei and Chinas Shuai Peng.Sania Mirza and Cara Black brushed aside the challenge of Jelena Jankovic and Alisa Kleybanova in the womens doubles pre-quarterfinals.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 05:10:01 +0000
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