TOP - 10 HEADLINES - 20.01.2014 ****************************** 1. BJP has promised to address the countrys problems through accountable and transparent goverance. 2. Both Houses of Parliament will be reconvened from February 5 to 21 as part of the extended Winter Session. 3. Anish Goel, a former key Indian-American aide of President Barack Obama, has joined Washington think tank New Americas National Security Programme as a Senior South Asia Fellow. 4. The Calcutta School of Music, Indias oldest Western music school, celebrates its centenary in 2014. 5. India increased its holding of American government securities to $63.9 billion for the second straight month in November last year. 6. A 125-member strong Indian delegation will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting at Davos, Switzerland this week, where they will highlight efforts being undertaken to turn around the economy. 7. Weak global liquidity conditions, combined with appetite from sovereign funds and growth focused emerging-market funds may fuel investment flows into Indian equities this year, foreign brokerage RBS said. 8. Evans Ruto led a clean sweep by Kenya in the men’s race but missed narrowly in creating a new course record, while pre-race favourite Dinknesh Mekash clinched the women’s crown with ease in the 11th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon. 9. Amid slowing economy, indirect tax collections grew 6.2 per cent in the April-December period of this fiscal. 10. Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper and fourth overall to effect 300 dismissals in ODIs when he caught a Ross Taylor nick against NZ.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 06:31:30 +0000
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