Top 10 Current Affairs of 21st August, 2014 1. Prime Minister stresses the need to increase avenues of development in eastern states ; Says developmet of nation is possible if all states progress; Inaugurates Ranchi-Dharamjaygarh-Sipat power transmission line in Jharkhand to facilitate link between eastern and western regions of the country. 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates Mouda NTPC thermal power station and lays foundation stone of metro rail in Nagpur. 3. Assam and Nagaland government agree to form a joint mechanism to resolve the border dispute; Curfew relaxed in Golaghat district of Assam. 4. RBI projects 5.5 % GDP growth this fiscal; Rules out too much impact of deficient monsoons. 5. Supreme Court decides to hear on Monday petitions on 121st Constitution Amendment for appointment of Judges. 6. Supreme Court issues notice to Centre for threatening Uttarakhand Governor to quit from his post. 7. In Himachal Pradesh, 15 people killed in a road mishap in Kinnaur district. 8. Congress claims an orchestrated and well-planned conspiracy behind booing of its chief ministers who shared dias with Prime Minister in official functions recently. 9. Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan suspends talks with the government after it appoints a new police chief of Islamabad. 10. I&B Ministry withheld the release of Punjabi film Kaum De Heere following the controversy on it.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 04:30:00 +0000