1. The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday paid a dividend of nearly Rs 66,000 crore to the government, the highest ever from the central bank in its 80-year history, and 22% more than it paid last year. On a point to point basis, RBI's dividend payment to the government is up more than four times in as many years.
2. The Centre is in the process of drafting a legislation that will guarantee protection to individuals against breach of their privacy through unlawful means, minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
3. Following "Act East" and an energetic Central Asia yatra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to plunge into West Asia and Gulf — a part of India's neighborhood that many have accused him of neglecting.
4. The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response to a PIL challenging the appointment of former Central Board of Direct Taxes head KV Chaudhary as chief vigilance commissioner and ex-CMD of Indian Bank TM Bhasin as vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
2. The Centre is in the process of drafting a legislation that will guarantee protection to individuals against breach of their privacy through unlawful means, minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
3. Following "Act East" and an energetic Central Asia yatra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to plunge into West Asia and Gulf — a part of India's neighborhood that many have accused him of neglecting.
4. The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response to a PIL challenging the appointment of former Central Board of Direct Taxes head KV Chaudhary as chief vigilance commissioner and ex-CMD of Indian Bank TM Bhasin as vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
