Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal took oath as Chief Minister of Delhi for the third consecutive time. Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Kejriwal and six Cabinet Ministers at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital. Mr. Kejriwal has retained all

Rishi Sunak appointed as UK's new Finance Minister Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law, Rishi Sunak has been appointed as UK's Finance Minister. He replaced Pakistani Chancellor Sajid Javid. After the reshuffle, three Indian origin Members of Parliament are now a part of Britain's most diverse cabinet led by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Visits New Delhi President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will arrive in New Delhi on a four day visit to India. This will be President Marcelo’s first visit to India. The last visit by a President of Portugal to India was in 2007.

  COVID-19 is the official name of coronavirus Coronavirus is given official name as COVID-19 by WHO. The word coronavirus refers to the group of viruses it belongs to. ‘Ciara’ Storm in Europe Seven people died across Europe as storm Ciara moved east after first sweeping

BSNL, Air India, MTNL highest loss-making PSUs, ONGC most profitable ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC were the top three profitable PSUs in 2018-19, whereas BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred highest losses for a third consecutive year, according to a survey tabled in Parliament. The top three profit making PSUs including Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC contributed 15.3 per cent,

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat campaign starts An 18 day long focused Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Campaign gets underway from 10 February across the country. The campaign, being organised by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, will continue till 28th of this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mooted the idea of a cultural connection between different regions during the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas held in 2015. The broad objectives

National conference on e-governance held in Mumbai National Conference on e-Governance 2020 was concluded in Mumbai. In recognition of excellence in the implementation of e-Governance initiatives, the National e-Governance Awards 2020 were presented at the valedictory session. National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare received Gold for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, under the category Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation.

WHO calls for USD 675m to fight coronavirus World Health Organization has called for 675 million US dollar in donations for a plan to fight the novel coronavirus, mainly through investment in countries considered particularly "at risk". Mr Tedros said 60 million US dollar of the funds would be for WHO operations while the remainder would go to countries requiring assistance to guard against the deadly virus.

Insurance cover on bank deposits increased Insurance cover on bank deposits has been increased to five lakh rupees from one lakh rupees. The cover is provided by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RBI. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had made the announcement regarding increasing insurance cover to five lakh rupees

BAFTA Awards 2020 The British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain. Best Film: 1917 Outstanding British Film: 1917 Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix – Joker Best