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Current Affairs: April 17, 2019

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April 17, 2019

Union Ministry of Home Affairs gives approval for renaming ‘Durjanpur’ in MP as

‘Shivdham’

The Central Government has given its approval

for the proposal of the Madhya Pradesh State

Government, to change the name of a village in

Madhya Pradesh from ‘Durjanpur‘ to

‘Shivdham’. Durjanpur is situated in Katni

District of Madhya Pradesh.

AUSINDEX-19 Concludes

The Australian and Indian Navy have concluded

a two-week long bilateral maritime exercise code-

named AUSINDEX on 14 Apr 19. Personnel from

the Eastern Fleet bid farewell to Her Majesty's

Australian Ships Canberra, Newcastle, Parramatta

and Success with a promise to meet again.

Current Affairs: April 17, 2019

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72nd Himachal Day celebrated in Himachal Pradesh

The 72nd Himachal Day was celebrated in

Himachal Pradesh on the 15th of April, 2019. In

order to mark the red-lettered day, Governor

Acharya Devvrat unfurled the national flag at an

event on The Ridge Maidaan in Shimla.

IDBI Bank launches NRI-Insta Online, A paperless account opening facility for

NRIs

IDBI Bank has launched ‘NRI-Insta Online’

account opening process for NRIs residing in

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) member

countries to open an account in the Bank

without visiting the branch or submitting

paper documents such as physical documents

as well as KYC proofs. This online facility is available in IDBI Bank’s website.

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TikTok ban in India: Google adheres to Madras HC order, suspends access to app

in country

After the Madras High Court refused to stay its

order banning the popular mobile app TikTok,

the government on 16th April asked Google and

Apple to comply with the court order and

remove the application. Reuters reported that

hours after Madras HC refused China-based

Bytedance Technology’s request to suspend the ban, Google blocked access to the app in India.

Mithali Raj named as Goodwill Ambassador of Street Child Cricket World Cup

2019

Mithali RajAce cricketer MithaliDorai Raj, Captain

of the Indian women’s cricket team, has been named

as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian team for

the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019.Mithali

joins IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals and former

captain Sourav Ganguly in supporting the team.

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Fincare Small Finance Bank won the Celent Model Bank 2019 Award

The Fincare Small Finance Bank (SFB) has been

honoured with the prestigious Celent Model Bank

2019 Award in Financial Inclusion category, for

‘Redesigning Lending to Reach Small Businesses’.

HQ; Bangalore

2019 Pulitzer Prize Announced

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for

achievements in newspaper, magazine and

online journalism, literature, and musical

composition in the United States. It was

established in 1917 by provisions in the will

of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph

Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia

University in New York City.