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Current Affairs
| Sudan President Omar al-Bashir re-elected with 94 percent of vote |
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| Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has won Presidential re-election by securing 94 per cent of the vote. With this win he will have additional term of five years in office which will extend
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| Sri Lankan Parliament amends constitution to reduce President’s power |
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| Sri Lankan Parliament has amended the constitution to reduce the power of Executive President and to put into place a Constitutional Council for making key government appoints.
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| New species of Geckos discovered at Hampi in Karnataka |
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| A new species of a gecko was spotted at the ruins of the World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka. It was named as Cnemaspis adii after a young herpetology researcher Aditya Srinivasulu from Hyderabad, Telangana.
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| INS Visakhapatnam, stealth destroyer of Indian Navy launched |
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| Indian Navy’s new stealth destroyer named INS Visakhapatnam was launched on 20 April 2015 at the Mazgaon Docks Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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| Rajya Sabha passes The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 |
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| Rajya Sabha on 24 April 2015 unanimously passed The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 by voice vote.It should be noted that it was a private member’s bill moved by DMK MP Tiruchi Shiva to protect the rights of transgender persons.
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates India’s Healthcare Tourism Portal |
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 April 2015 inaugurated India’s Healthcare Tourism Portal www.indiahealthcaretourism.com at the ‘SAAARC Trade Mart’ in the Global Exhibition on Services (GES).
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| Kerala government launches Subodham project to end liquor, drug abuse |
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| Kerala government has launched Subodham, a major campaign in a bid to wean people away from addiction to liquor, drug and other substance abuse.
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| Winners of 2015 Miami Open Titles |
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| Men’s Singles Title World No. 1 and Serbian ace tennis player Novak Djokovic has won the 2015 Miami Open Men’s Singles Title. In the final match he defeated Britain’s Andy Murray by 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-0 score.
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| Dronavalli Harika wins bronze in World Women’s chess championship |
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| Indian chess Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika on 6 April 2015 won the bronze medal in the World Women’s chess championships along with Swedish Grandmaster Pia Cramling. In the semifinal match played at Sochi in Russia,
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| Apurvi Chandela wins Bronze in ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup |
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| Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela on 11 April 2015 won Bronze medal in the 10-metre air rifle event at the (International Shooting Sport Federation) ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, South Korea.
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