BJP sweeps in 3 major states
- Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to have BJP Government
- Delhi, on a close margin between BJP (31 seats) and Kejriwal's, Aam Aadmi Party (28 seats)
- CM of MP, Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan will now continue in office for a third consecutive term
Kejriwal washes 15 years rule of Sheila Dixit
- Mr Arvind Kejriwal formed Aam Admi Party on November 26' 2013 - Beats, Sheila in her own constituency by 25,864 votes
- Used to work for Indian Revenue Service (IRS) department
- Have received Ramon Magaysay Award
Bengal second most expensive state
- CPI for Rural Bengal in October stands at 144.9, next to Mizoram
- CPI for Urban Bengal stands at 135.8, next to Karnataka
- National Indices were lower with 131.4 for Rural India and 121.7 for Urban India
TOI MD, Mr. Vineet Jain is Impact Person of the Year
- The Times of India Group, MD was handed over the award by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Law and Communiätion
- Award is instituted by the exchange4media Group
- Mr. Anurag Batra, is the chairman of exchange4media
Music maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar nominated at 56 th Grammy Awards
- Nomination is for the album, "The Living Room Sessions Part 2"
India lost SA ODI Series
- De Kock, Amla hits century
HDFC Bank tie up with NPCI for Aadhaar eKYC
- NPCI is National Payment Corporation of India
- HDFC Bank is the second lender to introduce eKYC
- Axis Bank is the first
Tejas test-fires missile successfully
- Infrared seeking air-to-air missile
- India’s first indigenously designed and developed LCA
- LCA was christened Tejas (Radiance) by Prime Minister AB Vajpayee in June 2004
Australia, France seal quarterfinal berth in Junior Hockey World Cup
9TH December: International Anti-Corruption Day
- To raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the United Nation Convention Against Corruption(UNCAC) in combating and preventing it.