Top Headlines - 15.02.2016

Top Headlines - 15.02.2016
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Make in India Week’ in Mumbai. Over 2,500 international and 8,000 Indian companies are scheduled to participate in the exhibition which will go on for a week.

2. India's Ambassador to Tajikistan Biraja Prasad passed away. Biraja Prasad, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer of Odisha, was the youngest IFS officer to be appointed as India's Ambassador to any country.

3. The first Mega Food Park of Madhya Pradesh promoted by M/s Indus mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd was inaugurated by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries at Village Panwa, Tehsil Kasarwad, District Khargone.

4. New Zealand Captain Brendon McCullum becomes the first cricketer to play 100 continuous Tests since debut, without missing a single Test in between. McCullum is only the third New Zealand player after Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori to play 100 tests for New Zealand.

5. Ashok Chawla has been appointed as the chairman of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) Board.

6. Thisara Perera became the fourth bowler to pick up a hat-trick in T20’s. He achieved this feat against India in the 2nd T20 match in Jharkhand.

7. Prime Minister inaugurated new building complex of Bombay Art Society, in suburban Bandra in Mumbai.

8. Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed to work to boost ties between their two countries.

9. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) appointed women ministers to the newly created portfolios for happiness and tolerance, and youth affairs.

10. Retail inflation in January inched up to a 17-month high of 5.69 per cent, led mainly by a sharp acceleration in food prices.