1. A shell corporation is a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations. Sometimes, shell companies are used for tax evasion or tax avoidance, or to achieve a specific goal such as anonymity.
2. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) (often referred to as the Censor Board) is a statutory censorship and classification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952".
Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they are certified by the Board, including films shown on television. CBFC India is considered to be one of the most powerful film censor boards in the world due to its strict ways of functioning.
3. The Arkavati is an important mountain river in Karnataka, India, originating at Nandi Hills of Chikkaballapura district. It is a tributary of the Kaveri, which it joins at 34 km south of Kanakapura, called Sangama in Kannada, after flowing through ramanagara and Kanakapura.
- Length: 73.84 km
- Tanks : 67
- Major Tanks : Shivapura (Doddaballapur), Hessarghatta, T.G. Halli, Manchanabele
4. Marshal Arjan Singh was given a 17-gun salute with 25-pound field artillery guns. Three Mi-17 helicopters flew in a "Vic" formation trooping the IAF colours after which three SU-30MKi fighter aircraft flew in a 'missing man' formation signifying the loss of a fallen comrade.
5. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao (born 12 February 1941) is an Indian politician from Telangana, currently serving as Governor of the states of Maharashtra and of Tamil Nadu.
6. Y.C. Modi appointed as Director- General of National Investigation Agency (NIA).
7. A Nigerian lawyer, Zannah Mustapha, whi helped secure the release of more than 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram was on Monday awarded one of the United Nation's top prize i.e UN Peace prize.
8. Google Tez is a mobile wallet based on the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) platform built by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
UPI-enabled wallets permit user to transfer money without the recipient's bank account details. The UPI ID of the recipient is used as a proxy for the account number and IFSC code, there by simplifying the money transfer.
9. UM Lohia Two wheelers Pvt. Ltd., the Indian arm of the american motor cycle maker UM International, is planning to set up a manufacturing unit to make cruiser motor cycles in India.
Mr. Lohia announced the roll out of two bikes - Renegade Commando Mojave and Renegade Commando classic in Chennai.
10. The dystopian vision of The Handmaid's Tale , the deeply cynical Washington comedy Veep and the ever-topical 'Saturday Night live' won top series honours on Sunday in a Emmy Awards ceremony that took almost non stop aim at President Donald Trumph in awards and speeches.
Abbreviations
RTI - Right To Information
CPIO - Central Public Information Officer
CIC - Central Information Commission
CBFC - Central Board of Film Certification
GJM - Gorkha Janmutki Morcha
NDA - National Democratic Alliance
UPI - Unified Payment Interface
NPCI - National Payments Corporation of India
IFSC - Indian Financial System Code
REIT - Real Estate Investement Trusts
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