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• The Kremlin dismissed claims that Russia is interfering in the 2020 US presidential election as a paranoid falsehood.


• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the allegations were "like the usual paranoid announcements, which unfortunately will multiply as we get closer to the (US) election."

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• Britain will issue blue passports next month for the first time in almost three decades following its departure from the European Union, the government said.


• The new blue cover passports will be issued and delivered early next month, said the interior ministry, replacing the burgundy passports that were introduced in 1988.

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• Global watchdog gives Islamabad a stern warning to comply with terror finance action by June 2020.


• Pakistan has been retained on the “grey list” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for another four months, with a stern warning from the global watchdog that met in Paris (February 19-21) to complete the 27-point action plan it has been given by June 2020 or face being put on the “black list”.

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• The February 29 signing is expected to take place in the Qatari capital Doha.


• The United States is preparing to sign a deal with the Taliban on February 29, building on an agreement on reducing violence across Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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• Trump administration officials acknowledged that US President Donald Trump's visit to India next week will not result in even a limited trade deal, saying they still have major concerns over India's trade barriers.


• Hopes that the world's two largest democracies could negotiate a "confidence-building" deal in time for President Trump's arrival on a two-day visit have faded in recent days as differences over agriculture, medical devices, digital trade and proposed new tariffs fester, according to business groups.

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• The University of Hyderabad has fined three students Rs 5,000 each for organising a ''Shaheen Bagh Night'' event against the Citizenship Amendment Act on the campus after 9 pm in violation of varsity regulations. The student union has condemned the move.


• The fine was imposed through a university order dated February 18 as the students organized the event on January 31 after 9 pm at North Shopping Complex and also allegedly defaced the walls at the site, university sources said.

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• IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal has been ranked second among higher educational institutes of India in the 'Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Ranking 2020'.


• The Indian Institute of Technology has been ranked 32nd in the overall global ranking, a jump from the 55th rank last year, the IIT-KGP said in a statement. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), ranked 16th globally, is India's top-ranked institution.

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• Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the official notification for Selection Post Phase VIII/2020 on its official website ssc.nic.in. The online application process for SSC selection post has begun from February 21, 2020. The last date to apply is March 20.


• There are a total of 1337 vacancies in various departments. The recruitment exam will be conducted from June 10 to 12.


• Candidates who have passed class 10th exam, 12th exam or graduation exam can apply for a different level of posts. For more details, candidates can check the Annexure 3 of official notification given on the last page.

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• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the last date for submitting online application for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2020. The last date to apply has been extended to March 2 and the last date to pay the fees has been extended to March 5 till 3.30pm. Earlier the last date to apply was February 24.


• The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be held on July 5, 2020. The test will be conducted in 112 cities all over the country.

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• SBI Cards and Payment Services, the country's second-largest credit card issuer, is expected to be the superstar IPO of 2020, as per experts.


• The much-awaited initial public offering will be opened for subscription from March 2-5.

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• Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the central bank has already initiated discussions with some institutions and efforts are on for inclusion of government bonds in global indices as quickly as possible.


• The development would attract higher foreign flows as many overseas funds are mandated to track global indices.

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• Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar took a hat-trick as Australia crushed South Africa by 107 runs in the first Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium.


• Steve Smith, back in South Africa for the first time since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, hit a top score of 45 for Australia, who made 196 for six after being sent in.

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• Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers postponed training for their army of volunteers due to the coronavirus outbreak but reiterated that there was "no consideration" of cancelling the Games.


• In a press release published in the early hours of, Tokyo 2020 said: "As part of efforts to prevent the spread of infection of the novel coronavirus, we have decided to postpone training scheduled from tomorrow (February 22)."

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• Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker/ Ideal Legislative Council Chairman Award 2019 to the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Shri P.


• Ramakrishnan, during the inauguration of the 10th edition of the 4 day function “Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad” (Indian Student Parliament),from february 20 to 23,2020, held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, India.

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• Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director (MD) of Bengaluru based biopharmaceutical company Biocon, won Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year 2019 (for his innovation & affordable life saving medicines), at the 21st edition of the awards held in New Delhi, India.


• About Mazumdar-Shaw: She will also represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo between June 4 and 6, 2020.

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• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed Sunil Gurbaxani as MD (Managing Director) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Dhanlaxmi Bank for a period of 3 years. Sunil was the successor of T.Latha.


• Dhanlaxmi bank was removed from the RBI PCA (Prompt Corrective Action) framework, as the bank is found to be not breaching any of the risk thresholds of the framework.