Americas agency surveillance on political organisations on EMB and PPP

Americas agency surveillance on political organisations
America’s top spy agency was authorised by a US court in 2010 to carry out surveillance on the BJP along with five other political organisations across the globe, including Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Pakistan Peoples Party.

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•  IDBI Bank introduced mobile banking service for its customers. This facility enables the customer to meet all banking needs such as fund transfer, bill payments, visa money transfer, DTH/ mobile recharge and much more from any destination.
• Air Marshal PP Reddy has taken over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee on 01 Jul 14.
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• State Bank of India has launched six digital branches across the nation, as part of its programme to offer next generation banking solutions to the mobile and internet-savvy customer base.
• State-run power equipment maker BHEL has successfully commissioned another 250 MW thermal unit, valued at Rs 990 crore, at Chhabra plant in Rajasthan.
• Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo has announced his retirement from international football.
• ITI Limited has bagged two advance purchase orders from BSNL amounting to Rs 2,984 crore.
• Former Haitian president Leslie Francois Manigat on 27 June 2014 died at the age of 83. He was elected as the President of Haiti in January 1988 but was overthrown by General Henri Namphy in June 1988.
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• India announced new liberal visa policy for Afghanistan nationals