Daily Current Affairs : 24th August 2013

1. The Nation on Friday pays tribute to Rajguru, one of the greatest Indian revolutionary of modern India, on his 105th birth anniversary.

2. The Reserve Bank has imposed monetary penalty worth 6 crore 50 lakh rupees on six banks for violating Know Your Customer guidelines.

3. India's Foreign Exchange (forex) reserves increased by $205.8 million to $278.80 billion for the week ended Aug 16, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

4. A state-of-the art National Media Centre comparable to those in capitals across the world was inaugurated Saturday, with an impressive conference hall, workplace for the media, a library,cafeteria and high-speed internet.

5. China:Typhoon Trami hits central Hunan Province, affects 3.61 lakh people.

6. Justice RC Gandhi to head one-man Commission to probe Kishtwar Violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

7. Goodwill gesture: Pakistan releases 362 Indian nationals. As a good will gesture amidst tension at the border in Kashmir, Pakistan has repatriated 362 Indian nationals through Wagah-Attari joint check post, today.

8. The ninth Men's Asia Cup Hockey Tournament kicked off at Ipoh in Malaysia today. Young striker Mandeep Singh netted a hat-trick as India hammered Oman 8-0 to start their 9th Asia Cup Hockey Championship campaign on a perfect note at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium.

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