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Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat clinched German Open Grand Prix Gold title

Indian shuttler, Arvind Bhat (34) defeated Denmark’s World No. 25 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus to clinch the men’s singles title of the $120,000 German Open Grand Prix Gold. This is...

March 7, 2014

“Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme and Nalanda Project” launched by Union Ministry of Minority Affairs

The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched two new initiatives for the welfare of Minorities. These are Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme and Nalanda Project, a Faculty Development Program for...

March 6, 2014

RBI extends date of exchanging pre-2005 notes to Jan 1, 2015

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted an additional nine months for the public to exchange currency notes printed before 2005, including Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 denominations,...

March 6, 2014

Oscar Awards: 86th Academy Awards

The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Best Motion picture: 12...

March 6, 2014

Mexican Open 2014

Winners of the Mexican Open 2014 Men’s singles:  Fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria defeated South African Kevin Anderson by 7-6(7-1), 3-6, 7-6(7-5). Women’s singles: Slovakia Dominika Cibulková beat...

March 6, 2014

1857 revolt: Remains of martyrs of 1857 Uprising exhumed in Punjab

The skeletal remains of the Indian soldiers, who were killed by the British troops for participating in the First War of Independence in 1857, are exhumed at Ajnala...

March 6, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: March 3, 4-2014

1. The “Crimean Tatars” or Crimeans who are in news recently, are a Muslim ethnic group native to which country? [A]Russia [B]Ukraine [C]Romania [D]Turkey Ukraine The “Crimean Tatars”...

March 6, 2014

Workdays for tribals under MGNREGA raised from 100 to 150

The Union Cabinet raised the number of workdays under its flagship rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) from 100 days to...

March 5, 2014

“Akbar – The Aesthete”: Dr. Indu Anand’s book launched

The Vice President of India, Mr. M. Hamid Ansari launched a book titled “Akbar – The Aesthete” authored by Dr. Indu Anand in New Delhi. About “Akbar-The Aesthete”...

March 5, 2014

“Earclip-type Wearable PC”- Japanese researchers testing tiny ear computer

Japanese researchers are testing tiny ear computer that is worn on the ear and can be controlled with the blink of an eye or the click of a...

March 5, 2014

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