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Sanskrit Scholar and Indologist Sukumari Bhattacharji passed away

Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Sukumari Bhattacharji (92) who was known for her grasp over English and Sanskrit language, passed away. She started her career as a lecturer in...

May 25, 2014

Badminton: China beats Japan to win Uber Cup

Defending champion China defeated Japan to win its 13th Uber Cup women’s badminton title. The victory comes after China’s recent loss to Japan in the semifinals of the...

May 24, 2014

Hiroshi Naka is new vice-president of World Bank

Hiroshi Naka has been appointed as vice-president and auditor general of World Bank (WB).  His appointment was announced by Bank’s President Jim Yong Kim. Naka who is Japanese...

May 24, 2014

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg clinches Monaco F1 Grand Prix

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany defeated main rival Lewis Hemilton of Britain to win 2014 Monaco F1 Grand Prix. This was his second victory of the season...

May 24, 2014

Donald Levine, man behind G.I. Joe, passed away

Donald Levine (86), the man credited as the father of G.I. Joe (toy) for developing the world’s first action figure, passed away. As the head of research and development at toy manufacturer...

May 23, 2014

Genral Polls 2014: Dhubri recorded highest Voter Turnout; Srinagar the lowest

The 16th Lok Sabha polls registered a record average voter turnout of 66.4%. Dhubri of Assam witnessed the highest turnout at 88.22% followed by Nagaland at 87.82%; Srinagar of...

May 23, 2014

RBI eases gold import to promote its export under its 20:80 formula

Star trading houses — big importers and exporters has been permitted by the RBI to import gold under its existing 20:80 scheme. Thus far, the facility was available to...

May 23, 2014

Bharatiya Mahila Bank included in second schedule to RBI Act 1934

Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), India’s first all-women bank, has been included in the second schedule to the RBI Act 1934. With the inclusion in the second schedule or...

May 23, 2014

Naveen Patnaik takes oath as fourth time CM in Odisha

Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for the fourth term in a row. Mr. Patnaik was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor S.C....

May 23, 2014

Pawan Chamling takes oath as Sikkim CM for fifth consecutive term

Sikkim’s Governor Shriniwas Patil administered the oath of office and secrecy to Pawan Chamling as Sikkim Chief Minister for the record fifth term in a row. In the...

May 23, 2014

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