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MoU inked between Ministry of Textiles and Flipkart: "ABHIYAAN Flipkart – Kaarigar Ke Dwar" to provide an online marketing platform to handloom weavers

With a view to provide online marketing platform to handloom weavers to boost the handloom sector, empower the weavers and boost manufacturing in the country, Ministry of Textiles,...

August 25, 2014

ITC tops the charts in Fortune’s most admired companies list 2014

Fortune’s most admired list 2014 has been announced and has brought much cheer to the business world. There are 19 new entrants which have made it to the...

August 24, 2014

Vinod Rai’s book “Not just an Accountant” puts UPA under scanner again

Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai has given UPA enough food for thought and reflection as it stands to challenge the ethical standards of UPA...

August 24, 2014

Hanuman Akhara selected for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar

Guru Hanuman Akhara, a wrestling academy based in Delhi, has been chosen for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP) for year 2014. As per Sports Ministry, Guru Hanuman Akhara...

August 23, 2014

Overseas payment gateway for credit card transactions within India is now closed: RBI

The RBI has shut the overseas payment gateway for credit card transactions within India, saying that the rules need to be followed with respect to e-commerce credit card...

August 23, 2014

Who was U.R. Ananthamurthy?

U.R. Ananthamurthy was one of the greatest writers of India who passed away due to renal failure on August 22, 2014. The sad demise has been widely condoled...

August 23, 2014

What is the buzz about Leader of Opposition?

Opposition is an essential organ of the democratic setup as it is said to keep suitable checks on the governmental policies and directions. The person who heads the...

August 23, 2014

Noted Kanada writer U.R. Ananthamurthy passes away

Eminent Kannada writer and one of the most heralded public intellectuals in the country, U.R. Ananthamurthy (82) passed away. He was a contemporary writer and critic in the...

August 22, 2014

Hockey Madhya Pradesh inducted as a new Associate Member of Hockey India

Hockey India brought Hockey Madhya Pradesh on board by inducting it as its 23rd Associate Member. Prior to being the associate member of Hockey India, Hockey Madhya Pradesh was...

August 22, 2014

INS Kamorta: India's first domestically built stealth warship commissioned into Navy

India’s first indigenously-built stealth anti-submarine warfare INS Kamorta was commissioned into Indian Navy by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley at naval dockyard in Vishakhapatnam. The corvette has been built...

August 22, 2014

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