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Nand Chaturvedi, who passed away recently, was a famous poet in which language?

Nand Chaturvedi, who passed away recently, was a famous poet in which language? [A]Hindi [B]Gujarati [C]Malayalam [D]Kannada Show Answer Hindi Nand Chaturvedi was a noted Hindi poet and...

December 31, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: December 28, 29, 2014

1. Nand Chaturvedi, who passed away recently, was a famous poet in which language? [A]Hindi [B]Gujarati [C]Malayalam [D]Kannada Hindi Nand Chaturvedi was a noted Hindi poet and a...

December 31, 2014

UNSC rejects Palestinian resolution demanding end to Israeli occupation on its territories within three years

UN Security Council (UNSC) has rejected a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within three years i.e. 2017. In this regard,  Jordan...

December 31, 2014

K K Paul appointed as Uttarakhand Governor

Krishan Kant Paul is appointed as Uttarakhand governor for the remainder of his term. Earlier, he was governor of Meghalay and was appointed on July 8, 2013. Now he...

December 31, 2014

Unoin Government sets up committee on NATGRID

Union Government has set up a high-level committee in order to allay apprehension of data and intelligence sharing by various government agencies with the proposed real-time intelligence sharing...

December 31, 2014

Actress Luise Rainer first to win consecutive acting Oscars passes away

Actress Luise Rainer passed away in London, UK. She was 104. She was born on 12th January 1910 in Vienna, Austria. She was renowned German-born Austrian and American...

December 31, 2014

13th Pune International Film Festival(PIFF) will begin on Jan 8 with theme 'War against War'

The 13th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) will be held at Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad in Maharashtra from January 8 to 15. This edition of film festival will...

December 31, 2014

Malayalam filmmaker Madhu Kaithapram passes away

Malayalam filmmaker Madhu Kaithapram passed away in Kozhikode, Kerala. He was 44. He had worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial...

December 31, 2014

ICRISAT launches ‘Green PHABLET’ to empower small farmers

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has launched a customised low-cost combination of phone and tablet computer called ‘GreenPHABLET powered by the GreenSIM’. This device...

December 31, 2014

Eminent journalist B.G. Verghese passes away

Eminent journalist B.G. Verghese passed away in Gurgaon, Haryana. He was 87. He was born on 21 June 1927. Journalistic  career: He started his journalistic career in The Times of...

December 31, 2014

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