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Veteran Australian Cricket legend and former Captain Richie Benaud passes away

Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud passed away on 10 April 2015. He was 84. About Richie Benaud Richie Benaud was an Australian Test cricket...

April 10, 2015

Retired Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar passes away

Retired Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar passed away on 9 April 2015 in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 95. About Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar had joined Indian Air Force...

April 10, 2015

Union Government suspends Greenpeace India's registration for 6 months

Union government has suspended the registration of Greenpeace India, a non-profit environmental organization for six months with immediate effect. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Ministry...

April 10, 2015

India elected to four key bodies of UN ECOSOC

India was elected to four key bodies of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC). India was elected to these bodies during ECOSOC’s coordination and management...

April 10, 2015

Newly discovered Spider named after Telangana state

Newly discovered spiders of Thomisidae family have been named as Telangana crab spider (Thomisus telanganensis) i.e. after Indian state of Telangana. These spiders were discovered by G.B. Pravalikha...

April 10, 2015

India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Dhanush missile from ship

India on 9 April 2015 successfully test fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast. Test- The ship-based missile was launched from an Offshore...

April 9, 2015

Nasim Zaidi appointed as Chief Election Commissioner

President Pranab Mukherjee on 9 April 2015 appointed the senior most Election Commissioner (EC), Dr. Nasim Zaidi as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He will succeed incumbent CEC...

April 9, 2015

Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan passes away

Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan passed away on 8 April 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 81. He was known for charting a new course in Tamil literature...

April 9, 2015

UP government confers Sahitya Shiromani Samman on Gopal Das Neeraj

Uttar Pradesh government has conferred Sahitya Shiromani Samman upon noted Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj. The award carrying cash prize of 21 lakh Rupees was bestowed upon Neeraj...

April 9, 2015

Renowned Tamil singer EM Hanifa passes away

Renowned Tamil Muslim devotional singer EM Hanifa passed away on 9 April 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 90. He was well-known for his number of devotional...

April 9, 2015

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