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Renowned scientist Selvin Christopher appointed as DG of DRDO

Eminent scientist Dr. Selvin Christopher has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the rank of a secretary. As...

May 29, 2015

India tops in World Hunger List with 194 Million People: UN Report

According to recently released United Nations (UN) annual hunger report titled The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015, India was placed at top in the World...

May 29, 2015

90 % of global chemical weapons stockpile destroyed: OPCW

Nobel peace prize winning organisation OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) has achieved major milestone of destroying 90 per cent of the global chemical weapons stockpile....

May 29, 2015

Yaduveer Raj Urs crowned as Mysuru’s new Maharaja

Yaduveer Raj Urs, was crowned as the new Maharaja of Mysuru, a titular and nominal head of the 600-year-old Wadiyar dynasty in southern India. The coronation ceremony was...

May 29, 2015

Abhinav Bindra becomes 4th Indian shooter to qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics

Abhinav Bindra has become the fourth Indian shooter to win a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He got qualified to 2016 Olympics after finishing sixth in...

May 29, 2015

New human ancestor species discovered in Afar region of Ethiopia

Scientists have discovered a new human ancestor species of Australopithecus deyiremeda in Afar region of Ethiopia. The upper and lower jaw of the species was unearthed by an...

May 28, 2015

Singapore appoints Indian-origin diplomat S Chandra Das as envoy to Sri Lanka

Indian- origin businessman and diplomat S Chandra Das was appointed as Resident High Commissioner to Sri Lanka by Singapore Government. Earlier, Das had served as served as Singapore’s...

May 28, 2015

Tripura government decides to withdraw AFSPA from state

Tripura government has decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from the remaining areas of the state. Decision in this regard was taken during...

May 28, 2015

Everest Glaciers may disappear by 2100 due to global warming: Study

A new study has warned that Glaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas could shrink at least 70 per cent or even disappear entirely by 2100 due...

May 28, 2015

UN adopts resolution on protection of journalists in conflict zones

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution on the protection of journalists in conflict zones. The resolution has urged member nations, governments and armed groups...

May 28, 2015

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