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Telecom Minister launches mobile app ‘Disha’ to aid digital literacy in Bihar

On 10 August Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched a new mobile app ‘Disha’ to aid digital literacy in Bihar. The app was launched in Bihar that...

August 10, 2015

Union Government launches Suraksha Bandhan drive in Mission Mode

Union Government has launched Suraksha Bandhan drive in a Mission Mode through participating insurance companies and banks. The drive aims at taking forward Union Government’s objective of creating...

August 10, 2015

Poet, freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passes away

Eminent Kannada poet and freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away at Badiyadkka in Kasaragod district of Kerala. He was 101. He was an author, poet, journalist and...

August 10, 2015

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notifies changes in I-T rules to comply with FATCA pact

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended income tax rules to provide reporting of information with regards to financial assets and accounts to comply with Foreign Account Tax Compliance...

August 10, 2015

India tops in Beef export: US-DoA

As per recently released data by US Department of Agriculture (DoA), India has emerged as world’s largest exporter of beef. India has retained its top spot as the...

August 10, 2015

Goa Tourism Minister D Parulekar conferred with PATWA 2015 award

Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has been conferred with the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) and Safari India South Asia Travel Award 2015. He was bestowed with...

August 10, 2015

70th anniversary of Atomic bomb dropping on Nagasaki observed

70th anniversary of dropping of disastrous Atomic bomb on Nagasaki city of Japan was observed across the world. A solemn ceremony including ageing survivors, relatives of victims observed...

August 10, 2015

Who is considered the father of Rock-art in India?

Who is considered the father of Rock-art in India?[A]Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar[B]Sir William Jones[C]Rakhal Das Banerjee[D]Raj Bahadur Daya Ram SahiniShow Answer Vishnu Shridhar WakankarVishnu Shridhar Wakankar was the father...

August 9, 2015

BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit at Vindhyachal STPS

On 7 August Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned a 500 MW thermal unit of NTPC’s Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Vindhyanagar, Singrauli district of Madhya...

August 8, 2015

DFCC to commission its first 56 km stretch in Bihar

The much-awaited ambitious Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project of government has announced to commission its first 56-kilometer stretch in Bihar. Out of total 3,300 km stretch the 56 kilometer...

August 8, 2015

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