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Basics of Vedic Literature

The Vedas are said to have been passed on from one generation to the next through verbal transmission and are, therefore, also known as Shruti (to hear) or...

April 20, 2016

RBL becomes first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for startups

The RBL Bank (formerly Ratnakar Bank) became the first private sector bank in India to open dedicated branch for startups. The dedicated branch was inaugurated at Koramangala, Bengaluru...

April 20, 2016

Indian-American Geeta Pasi nominated as US envoy to Chad

United States (US) President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta Pasi as the country’s next envoy to central African nation Chad. Ms. Pasi is a career member of...

April 20, 2016

India, Mauritius ink MoU to promote traditional medicine

India and Mauritius have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in traditional medicine and homeopathy The MoU envisages supply of traditional medicinal substances, exchange of...

April 20, 2016

India's Durga Thakur Promoted as International Hockey Umpire

India’s Durga Thakur has been promoted to international outdoor umpire by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). She was promoted following her good performance at the recently-held Hawke’s Bay...

April 20, 2016

Renowned Hollywood actress Doris Roberts passes away

Renowned Hollywood actress Doris Roberts passed away in Los Angeles in her sleep. She was 90. She was best known for playing meddling mother Marie Barone in US...

April 20, 2016

Languages of India

There are 22 scheduled languages, 114 other languages, 216 mother tongues, 96 non specified languages and totally up to 10,000 languages spoken by the people in India. Classification...

April 19, 2016

India’s National Anthem and Other Insignia

The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on Tuesday,...

April 19, 2016

India’s National Emblem

The state emblem depicts four lions, standing back to back. It is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Carved out...

April 19, 2016

India’s National Flag

India’s National flag is a horizontal tri-colour of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The...

April 19, 2016

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