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Special train for children inaugurated in Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti flagged off the first children-special train in the Valley at Qazigund in south Kashmir. The train will run fortnightly exclusively for...

December 12, 2016

Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar to open soon

A deep water port built in Myanmar’s Sittwe by India is ready to be commissioned. Thus, open Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar. The Sittwe port is starting point...

December 12, 2016

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) sets up committee to work on fighting online piracy

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has set up a working group to fight online piracy and to develop business standards and come up with best practices...

December 12, 2016

Cyrus Mistry removed as Tata Industries director

Cyrus Mistry has been removed as director of Tata Industries following shareholders’ vote. An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) was called to remove him. Tata Industries is a subsidiary...

December 12, 2016

First Canadian woman on banknote

Civil rights activist Viola Desmond made history by becoming the first Canadian woman to appear on the face of a banknote when new banknotes go into circulation in...

December 12, 2016

Iqbal Sayed becomes first Indian to win a medal at Mr Olympia

Mumbai-based Civil Engineer Iqbal Sayed has become the first Indian to win a medal at the Mr Olympia amateur event held in Hong Kong. He has won a silver...

December 12, 2016

ONGC to roll out new basin in Agartala

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is set to roll out a new basin in Agartala by 2017 to focus more on exploration of energy sources in the...

December 12, 2016

Gotthard Base Tunnel, world's longest rail tunnel starts regular service

The famed Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) has started regular commercial rail service in Switzerland. The first regular train to use GBT ferried passenger from Zurich to Lugano. The...

December 12, 2016

Cancel illegal salt pans in Sambhar Lake: NGT

The central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to cancel allotments of salt pans in the Sambhar Salt Lake. Ruling in...

December 12, 2016

Motera’s Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium to become the largest Cricket Stadium in the world

The Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad is set to become the largest cricket stadium in the world in terms of seating capacity. At present, the stadium...

December 12, 2016

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