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US lifts nuclear sanctions on Iran

United States (US) has removed a wide range of nuclear sanctions against Iran after it has meet its commitments to roll back its nuclear programme. These sanctions were...

January 18, 2016

India's Dinesh Sharma elected to board of directors of AIIB

India’s Dinesh Sharma has been elected to the board of directors of the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He has been elected to the 12-member board through...

January 18, 2016

Chinese scientists develop new bio-artificial liver

Chinese scientists have developed a new bio-artificial liver that can help patients to survive from liver failure long enough for an organ transplant. It has been developed by...

January 18, 2016

Viktor Troicki wins 2016 WTA Apia International title of Tennis

World No. 22 Viktor Troicki from Serbia has won the 2016 WTA Apia International title of Tennis in the men’s single category. He defended this tittle by defeated...

January 18, 2016

Former Sikkim Governor Ventrapragada Rama Rao passes away

Former Sikkim Governor and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ventrapragada Rama Rao passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana following an illness. He was 81. Rama Rao was one...

January 18, 2016

Noted filmmaker Anil Ganguly passes away

Noted filmmaker Anil Ganguly passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra after a brief illness. He was 82. He was noted screenwriter and director who had worked in Hindi cinema...

January 18, 2016

Madhya Pradesh selected for Krishi Karman Award for year 2014-15

Madhya Pradesh has been conferred the Union Government’s prestigious Krishi Karman Award in maximum food grains production category for year 2014-15 for the 4th consecutive year. MP has...

January 18, 2016

Ankita Anand wins 2015 Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

Delhi-based Journalist-writer Ankita Anand has won the prestigious Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for 2015 under Asia and the Pacific–Amateur category. She was selected for this award for her...

January 18, 2016

DRDO Reorganization Issue

Presently, the head of DRDO is also the secretary to DRDO and scientific adviser to the defence minister. The government has put forth the proposal of splitting these...

January 18, 2016

BioArt

BioArt is one of the recent developments in the contemporary art. It uses live tissues, bacteria, living organisms, and life processes to create arts. By using scientific processes...

January 17, 2016

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