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Government covers 14 SC, ST, OBC and DNT scholarship schemes under Digital Payments

The Government has stated that 14 scholarship schemes for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) / Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes (DNTs) students come under Digital Payments...

April 17, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: April 16-17, 2017

1. Robert W. Taylor, the renowned computer pioneer passed away. He hailed from which country? [A] France[B] Japan[C] Australia[D] United States Show Answer Correct Answer: D [United States]...

April 17, 2017

Turkey Referendum: President Erdogan wins sweeping powers

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the referendum on granting him sweeping new powers by a clear majority. The “Yes” vote garnered by Erdogan was 51.36% and “No”...

April 17, 2017

Vastu Shashtra to be introduced in IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur plans to introduce Vastu Shashtra to the architecture students from this year August. While the rudiments of Vastu Shastra will be introduced to the first and...

April 17, 2017

Telangana passes bill to hike reservations for Muslims and STs

The Telangana legislature has passed the Telangana Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under...

April 17, 2017

Facts about Kempe Gowda

The President of India, recently, inaugurated the Kempe Gowda Festival organized by the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Foundation in New Delhi. Facts about Kempe Gowda Kempe Gowda was a chieftain...

April 17, 2017

B Sai Praneeth wins Singapore Open Super Series Title

Sai Praneeth defeated the world No 29 Kidambi Srikanth in an all-Indian men’s singles final and clinched Singapore Open Superseries badminton title. With this, India has become only...

April 17, 2017

Gayathri Gopichand wins singles and doubles crown at Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix

Gayatri Gopichand, daughter of National Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, has bagged both the singles and doubles crown at the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Jakarta. Gayatri...

April 17, 2017

Emma Morano, the world's oldest person passes away

Emma Morano, the world’s oldest woman has passed away in Italy at the age of 117. She was the last known person born in the 19th century who...

April 17, 2017

Internet Pioneer Robert Taylor Passes Away

Robert Taylor, a pioneer of Modern Computing and the Internet has passed away at the age of 85. Rob Taylor was instrumental in creating the internet and the...

April 17, 2017

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