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Tibetan Refugees in India and Rehabilitation Policy, 2014

During history, Tibet has been an avid invader as well as victim of frequent invasions. The invasion of China in 1951 resulted in Chinese occupation of Tibet. Large...

September 10, 2017

Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (78), veteran Kannada actor, producer and singer passes away

Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (78), the veteran Kannada actor, producer and singer, has passed away in Bengaluru, Karnataka on September 8, 2017. In his five decade film career, Sudarshan...

September 10, 2017

India to host 2018 Junior Asian Wrestling Championship (JAWC)

India will host the 2018 Junior Asian Wrestling Championship (JAWC), which is scheduled to be held from July 19 to 22 in New Delhi. Recently, the United World...

September 10, 2017

IISc Banglore named top university in India, according to 2018 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings

The 2018 World University Rankings (WUR), released by Times Higher Education, has found that India’s flagship Indian Institute of Science (IISc) fall from previous year’s 201-250 band to...

September 10, 2017

Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed as new interim Chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)

Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) has been appointed as interim chairman of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). He succeeded...

September 10, 2017

Waltherus Marijne appointed as new chief coach of Indian Senior Men Hockey Team

Waltherus Norbertus Maria Marijne has been named as the new chief coach of the Indian Senior Men Hockey Team. Marijne will succeed Roelant Oltmans on September 20, 2017....

September 10, 2017

Jitendra Singh launched North East Festival ‘North-East Calling’ in New Delhi

Dr Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER), has inaugurated North East Festival ‘North-East Calling’ at India Gate in New Delhi on September...

September 10, 2017

Konjum Taba clinches gold at 2017 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

Konjum Taba has clinched gold in the junior men’s 94 kg category by lifting 317 kg at the 2017 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. In the...

September 10, 2017

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) signs an agreement BSNL to roll out open mobile wallet Speedpay

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) and state-run owned BSNL has signed an agreement to roll out open mobile wallet Speedpay across 10 states in the country. Under the...

September 10, 2017

The traditional Bonderam festival started in Goa

The traditional Bonderam festival has started in Divar Island of Goa on September 9, 2017 . The word “Bonderam” originated from the involvement of flags. It is stated...

September 10, 2017

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