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Gorkhaland Movement: History, Key Events and Recent Agitations

In the last week of September, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) had called off it’s over 100-day old indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling after the home minister made an...

September 28, 2017

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Marston Hefner (9 April 1926 – 27 September 2017) was an American magazine publisher, entrepreneur, and cultural icon best known as the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy...

September 28, 2017

Indian Railways to launch 100 New Suburban Rail Services in Mumbai area

Indian Railways is going to introduce 100 additional local train services on its Mumbai suburban network of Western Railway and Central Railway zones. Out of these 100 services,...

September 28, 2017

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) to increase annual lending to India to a maximum of $4 billion for 2018-22

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase its annual lending to India to a maximum of $4 billion between 2018 and 2022 to help fasten inclusive economic transformation...

September 28, 2017

India ranked 40 in 2017 Global Competitiveness Rankings (GCR)

India has been ranked the 40th out of 137 countries at the 2017 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which is compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF). According to...

September 28, 2017

Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister, inaugurated 13th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister, has inaugurated the 13th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on September 28, 2017....

September 28, 2017

World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day is an international health observance held every year on 28 September to raise global awareness about rabies prevention and to unite people, organisations, and governments...

September 28, 2017

World Maritime Day

World Maritime Day is an international observance dedicated to highlighting the importance of the maritime industry and its contribution to global trade, the economy, environmental sustainability, and cultural...

September 28, 2017

Madhya Pradesh won ‘Best Tourism State’ National award-2017

On the occasion of World Tourism Day (WTD-2017), Madhya Pradesh bagged total 10 National Tourism Awards at a function in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on September 28, 2017....

September 28, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir government launched a scheme for disabled soldiers and their dependents in collaboration with NHFDC

The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) was set up in January 1997 as a non-profit company under Union ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The corporation...

September 28, 2017

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