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Sourabh Verma wins 2018 men’s singles Russian Open Badminton trophy

Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma has lifted the 2018 Russian Open Badminton trophy at Vladivostok on July 29. In the title clash, Sourabh defeated Japan’s Koki Watanabe by...

July 29, 2018

Kane Tanaka becomes world’s oldest verified living person

Kane Tanaka (115), a Japanese super centenarian, has become the world’s oldest verified living person following the death of Chiyo Miyako on July 22, 2018. Born on 2nd...

July 29, 2018

Cherkallam Abdullah, senior Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader passes away

Cherkallam Abdullah (76), the senior Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and former Kerala Minister, has passed away on July 27, 2018. He was a prominent leader of...

July 29, 2018

Ramakanta Rath conferred with Odisha’s highest literary award ‘Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman’ for 2018

Noted litterateur Ramakanta Rath has been conferred with the Odisha’s highest literary award ‘Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman’ for 2018 for his life time contribution to Odia literature. He...

July 29, 2018

Indian mountaneer Shivangi Pathak scales Mt Kilimanjaro

Shivangi Pathak (17) from Haryana, who became the India’s youngest women to scale Mt Everest from Nepal side, has recently scaled the highest peak of Africa “Mt Kilimanjaro”,...

July 29, 2018

2018 World Hepatitis Day (WHD)

The World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is observed every year on July 28 raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B,...

July 29, 2018

Xhoihobote Dhemalite wins best movie award at 3rd Love International Film Festival 2018 in Los Angeles

Assamese film “Xhoihobote Dhemalite” (“Rainbow Fields”) has bagged three top awards at the 3rd Love International Film Festival in Los Angeles. Besides the best movie, it also won...

July 29, 2018

IRDAI constitutes P J Joseph committee to review third party motor cover costs

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a 16-member committee to examine motor third party insurance pricing aspects and make recommendations on the premium...

July 29, 2018

Battle of Ramillies

The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession and one of the most decisive victories won...

July 28, 2018

Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad was a defining confrontation of the Second World War, fought between July 1942 and February 1943 on the Eastern Front. Marked by relentless urban...

July 28, 2018

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