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UAE launches amnesty programme for foreign workers overstaying permits

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently launched a landmark 3-month visa amnesty programme which will benefit hundreds of illegal foreign workers, including Indians, overstaying their permits by...

August 2, 2018

K Anvar Sadath wins 2018 International Contributions Award given by Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), USA

K. Anvar Sadath, the vice chairman and executive director of the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), has won the 2018 International Contributions Award given by the...

August 2, 2018

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launches a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ for converting any scanned or printed Indian language documents into a fully editable text...

August 2, 2018

RITES Recruitment 2018 for Manager, Assistant Manager and Other Posts

RITES Ltd., a Mini Ratna PSU under the Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India, is willing to hire dynamic and hard working indian nationals for Manager and Engineer...

August 2, 2018

India ranked 96th in United Nation’s E-Government Development Index

India has been ranked 96th in the United Nation’s E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018. The survey, released by UN every two years, noted that India has scored 100%...

August 2, 2018

Odisha government launches a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign publicity campaign for 2018 men’s hockey World Cup

The Government of Odisha has launched a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign “Heartbeats for Hockey” to attract fans for 2018 men’s hockey World Cup. The movement attempts to...

August 2, 2018

Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, former Union Minister and Congress leader passes away

Dr Bhishma Narain Singh (85), the former Union Minister and Congress leader, has passed away in Noida on August 1, 2018. Dr Singh held various portfolios during the...

August 2, 2018

Umbayee, noted ghazal singer and composer passes away

Umbayee (68), the noted ghazal singer and composer from Kerala, has passed away at Aluva on August 1, 2018. Born in Mattancherry, he was a disciple of Ustad...

August 2, 2018

Akshay Venkatesh bestowed with prestigious 2018 Fields medal

Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, has won the 2018 Fields Medal for his profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics. Venkatesh is one...

August 2, 2018

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI hikes policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50% in its third bi-monthly monetary policy...

August 2, 2018

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