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Freedom fighter Goura Chandra Mohapatra passes away

Goura Chandra Mohapatra (104), the veteran freedom fighter, educationist and social reformer, has passed away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on September 11, 2018. He actively participated in the freedom...

September 13, 2018

Aatish Taseer authors “The Twice-Born – Life and Death on Ganges”

The book “The Twice-Born – Life and Death on the Ganges” has been authored by Aatish Taseer, who is son of late Pakistani politician Salman Taseer and Delhi...

September 13, 2018

India world’s most hardest working country

As per culture study survey by US-based multi-national workforce management firm Kronos Incorporated, India leads the way as the world’s hardest working country with 69% of full-time employees...

September 13, 2018

India’s first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (BH205-E) launched by BEML

The Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has recently launched an indigenously designed and developed India’s first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (Model BH205-E) in its Mysuru plant,...

September 13, 2018

Arul Chinnaiyan awarded with “Outstanding Investigator Award” by U.S. National Cancer Institute to identify cancer biomarkers

Prof. Arul Chinnaiyan, an Indian-American scientist and professor at the University of Michigan, has been awarded an “Outstanding Investigator Award” along with a grant of $6.5 million by...

September 13, 2018

Jhulan Goswami wins first bowler in women’s cricket to pick 300 international wickets

Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami has become the first bowler in women’s cricket to pick 300 international wickets. She achieved this feet after reaching the landmark figure in India’s...

September 13, 2018

L K Advani appointed as new chairman of Lok Sabha Ethics Committee

Veteran BJP leader L K Advani has been renominated as the chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. The Committee examines complaints relating to...

September 13, 2018

Sagarmatha Friendship-2018 military exercise to be start between Nepal and China

The second edition of the 10-day Nepal-China joint military exercise “Sagarmatha Friendship-2018” will be held at Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, from September 17. The...

September 13, 2018

Tamil Nadu bans manufacture, sale and possession of e-cigarettes

The Tamil Nadu government has banned the manufacture, sale (including online sale), distribution, trade, display, marketing, import and possession of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), which are popularly...

September 13, 2018

India’s first railway university “National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)” starts operation

The National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), which is India’s first railway university, has recently started operations in Vadodara, Gujarat. This institute is located in the National Academy...

September 13, 2018

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