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International Day of Families

The International Day of Families is observed every year on May 15 to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic...

May 16, 2019

Sanjiv Puri appointed as new CMD of ITC Ltd

Sanjiv Puri has been appointed as the new CMD (Chairman and managing director) of ITC Ltd, India’s largest cigarette maker. He will take over the legacy of noted...

May 16, 2019

First full-fledged Services Selection Board (SSB) of Indian Navy opened in Kolkata

The first full-fledged Services Selection Board (SSB) of Indian Navy has been inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at Diamond Harbour near Kolkata. The SSB (Kolkata) will...

May 16, 2019

Madan B Lokur appointed as Judge of Supreme Court of Fiji

Justice Madan B Lokur, the Retired Supreme Court judge of India, has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel. He...

May 16, 2019

China blocks all language editions of Wikipedia

China has expanded its ban on Wikipedia to block the community-edited online encyclopedia in all available languages. Hence, Wikipedia had joined thousands of other websites which cannot be...

May 16, 2019

RBI releases ‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 – 2021’

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a vision document – Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 – 2021 – with its core theme of...

May 16, 2019

China to host 2023 Asian Cup Football tournament

The 2023 Asian Cup Football tournament will be hosted by China after South Korea withdraws its bid. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said in a statement it had...

May 16, 2019

Lancet study on Under-5 Mortality in India

A study by the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US analysed state-level Indian data on the causes of death among children...

May 16, 2019

Women referees for AFC Cup clash

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently announced that for the first time in history an all-female referee team will take charge of a Men’s Continental Club Cup clash....

May 16, 2019

Chunauti scheme of Delhi Government

The government of the Delhi National Capital Region had introduced the Chunauti scheme to improve learning. Features of the Scheme Under the Chunauti scheme children are divided into...

May 16, 2019

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