Maharaja Suheldev is a famous King of Shravasti (in north-eastern Uttar Pradesh) known for killing the Ghaznavi general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud in Bahraich in the early 11th...
The Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday observed in the US to pay tribute to all the US presidents. It was previously initiated to celebrated George Washington’s birth...
Abydos is among the oldest cities of ancient Egypt. It houses several important archaeological sites like Umm el-Qa’ab (royal necropolis) and temples. Recently, archaeologists claimed to have found...
The Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) was recently launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. It seeks to provide high-speed, affordable internet connectivity to every household to bridge...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, made history recently by becoming the first woman and first African director general of the World Trade Organisation. The WTO...
The month-long Zero Beggars drive aims to make Mumbai “begging free”. As part of this campaign, police are tracking down beggars and lodging them at a special home...
Abhyudaya Yojana is a training programme launched by the state government of Uttar Pradesh. It is an initiative to provide training to aspirants of various competitive examinations –...
The Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) is a joint endeavour of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries. This missile system provides point and...
Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed recently in the lower house of the Indian parliament. It deals with domestic and international arbitration and provides law for...
Generation Identitaire is a French far-right faction infamous for its hostility towards migrants. The French government recently initiated the process to ban this group. In January this year,...
