Justice R Banumathi has become the first woman judge from Tamil Nadu to be elevated to the Supreme Court. Justice Banumathi is only the 6th woman judge of...
The renowned and one of the last exponents of ‘Burra Katha’ Daroji Eramma (84) passed away. Ms. Eramma, belonged to the ‘Budaga Janagama’ community, a nomadic tribe (SC),...
President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards to Arun Jaitley, Dr Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav for the year 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The awards...
The 12-member selection panel, headed by legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, recommended the names of 15 sportspersons for the prestigious Arjuna Award. However, the committee did not recommend anyone...
The Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Mr. Raghuram Rajan, vociferously supported Direct Cash Transfers (DCT) to the poor, saying this would help curb corruption by breaking the...
With Congress supporting candidature of AIADMK leader M Thambidurai as deputy speaker of Lok Sabha, he is set to be elected unopposed for the post. Mr. Thambidurai is...
The International Mathematical Union (IMU) awarded mathematicians of Indian-and Iranian-origin with the 2014 Fields Medal, also considered as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics“. Persons of India Origin (PIOs)...
The names of four outstanding mathematicians for the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, have been announced. The Fields Medal is given by the International Mathematical...
Member of India’s first Lok Sabha Reshamlal Jangde (90) passed away. A law graduate from Nagpur, he contested polls on a general seat despite being a Schedule Caste and...
Oscar-winning actor Robin McLaurin Williams (63) passed away. Williams was an American actor, stand-up comedian, film producer, and screenwriter. He became famous with his role as the alien Mork in the...
