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P.C. Chacko committee: To recommend punitive measures for the pepper spray incident in the Parliament

The Lok Sabha Speaker, Ms. Meira Kumar referred the pepper spray incident in the Parliament to the Committee of Privileges, which has powers to recommend punitive measures. The...

February 21, 2014

Avinash Arun’s Marathi film “Killa” won Crystal Bear award at Berlin Fest

Mr. Avinash Arun’s directorial debut, the Marathi feature film “Killa” won the Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar) for the Best Film awarded by the Children’s Jury in Generation Kplus...

February 21, 2014

67th BAFTA Awards 2014

The 67th BritishAcademy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held at the Royal Opera House in London. Winners of the 67th Annual BAFTA Awards  Best Film: 12 Years...

February 21, 2014

Ms. Hillary R Clinton launched a new global review of data on women empowerment

Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a new global review of data to analyze the advancement of women and girls around the world since the mid-1990s. Objective: To promote...

February 20, 2014

Mr. Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi CM

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi, after failing to introduce and pass the Jan Lokpal Bill...

February 18, 2014

Major General Kosnam Himalaya Singh: First Army Officer from North Eastern States to be appointed as Lieutenant General

Major General Konsam Himalaya Singh became the first Lieutenant General in the army from North East States. Singh is the senior most serving officer in the army from...

February 16, 2014

“The Hindus: An Alternative History”: Penguin withdraws Doniger book on Hinduism

Publisher Penguin India agreed to withdraw American Indologist Wendy Doniger’s book “The Hindus: An Alternative History” from the Indian market. The decision made between the publisher and Delhi...

February 16, 2014

NRIs set up first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA

The Indian-American professionals from many IT companies viz. Microsoft, Cisco, Apple, eBay, Oracle, etc. set up the first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA. Objective: To extend...

February 16, 2014

Sushil Koirala: Nepal’s new PM

Veteran Nepali Congress President, Mr. Sushil Koirala (75) elected as Prime Minister of Nepal, after he secured more than two-thirds of the votes in the Parliament of Nepal....

February 15, 2014

Mr. Vishwanath Tripathi honored with the Vyas Samman 2013

The famous Hindi writer, Mr. Vishwanath Tripathi (82) honored by the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013. He has been chosen for his memoir ‘Vyomkesh Darvesh ‘that is a biography of...

February 15, 2014

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