Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram as the new Finance Secretary. Arvind Mayaram, a 1978 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer has been holding...
Documentary “Gulabi Gang” to be screened at the 14th New York Indian Film Festival that will run from May 5 to 10, 2014. Directed by Nishtha Jain, it is based...
Ratings agency Fitch affirmed following Ratings/ Outlook for India: India’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs): “BBB-“ India’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds:...
The 2014 edition of Wiesden Cricketers’ Almanack recently published has retired legend Sachin Tendulkar on its cover. This is the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Tendulkar also became...
Viktor Orban reelected to a third term as Prime Minister of Hungary. He declared victory in Hungary’s parliamentary election, winning a second consecutive term. Orban’s Fidesz party won 44.6% of the vote....
HDFC Bank, the second largest private bank of India, has created a new Guinness World Record by its annual blood donation drive it organised in December 2013. This...
As part of its efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank Group declared that it will almost double yearly lending capacity to emerging nations like Brazil,...
The multinational confectionery company, Cadbury India Ltd, a subsidiary of Mondelez International Inc, has changed its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited. This is in line with the gradual changeover...
Flight MH370 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, went missing on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board. It lost contact with air traffic controllers over the...
Communications satellite INSAT-3E completed its life even before its expected time and and has become non-operational. Actually, INSAT 3E was built to last 15 years but, as it...
