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Scientists discovers protein that increases effectiveness of vaccines against cancer

Scientists from Boston University School of Medicine, US have discovered a protein that could help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from diseases such as cancer. They...

April 8, 2017

Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950 mark for first time

The sex ratio in Haryana for the first time in the history has touched the 950 mark in March, 2017.  It was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal...

April 8, 2017

Madhya Pradesh Government launches 1 year diploma course on Hindu priesthood

Madhya Pradesh government-run Maharshi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan will launch one-year diploma course on Hindu priesthood ‘Purohityam’ from July 2017. This course will be open for all irrespective of...

April 8, 2017

US, China agree to pursue 100-day plan for reducing trade deficit

United States and China have agreed to pursue a ‘100-day plan’ aimed at reducing the US trade deficit with China. Decision in this regard was taken by US...

April 8, 2017

Ban on cash transactions of over Rs 2 lakh not applicable for bank, post office withdrawals

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that the ban on cash transaction in excess of Rs. 2 lakh will not be applicable to withdrawals from...

April 8, 2017

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged in first monetary policy review of 2017-18

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its first bimonthly monetary policy review of the financial year 2017-18, has kept the key policy rate, the repo rate unchanged,...

April 7, 2017

64th National Film Awards

The 64th National Film Awards for year 2016 were announced on 07 April 2017.  Marathi film Kasaav won the award in the Best Feature Film category and Fireflies...

April 7, 2017

India ink defence deals with Israel for advanced MRSAM

India and Israel have inked defence deals worth over $2 billion for advanced medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) systems. As part of the deal, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will...

April 7, 2017

Twitter unveils ‘Lite’ version

Micro blogging site Twitter had rolled out Twitter Lite, a “data friendly” version of the platform in India. Twitter Lite will use up to 70% less data than...

April 7, 2017

Google unveils ‘YouTube Go’

Google has rolled out the beta version of its new ‘YouTube Go’ application in India. The application promises to give a better experience of watching videos on a...

April 7, 2017

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