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Sports Ministry approves appointment of Foreign Coaches in Athletics

Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel has approved appointment of two foreign coaches and two support staff for athletics. They are Dave Smith, Galina P. Bukharina, Dmitry Kislev and...

April 7, 2017

PV Sindhu reaches career-best World No.2 ranking

Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu (21) jumped three places to achieve a career-best world number two ranking in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings by...

April 7, 2017

RBI cuts clearance time for NEFT transfers to make them faster

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to slash clearance time for National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) in an attempt to enhance efficiency of the electronic payment...

April 7, 2017

Malvika Sinha appointed as new Executive Director of RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Malvika Sinha as new Executive Director (ED) following the appointment of B P Kanungo as Deputy Governor. In her new...

April 7, 2017

Roland founder and digital music pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi passes away

Japanese engineer, Roland founder and pioneer of digital music Ikutaro Kakehashi passed away in Japan. He was 87. He was best known for founding Roland Corporation in 1972...

April 7, 2017

Government launches Cyber Physical Systems programme

Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) programme dealing with self-driven cars, autonomous unmanned vehicles and aircraft navigation systems The programme is still...

April 7, 2017

US launches multiple missile strikes in Syria after chemical weapons attack

The United States has carried out a missile attack against targets in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in Khan Sheikhun...

April 7, 2017

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat conferred with honorary rank of general of Nepal Army

General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) was conferred with honorary rank of general of Nepal Army. The title was conferred by Nepalese President Bidhya Devi...

April 7, 2017

April 5: National Maritime Day

The National Maritime Day (NMD) is observed every year on 5th April to commemorate the maiden voyage of the first Indian owned ship “SS Loyalty” sailed from Bombay...

April 7, 2017

Virat Kohli honoured as Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli was honoured as the Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2016. Besides, he already has been declared Wisden India...

April 6, 2017

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