Reverend Libby Lane was appointed as new Bishop of Stockport, England. Thus, she has become the first female bishop in the 500-year history of Church of England. This...
Union Cabinet has approved the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) thus clearing the way for its introduction in ongoing Winter session of Parliament. This...
The Lok Sabha has passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014 through a voice vote. This bill aims to provide an environment of doing business easy and has 14...
The U.S. Senate has appointed Indian-American physician Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General. US Senate voted in favour of him by 51 votes to 43, after more than...
Chinese pro-democracy activist Xu Youyu was awarded Sweden’s Olof Palme Human Rights prize. As per Stockholm-based Olof Palme Memorial Fund, Xu has worked consistently for a democratisation of...
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has banned Indian boxer Sarita Devi for one year. She was banned for not accepting her bronze medal at Asian Games medal ceremony....
As per recently released Global Financial Integrity’s (GFI’s) 2014 Annual Global Update on Illicit Financial Flows report has placed India on third rank on black money list. Key...
Madhya Pradesh has started the facility of e-registration of property documents in 5 districts. This e-registration aims to curb illegal registration and forgery. These five districts include Ujjain,...
Government of India has banned terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It was announced by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during the Question Hour...
Nepal’s Supreme Court (SC) has started e-judiciary services aiming to provide better court services and to ensure easy access to justice. In this regard, SC has developed three...
