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NATO formally ends its 13 year war in Afghanistan

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has formally ended its war in Afghanistan after 13 years of conflict. In this regard, a low-key ceremony took place in Kabul (Afghanistan’s capital)...

December 29, 2014

Central Government employees asked to declare assets under Lokpal Act, 2013

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has asked all Central government employees to declare their assets and liabilities under the provisions of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. In this...

December 29, 2014

Government meets target of opening 10-crore accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana

Government has met its target of opening 10 crore bank accounts under its flagship scheme of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). This target was met a month...

December 29, 2014

Rajan Devadas admired Indian-American photojournalists passes away

Rajan Devadas, Indian-American photojournalists recently passed away in Washington, United States. As photojournalists, his lenses have chronicled most important role in US-India relations for more than half a...

December 29, 2014

Ankita Raina wins ITF singles title in maiden attempt

Ankita Raina has won 25,000 US Dollar ITF singles title in maiden attempt. In the finals she defeated Katy Dunne from Britain by score of 6-2, 6-2 held...

December 28, 2014

Raghubar Das sworn in as 10th CM of Jharkhand

Raghubar Das was sworn-in as 10th Chief Minister of Jharkhand and becoming first non-tribal to hold this post. Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed administered the oath of office and...

December 28, 2014

Hindi poet and a litterateur Nand Chaturvedi passes away

Noted Hindi poet and a litterateur Nand Chaturvedi passed away in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He was 91. About Nand Chaturvedi He was born in 1923 in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. He was...

December 28, 2014

China launches Yaogan-26 remote sensing satellite

China has launched Yaogan-26 a remote sensing satellite into the preset orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province. The satellite was carried by a...

December 28, 2014

Actor Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2014

Eminent actor Amitabh Bachchan is conferred with Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2014. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao honoured him with the second edition of this award at a function...

December 27, 2014

Russia and four ex-Soviet Nations Finalise New Alliance EEU

Russia and four ex-Soviet nations have finalized the formation of a new economic alliance- Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Four ex-Soviet nations are Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. It...

December 27, 2014

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