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Indian Golfer Arjun Atwal wins inaugural Dubai Open Golf title

Indian Golfer Arjun Atwal has won the Inaugural edition of US $500,000 Dubai Open Golf Championship title. His inaugural win comes after he holed an up-and-down for a...

December 22, 2014

National Mathematics Day being celebrated on Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birth anniversary

Every year 22nd December is observed as National Mathematics Day to celebrate birth anniversary of great Indian Mathematician autodidact Srinivasa Ramanujan. This year, it will be the 127th...

December 22, 2014

UN asks Israel to compensate Lebanon $856.4 million over oil spill damage

United Nation’s General Assembly has passed a resolution asking Israel to pay Lebanon more than $850 million in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air...

December 21, 2014

NGT forms panel to dispose sand on Yamuna riverbed

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to weigh and dispose around 70,000 cubic metre of sand and clay lying on the riverbed of Yamuna at Wazirabad...

December 21, 2014

Indian men & women teams win 5th Kabaddi World Cup

Indian women and men Kabaddi teams have won the 5th Kabaddi World Cup in their respective matches in the final held at Badal village in Sri Mukatsar district...

December 21, 2014

Atletico de Kolkata win inaugural ISL title

Atletico de Kolkata has won the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament by beating Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the finals held at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai,...

December 21, 2014

Prakash Mishra appointed as new Director General of CRPF

Senior IPS officer Prakash Mishra is appointed as new Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force(CRFP). His name was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet...

December 21, 2014

Rajinder Khanna appointed as RAW chief

Rajinder Khanna is appointed as new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). His name was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime...

December 21, 2014

SC refuses to stay Bombay HC decision to ban Maratha Quota

Supreme Court bench has refused to stay Maharashtra government’s appeal challenging  Bombay high court earlier decision  to ban 16% Maratha reservation quota and 5% quota for backward Muslims...

December 20, 2014

India ranks 93rd in Forbes list of best nations for business

Forbes 9th annual ranking of the Best Countries for Business has placed India on 93rd position out of 146 nations. The main reason India is placed at lower...

December 20, 2014

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