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NASA's planet hunter spacecraft Kepler discovers 'Super-Earth'

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered  a exoplanet i.e. ‘super-Earth’ located 180 light-years from Earth as part of its new Kepler 2 (K2)...

December 20, 2014

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signs controversial security bill

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed controversial Security Amendment Act 2014 into law that aims to enhance the fight against terrorism in the East African nation. This new anti-terror legislation gives the...

December 20, 2014

Veteran Gandhian and Freedom fighter Chunibhai Vaidya passes away

Veteran Gandhian, freedom fighter and land rights crusader Chunibhai Vaidya passed away in Ahemdabad, Gujarat. He was 97-year old. About Chunibhai Vaidya In Gujarat he was lovingly known...

December 20, 2014

Lok Sabha adopts resolution condemning 26/11 accused Lakhvi's bail

Lok Sabha has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the grant of bail to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. This resolution was called upon by government...

December 20, 2014

Tashi-Nungshi Malik twins creates history by climbing highest peaks of seven continents

Twin sisters Tashi and Nungshi Malik have created history by becoming the first ever twin siblings to scale seven highest peaks in seven continents as a part of...

December 19, 2014

Lok Sabha passed Bill for regularisation of e-rickshaws

The Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, 2014 in order to regularize e-rickshaws which were banned earlier by Delhi high court on safety grounds. The...

December 19, 2014

Delhi Police launches 'Operation Milap' scheme

Delhi Police have launched ‘Operation Milap’ scheme. This noble scheme aims at uniting missing children with their parents. Key facts This scheme has been launched by the Anti-Human...

December 19, 2014

Government release draft approach Paper for e-auctioning of coal mines

Government has released a draft ‘approach paper’ for e- auctioning of the coal mines.   This approach paper will open for public consultation till 22nd December. The approach paper...

December 19, 2014

ISRO's GSLV Mark III rocket launched successfully

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO’s) first sub-orbital flight and India’s latest generation launch vehicle- GSLV Mark-III X was successfully lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra...

December 18, 2014

Government initiate’s scheme to protect Endangered Languages of India

Union Government has initiated a Scheme known as “Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages of India”. It was announced by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti...

December 18, 2014

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