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Pakistan successfully test-fires new cruise missile Ra'ad

Pakistan has conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) Ra’ad. This successful launch has helped Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability...

February 2, 2015

Anish Aggarwal takes over as Director (Pipelines) at Indian Oil Corporation

Anish Aggarwal has taken charge as Director (Pipelines) at nation’s largest oil refining and marketing company, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Previously, he was Executive Director (Operations) at the...

February 2, 2015

Malaysia’s Nicol David sets world No.1 squash record

Malaysia’s female professional squash player Nicol David has set a new record by topping the world squash rankings for 106th month. She is first Asian to achieve this...

February 2, 2015

NASA launches SMAP satellite to observe soil moisture

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite to observe soil moisture. It was launched from the Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air...

February 2, 2015

Jackal research and translocation project launched in Uttar Pradesh

Wildlife SOS in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh (UP) Forest Department and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is launching Jackal Research & Translocation Project in UP. Under this project,...

February 2, 2015

India's 1st solar fenced elephant sanctuary to come up near Bengaluru

India’s 1st solar fenced elephant sanctuary will come up near Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was announced by an international animal rights and conservation group People for the Ethical Treatment...

February 1, 2015

Germany’s ex-President Richard von Weizsaecker passes away

Germany’s former President Richard von Weizsaecker has passed away on 31 January 2015. He was 94. He was in office as President for 10 years, from 1984 to...

February 1, 2015

Father of Birth Control Pill Carl Djerassi passes away

Renowned chemist Carl Djerassi has passed away in San Francisco, United States (US). He was 91. He was famously known as the father of the birth control pills...

February 1, 2015

Leander Paes & Martina Hingis clinch 2015 Australian Open mixed doubles title

Leander Paes and his Swiss teammate Martina Hingis have won 2015 Australian Open mixed doubles title. In the final they defeated Canadian-French team of Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic,...

February 1, 2015

29th Surajkund International Crafts Mela begins in Haryana

29th Surajkund International Crafts Mela has begun in Faridabad district of Haryana. It was inaugurated  by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar along with Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh....

February 1, 2015

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