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First Silk Road train arrives in Tehran from China

The first long distance cargo train connecting Iran and China has arrived in the Iranian capital city Tehran after starting its journey from China. The train had started...

February 16, 2016

7th India, Seychelles joint military exercise LAMITYE 2016 begins

The 7th edition of India, Seychelles joint military exercise LAMITYE 2016 has begun in Victoria, Seychelles. The fourteen day exercise has been conducted at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA),...

February 16, 2016

Mysuru declared cleanest city in Swachh Sarvekshan 2016

Mysuru city from Karnataka has been ranked first in terms of cleanliness for second time in row among the 73 surveyed cities in Swachh Sarvekshan 2016. It was...

February 16, 2016

India’s first lightest gun Nidar launched

India’s first indigenously developed lightest revolver (gun) Nidar weighing merely 250 grams was successfully launched. It has been designed and manufactured by the state-run Rifle Factory Ishapore located in...

February 16, 2016

India, Sweden ink MoU on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector 

Union Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation of Sweden have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector. The main objective of...

February 16, 2016

BHEL commissions 101 MW power plant in Tripura

State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 101 MW (Mega Watt) gas-based Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) at Monarchak (near Agartala) in Tripura. The plant was commissioned on basis of Engineering,...

February 16, 2016

Noted music director Rajamani passes away

Popular music director and composer Rajamani passed away due to cardiac arrest in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 60. He had predominantly worked in Malayalam film industry and...

February 16, 2016

Union Government launches Portal to collect Non-Tax Receipts

Union Government has launched has launched Non-Tax Receipt Portal (NTRP) to electronically collect non-tax receipts. It was launched by Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley as part of Union...

February 16, 2016

Canada, US, Mexico ink MoU to Cooperate on Climate Change  

Canada, United States (US) and Mexico have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Climate Change and Energy Collaboration to tap into energy cooperation among three countries. The...

February 15, 2016

West Indies wins ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2016

West Indies for the first time has won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating three time champions India by five wickets played at Mirpur (Bangladesh). In...

February 15, 2016

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