Haryana government has announced yoga guru Ramdev as its brand ambassador. By appointing the yoga guru as its brand ambassador state aims to promote yoga and Ayurveda in...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified stringent revamped rules related to the Insider trading. Insider trading refers to the trade of a company’s stocks...
Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Leela Samson has resigned. She resigned after Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) cleared the controversial film Messenger of God featuring...
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Harishankar Brahma as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. He will be 19th CEC of India and succeed V S Sampat who...
United States has designated Maulana Fazlullah, chief of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)- an outfit of Pakistan’s Taliban, as global terrorist and has imposed sanctions against him. It was announced...
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut down repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.75 percent from 8 percent, with immediate effect. It was announced ahead of...
Indian cricket team has unveiled new eco-friendly ODI jersey ahead of the triangular series starting in Australia on 16 January 2015. It was unveiled in Melbourne. Key facts...
In India, Army Day is being observed every year on 15 January. Significance of Day: In 1949, on this day Lt. General (later Field Marshal) Kodandera Madappa Cariappa...
India’s open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma has set a new world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean. She...
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has handed over Resident Identity Card (RIC) readers to Navy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan and Coast Guard Director General Vice-Admiral A G...
