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Union Home Ministry approves 17 new police battalions for J&K, Naxal-hit states

Union Home Ministry has approved to raise seventeen new police battalions in Jammu and Kashmir and the Naxal-hit states. Of these 17 police battalions, 5 battalions will be...

July 20, 2015

Indian-origin doctor Shiv Pande receives honorary fellowship in UK

Shiv Pande, an Indian origin doctor has been award with honorary fellowship by prestigious University of Central Lancashire of United Kingdom. He was award with this fellowship in...

July 20, 2015

Annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra begins in Puri, Odisha

The annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, largest-ever religious congregation in Odisha has begun at Puri district on 18 July 2015. This edition of yatra is the Millennium’s first...

July 20, 2015

Two new plant species discovered in Western Ghats

Two new plant species were discovered in Edmalayalar, Pooyamkutty-Adamalayar and Neriamangalam forest regions of Western Ghats in Ernakulam district of Kerala. The discovered species have been christened as...

July 18, 2015

India and Myanmar to strengthen Defence ties

India and Myanmar have announced plans to strengthen their defence cooperation during a joint consultative commission (JCC) meeting held in New Delhi. JCC meeting was chaired by Union...

July 18, 2015

EU approves 7 Billion Euro Short-Term Loan to Greece

European Union (EU) has approved a short-term loan of 7.16 billion euros to Greece after it was backed by the 28 member states. This loan will allow Greece...

July 18, 2015

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez suspended from Bowling in International Cricket for 1 Year

International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Pakistan’s all-rounder cricketer Mohammad Hafeez from bowling in international cricket for a period of one year. He was banned after he failed...

July 18, 2015

Uruguay's soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia passes away

Uruguayan soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia has passed away due to heart attack in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was 88. He had scored the winning goal against Brazil in the...

July 18, 2015

Veteran Telugu playback singer V Ramakrishna passes away

Veteran Telugu playback singer Vissamraju Ramakrishna passed away due to cancer. He was 68. He had sung many memorable songs for legendary south Indian actor turned politician N...

July 18, 2015

Ottappalam in Kerala to have India’s first Defence Industrial Park

India’s first defence industrial park will be set up at Ottappalam in Palakkad district of Kerala. In this regard, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) of Union...

July 17, 2015

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