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South Africa won ICC Under-19 World Cup 2014

For the first time, South Africa won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating two-time former champions Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium....

March 5, 2014

Assam: First Indian state to observe Child Protection Day on March 4, 2014

Assam became the first state in the country to observe Child Protection Day with the support of Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) in collaboration...

March 4, 2014

Lt Gen P.R. Kumar appointed as the New Army DGMO

Lt Gen PR Kumar appointed as Director General Military Operations (DGMO). He took the charge from Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia. Lt Kumar is an aviator and was holding...

March 4, 2014

“Raunaq”- music album written by Mr. Kapil Sibal launched

Bollywood Actor, Mr. Salman Khan launched the music album titled “Raunaq” written by the Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal. This album was composed...

March 4, 2014

“Ambedkar Awakening India’s Social Conscience” Dr. Narendra Jadhav’s book launched

The Vice President of India Mr. M. Hamid Ansari released a book “Ambedkar: Awakening India’s Social Conscience” authored by Dr. Narendra Jadhav. This book is the first ever...

March 4, 2014

India's first electric bus launched in Bangalore

As an initiative of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, India’s first electric zero-emission bus officially launched in Bangalore by the Karnataka Transport Minister R Ramalinga Reddy. Features of...

March 4, 2014

Govt. okayed Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under EPS-95

The Union Government approved the proposal to ensure Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under a scheme of retirement fund body EPFO. The government would provide an additional amount...

March 4, 2014

500 endangered languages will be documented by CIIL

The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) will commence on a mega project to document almost 500 endangered languages in India, each spoken by less than 10000 people....

March 4, 2014

Turkish president Abdullah Gul approved the bill on restricting the judicial powers

The Turkish President Mr. Abdullah approved the bill on restricting the judicial powers. The bill will give more control to the Justice ministry in comparison to the Supreme...

March 4, 2014

New Corporate Social Responsibility rules for companies notified by Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs

The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules for companies. They will apply to companies with at least Rs 5 crore net profit,...

March 4, 2014

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