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Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns

Pope Francis has canonized Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Bawardy from Palestine. The canonization ceremony was held in Vatican’s St Peter’s Square and was attended by Palestinian President...

May 18, 2015

Novak Djokovic wins 4th Rome Masters title of Tennis

World no 1 Novak Djokovic from Serbia has won his fourth Rome Masters Tennis Men’s single title. In the final match, he defeated world no 2 Roger Federer...

May 18, 2015

ICICI Bank's first Chinese branch inaugurated in Shanghai

ICICI Bank’s first branch in China was inaugurated in Shanghai, a major global financial hub. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of ICICI Bank’s...

May 16, 2015

Glyptothorax senapatiensis, new catfish species discovered in Manipur by ZSI Scientists

New catfish species named Glyptothorax senapatiensis was recently discovered by scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). It was discovered in Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of...

May 16, 2015

6th edition of National Conference on Nuclear Energy held in New Delhi

Sixth edition of National Conference on Nuclear Energy held in New Delhi. The theme of this edition was Nuclear Energy: a Clean Energy option. It was organized by...

May 16, 2015

UN adopts resolution to strengthen relief efforts in earthquake hit Nepal

United Nations (UN) has adopted a resolution in order to call attention of international community to urgently assist Nepal and help rebuild the country after it was hit...

May 16, 2015

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi sentenced to death

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was sentenced to death by Cairo court for his part in a mass jailbreak in 2011. Now, country’s religious authorities will have to...

May 16, 2015

Canada plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % by 2030

Canada has formally announced its plans to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. In this regard, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s...

May 16, 2015

Vice President Hamid Ansari confers Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award to Anurradha Prasad

Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari conferred the Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award to senior journalist Anurradha Prasad in New Delhi. She was bestowed with this award for her contribution...

May 16, 2015

Union Government appoints M J Joseph as Controller General of Accounts

Union Ministry of Finance has appointed M J Joseph as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He will succeed Jawahar Thakur, who was recently appointed as OSD (Accounting...

May 16, 2015

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