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Writer, director Philip S. Goodman passes away

Philip S. Goodman, an American film, television and stage writer, producer and director passed away on 2 May 2015 in New York, United States. He was best known...

May 3, 2015

Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballet legend passes away

Maya Plisetskaya, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century from Russia passed away in Germany. She was 89. Plisetskaya was born in Moscow on November 20,...

May 3, 2015

Haryana Government launches seven IT based e-services in state

Haryana Government has launched seven IT based e-services in the State at Panchkula district. The service was launched by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The seven services...

May 2, 2015

14th edition of Indo-French naval exercise VARUNA concludes

14th edition of Indo-French naval exercise Varuna concluded on 2 May 2015 in Goa. The naval exercise concluded in the presence of Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar along...

May 2, 2015

CNR Rao conferred with Japan's highest civilian award

Eminent scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao was conferred with Japan’s highest civilian award the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. He...

May 2, 2015

Surender Singh takes charge as DG of Central Industrial Security Force

Senior IPS officer Surender Singh took over as the new Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). In this regard an order was issued by the...

May 2, 2015

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana introduce 5 lakh rupees Accident Insurance Scheme for transport drivers

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states have jointly launched a new five-lakh rupees Accident Insurance Scheme for transport drivers. The scheme came into on 1 May 2015 coinciding with...

May 2, 2015

Telecom operators slash roaming call rate by up to 40%, SMS by up to 75%

Leading Indian telecom operators including Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Reliance Communication have slashed their roaming call rates by up to 40 per cent and SMS rates by upto...

May 2, 2015

DRDO scientist Sathish Reddy conferred with prestigious RIN fellowship

Senior DRDO scientist Satheesh Reddy, has been conferred with the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN). RIN has recognised Mr. Reddy for his work in...

May 2, 2015

Journalist Dr. Prannoy Roy awarded RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award 2015

Journalist Dr. Prannoy Roy, the executive co-chairman of NDTV, was conferred the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement. Sreenivasan Jain of NDTV was presented ‘Journalist of the Year’ award....

May 2, 2015

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