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Virat Kohli became fastest cricketer to reach 6000 ODI runs

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has become the fastest cricketer in the history to reach 6000 one-day international run mark. He achieved this run mark during his 53-run knock in...

November 10, 2014

DRDO develops herbal drug Lukosin for Leucoderma

Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed herbal drug Lukosin, for treatment of leucoderma (white patches on skin). This drug is developed from medicinal plants. The scientists of...

November 10, 2014

Gujarat becomes first state to make voting compulsory in local body polls

In first week of November 2014, Gujarat Governor O P Kohli gave his assent to the controversial Gujarat Local Authorities Laws Bill, 2009 and gave his sanction for...

November 10, 2014

Communist Leader M V Raghavan Passes away

Communist Marxist Party (CMP) founder in Kerala and leader Melathu Veettil Raghavan died on 9th November 2014. He was 81. He died after a prolonged illness due to...

November 10, 2014

India test fires Agni-II missile

On 9th November 2014, India test fired nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile. This successful test was conducted from Wheeler Island, Odisha. The test was a part of training exercise...

November 9, 2014

Laxmikant Parsekar sworn-in as Chief Minister of Goa

Goa Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar was sworn-in as 18th Chief Minister of Goa on 8th November. He succeeded Manohar Parrikar who resigned on 8th November 2014 in order...

November 9, 2014

Silver Jubilee of fall of Berlin Wall observed

On 9th November 2014, Germany marks 25 years since the euphoric fall of the Berlin Wall.  A great festival was organized to celebrate to mark this peaceful revolution...

November 9, 2014

China pledges $40 billion for Silk Road plan

On 8th November 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed $40 billion to give a push for reviving the ancient Silk Road of China and break the connectivity bottleneck...

November 9, 2014

Manohar Parrikar resigns as Goa CM

On 8th November 2014, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar resigned from his position to take up post of Defence minister in the Union Cabinet.  With the resignation of Parrikar,...

November 9, 2014

India and Bhutan sign MoU on establishment of Nalanda University

India and Bhutan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the noble objectives of the establishment of Nalanda University in Bihar to develop the institution...

November 8, 2014

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