Legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award posthumously. Two other artists who will receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously are...
Vinod Rai who is current Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has been re-elected as the chairman of the panel of external auditors of the United Nations (UN). What...
Kyoto Protocol which was signed in 1997 to oblige industrialized nations to reduce emission of greenhouse gases to fight global warming has been extended till 2020. The protocol...
The Sports Ministry de-recognized the Archery Association of India (AAI) with immediate effect for violation of Sports Code during its election of President. The move from government came...
Maldives held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing seeking deepening military ties between the two countries. Both the nations are also boosting economic and diplomatic engagement. Around...
While hearing a PIL seeking legislation to deal with gang rape cases, The Karnataka High Court directed the government to appoint women police officers to investigate such cases...
The Somerville College, University of Oxford, will have Indira Gandhi Centre for Sustainable Development. Mrs. Gandhi was a student of Somerville College. The centre will be dedicated to...
Kochi is hosting India’s first biennale, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international exhibition which showcases artworks across a variety of mediums including film, installation, painting, sculpture, new media and...
Karnataka High Court, in its verdict on a PIL, pronounced that Stray dogs which are incurably ill or mortally wounded as diagnosed by qualified veterinarians are to be...
