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Fact Box “Anubhuti” Railway Coaches

Owing to increased popularity of Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains, there is also a demand for higher travel comfort. Thus, was felt the need for the special AC luxury...

February 28, 2013

“Kai Po Che” premieres in Mumbai

Bollywood movie Kai Po Che which has been directed by Abhishek Red. The movie based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel 3 Mistakes of My Life was premiered in Mumbai....

February 21, 2013

Twitter starts ‘pay by tweet’ service

Twitter has launched the first ‘pay-by-tweet’ service with American Express (Amex) which will allow its cardholders to purchase products simply by sending a short message. How it will...

February 15, 2013

“Shubh Yatra” Magazine by Civil Aviation Ministry

The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Shubh Yatra, an exclusive monthly bi-lingual (Hindi & English) in-flight magazine of Air India. It covers travel, lifestyle, culture and entertainment in...

February 13, 2013

9th Aero India show concludes

The 9th biennial Aero India air show at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bangalore came to an end with breathtaking aerobatic. The event showcased the Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III,...

February 12, 2013

Lifetime Grammy Award to Ravi Shankar posthumously

Late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy award, which was jointly accepted by his musically gifted daughters Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones.

February 12, 2013

Google launches ‘Mapathon 2013’ competition to “map” India

Google has unveiled its first ever mapping competition in India – Mapathon 2013. It is a nationwide mapping contest open to anyone who lives in India. Google will...

February 9, 2013

L.N. Tallur wins Skoda Art Prize 2012

Renowned artist L.N. Tallur from Karnataka, whose works portray majorly the underbelly of India, has won the Rs. 1 million Skoda Prize 2012 for contemporary art. In his...

February 9, 2013

Expert panel under chairmanship of Sam Pitroda constituted to review functioning of Prasar Bharti

An Expert Committee has been set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has with the task of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati including...

February 2, 2013

Singer S. Janaki declines Padma Bhushan

South-India playback singer Sreeramamurthy Janaki refused to accept Padma Bhushan award announced for her on the eve of 64thRepublic Day. She did this showing her dissatisfaction over the...

January 31, 2013

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