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Apex court’s notice to Centre on a plea seeking conduct of court proceedings in Hindi

Responding to a PIL seeking the Supreme Court’s direction to the government to amend the Constitution for making Hindi official language for conducting court proceedings, the apex court...

August 20, 2014

Indian scientist awarded prestigious grant under Obama initiative

Partha Mitra, an Indian researcher in the US has been awarded a prestigious research grant under President Barack Obama’s initiative to map the human brain.   The grant will...

August 20, 2014

T M Bhasin: New Chairman of Indian Bank's Association

Mr. T M Bhasin, CMD, Indian Bank, has been elected by the managing committee of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) as its Chairman for the year 2014-15. On behalf...

August 20, 2014

Max Verstappen: Youngest ever F1 driver

16-year old Max Verstappen is set to create history by becoming the youngest ever Formula One (F1) driver next season after Toro Rosso announced that the youngster will...

August 20, 2014

Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali conferred Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

Noted filmmaker and Poet, Muzaffar Ali (69), has been conferred 22nd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, the president of All-India...

August 20, 2014

KV Thomas is new Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas has been appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Thomas is the senior Congress Parliamentarian from Ernakulum Constituency, Kerala. The position was previously...

August 20, 2014

Yoga exponent B.K.S. Iyengar passed away

Globally acclaimed yoga exponent B.K.S. Iyengar (95) passed away in Pune. Born in Karnataka’s Kolar district in 1918 and enervated by maladies since his childhood, he codified Patanjali’s...

August 20, 2014

India and Czech Republic to cooperate in the field of Railways

India’s Ministry of Railways and Czech Railways (Ceske Drahy) of the Czech Republic and Association of Czech Railway Industry (ACRI) of the Czech Republic inked an MoU on...

August 19, 2014

Yamaha launches Project "Indra" to manufacture global low-cost bike

With a view to produce the world’s most affordable motorcycle,Yamaha Motor has launched Project Indra. Yamaha, which sees both India and Africa as future growth regions, is expected to be...

August 19, 2014

Punjab's rural sector has 'lowest' credit deposit ratio: Report

Along with decline in the overall Credit Deposit (CD) ratio of banks in Punjab for the period ending June 2014, the CD ratio of state’s rural sector has been registered the “lowest” in comparison...

August 19, 2014

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