President Pranab Mukherjee appointed former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur (64) as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). Mathur succeeds Sushma Singh as the head of the transparency...
May 21, 2014 was observed as Anti-Terrorism Day throughout the nation. The day is observed annually to spread awareness among the people of all sections of the society,...
Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Sukumari Bhattacharji (92) who was known for her grasp over English and Sanskrit language, passed away. She started her career as a lecturer in...
Defending champion China defeated Japan to win its 13th Uber Cup women’s badminton title. The victory comes after China’s recent loss to Japan in the semifinals of the...
Hiroshi Naka has been appointed as vice-president and auditor general of World Bank (WB). His appointment was announced by Bank’s President Jim Yong Kim. Naka who is Japanese...
The 16th Lok Sabha polls registered a record average voter turnout of 66.4%. Dhubri of Assam witnessed the highest turnout at 88.22% followed by Nagaland at 87.82%; Srinagar of...
Star trading houses — big importers and exporters has been permitted by the RBI to import gold under its existing 20:80 scheme. Thus far, the facility was available to...
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), India’s first all-women bank, has been included in the second schedule to the RBI Act 1934. With the inclusion in the second schedule or...
Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for the fourth term in a row. Mr. Patnaik was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor S.C....
Sikkim’s Governor Shriniwas Patil administered the oath of office and secrecy to Pawan Chamling as Sikkim Chief Minister for the record fifth term in a row. In the...
