Sri Aurobindo Ghose, commonly known as Sri Aurobindo, was a prominent Indian philosopher, nationalist leader, yogi, and poet. Born on August 15, 1872, in Kolkata, he deeply influenced...
Poet-writer Chandrashekar Kambar has been conferred with the Jnanpith Award. The award was given to him in recognition to his contributions to Kannada literature. The award: The Jnanpith...
Pakistan Govt conferred its highest civilian honor Nisan-i-Imtiaz on famous Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Manto is popular for his Urdu short stories, especially those that explored the...
Gujarat state government has declared a comprehensive ban on gutka, which will come into effect from September 11, 2012. From this date the state will ban, the production,...
The silver medal winner of Athens Olympics 2004, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, has been appointed as head of the 15-member committee that will select the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna...
Pakistan government conferred Sitara-i-Imtiaz honor on Urdu author, Gopi Chand Narang . The honor is the third highest civilian honor given by the nation. Nishan-i-Imtiaz is the highest...
Showing concern about the increasing number of oral cancer cases, the state cabinet of Jharkhand has approved a complete ban on the manufacture, storage and distribution of all...
US President Barack Obama has appointed another Indian American to a key administration post, by announcing Ranee Ramaswamy (60), as a member of the prestigious National Council on...
The 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be hosted by Cochin from 7th to 9th January in 2013. The Prime Minister will open the annual flagship event The President...
Services clinched their second National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy beating Tamil Nadu in the finals. It is an annual Indian football tournament which is participated by...
