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Rani Rampal to lead Indian women’s team for 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup tournament in London

Forward Rani Rampal has been named as the captain of India’s 18-member squad for the prestigious 2018 women’s hockey World Cup tournament, which is slated to begin in...

June 29, 2018

B Sujatha Devi, well-known poetess and environmental activist passes away

B Sujatha Devi (72), the well-known poetess, environmental activist and travel writer, has passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on June 23, 2018. Sujatha Devi had served as English...

June 24, 2018

Anukreethy Vas crowned as Femina Miss India World 2018

Anukreethy Vas from Tamil Nadu has been crowned fbb Colors Femina Miss India World 2018 at a function held in Mumbai on June 19, 2018. Anukreethy, who beat...

June 20, 2018

Manu S Pillai authors book “The Ivory Throne : Chronicles of House of Travancore”

Manu S. Pillai has authored the book ” The Ivory Throne : Chronicles of the House of Travancore” , a critically acclaimed 700-page history of Kerala focused on...

June 17, 2018

Anupam Kher to be honoured with IIFA Lifetime Achievement award at 19th edition of International Indian Film Academy

Veteran film actor Anupam Kher will be given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement honour at the 19th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Bangkok on...

June 7, 2018

The biopic “The Making of Mahatma” screened in South Africa to commemorate 125th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha

On June 6, the screening of the biopic ‘Making of the Mahatma’ in Pietermaritzburg marked the opening of a three-day series of events to commemorate the historic incident...

June 6, 2018

Kailash Satyarthi and A S Kiran Kumar conferred with ‘Santokbaa Humanitarian’ award 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind has recently presented the ‘Santokbaa Humanitarian Award’ to two noted personalities viz. Child rights activist and Noble Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and space scientist A...

June 3, 2018

15th Finance Commission constitutes a high level group to examine strengths, weaknesses for enabling balanced expansion of health sector

The 15th Finance Commission has constituted a high level group to examine the strengths and weaknesses for enabling balanced expansion of health sector. The group headed by Director...

May 25, 2018

Bhubaneswar to host 5th edition of Kalinga literary festival 2018

The 5th edition of Kalinga literary festival 2018 is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha that will explore concepts of equality, equity and humanity in literature. The...

May 23, 2018

Proposed National Resource Centre

As part of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Training, The National Institute of Educational Research and Planning (NIEPA) is in the process of rolling...

May 21, 2018

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