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The 2018 National Unani Day (NUD) celebrated on 11 February

The National Unani Day (NUD) is celebrated every year on 11th February to mark the birth anniversary of great Unani researcher Haqim Ajmal Khan. He was an eminent...

February 10, 2018

New Delhi hosts 2018 International Conference on Unani Medicine

The 2018 International Conference on Unani Medicine has inaugurated by Dr Jitendra Singh (the Union Minister of Development of North-East Region) with theme “Integration of Unani System of...

February 10, 2018

Madavoor Vasudevan Nair, Kathakali maestro passes away

Madavoor Vasudevan Nair (89), the Kathakali maestro, has passed away while performing at Agasthyacodu Mahadeva Temple in Anchal, Kerala on February 6, 2018. A recipient of several awards,...

February 8, 2018

Vinay Sheel Oberoi committee constituted by Union Government to expedite capital acquisition for Armed Forces modernisation

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Defence Minister, has constituted a 13-member advisory committee to monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for the modernization of the armed forces. The committee...

February 8, 2018

Shyam Benegal bestowed with V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award 2018

Shyam Benegal, the veteran film producer and director, has been bestowed with the prestigious V. Shantaram lifetime achievement Award 2018 for his contribution to the promotion of the...

February 3, 2018

Mary Kom wins gold at 2018 India Open Boxing Tournament

In Boxing, five-time world champion Mary Kom has clinched gold in the 48 kilogram category among women at the 2018 India Open boxing Tournament in New Delhi ....

February 2, 2018

Documentary ‘Kailash’ wins US Documentary Grand Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival 2018

The documentary titled ‘Kailash’ has won the US Documentary Grand Jury Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival at Park City in Utah on January 28. The documentary,...

January 29, 2018

Doodhnath Singh, well-known Hindi writer passes away

Doodhnath Singh (81), the well-known Hindi writer, critic and poet, has passed away in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on January 12, 2018. In 2014, the government of Uttar Pradesh...

January 15, 2018

Sarjubala Devi clinches gold at 2018 National Women’s Boxing Championship

Former world silver medallist Sarjubala Devi representing Manipur claimed the gold in 48kg category in the 2018 National Women’s Boxing Championships in Rohtak on January 13. She was...

January 14, 2018

The 2018 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) celebrated

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated every year on January 9 to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the development of India. The day was...

January 9, 2018

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