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President nominates Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh to Rajya Sabha

On July 14, Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, columnist Rakesh Sinha, Sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra and farmer leader Ram Shakal have been nominated by the President Ram Nath Kovind to...

July 18, 2018

The first-ever UN’s International Day of Parliamentarism

The first-ever International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated across the world on 30th June 2018 to recognize the importance of parliaments and their responsibility of representing the people....

July 2, 2018

The conference “National Consultation on Making Agriculture Sustainable and Profitable’ to be held in Pune

The conference “National Consultation on Making Agriculture Sustainable and Profitable’ will be inaugurated by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in Pune, Maharashtra on June 21, 2018. The 2-day conference...

June 20, 2018

A. Dhiraj Ram Krishna wins ‘National Gopal Ratna’ award from Central Government for cattle rearing and dairying

A. Dhiraj Ram Krishna, a young engineer from Coimbatore, has won the ‘National Gopal Ratna’ award from the Central Government on June 2 for cattle rearing and dairying....

June 5, 2018

Giuseppe Conte sworn in as new Prime Minister of Italy

Giuseppe Conte, an academic and political novice, has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy on June 1, 2018. He succeeded the Democrat Paolo Gentiloni....

June 3, 2018

Pandurang Phundkar, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister and senior BJP leader passes away

Pandurang Phundkar (67), the Maharashtra Agriculture Minister and senior BJP leader, has passed away in Mumbai on May 31, 2018. He was a member of 9th Lok Sabha,...

June 1, 2018

Mia Mottley becomes first female Prime Minister of Caribbean island of Barbados

Mia Amor Mottley has become the first female Prime Minister (PM) of the Caribbean island of Barbados. The win makes Mottley just the 8th PM to lead Barbados...

May 27, 2018

Ministry of Women and Child Development to hold National Conference of 244 Districts under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) in New Delhi

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) will hold National Conference of 244 Districts under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) in New Delhi on May 4, 2018....

May 3, 2018

Ethics Committee in Parliament

Each of the two Houses of Parliament has an ethics committee. They deal with the members’ conduct. These panels were recently looking into complaints against Amethi MP Rahul...

May 1, 2018

Tamil Nadu hosts 10th edition of a biennial exhibition of weapons and military hardware “DefExpo India- 2018”

The 10th edition of a biennial exhibition of weapons and military hardware “DefExpo India- 2018” has started at Tiruvidanthal, Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on April 11, 2018. The...

April 12, 2018

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