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New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori announces retirement from international cricket

New Zealand cricketer and former captain Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from international cricket. He made this announcement after playing last match in ICC World Cup 2015...

March 31, 2015

Australia wins ICC Cricket World Cup for 5th time

Australia on 29 March 2015 won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 for the record fifth time. In the final match Australia defeated co-hosts of the tournament, New...

March 29, 2015

Martin Guptill hits highest score of 237 in Cricket World Cup

New Zealand’s Martin Guptill created a Cricket World Cup record by scoring highest score of 237 runs not out. He achieved this feat in match against West Indies...

March 21, 2015

Martin Crowe inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

Former cricket captain of New Zealand Martin Crowe was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He is 79th male member of the Hall of Fame. Martin Crowe...

March 1, 2015

"Favouritism" in govt judgments down; India betters its global rank

India’s global ranking in favouritism shown by government officials to powerful corporates has bettered sharply from 94th in the last year to 49th place this year. The Rank...

September 7, 2014    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Google to globalize “Project Loon” to provide internet to even the rural and remote areas of the world

In year 2013, Google launched Project Loon, a program that intends to provide Internet access to the rural and remote areas that constitute around 66% of the world’s...

June 24, 2014    Science & Technology

India ranked 143 on Global Peace Index 2014

Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2014 has been released by Institute for Economics and Peace in London. The GPI measured peace in 162 nations on the basis...

June 18, 2014    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

India becomes permanent member of Washington Accord

A long wait for India ended when the country became a permanent member of the Washington Accord, an esteemed international treaty on engineering studies and mobility of engineers...

June 13, 2014    Science & Technology

Asia-Pacific navies sign communication agreement at Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS)

India and 21 other countries adopted an agreement at ameliorating communication at sea to cut down the possibility of conflict amid developing friction between a progressively assertive China and...

April 23, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

Japanese architect Mr. Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014

The Japanese architecture, Mr. Shigeru Ban (56) won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 for his unique approach in using materials viz. paper tubes, bamboo and shipping containers. About...

March 27, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

ICC World Twenty 20 Schedule: ICC World Twenty 20 Starts March 16, 2014

The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the ICC World T20 or the T20 World Cup) will be played in Bangladesh from March 16, 2014 – April 6 2014. This is the...

March 16, 2014    Sports Current Affairs

New Zealand won 2-Cricket Test series against India 1-0

New Zealand won the two match Test Series against India by 1-0 after the second test at the Basin Reserve, Wellington ended in a draw. Man of the...

February 18, 2014    Sports Current Affairs