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Supreme Court creates a 'Third Gender' for transgenders

Hijras or Transgenders are no longer forced to write male or female against their name as the Supreme Court has given them the status of the “third gender”. This...

May 3, 2014

Egypt: 683 alleged supporters of ex-President Morsi sentenced to death

Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide, Mohamed Badie and 683 alleged supporters of the group have been sentenced to death by an Egyptian judge. The judge confirmed the death sentences...

May 2, 2014

Ramesh Agrawal honored with Goldman Prize 2014

The Goldman Environmental Foundation awarded six environmental activists from India, Peru, Russia and three other countries Goldman Prize for year 2014. India’s Ramesh Agrawal has been given the prize...

April 30, 2014

CBI sets up 'Sport Integrity Unit' to probe frauds in Sports

In order to control ‘fixing’ in sports, the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) has established a committed ‘Sport Integrity Unit’ to investigate into cases of fraud, fixing and illegal betting in...

April 24, 2014

"Sandesh Pathak"- A Software application to aid farmers

C-DAC Mumbai, IIT-Madras, IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Kharagpur, and C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram have jointly developed  the “Sandesh Pathak” software application. The application uses TTS (Text-To-Speech) software to help out farmers by reading out loud...

April 23, 2014

HDFC Bank's blood donation drive sets Guinness World Record

HDFC Bank, the second largest private bank of India, has created a new Guinness World Record by its annual blood donation drive it organised in December 2013. This...

April 22, 2014

First time in the Indian History, Shompens cast their votes for Lok Sabha elections

For the first time in the Indian history Shompens cast their votes to elect for the Lok Sabha constituency of Bay Islands for Lok Sabaha election 2014. About...

April 13, 2014

EC: Messages on blogs, social media not to be treated as political advertisements

The Election Commission (EC) held that any political message in the form of comments, pics, videos or messages on blogs, social media would not be treated as a...

April 11, 2014

'Know your candidate' tool launched by Google for Lok Sabha Elections 2014

As part of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2014 in India, Internet giant Google has come up with its tool ‘Know Your Candidate’ which will assist Citizens of...

April 9, 2014

April 7: World Health Day

World Health Day was celebrated all over the world on April 7, 2014. Theme for 2014 was “Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs)”. The campaign for World Health Day this year...

April 7, 2014