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Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with Personality of Year Award at IFFI 2017

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with personality of the year award at the 2017 International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The award will be...

November 16, 2017

2017 Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD)

The Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is observed every year on November 12 to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi...

November 13, 2017

“Dreamnation: Uniting a Country with Handwritten Dreams” co-authored by Saji Mathew and Jubie John

The book titled “Dreamnation: Uniting a Country with Handwritten Dreams” has been co-authored by Saji Mathew and Jubie John and is published by Bloomsbury. Its’ an illustrative book...

November 2, 2017

Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian industrialist and one of the most influential business magnates in Asia. He serves as the Chairman and Managing...

August 3, 2017

DRDO designes and builds Dr APJ Abdul Kalam memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam memorial at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on July 27, 2017. The event coincides with the second...

July 27, 2017

President visits Phoenix Settlement, Durban

During her recent visit to South Africa, President Pratibha Patil visited the Phoenix Settlement. Phoenix Settlement: Founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1904 on the north-western edge of Durban,...

May 11, 2012

Dalai Lama to be awarded ‘Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace’

Dalai Lama to receive the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace . Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi declared the Award in Johannesburg on the occasion of Gandhi...

December 7, 2011

Obituary : P C Alexander

P C Alexander, former Maharashtra governor recently died at 90. An IAS officer of the 1948 batch, Alexander was in the running for president in 2002 after K...

November 4, 2011

Archive : Current News Summaries & Articles

From July 2010 Onwards, Updates have been included in our One Year Email Programme June 2010 Q+A: Global Peace Index 2010 Mad Cow Disease : India is among...

May 25, 2009    Government Schemes Current Affairs