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24-Crores Ring has 66690 Diamonds, Included in the Guinness Book
24-Crores Ring has 66690 Diamonds,  Included in the Guinness Book
The name of the city of diamond Surat once again has been included in the Guinness Book of Records. This time, the reason for the record is a diamond ring made by a diamond trader in the city, whic....

Published On : 16 Jun 2018

KVIC Created World Record of Distributing Maximum Number of Bee-Boxes in a Day
KVIC Created World Record of Distributing Maximum Number of Bee-Boxes in a Day
KVIC stands for Khadi and Village Industries Commission, has created a world record of distributing the maximum number of bee-boxes in one day. These boxes are distributing in the Zangalee Army are....

Published On : 15 Jun 2018

Arvind Saxena was Appointed New Acting Chairman of UPSC
 Arvind Saxena was Appointed New Acting Chairman of UPSC
The government has appointed Arvind Saxena as the acting Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) since June 20, 2018. The announcement was made through a government order, which read....

Published On : 15 Jun 2018

Indian-American Women Dhivya Became CFO Of General Motors in US
Indian-American Women Dhivya Became CFO Of General Motors in US
An Indian-American woman, Dhivya Suryadevara has been named the Chief Finance Officer of the US’ which is the largest automaker of General Motors in the US. The company said in a statement th....

Published On : 15 Jun 2018

India Ranked 177th in the Environment Performance Index List
India Ranked 177th in the Environment Performance Index List
The latest global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) rankings, India has ranked 177th among 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index. This is especially worrying because two years ag....

Published On : 13 Jun 2018

Actor Anupam Kher was Awarded with the Outstanding Achievement Award
Actor Anupam Kher was Awarded with the Outstanding Achievement Award
This year, the International Film Academy (IIFA) will award the international actor Anupam Kher with his prestigious award for outstanding achievements. He spent almost 35 years in Bollywood and pr....

Published On : 13 Jun 2018

NCL got 'Best Green Business Leader of the Year' Award
NCL got 'Best Green Business Leader of the Year' Award
To make the best contribution towards environmental protection and promotion, the Mini Ratna Company Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) of the Government of India has been awarded with the 'Best Gre....

Published On : 06 Jun 2018

Paraguay’s First Woman Interim President
Paraguay’s First Woman Interim President
Paraguay will have a woman president Alicia Pucheta for the first time in its history , after outgoing leader Horacio Cartes stepped down. Vice President Alicia Pucheta, 68, will complete Cartes's ....

Published On : 31 May 2018

PMs of India And Bangladesh Inaugurate Bangla Bhavan In Shantiniketan
PMs of India And Bangladesh Inaugurate Bangla Bhavan In Shantiniketan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Bangladesh Bhavan at Shanti Niketan in West Bengal. on 25th May. The inauguration of Bangladesh Bhavan ins....

Published On : 26 May 2018

Anubrata Biswas Appointed As MD And CEO of Airtel Payments Bank
Anubrata Biswas Appointed As MD And CEO of Airtel Payments Bank
Airtel Payments Bank on 24th May appointed Anubrata Biswas as its Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO). He fills the position, which was lying vacant since end-December. Mr. Biswa....

Published On : 26 May 2018

H. D. Kumaraswamy Will Take Oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka
H. D. Kumaraswamy Will Take Oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka
H. D. Kumaraswamy, who is leading the Congress coalition, will take oath Chief Minister on Wednesday at 4:30 pm. Many leaders of the opposition and chief ministers of several states will be joining....

Published On : 23 May 2018

Asha Bhosle Honoured by the West Bengal Government
Asha Bhosle Honoured by the West Bengal Government
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema. Her career started in 1943 and done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies. Asha Bhos....

Published On : 21 May 2018

In UK, India’s Jagriti Yatra wins charity award
 In UK, India’s Jagriti Yatra wins charity award
An Indian charity that organizes 15-day train journeys around India to understand and build the India of smaller towns and villages through enterprise has won an award in London. Jagriti Ya....

Published On : 21 May 2018

Himachal's Daughter Won the Misses India Timeless Title
Himachal's Daughter Won the Misses India Timeless Title
Himachal's daughter won the Misses India Tourism World Wide and Misses India Timeless title. Shalu Thakur of Bilaspur showed stiffness in the final round of the Miss....

Published On : 18 May 2018

Susheela Jayapal Became the First South Asian To Be Elected in Oregon in Western US State
Susheela Jayapal Became the First South Asian To Be Elected in Oregon in Western US State
Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s sister Susheela Jayapal became the first South Asian to be elected in Oregon in the ....

Published On : 18 May 2018

Gina Haspel Became the First Female Director of the CIA
Gina Haspel Became the First Female Director of the CIA
Gina Cheri Haspel is an American intelligence officer currently serving as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. She is be....

Published On : 18 May 2018

Anindita Awarded With Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar
Anindita Awarded With Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar
US-based Kathak dancer Anindita Anaam was honored with the prestigious 'Shri Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Pratibha Puraskar 2018'....

Published On : 17 May 2018

Lata Mangeshkar is awarded the Swara Mauli Prize
Lata Mangeshkar is awarded the Swara Mauli Prize
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar was honored with the Swara Mauli title by spiritual guru Vidya Narasimha Bharati Swami. Mangeshkar, 88, was conferred....

Published On : 16 May 2018

India Become the Largest Remittance-Receiving Country in the World
India Become the Largest Remittance-Receiving Country in the World
India has become the largest remittance-receiving country in the world in 2017. In the decade between 2007 and 201....

Published On : 14 May 2018

In Arunachal Pradesh’s the Biggest Solar Plant Inaugurated by CM Pema Khandu
In  Arunachal Pradesh’s the Biggest Solar  Plant Inaugurated by CM Pema Khandu
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the state’s biggest solar power plant at Energy Awareness Park in the presence of Power Minister Tamiy....

Published On : 12 May 2018