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World’s oldest Pearl discovered on Marawah Island, Abu Dhabi
World’s oldest Pearl discovered on Marawah Island, Abu Dhabi
The world’s oldest Pearl has been discovered by Abu Dhabi archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island. Dub....

Published On : 21 Oct 2019

India ranked 82nd out of 128 countries in the World Giving Index
India ranked 82nd out of 128 countries in the World Giving Index
According to the World Giving Index (WGI), India ranked 82nd out of 128 countries in the 2019 World Giving Index and the USA stood at the top followed Myanmar, New Zealand a....

Published On : 18 Oct 2019

India-Bangladesh rail link reopened after 54 years
India-Bangladesh rail link reopened after 54 years
Sheikh Hasina (10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh) announced today that all the Rail links with India closed after the 1965 war will be reopened. The rail link serv....

Published On : 16 Oct 2019

R. N. Kovind embarks on Japan & Philippines visit
R. N. Kovind embarks on Japan & Philippines visit
Shri Ram Nath Kovind (14th President of India) embarked on a two-nation visit to Japan and the Philippines from 17th to 23rd October 2019. During his visit, Presid....

Published On : 16 Oct 2019

Kais Saied elected as 6th President of Tunisia
Kais Saied elected as 6th President of Tunisia
Kais Saied (age 61 years) elected as the 6th President of Tunisia after winning the 2019 presidential election. Prior to this, he had served as a Professor ....

Published On : 15 Oct 2019

German player Bastian Schweinsteiger announced retirement from Soccer
German player Bastian Schweinsteiger announced retirement from Soccer
German player Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 35-years, who usually played as a central midfielder. During his footba....

Published On : 09 Oct 2019

Yalitza Aparicio elected as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Yalitza Aparicio elected as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio (age 25 years) has been elected as the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. Ms. Aparicio is committed to the fight a....

Published On : 07 Oct 2019

Azizbek Ashurov wins prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
Azizbek Ashurov wins prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
Azizbek Ashurov- A human rights lawyer from Kyrgyzstan won the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the year 2019, for his work to end statelessn....

Published On : 04 Oct 2019

Nepal Rastra Bank issued Coins to mark Guru Nanak's 550th Birth Anniversary
Nepal Rastra Bank issued Coins to mark Guru Nanak's 550th Birth Anniversary
Nepal Rastra Bank has issued commemorative coins of 2,500, 1,000 and 100 Nepali rupees to mark Guru Nanak's 550th Birth Anniversary. Nepal Rastra ....

Published On : 28 Sep 2019

Kristalina Georgieva elected as new MD of IMF
Kristalina Georgieva elected as new MD of IMF
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva (age 66 years) has been selected as the new Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a p....

Published On : 26 Sep 2019

UN leaders inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi Solar Park at UN HQ
UN leaders inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi Solar Park at UN HQ
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi along-with other's UN leaders has inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi Solar Park (50kW) at the UN headquarters, New York. ....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi wins FIFA Player of the Year
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi wins FIFA Player of the Year
32-years-old Argentine footballer Lionel Messi won the 2019 FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award. Messi defeated Virgil van Dijk & Cristiano Ronaldo to win the FIFA's Bes....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

55th ITEC Day observed in Dhaka, Bangladesh
55th ITEC Day observed in Dhaka, Bangladesh
The 55th Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day has been observed at the High Commission of India, Dhaka. In this event, around 300 ITEC alumni attended the pr....

Published On : 19 Sep 2019

Facebook removed 26,000,000 terror-related content in last 2 years
Facebook removed 26,000,000 terror-related content in last 2 years
Facebook has removed around 26,000,000 content related to global terrorist groups like Islamic State & Al Qaeda in the....

Published On : 18 Sep 2019

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina receives Dr. Kalam Smriti International Award 2019
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina receives Dr. Kalam Smriti International Award 2019
The 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina was conferred Dr. Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka. The award is given for her ....

Published On : 17 Sep 2019

Vietnam Inaugurates Southeast Asia's Largest Solar Power Farm
Vietnam Inaugurates Southeast Asia's Largest Solar Power Farm
Vietnam has inaugurated Southeast Asia's largest solar power farm which has the capacity to produce 688 million kWh of electricity per year. The....

Published On : 12 Sep 2019

India ranked 9th among top 10 nations in gold reserves
India ranked 9th among top 10 nations in gold reserves
India has pipped the Netherlands to move into the list of top ten countries in terms of total gold reserves. Acc....

Published On : 07 Sep 2019

India Pavilion unveiled at 44th TIFF 2019
India Pavilion unveiled at 44th TIFF 2019
Shri Vikas Swarup (High Commissioner of India to Canada) has unveiled India Pavilion at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival 2019. It will....

Published On : 07 Sep 2019

Oleksiy Honcharuk pledge as 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine
Oleksiy Honcharuk pledge as 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine
Oleksiy Honcharuk has been appointed as the 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine at the age of 35 years. Prior to taking up this assignment, he was a la....

Published On : 04 Sep 2019

PM Modi visits Russia to attend 5th Eastern Economic Forum
PM Modi visits Russia to attend 5th Eastern Economic Forum
The 14th Prime Minister of India- Shri Narendra Modi departs for Russia to attend the 5th Eastern Economic Forum. The EFF Summit will be held in Vladivostok....

Published On : 03 Sep 2019