1. The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards function was held in a) Malaysia b) The USA c) Germany d) Australia Ans. (b) The USA 2. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on 14 July 2017 dedicated country’s first solar powered DEMU (Diesel Electric Multiple Unit) train toContinue Reading
Carolina Marin has beaten PV Sindhu 21-19, 21-10 in the women’s singles final at the Badminton World Championships Marin is the first women’s player to win three World Championship golds This is Sindhu’s second silver medal in as many years after she lost the final in 2017 as well.Continue Reading
According to the new law approved by the Dutch senators, every adult citizen of Netherlands becomes a potential organ donor unless they decide to opt out. The new policy is meant to help fix the shortage in organ donations in the Netherlands. All you need to know about the lawContinue Reading
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the nation is set to send people from the transgender community as Hajj volunteers for the 2018 Hajj pilgrimage. The community members will be part of a team of more than 150 boy scouts. Transgender persons for Hajj volunteers The inclusionContinue Reading
Poland: Jenny Kim, a South Korean beauty pageant titleholder, has been crowned Miss Supranational 2017 in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland on December 1, 2017. She was crowned by the very beautiful Miss Supranational 2016 “Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty” of India. Altogether 65 contestants from across the globe participated at the prestigious pageant withContinue Reading
Japan’s ruling coalition has won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s general election.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has scored a major victory in national elections that returned his ruling coalition to power in decisive fashion. The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito party maintained more than two-thirds of the Lower House seats,Continue Reading
The biennial Joint Indo-Lanka Maritime Fleet Exercise – SLINEX 2017 is scheduled to be conducted from September 7-to-14. The focus of SLINEX 2017 will be on fleet work, seamanship, communication, replenishment at sea as well as helicopter operations. Approx, a complement of 368 Sri Lanka Navy personnel comprising 43 navalContinue Reading
Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu had to settle for silver after losing 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a hard-fought final of the World Badminton Championships at Glasgow in Scotland on Sunday. Rio Olympics silver-medallist Sindhu finished her semifinal at around 2:30am on Sunday morning andContinue Reading
The world’s biggest and most important trade fair for food and beverage trade “ANUGA 2017” will be held in Cologne, Germany on October 7, 2017. The acronym of ANUGA is Allgemeine Nahrungs- und Genussmittel-Ausstellung ( or General Food and Non essential Provisions Exhibition). India will be co-partner country in ANUGAContinue Reading
Cirrus Aircraft, the US-based aviation company, has launched the world’s smallest and cheapest private jet ‘Vision Jet’ at Rs.12.6 Crore. The Jet can haul five adults up to 1,150 miles at 28,000 feet. It is the first Private Jet with a single engine and can be conveniently operated by aContinue Reading