Unique ID project ‘Aadhaar’ Launched Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today launched the ambitious Unique ID project ‘Aadhaar’, in Nandurbar, a tribal district in North Maharashtra. Mr. Nandan Nilekani is the chief of Unique Identification Authority of India chief .He is one of Former founderContinue Reading
18th September 2010 – today celebrates as World Bamboo Day World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally. Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo has been a daily element, but its utilization has not always been sustainable due to exploitation. The World Bamboo OrganizationContinue Reading
What is Software Freedom Day? Software Freedom Day is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business — in short,Continue Reading
Best Actor Award goes to Amitabh Bachchan for ‘Paa’, Ananya Chatterjee wins Best Actress National Award for performance in film ‘Abohoman’, National Award for Best Film goes to Malayam ‘Kutty Srank’, Best Director is Rituparna Ghosh for Bengali film ‘Abohoman’ Arundhati Nag is Best Supporting Actress for ‘Paa’ Farooq SheikhContinue Reading
India’s Sushil Kumar notched up his first-ever gold medal in the Asian wrestling championship as host India garnered its second yellow metal of the meet at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex wrestling stadium here on Thursday. Sushil (66 kg freestyle) outsmarted Korean Dae Sung Kim, a bronze medallist in theContinue Reading
Arjun Atwal became the first Indian and just the sixth Asian-born player to win on the PGA Tour when he secured a one-stroke victory at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday. Atwal joined Japanese trio Isao Aoki, Shigeki Maruyama and Ryuji Imada and South Koreans K.J. Choi and Y.E. Yang inContinue Reading
Jimena Navarrete, a 22-year-old brunette from Mexico, was named Miss Universe in Las Vegas on Monday. The first runner-up was Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillipps, while Miss Australia, Jesinta Campbell, was second runner-up. Navarrete, a nature enthusiast from Guadalajara, defeated favorites from Ireland, the Philippines and Venezuela to become the 59thContinue Reading
Cincinnati: Belgian fourth seed Kim Clijsters saved three match points just before a 74-minute rain break and rallied to beat Russia’s Maria Sharapova 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in the WTA Cincinnati Open final. Clijsters won her third crown of the year at the same two million-dollar hardcourt event where lastContinue Reading
Ace Indian shuttler and World no.2 Saina Nehwal will get the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sports award, while Indian footballer Sunil Chettri, currently playing for American club Kansas City Wizards, is among the 15 sportspersons selected for the Arjuna Award. The award’s committee, headed by legendary athleteContinue Reading
Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi will succeed Navin Chawla as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India. He will take charge on July 30, when Chawla officially retires. The 63-year-old, 1971 batch IAS officer was appointed new CEC on Tuesday by President Pratibha Patil as the senior-most Election Commissioner of the three-memberContinue Reading
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