Union Government has appointed Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as the new Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (i.e. Foreign Secretary). Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, IFS is an Indian diplomat... Read More
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The Rohingya Muslims and Myanmar
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The Rohingya are a Muslim minority population living mainly in the state of Arakan, in Myanmar. Recently, the United Nations general assembly adopted a resolution... Read More
Senior IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha was appointed as the new CBI Director on 2 December 2014. At the time of appointment as Director of... Read More
Golden Goggle Awards 2014
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Michael Phelps was crowned Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards on 24 November 2014. He was crowned with... Read More
Jeevan Pramaan” – an “Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate” for pensioners Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday launched “Jeevan Pramaan” – an “Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate”... Read More
India’s indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’, which can strike targets over 700 kms away, was on Friday test-fired from a test range... Read More
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by a South African judge who cited the “gross... Read More
Government today deregulated diesel prices, a move that will result in a price cut of Rs 3.37 a litre with effect from midnight tonight. Finance... Read More
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people... Read More
Scotland votes ‘No’ to independence in historic referendum . Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom — along with England, Wales and Northern... Read More