India has signed the Agreement with Pakistan on October 24, 2019 on the modalities for operationalisation of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor at Zero Point, International Boundary, Dera Baba Nanak. It is very well known that the Union Cabinet passed a Read More …
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Vice President Naidu to lead the Indian delegation to the 18th NAM Summit in Baku
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will lead the Indian delegation at the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held at Baku, Azerbaijan on 25-26 October. The Summit Read More …
President lays foundation stone for sri Sathya Sai Sanathana Samskruti project at Sai no Sato
The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind on October 23, 2019 laid the foundation stone for Sri Sathya Sai Sanathana Samskruti Project at Sai no Sato, Kakegawa, Japan. Sai no Sato will be developed as a temple on the lines of Akshardham Read More …
World’s oldest known natural pearl discovered on Abu Dhabi Island
The oldest known natural pearl in the world has been discovered by Abu Dhabi archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island, just off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Dubbed the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’, it was found in layers Read More …
President Kovind attends enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito
In Japan, Emperor Naruhito has formally proclaimed his ascension to the throne in an elaborate ceremony on October 22, 2019. The emperor, 59, officially began his reign in May after the abdication of his father, the then-Emperor Akihito. But, after Read More …
G20 Okayama Health Ministers’ Meeting
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, attended the G20 Okayama Health Ministers’ Meeting on October 19-20, 2019, held under the Presidency of Japan in Okayama City, Japan. Four Major Global Health Issues The deliberations of the Read More …
India will host 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022
India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022. It will be held as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence. A proposal received the overwhelming support of member countries at this year’s congregation at Santinago Read More …
UAE to establish world’s first graduate-level, research-based AI university
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence( MBZUAI), the first graduate-level, research-based AI university in the world. The University will enable graduate students, businesses and governments to advance the Read More …
EASTERN BRIDGE-V: India-Oman Joint Exercise
Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in a Bilateral Joint exercise with Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO), named EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V, scheduled from 17-26 Oct 19, at Air Force Base Masirah (Oman). The last exercise, EX EASTERN BRIDGE-IV was held in 2017 Read More …
China leases island of Tulagi for 75 years
According to the recent media reports, a Chinese company has signed an agreement to lease an entire island in the Solomon Islands a day after Beijing recruited the Pacific nation as its latest ally in the strategically important region, according Read More …
Uttar Pradesh to organise training & performance programme of KHON Ramlila
Uttar Pradesh government’s Culture Department is organising the country’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON (खोन) Ramlila, a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with Thai government. Trained artists will perform at Grand Deepotsav Read More …
India At 102 In Global Hunger Index Of 117 Nations
India has been ranked 102nd among 117 countries in the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released on October 15, 2019. India’s rank slipped from 2015, when it was ranked 93. India’s score was 30.3, putting it in the serious hunger Read More …
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly awarded Booker prize 2019
Two women authors Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have been named the joint winners of the 2019 Booker Prize. Canadian writer Atwood’s was awarded for her follow up novel ‘The Testaments’. It is the follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, and Read More …
International Day of Rural Women 2019 Theme
International Day of Rural Women was celebrated on October 15, 2019. On this occasion, the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has urged the world community, accord top priority to empowerment of women. Theme This year the day was celebrated with Read More …
India and Netherlands launched second phase of the LOTUS-HR Project
During the visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Kingdom of the Netherlands a joint launch of the second phase of the Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUS-HR) program was done by the Union Read More …