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Union Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta on 9 February 2018 inaugurated India Pavilion at Ambiente 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany. Ambiente is one of the oldest established and well-known consumer goods trade fairs for presentation of new products, new Read More …
Indian Air Force Group Captain Arun Marwah, posted at Headquaters, facing espionage charges was arrested on February 9, 2018. Mr . Marwah been booked under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) provisions and if found guilty might face up maximum 14 Read More …
Justice Abhilasha Kumari on 9 February, 2018 was sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur. She is the first first woman to become the chief justice of the Manipur high court. She is also the third Read More …
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 7 February 2018, constituted a 13-member advisory committee headed by Vinay Sheel Oberoi, to monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for the modernisation of the armed forces. The committee will undertake an independent review and Read More …
Sudha Karmarkar, the vteran theatre artist, director, and pioneer of Children’s Theatre in Maharashtra, died in Mumbai on February 5, 2018 at the age of 83 years. She founded the children’s theatre in Mumbai which is known as ‘Bal Rangbhumi- Read More …
The 15th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF-2018) was held in Mumbai between 28 JAN to 03 FEB 2018. MIFF is the oldest and largest film festival for non-feature films in South Asia, which began in 1990 is organized Read More …
60th Annual Grammy Awards were presented on January 28, 2018 at New York (USA). Bruno Mars won almost all the main prizes which include album of the year, song of the year and record of the year. Here are the Read More …
The Indian Parliamentary Group on January 29, 2018, announced the names of the parliamentarians to be conferred with the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2013 to 2017. The name of the winners were shortlisted by a committee headed by Lok Sabha Speaker Read More …
Former agriculture commissioner of India and often called the pioneer of Green Revolution in India, Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat died on January 27, 2018 at Chandigarh. Born in Hoshiarpur’s Sahora village on June 17, 1926, Dr. Kalkat obtained his Read More …
69th Republic Day was celebrated across India on 26 January, 2018. Main celebration took place at Rajpath where India showcased its military might as well the cultural diversity. First time ten head of the states or their representatives of ASEAN Read More …
Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish founder of the world-renowned furniture store IKEA, died at the age of 91 on January 27, 2018 in Smaland, Sweden. IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943 and the first IKEA store was opened in 1958 Read More …
Union Home Ministry of India on 25 January, 2018 announced the name of the distinguished persons who will be felicitated with Padma awards. This year the President of India has approved conferment of 85 Padma Awards including two duo cases Read More …
The nation celebrated eighth National Voters’ Day (NVD) on 25 January, 2018. To facilitate registration and larger participation from the persons with disabilities, this year’s National Voters’ Day is celebrated with the theme of ‘Accessible Elections.’ Since the Election Commission Read More …
The Government of India nn 25 January, 2018 announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2016. These will be awarded to 50 workers employed in the Departmental undertakings and PSU’s of the Central and State Governments and Private Read More …
The 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 ceremony took place on January 21 at the NSCI Dome in Worli, Mumbai. It was hosted by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and film director Karan Johar. Saket Chaudhary directed ‘Hindi Medium’ was judged Read More …