Shri Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the 22nd Chief Election Commissioner of India on 21 January, 2018. He will succeed incumbent Achal Kumar Jyoti to the post whose term ends on 22 January, 2018. Mr. Rawat will take charge on Read More …
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Om Prakash Rawat appointed Chief Election Commissioner of India
National Bravery Awards 2017
18 children, including 7 girls will be awarded National Bravery Awards 2017 on January 24. Three of the 18 brave-hearts are being awarded posthumously. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will award these brave hearts of the society at a function Read More …
Presidency University, Kolkata will launch museum
The two hundred year-old Presidency University (till recently, Presidency College) Kolkata will launch its own museum on the occasion of its bicentenary. Through this museum university will showcase its history since its inception in 1817 as Hindu College in Kolkata. Read More …
Guleri Gram Parallel Literature Festival
To promote Hindi and other Indian languages literatures, Pragatishil Lekhak Sangh will organize a Parallel Literature Festival (PLF) between 27-29 January 2018 at Jaipur Youth Hostel, Jaipur. This PLF is named ‘Guleri Gram’, after prominent Hindi story writer Pandit Chandradhar Read More …
Indu Malhotra-the first women to be directly appointed as a judge of the Supreme court
-In the history of Indian judiciary, first time the Supreme Court collegium on 11 January, recommended senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the Supreme court of India. -Indu Malhotra is Read More …
Damehood honour to Indian origin Pratibha Laxman Gai
Acclaimed York-based Indian origin scientist Pratibha Laxman Gai will be honored by UK Queen’s prestigious damehood, the female equivalent of a knighthood. Gai, grew up in India and won the national science talent scholarship before winning another scholarship to study at Read More …
Viswanathan Anand won World Chess Chapionship 2017
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand has regained the World Rapid Chess Championship title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 28 December. -In the final and fifth round, Anand beat Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev to reclaim the title he had won in 2003. -Anand, Read More …
Jairam Thakur, Sixth chief minister of Himachal Pradesh
Jai Ram Thakur (BJP), the 52-year-old, five-time MLA from the Siraj constituency in Mandi district will be the sixth (as a person sixth, in number 13th) Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. -Mr. Thakur was first elected to the Vidhan Sabha Read More …