National
India-South Korea sign Agreements to Push Infrastructure Development and Bilateral Trade
India and South Korea has signed an agreement for $10 billion assistance for infrastructure development projects in India, including smart cities.....................Read More
International
China launches its First X-ray Space Telescope
China has launched its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts......................Read More
UN General Assembly Approves Creation of New UN Office of Counter Terrorism
The United Nations General Assembly has approved the establishment of a new United Nations office of counter-terrorism to help Member States implement UN’s global counter-terrorism strategy......................Read More
Business and Economy
AIIB Approves $150 million for India Infrastructure Fund
China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $150 million equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure Fund......................Read More
UN Report: India is Top Remittance Receiving Country
According to the ‘One Family at a Time’ study conducted by the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Indians working across the world had sent home USD 62.7 billion in 2016 making India the top remittance-receiving country surpassing China......................Read More
Awards
Israeli Author David Grossman wins Man Booker International Prize
Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize for his novel "A Horse Walks Into a Bar"......................Read More
Bhupen Hazarika Award conferred to Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi
The Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 has been conferred upon the noted writer Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi. This is the fifth edition of the award which was first conferred in 2012......................Read More
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