National
No of beneficiaries under Ujjwala Yojana crosses 2 crore mark: Government
The number of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for providing free of cost LPG (cooking gas) connections to BPL households has crossed 2 crore mark since its launch in May 2016..................Read More
Pune director’s film ‘Avyakta’ makes it to Cannes
26-year-old Omkar Modgi’s maiden short film ‘Avyakta’ (Unexpressed) has been shortlisted for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival...................Read More
DAC approves proposals to buy Barak missiles for naval warships
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the Union Defence Ministry has approved proposal to procure fresh batch of Barak surface-to-air missiles (SAM) for the Indian Navy’s warships from Israel...................Read More
New Appointment/ Resignation
Geetha Johri takes over as first woman head of Gujarat’s police force
Indian Police Service officer Geetha Johri was appointed as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat. She will be taking over this position in addition to her present post as Managing Director of Gujarat Police Housing Corporation...................Read More
Aliza Knox, Twitter's head of Asia-Pacific, quits
Aliza Knox, Twitter’s head of Asia-Pacific business announced her retirement from the company...................Read More
International
Malala to become the youngest person to address Canadian Parliament
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau announced on 3 April 2017 that the youngest Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai, will be addressing the country’s parliament on 12 April 2017...................Read More
Sports
FIFA bans Brayan Jimenez, former President of Guatemalan Football Association, for life
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of the FIFA banned Brayan Jimenez, the former President of the Guatemalan Football Association (FENAFUTG) for life...................Read More
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