National
GoM recommends heavy fine and ban on celebrities endorsing products in misleading ads
A high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) has approved imposing a heavy fine and ban on celebrities who endorse products making unrealistic and dodgy claims..............Read More
Union Government unveils steps to boost cybersecurity
Union Government has unveiled a slew of measures in an attempt to strengthen cyber security in India..............Read More
High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of IOR adopts Colombo declaration to Counter Drug Trafficking
The High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to Counter Drug Trafficking was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It had adopted Colombo declaration..............Read More
India-Nepal Joint Training Exercise Surya Kiran culminates
The tenth edition of India-Nepal Joint Military Training exercise was conducted at Army Battle School (NABS), Saljhandi in Nepal from 31 October to 13 November 2016..............Read More
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates International Conference on sugarcane value chain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Conference and Exhibition on Sugarcane Value Chain &ndash Vision 2025 Sugar in Pune, Maharashtra..............Read More
Awards
SAIL wins 2016 Golden Peacock Award for corporate governance
The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has won the prestigious 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Governance..............Read More
Professor Raj Bisaria selected for Kalidas Samman
Madhya Pradesh Government has selected renowned theatre personality Prof Raj Bisaria for the prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ national award for 2015-16..............Read More
New Appointments
Meng Hongwei elected as new INTERPOL President
Meng Hongwei, high-level police official from China has been elected as the new President of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). With this, he becomes first Chinese citizen to hold the four-year post..............Read More
Special Days
12th November: World Pneumonia Day
The World Pneumonia Day is observed globally every year on November 12 to generate awareness about the ‘pneumonia’ disease.............Read More
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