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World Autism Awareness Day Observed on 2 April 2014. This was the 7th Autism day. Aim of this day is to create awareness and to raise funds. Election Commission allows RBI to issue new bank licences. The central board of directors of the RBI is... Read More

Statue of Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw was unveiled at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt. India was ranked 102 out of 132 countries on the Social Progress Index (SPI) published by the US-based non-profit organisation Social Progress Imperative. This... Read More

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with Rs 86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day; allows you to keep no cash balance; every night deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What... Read More

Bangalore based Aditi Technologies acquired by Symphony Teleca Corp (STC), a US based company. International aid organisations launched a series of emergency measures against Ebola across West Africa. Gulabi Gang documentary based on the life of an... Read More

Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013. This was announced by Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a... Read More

Hamid Mir, Senior Pakistani TV Journalist, shot dead in Karachi. He faced threats from terror groups and from Taliban. He was shot by 4 unidentified motorcycle borne gunmen near a bridge when he was going to the office. Leading fertilizer co... Read More

Earth Day being observed today. World celebrates 22 April 2014 as the 44th anniversary of Earth Day, an occasion for people to celebrate and raise awareness of the nature. It was founded by the US senator Gaylord Nelson as an environment teach-in... Read More

The very concept and execution of Aadhaar Card have been involved in legal battles and controversies ever since its introduction. Large sections of the society have come out and spoken about the dangers of such a mass collection of highly sensitive... Read More

Manuel Valls is the new Prime Minister of France. France's president has named 51-year-old Socialist Manuel Valls as the country's new prime minister. Nancy Powell, the US Ambassador to India on 31 March 2014 announced her resignation in the US... Read More

Ram Navami, the birth of Lord Ram is being celebrated today with religious fervor and gaiety. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to make credit card charges reasonable and directed them not to levy interest on card dues till the next... Read More