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Sachin Tendulkar was voted Cricketer of the Generation by a 50-member jury of current and former cricketers and journalists, beating the likes of spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder Jacques Kallis at the ESPNcricinfo awards. The award was meant... Read More

Nepal will hold the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu on 14th November, the third time the country is hosting the event since the establishment of eight-member regional grouping in 1985. 74 lakh new voters added for Lok Sabha Elections in 2014. Already... 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

Japan-based Mt Gox - the world's largest bitcoin exchange - has collapsed. The exchange has filed for bankruptcy, losing 7.5 lakh bitcoins of customers and one lakh of its own. The bitcoins are worth over Rs. 3,000 crore. Suspected militant... Read More

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

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) reduced its stake in Infosys by 3.25% by selling its shares worth 850 crore rupees. Supreme Court recognized transgenders or eunuchs as the third category of sex and directed centre and states to grant them... 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

The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of Coal Regulatory Authority (CRA) on 20 February 2014. Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched E-Wallet Scheme in the second week of February 2014. Cambridge University planned to... Read More

Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 on 1 March 2014 to win the Dubai Championships for the sixth time. NTPC to set up a 1,320 MW thermal power project at Kajra in Lakhisarai district of Bihar. National Lok Adalat to be held in Nagpur... Read More

The veteran Indian painter Mr. Prokash Karmakar (81) passed away in Kolkata due to age related illness. The painter was best known for his landscapes and nudes. Union Cabinet cleared reservation for Jat community under the central list of OBC... Read More