The unifier of modern India “By common endeavour we can raise the country to a new greatness, while a lack of unity will expose us to fresh calamities.” These pragmatic but profound remarks defined the vision and the sterling character of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the principal unifier of modern India. Force behind unification Sardar Patel’s […]
Read MoreSardar Patel statue inauguration tomorrow: World’s tallest statue in 10 points An engineering marvel completed in a record time of 33 months, the world’s tallest statue—Sardar Patel’s statue or the Statue of Unity—will be inaugurated during a gala function on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary on 31 October. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had laid […]
Read MoreTagore Award for Cultural Harmony for 2014, 2015 & 2016 announced The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the years 2014, 2015 & 2016 is being conferred on the doyen of Manipuri dance Sh. Rajkumar Singhajit Singh; Chhayanaut (a cultural organization of Bangladesh) and on one of India’s greatest sculptors, Sh. Ram Vanji Sutar, respectively. […]
Read MoreIndia wins Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management Award, 2018 The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is an institutional member of Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) which is a non-profit association representing an international network of over 1100 senior public servants, […]
Read MoreNarendra Modi conferred with Seoul Peace Prize The award committee credits ‘Modinomics’ for reducing social and economic disparity between the rich and the poor Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth. The Ministry of External Affairs said […]
Read MoreWorld’s longest sea bridge – connecting China, Hong Kong The sea bridge is the latest to link Hong Kong directly to the mainland The $15 billion, 55-kilometer (34-mile) bridge is the world’s longest sea link and is tipped to carry some 29,000 cars and trucks daily between Zhuhai on the mainland and Hong Kong. Photo: […]
Read MoreIndia’s longest river bridge with total length of 19.3 kilometers will be built on Brahmaputra river in Assam. Key facts: This bridge will connect Dhubri of Assam to Fulbarani of Meghalaya. This bridge will reduce the distance between these two places by 203 kms. At present, India’s largest river bridge is Dhola-Sadia bridge, its length […]
Read MoreAnna Burns wins Man Booker prize for ‘incredibly original’ Milkman Judges unanimous in choice of Northern Irish winner for ‘utterly distinctive’ Troubles-era novel Milkman” by writer Anna Burns scooped the 2018 Man Booker Prize on Tuesday, with the Northern Irish writer winning the literary award for her third full-length novel. Set in an unnamed city […]
Read Moreयूथ ओलंपिक में उत्तराखंड के लक्ष्य सेन ने शानदार प्रदर्शन कर रजत पदक प्राप्त किया अर्जेंटीना में आयोजित यूथ ओलंपिक में उत्तराखंड के लक्ष्य सेन ने शानदार प्रदर्शन कर रजत पदक प्राप्त किया। वहीं लक्ष्य ने टीम इवेंट में स्वर्ण पदक प्राप्त किया है। एशियन जूनियर चैंपियन लक्ष्य फाइनल में चीन के शीफेंग से पार नहीं […]
Read MoreDhoni completes 10,000 ODI runs Sachin Tendulkar leads the batting chart with 18,426 ODI runs. The former Indian captain M.S. Dhoni surpassed the 10,000 ODI runs milestone during the second one-day international match against England at Lords on Saturday. He becomes the fourth Indian batsman to do so after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul […]
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