Japan bans entry from many countries due to coronavirus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that his country is adding 14 more countries, including Russia, Peru and Saudi Arabia, to the entry ban list as the country steps … continue reading
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WiFi free at Varanasi’s Dashashwamedha, Sheetala Ganga Ghats
In Uttar Pradesh, Dashashwamedha and Sheetala, two main Ghats of Ganga in Varanasi have been equipped with WiFi facility today. Visitors at these Ghats will get free WiFi connectivity in … continue reading
IRNSS 1C navigation satellite launched by India
India successfully launched its third navigational satellite IRNSS 1C on board ISRO’s PSLV C26 rocket from Sriharikota. The XL version of PSLV took off from the first launch pad of … continue reading
Facebook cracking down fraudulent accounts
Facebook has started cracking down on fraudulent accounts showing suspicious high number of ‘likes’. A Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed response in Kolkata that close to 52,000 pages exist … continue reading
National AIDS Control Programme Phase IV launched in India
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the National AIDS Control Programme Phase IV (NACP IV). NACP-IV aims to accelerate the process of epidemic reversal … continue reading
Netherlands & India sign MoU in the field of Health and Medicine
India signed a MoU with The Netherlands in the field of health and medicine to strengthen bilateral cooperations. The MoU was signed by the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, … continue reading
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) is currently a powerful tropical cyclone crossing the central Philippines. Haiyan, which means petrel in Chinese is one of the most … continue reading
Full speech of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh – India
My dear fellow-citizens, Brothers, sisters and dear children, I greet you all on this Independence Day. Today is certainly a day of joy for us. But on this celebration of … continue reading
INS Vikrant – India launches its first indigenous aircraft carrier
India on Monday launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size and … continue reading
Surveillance overhaul in US, announces Obama
Shaken following the leak of secretive data by former CIA analyst Edward Snowden, President Barack Obama has announced a series of reviews of US surveillance programmes so as to bring … continue reading