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Ankita Raina wins ITF singles title in maiden attempt
Ankita Raina has won 25,000 US Dollar ITF singles title in maiden attempt. In the finals she defeated Katy Dunne from Britain by score of 6-2, 6-2 held at Deccan Gymkhana in Pune, Maharashtra. She also became the first Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Raghubar Das sworn in as 10th CM of Jharkhand
Raghubar Das was sworn-in as 10th Chief Minister of Jharkhand and becoming first non-tribal to hold this post. Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at oath taking ceremony held at Birsa Munda Football ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Hindi poet and a litterateur Nand Chaturvedi passes away
Noted Hindi poet and a litterateur Nand Chaturvedi passed away in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He was 91. About Nand Chaturvedi He was born in 1923 in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. He was poet, a litterateur and a socialist. Career: He had done his Master ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
China launches Yaogan-26 remote sensing satellite
China has launched Yaogan-26 a remote sensing satellite into the preset orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province. The satellite was carried by a Long March-4B rocket, marking the 202th mission for the rocket family. Yaogan-26 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Actor Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2014
Eminent actor Amitabh Bachchan is conferred with Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2014. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao honoured him with the second edition of this award at a function held at Mumbai. Amitabh Bachchan had worked with ace filmmaker Yash Chopra ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Russia and four ex-Soviet Nations Finalise New Alliance EEU
Russia and four ex-Soviet nations have finalized the formation of a new economic alliance- Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Four ex-Soviet nations are Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. It was finalized in EEU summit held in Moscow, Russia. EEU will come ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Pakistan constitutes federal counter-terror force
Pakistan has constituted a federal counter-terrorism force with an immediate effect for implementing the National Action Plan on counter-terrorism. Final nod in this regard was given by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Key facts This force will work under Pakistan’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
India Donates $1 Million to UN-ESCAP Tsunami Fund
India donated $1 million as contribution to United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) fund for tsunami, disaster and climate preparedness in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian countries. It was donated by Ambassador of India ..