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This year people can be seen choosing earthen lamps over chinese lights. These lamps are also considered environment friendly. People are also buying green crackers to celebrate diwali due to  air pollution condition in the national capital, supreme court has permitted the use of green crackers only. Mumbai is also ... Read More »

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is being celebrated today. Several events are being held by various Ministries, Public Sector Undertakings and organisations across the country. People all over the country took the pledge to protect the unity and integrity of India and participate in the Run ... Read More »

Students who witness violence in school at age 13 are at later risk of psycho-social and academic impairment at age 15, according to a new longitudinal study by researchers at Université de Montréal with colleagues in Belgium and France. In the study, published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and ... Read More »

Little did Kanhaiyyalal know that attending a monthly meeting of Hindustan Zinc’s Samadhan Project for agriculture and livestock development, would entirely change his life. Kanhaiyyalal worked as an artisan in Biliya village of Nagri Panchayat. In 2012, he happened to attend the Samdhan Project meeting and got inspired to start ... Read More »

While Prime Minister Modi remembered him as a fine educationist, a wonderful administrator and a stalwart who fought for India’s freedom as well as unity. Union Minister Arun Jaitley penned a thoughtful tribute to him.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tribute to the patriot who laid down his life for preserving ... Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Dr. Mookerjee as a fine educationist, a wonderful administrator and a stalwart who fought for India’s freedom as well as unity. Prime Minister also shared a video as a tribute. On Dr. Mookerjee’s Anniversary – Union Minister Arun Jailtely’s has written a blog, in which ... Read More »

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presided over an event organised on completion of first year of implementation of the historic tax reform of GST in New Delhi. While Union Minister, Arun Jaitley addressed the gathering via Video Conference. Jaitley termed the implementation of GST as the country’s monumental economic reform. ... Read More »

Global tobacco epidemic kills more than 7 million people each year, of which around 9 lakh are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke. Tobacco is a preventable cause of severe illnesses. Tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure contribute to approximately 12% of all heart disease deaths. Tobacco use is the ... Read More »

The studio is in negotiations with “Beauty and the Beast” scribe Evan Spiliotopoulos to pen the script of the potential film. The project, tentatively titled “Snake Eyes”, will be produced by Brian Goldner, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The ninja character, which dressed in all black, never revealed his face ... Read More »

The CBSE has issued strict guidelines and dos and don’ts for those appearing for the test. Candidates have been asked not to carry stationery items like bits of paper, geometry box, pencil box, plastic pouch, pen scale, writing pad, eraser, mobile phone, blue tooth inside the examination hall. A strict ... Read More »

The day also promotes the thousands of community groups around the world – typically known as Laughter Clubs – who regularly practice simple intentional laughter techniques that promote wellness and overall well-being. Humor is also a way to increase retention of information in academic or professional settings because of the ... Read More »

Addressing the International Labour Day Programme at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, New Delhi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the efforts are being made to formulate long terms policy for the benefit of workers in unorganized sector. He stressed on the need to safeguard the interests of the workers to avoid ... Read More »

The day marks the birthday of Gautam Buddha (born in Lumbini, Nepal) who later became the founder of Buddhism. According to the Vedic literature, Lord Buddha is an incarnation of Lord Krishna (Vishnu) and thus, he appeared on this earth some 2500 years ago to teach the message of mercy and ... Read More »

The day marks the birthday of Gautam Buddha (born in Lumbini, Nepal) who later became the founder of Buddhism. According to the Vedic literature, Lord Buddha is an incarnation of Lord Krishna (Vishnu) and thus, he appeared on this earth some 2500 years ago to teach the message of mercy and ... Read More »

Since early morning devotees offering prayers at famous Maya Devi temple in Lumbini. The temple is situated at the same place where Queen Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 563 B C. The temple houses marker stone, nativity sculpture and ruins of 6th century BC to 15th century ... Read More »

The basic objective of the conference is to disseminate teachings of Buddha and spread the messages of nonviolence, brotherhood, co-existence, love and peace to the international community. According  to Lumbini Development Trust  representatives from 16 countries including United States of America, Japan, India,  China,  Indonesia and Sri Lanka attending the ... Read More »

It is chaired and led by the UNESCO Director General and legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who serves as a UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The Institute is the lead nonprofit organization charged with planning, promoting and producing this ... Read More »

Bengaluru: Three video advertisements of the BJP against the ruling Congress in poll-bound Karnataka were banned by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) from being aired after a complaint was filed by the KPCC. The committee restrained the media on Friday from airing or sharing the advertisements on the ... Read More »

San Francisco: A woman was killed by an Uber self-driving sports utility vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday, and the ride-hailing company said it had suspended its autonomous vehicle program across the United States and Canada. The accident in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe marked the first fatality from ... Read More »

Many of us would not know about “Fish-plate” in Railways. .. a little definition how this word has been derived… A fish-plate is a metal or wooden plate that is bolted to the sides at the ends of two rails. Derived from the French word ‘Fiche’ – which means a Peg, or ... Read More »