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Bangladesh observes language movement martyrs’ day “Shaheed Dibash”

Bangladesh has observed the “Shaheed Dibash” which is also known as ‘Amar Ekushey‘. The day is observed annually to commemorate and to pay tribute to the martyrs of language movement. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh commemorated the day by paying tribute to martyrs who lost their lives during Pakistani …

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Amarjeet Sinha & Bhaskar Khulbe appointed as Advisers to PM

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Amarjeet Sinha and Bhaskar Khulbe as the Advisers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The appointments of the retired administrative officers has been made on contractual basis. Both the officers are from the 1983 batch, Bhaskar Khulbe from the West Bengal Cadre …

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‘Historical Gastronomica-The Indus Dining Experience’ held at National Museum

The ‘Historical Gastronomica – The Indus Dining Experience’ exhibition was held at the National Museum in New Delhi. This is a unique exhibition based on India’s ancient food history that goes back to over 5000 years ago. The ‘Historical Gastronomica – The Indus Dining Experience’ exhibition was jointly organized by the National Museum along with …

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Ross Taylor becomes world’s first cricketer to play 100 matches in all 3 formats

Ross Taylor has become the first player in the cricketing world to play 100 matches in all the three formats of the game. He reached the landmark feat during the first international cricket match of India and New Zealand bilateral test series started at Basin Reserve in Wellington. Former New Zealand wicket-keeper Ian Smith presented …

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Telecommunications Department launches 5G Hackathon

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched the ‘5G Hackathon’ in association with the government of India, academia and industry stakeholders. The aim of 5G Hackathon is shortlisting India’s focused cutting edge ideas that can be converted into workable 5G products and solutions. The Hackathon will be spread across three phases. The event will culminate …

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Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar resigns

Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar has resigned. Mr. Varadkar staying on as interim leader while the country’s three main parties battle out deadlocked coalition talks after an inconclusive election. Mr. Varadkar has conveyed to the president his resignation from the office. “In accordance with the constitution, the (Prime Minister) and the government will continue …