Former Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid coach Radomir Antic passed away. He was born on November 22, 1948, in Zitiste, Serbia. He coached Real Madrid from March 1991 until January 1992 and took charge of Barcelona in 2003, as well as managing Real Zaragoza, Real Ovideo, Celta Vigo and the Serbia national team at …
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Development Fund (SDF) has allocated $5 million for COVID-19 related projects in its member states. This project will be funded by the SDF under its Social Window thematic areas. SDF’s social window primarily funds projects on poverty alleviation, social development focusing on education, health, and human resource development, …
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Indian-American journalist, Brahm Kanchibotla, passed away due to coronavirus. He was a former contributor to the United News of India news agency and was working as New York and UN correspondent of the United News of India. He got infected with the disease while he was busy doing ground reports for his news agency United …
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England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named as the leading cricketer in the world 2020 by Wisden. Andrew Flintoff was the last English player to win the award in 2005. Ben Stokes was the hero of the Cricket World Cup 2019 final as he guided England to their maiden triumph in the 50-over showpiece tournament …
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James Bond film actress Honor Blackman has passed away. She was best known for playing the legendary Bond girl Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond movie ‘Goldfinger’ starring alongside Sean Connery. She also featured in the popular 1960s TV spy series ‘The Avengers’ while playing the character of “Cathy Gale”. Click Here To Get …
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Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has collaborated with UNICEF for developing a digital communication strategy for promoting a digital campaign for Self Help Groups (SHGs). The partnership aims to highlight the importance of Social Distancing. Click Here To Get Test Series For SBI PO 2020 UNICEF would provide the necessary support to …
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A Life Insurance company, Bharti AXA Life Insurance has appointed Parag Raja as managing director and chief executive officer of the company. Parag Raja will be succeeding Vikas Seth, who is leading the insurance company for the past two-and-a-half years and is set to retire after April 30, 2020. Click Here To Get Test …
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The Government of India has launched an iGOT e-learning platform to combat COVID-19 for all front-line workers to equip them with the training and updates in coping with Pandemic. This platform can be accessed at https://igot.gov.in. The platform delivers curated, role-specific content, to each learner at his place of work or home and to any device …
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Amid 21-days nationwide lockdown in India, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been using scientific endeavours to develop products in an accelerated manner to combat COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of its efforts, DRDO has developed Personnel Sanitisation Enclosures (PSE) and Full Face Mask (FFM) to protect primarily healthcare professionals from novel coronavirus. Click …
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The Ministry of Human Resource Development has designated DigiLocker as the sole National Academic Depository (NAD). The ministry has directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to implement NAD as a permanent scheme within DigiLocker. Click Here To Get Test Series For SBI PO 2020 NAD will be implemented as a permanent scheme without the levy …
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