Hashim Amla announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. Cricket South Africa confirmed Amla’s decision to retire. However, the Proteas batting giant will continue to play domestic cricket and will be available for selection in the upcoming Mzansi Super League. ...

The US government has approved the sale of $800 million worth of helicopters to South Korea, the Pentagon announced in Aug 7, hours after President Donald Trump said Seoul had agreed to pay more for the US military presence in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The Pentagon's ...

Former president Pranab Mukherjee was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, by President Ram Nath Kovind. Mukherjee, along with the late Assamese singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika and the late social activist Nanaji Deshmukh, had been conferred the honour on January 25. ...

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State government to support its efforts in promoting Space Technology vertical in the State. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The agreement was signed by State IT Secretary M Sivasankar and VSSC ...

The NITI Aayog will launch the Fourth Edition of Women Transforming India Awards on9 August 2019. Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog,Ms. Renata Lok-Dessallien, UN Coordinator in India and partners of Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) will be present during the launch. Daily Current Affairs ...

Cochin Shipyard launched two ro-pax (roll-on roll-off passenger) vessels designed and built by it for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The vessels were the third and fourth in a series of 10 vessels, eight ro-pax and two ro-ro vessels, ordered ...

A tamil book ‘Oru Manidhan Oru Iyakkam Kalaignar Mu. Karunanidhi’, published by Frontline, a publication of The Hindu group, will serve as a guide and a tool for the next generation to know about how one person could become a movement, bring about changes in a democracy and make Indian politics ...

Indian Institute of Technology or IIT is one of the highly popular educational institutes in India. A student Anusha Ganta belonging to the IIT Madras is sensational now. This 2nd year PhD student of civil engineering department and 3 project staffs, mentors Indumati Nambi and Divyapriya a post ...

To give a boost to indigenisation, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh,accorded approval for procurement of indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDRTactical) and Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (Long Range) for the Indian Navyhere. ...

Another year has passed during which indigenous peoples, supported by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, have made steady progress towards the goal of strengthening international cooperation on solutions to the issues and challenges that they face – a goal defined by the five ...

A senior Railways official said that the Lahore-Attari Samjhauta Express train service had not been suspended. The clarification followed Pakistan’s decision to stop the train from Lahore to Atari at Wagah in Pakistan, citing security concerns, leaving 110 passengers, including 48 Pakistanis, ...

India plans to fully utilize its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. This was articulated by power and new renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh. According to the Indus Waters Treaty, whoever builds the project first will have the first rights on the river waters. India and ...