Fifteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh became India's 21st Woman Grand Master (WGM) after achieving her 2nd International Master (IM) at Grand Master (GM) in Budapest, Hungary. Deshmukh scored five points in the nine rounds and ended up with a performance rating of 2452 to secure her final WGM norm. ...

Rahul Dravid will be appointed as Team India's Head Coach after the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Ravi Shastri would be stepping down from the position after the conclusion of the showpiece event. whose tenure at the helm ends after the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in the ...

The Indian Army won a gold medal at the Cambrian Patrol Exercise held in the UK while competing against 96 teams representing Special Forces and regiments from around the world. The 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) represented the Indian Army at the drill held at Brecon, Wales, in the ...

A New Delhi-based 17-year-old entrepreneur named Vidyut Mohan earned the coveted 'Earth shot Prize' in London on October 17. Dubbed as the 'Eco-Oscars', it is an environmental award run by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and Kate Middleton. The ‘Eco-Oscars’ is an ...

The Reserve Bank of India on October 18, 2021, slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India NSE -0.50 % for failing to comply with fraud classification rules. The regulator said it had conducted a probe in accounts maintained with SBI and had found it deficient in reporting frauds. The ...

The International Cricket Council has partnered with UNICEF to spread awareness about the mental health and wellbeing of both children and adolescents in the Men's T20 World Cup. Under this partnership, ICC will promote the #OnYourMind campaign of UNICEF at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, ...

NITI Aayog has launched the Geospatial Energy Map of India which will provide a holistic picture of all energy resources of the country. Geospatial Energy Map of India was launched by Dr. Rajiv Kumar (Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog), Dr. V K Saraswat (Member, NITI Aayog), and Shri ...

India was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term 14 October 2021 with an overwhelming majority in the General Assembly. The new three-year term of India will be effective from January 2022 to December 2024. India received 184 votes of the 193 votes cast in the election. ...

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 18 October 2021, we have tried to cover ...

Sunil Chhetri equaled the iconic Lionel Messi with his 80th international strike as an inspired India blanked Nepal 3-0 for their eighth SAFF Championship title, held on October 16, 2021. This is the eighth SAFF Championship title claimed by the Indian men’s national football team. ...

Jonas Gahr Store has assumed the charge of the Prime Minister of Norway. His appointment has come into effect from 14 October 2021. In September 2021, Store’s Labour Party won the parliamentary elections, following which incumbent Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her government stepped down.

Three Chinese astronauts, including a woman, on board the Shenzhou-13, have entered the space station core module Tianhe, the country's space agency said, hours after the spaceship was successfully launched for a record six-month mission. The members of the crew includes Zhai Zhigang, Wang ...