On the 180th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the legendary ruler of Punjab, a statue was unveiled at the Lahore Fort on Thursday. Around 500 people crossed the Wagah border to attend the unveiling event. The main ceremony will take place on Saturday at Gurdwara Dera Sahib. The ...

Author Amish Tripathi has been named as the director of London’s Nehru Centre, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) president Vinay Sahasrabudhe announced on Thursday. The cultural centre works under the ICCR’s aegis. Tripathi, who is the author of best-selling books like the Secret of ...

Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Batra was elected to the prestigious seat during the IOC Session here. He secured 58 votes out of 62 while four voted against him. His election is linked to his function ...

The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has organized an international convention on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises based on the theme "Indian MSMEs, Global Aspirations” to observe the International MSME day on 27th June. The objective of the convention is to boost ...

History would remember TechGig Code Gladiators 2019 as that crucial coding event where an ex-champion and a defending champion came face to face to claim the ‘world’s best coder’ title. The winner of 2017 Sameer Gulati and 2018 winner Vineet Paliwal, along with over 2.6 lakh coders fought it out ...

Oracle is broadening availability of its Oracle Financial Services Anti-Money Laundering solution for smaller banks, the company said. Oracle Financial Solutions announced the launch of its AML Express Edition for small and medium-sized financial institutions, connecting these banks with a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended a ban by Moscow on food product imports from the United States, the European Union and its allies until the end of 2020, continuing its retaliation against the sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine. Monday, the Russian leader signed a decree, a ...

The 7th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Brunei Darussalam was held on 24th June, 2019 in New Delhi. The Indian side was led by Smt. Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary(East) and Brunei side was led by Mrs. Hajah Siti Norishan Haji Abdul Ghafor, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign ...

Korean Ambassador to India Bong-kil Shin launched 'Jaipur Foot Korea'. It is a collaborative initiative between Korea and Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), a prosthetic limb organisation. Under this agreement, Korea will provide financial and technical assistance to further ...

American 20-year-old Sofia Kenin saved three match points on her way to beating third seed Belinda Bencic 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4 in the Mallorca Open grass court final. On three occasions Swiss Bencic was a point away from victory at 5-4 in the second set but Kenin refused to surrender as she roared ...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Viral Acharya, the lone man or the last man in RBI, who often batted for central bank's independence from both inside and outside quarters has reportedly called it a day. This is the second top level exit after the governor Urjit Patel, also an ...