India’s Manushi Chhillar won the coveted Miss World 2017 pageant here, 16 years after Priyanka Chopra won the title in 2000. Chhillar competed against 108 contestants from various countries at a glittering event held at Sanya City Arena here. Miss World 2016 winner Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle gave away the coveted crown to the […]
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Rajnish Kumar appointed as new SBI chairman
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr. Rajnish Kumar as Chairman of State Bank of India for a period of three years from October 7, according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.
Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2017
British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel The Remains of the Day, has won the Nobel Literature Prize. Born in Nagasaki, he moved to Britain with his family when he was five years old, only returning to visit Japan as an adult. Both his first novel, A Pale View of Hills, from 1982 […]
2017 Medicine Nobel Prize for work on biological clocks
Three Americans Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young awarded for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling our biological clocks. Mr. Rosbash is on the faculty at Brandeis University, Mr. Young is at Rockefeller University and Mr. Hall has been associated with the University of Maine. মানবদেহ যেভাবে সময়ের সাথে পাল্লা দিয়ে কাজ করে সেই […]
New chairman of IOC Sanjiv singh
Sanjiv singh became the Chairman of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India’s biggest oil company, succeeding B. Ashok on this post. Prior to his elevation, Mr. Singh was Director (Refineries) on the IOC Board since July 2014.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation calling it Gujarat’s lifeline, which has been completed despite many hurdles. The foundation stone of this Dam was laid by the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.This Narmada dam is the second biggest in the world after the Grand Coulee Dam in the […]
Global Human Capital Index – India ranks 103
India has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies, on the WEF’s Global Human Capital Index, which has been topped by Norway. India also ranks “among the lowest in the world” when it comes to the employment gender gap, but has fared well when it comes to development of skills […]
Rafel Nadal won US Open Mens Title
World No. 1 #Rafael_Nadal defeated No. 28 Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to lift his third #US_Open title and his 16th overall #Grand_Slam title. He is second to only No. 3 Roger Federer, who has 19 Grand Slam titles.
PNB, BSNL join hands for mobile wallet Speedpay rollout
Punjab National Bank and state-run firm BSNL today teamed up to roll out open mobile wallet Speedpay across 10 states in the country. PNB’s Speedway wallet will operate like any other mobile wallet for paying bills, recharging phone besides its users will be able to deposit and withdraw money from authorised retail outlets.
Justice Dipak Misra sworn in as CJI
Justice Dipak Misra was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India. At a brief ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan, President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office to Mr. Misra.
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