President Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Sports Day Awards on the 114th birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand to sportspersons from the country at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred “The King Hamad Order of Renaissance” award by the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Manama. While receiving the award PM Modi said, “I feel very honoured and fortunate to be awarded …
The 66th National Film awards were announced by Rahul Rawail, head of the Jury for feature films. The national film awards are given in 31 categories. An Award for film friendly state has been instituted this year, Uttarakhand won this …
Sushma Swaraj was born on 14 February 1952 Ambala Cantonment, Punjab. She taken her last breathe in New Delhi on 6 August 2019. Sushma Swaraj has been elected Member of Parliament 7 times and Member of Legislative Assembly for 3 times. …
Home Minister Amit Shah announced scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution that provides special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Shah said the state will now be divided into two Union Territories – Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir. While the Ladakh UT …
Article 35A of the Constitution of India, unknown to the public domain till recent times, has raked up an intense debate in the country. Political narrative has a paradigm shift. What Article 35A of the constitution empowers J&K legislature …
Indian journalist Ravish Kumar (NDTV) has been awarded the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award – the highest honour given to Asian individuals and organisations and often referred to as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize, for “harnessing journalism to give …
Parliament has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 or Triple Talaq bill, with the Rajya Sabha approving it last evening. 99 members voted in favour of the bill while 84 against it. The Lok Sabha …
The Geographical Indication (GI) Registry has accorded the GI tag for Odisha Rasagola, a year after the state applied for it. – Rasagola has been a bone of contention between Odisha and West Bengal over its origin. – The Registrar …
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Indian origin Priti Patel as the country Home Secretary. – She became the first Indian-origin home secretary. – Ms Patel, an ardent Brexiteer was among the most vocal critics of Theresa May’s Brexit …