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  • India wins first test match against Australia

    VVS Laxman has once again showed his immense talent against Australia. He scored a fighting fifty in the second inning and played key role in India’s 1 wicket win in Mohali Test. Indeed, it was a senstational fightback. Laxman, despite being struggling with a back injury, showed immense maturity in second innings and scored unbeaten…

  • 4000 Engineers join SBI as clerks

    What has happened to engineering graduates of India? It is very difficult for me to believe that engineering graduates are taking up clerical jobs. Then what is the use of four years course of engineering? So the breaking news is that over 3,800 graduate and 200 postgraduate engineers are set to join State Bank of…

  • Important Points in Allahabad High Court’s Ayodhya verdict

    Allahabad High Court’ three-judge special bench comprising Justice S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma have delivered the 8000 pages verdict of Ayodhya Case. The Allahabad High Court accepts the land under the central dome is Ram Janmasthan. The disputed land has be to divided into three parts and to be distributed among…

  • Ayodhya Case Verdict

    Allahabad High Court’ three-judge special bench comprising Justice S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma have delivered the 8000 pages verdict of Ayodhya Case. The disputed land has be to divided into three parts and to be distributed among the Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and the party for ‘Ram Lalla’. One-third part…

  • Varun Gandhi to marry a Bengali girl, Yamini Roy

    Varun Gandhi, an Indian politician and son of the late Sanjay Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi will marry Yamini Roy, a Bengali girl. Currently he is MP of Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and BJP national secretary. He is 30 years old. Her mother Maneka Gandhi said in press conference “Varun will get married with Yamini, who…

  • India is the third most powerful Nation in the world

    It is shockingly surprising news for me. An official United States report on global governance has declared that India is the third most powerful nation after the United States and China. The report (‘Global Governance 2025’) was issued jointly by the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) and the European Union’s Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).…

  • Top 50 Asian Companies

    Yesterday Forbes Asia released a list of Top 50 biggest listed Companies in Asia-Pacific region. As expected, Asian economic powerhouses China and India dominated the list with having 32 companies in top 50. You would be surprised to know in 2005, when the list was first compiled, only five Chinese and three Indian companies came…

  • 10 things you should know about M Visvesvarayya

    15th September is celebrated as Engineers’ Day in India. It is the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya. Engineer’s Day is a tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer and statesman. He served as the chief engineer during construction of Krishna Raja Sagara on the Kaveri River near Mysore. He was also involved in the construction of…

  • Why do we celebrate Teachers’ Day?

    Today whole country is celebrating Teachers’ Day. Teachers’ day is celebrated across India on 5th September to honor the teachers for their contribution to society, with great verve and enthusiasm. This day is considered a “celebration” day in schools and colleges, where the usual classes are replaced by activities of celebration, thanks and remembrance. Actually…

  • Facebook overtakes Orkut in India

    According to the latest report by research firm comScore, Facebook has overtaken its competitors like Orkut and Yahoo in India to become the largest social networking site with more than 20 million visitors in July this year. Facebook registered a growth of 179 per cent whil Orkut is lagging behind at a growth rate of…

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