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Krishnaswamy Natarajan to be the new director general of Indian Coast Guard

Krishnaswamy Natarajan has been appointed as the next director general of Indian Coast Guard and would be replacing incumbent Rajendra Singh who is retiring after three and a half years of illustrious command. Natarajan joined the Coast Guard on January 18, 1984, and holds a Masters Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University. […]

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World Bank approves $ 147 million loan to Jharkhand

The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $147 million loan agreement to provide basic urban services to the people of Jharkhand and help improve the management capacity of the urban local bodies (ULBs) in the state. “The Jharkhand Municipal Reform Programme will focus on improving the municipal sector’s capacity to provide basic urban services. It

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20 years of Kargil war: IAF turns Gwalior Air Base into war theatre, recreates Tiger Hill attack

Commemorating 20 years of the Kargil War, the IAF on Monday turned the Gwalior air base virtually into a conflict theatre, with dramatic reenactment of some of the milestones of the operation in 1999. In a symbolic ‘recreation’ of the Tiger Hill attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Drass-Kargil area, the air force used the Mirage

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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed annually on 26 June. The decision to mark the day was taken on 7 December 1987 via resolution 42/112 of the United Nations General Assembly in order to strengthen global action and cooperation to achieve its aim of making the international society free of

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Kerala Number 1 in overall health index: NITI Aayog

For the second time in a row, Kerala has emerged as the top ranking state in terms of overall health performance, according to second health index launched by NITI Aayog. The second index took into account base year — 2015-2016 — to reference year — 2017-2018. According to the index, Uttar Pradesh is the worst

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PM promises farmers income doubling by 2022

At a time of acute agrarian distress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in glowing terms of his government’s schemes and programmes in a video interaction with farmers from nine States. Reiterating the government’s promise to double farmers’ income by 2022, Mr. Modi claimed that the budget allocation for agriculture between 2014-19 was ₹ 2.12 lakh crore, almost

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India bids to host 2023 IOC session

India proposed to host the 2023 IOC session in Mumbai, which is expected to choose the host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics. IOA President Narinder Batra and member Nita Ambani submitted the formal bid to the IOC chief Thomas Bach here. Batra is set to be elected as a new IOC member during the

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Japan gifted Manipur a peace museum

Japan gifted Manipur a museum of peace built on the memories of one of the fiercest battles of the Second World War. The inauguration of the Imphal Peace Museum at Red Hill, about 20 km southwest of Manipur’s capital Imphal, marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal. Some 70,000 Japanese soldiers, alongside those

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Lewis Hamilton won French Grand Prix

Hamilton was in a league of his own, even over his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, as the 34-year-old Briton took his sixth win in eight races. The five-time champion leads Bottas in this year’s title race by 36 points – a win and a fifth place – after just eight races. Bottas finished a distant

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IOC formally opens $145M new headquarters in Switzerland

The International Olympic Committee has formally opened its 145 million Swiss francs ($145 million) new headquarters exactly 125 years after the Olympic Games was revived. “On our 125th anniversary, we clearly see what a great visionary Pierre de Coubertin was,” IOC President Thomas Bach told guests Sunday at the inauguration. “By bringing the entire world

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