Kolkata Airport has won the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award by Airport Council International (ACI) in the category of the best improved airport in Asia Pacific Region. This category includes airports which have experienced the biggest improvement in ASQ rating between 2012 and 2013 in their region. The ASQ Awards are presented in four categories: […]
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ফের গ্রেফতার অ্যামওয়ে কর্তা উইলিয়াম এস পিঙ্কনি
চিট ফান্ড বন্ধের আইন না-মেনে ব্যবসা করার অভিযোগে এই নিয়ে দ্বিতীয় বার গ্রেফতার হলেন ভারতে অ্যামওয়ে-র এমডি-সিইও উইলিয়াম এস পিঙ্কনি। কেরলের পর এ বার পিঙ্কনিকে গ্রেফতার করল অন্ধ্রপ্রদেশের পুলিশ। আপাতত তাঁকে ১৪ দিনের জন্য বিচার বিভাগীয় হেফাজতে রাখার নির্দেশ দিয়েছে ওই রাজ্যের একটি জেলা আদালত। খারিজ করা হয়েছে তাঁর জামিনের আবেদন। অন্ধ্রের কুর্নুলের পুলিশ সুপার […]
Yemen to become 160th WTO member
Yemen deposited its “Instrument of Acceptance” on 27 May 2014 with Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, confirming its membership terms. According to WTO rules, Yemen will become a full-fledged member on 26 June 2014.
15th PM of India and his Cabinet Minister
Shri Narendra Damodar Das Modi has been taken oath as 15th Prime Minister of India along with his cabinet minister & minister of state. Minister’s Name Portfolio Cabinet Ministers Mr. Narendra Damodar Das Modi Prime Minister of India Mr. Rajnath Singh Home Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Ms. Sushma Swaraj External […]
President of India to dedicate RuPay to the nation
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will dedicate ‘RuPay’ India’s own card payment network to the nation tomorrow (May 8, 2014) at function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The RuPay card is accepted at all the ATMs (1,60,000+), 95% of PoS terminals (9,45,000+) and most of the eCom merchants (10,000+) in the country. A variant of […]
Activist Ramesh Agrawal wins Green Nobel
Ramesh Agrawal, 60, will be recognized in a ceremony in San Francisco as one of six recipients of this year’s $175,000 Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the “Green Nobel.” Agrawal – who has no formal legal training – has been waging a one-man campaign to educate illiterate villagers about their rights in fighting pollution and […]
The National Film Awards 2014
The National Film Awards for the year 2013 have been announced and The Best Actor Award is shared between Rajkummar Rao for his powerful performance in Shahid and Malayalam actor Suraj Venjaramudu for the movie Perariyathavar. Geetanjali Thapa has been adjudged the Best Actress for Liar’s Dice, Saurabh Shukla Best Supporting Actor for Jolly LLB and the Best Supporting Actress Award is shared between Ship Of Theseus actress Aida Elkashaf and Marathi starAmruta Subhash. Somnath Awghade has been awarded the Best Child Actor for […]
The Guardian and The Washington Post won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize
The Guardian and The Washington Post won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize on Monday for reporting on secret US surveillance programs revealed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. The British and American newspapers shared the award for public service journalism handed out by the Pulitzer committee at Columbia University in New York. The US unit of the British newspaper […]
Admiral R. K. Dhowan takes over as new Navy chief
Robin K. Dhowan took over as chief of the Indian Navy nearly two months after Admiral D.K. Joshi quit the post in the wake of a series of mishaps. Admiral Dhowan (59) who has been the acting Navy chief since Joshi’s exit, has been appointed the Chief of Navy Staff superseding Western Naval Commander Shekhar Sinha. He will […]
Angela Merkel Awarded Israel’s Highest Honor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Israel’s highest civillian honour on February 25 for her “unwavering commitment” to the country . President shimon petres awarded merkel with the presidential Medal of Distinction in a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Markel was given the award comparable to France’s Legion comparable to France’s Legiond ‘Honneur or […]