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September, 2019

Nadubhagam Chundan snake boat wins 67th Nehru Trophy in Alappuzha
Rishabh Pant: Fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket
Rashid Khan of Afghanistan becomes the youngest Test captain
BKSP retains U17 Girls Subroto Cup International Football title
MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup: IOC beats PNB
Sports Ministry derecognises Paralympic Committee of India
Athlete Hima Das named brand ambassador of Gatorade by PepsiCo
IBSF World Billiards Championship: India’s Pankaj Advani wins title
Spain wins 2nd FIBA basketball World Cup title
India’s Divij Sharan clinches St. Petersburg doubles title
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel wins Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
World Wrestling Championships: India’s bags 5 medals
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019
IAAF Council: Adille Sumariwalla re-elected as its member
India lift SAFF U-18 Championship title for first time
Maitri mobile app: to connect old-age homes and orphanages, win tech prize in US
MeitY and Google launch ‘Build for Digital India’ programme for engineering students
Samudrayaan project: NIOT to Launch Deep Sea Exploration & Mining Mission
SCIENCE EXPLORER: 1st ever Mobile Science Exhibition flagged off in Leh
CHC Farm Machinery: Multilingual Mobile App launched for farmers
Health Minister announces plans to set up National Genomic Grid (Cancer)
India joins Global AMR R&D hub as a new member
Maritime Communication Services in India launched
For the first time Survey of India to deploy 300 drones for mapping country
Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research launched
ISRO, DRDO signs MoUs to provide technologies for Human Space Mission
Telangana government declares 2020 as Artificial Intelligence year
JNU signs MoU with IIT Delhi for Research, Technology Development
First Indigenous High-Temperature Fuel Cell System launched
Akshay Kumar is Inspired by This Fan Who Walked 900 Km, 18 Days to Meet the Actor
Arsenal Posts Video of Ranveer Singh as He Raps for Them at English Premier League
Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas Enjoy Bonfire by the Beach with Joe, Kevin Jonas
Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor Share First Image Together from Austrian Vacation
Kriti Sanon Joins Kartik Aaryan-Ananya Panday Starrer Pati, Patni Aur Woh in Cameo Role
Vicky Kaushal on Drug Party Accusations: 'I Had No Clue I'd Become Charsi of the Country’
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan Hail Scientists After Chandrayaan-2 Launch Effort
Kangana Hails Environmental Champion DiCaprio, Slams Bollywood for Just Being 'Social Media Activists'
Neetu Singh Says Last 11 Months with Rishi Kapoor in NYC Was a Phase that Taught & Changed Her
Batman Robert Pattinson, Christopher Nolan Arrive In Mumbai for Tenet Shoot
#HollywoodMoviesHindiName Trends With Funny Tweets on Hindi Diwas
Renowned Bollywood Editor Sanjib Datta Dead, Filmmakers Tweet Condolences
PM Narendra Modi Turns 69, Gets Wishes Galore from Bollywood Celebrities
Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes' Señorita Covered by Baba Sehgal Leaves Fans Impressed
FIR Against Boney Kapoor for Duping Investor of Rs 2.5 Crore to be Quashed
Chunky Pandey Reveals How He Avoided Slipping Into Depression After Hitting a Slump in Bollywood
Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar Laud PM Narendra Modi for Howdy Modi Event Success
Parineeti Chopra Pens a Heartfelt Note for The Girl on the Train Post Shoot Wrap
Kartik Aaryan Fanboys Over Amitabh Bachchan as He Gets Autographed 'Coolie' Poster
Amitabh Bachchan Reacts to Dadasaheb Phalke Award Win, Says He is Humbled and Grateful
Hrithik Roshan Says He Received Over 30,000 Marriage Proposals After Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
Vogue Beauty Awards: Bollywood Stars Dazzle on the Red Carpet
Salman Khan to Appear Before Jodhpur Court in Blackbuck Case, Faces 'Death Threat'
'Dayaben' Disha Vakani to Make Comeback on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah in Navaratri
Farhan Akhtar Opens Up on Sky Is Pink Co-star Zaira Wasim's Decision to Quit Bollywood

August, 2019

Union Finance Ministry has further extended deadline on imposing import duty hike on 29 products, imported from United States (US) by 45 days till September 18, 2018 from earlier August 4, 2018
Controversial General accused of war crimes named as Sri Lanka Army chief
No complete withdrawal from Afghanistan: Trump
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan inaugurated regulator Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s (FSSAI) National Food Laboratory (NFL) in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
US ‘prepared to engage' with N Korea in nuclear talks: envoy
China ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to expand Rotavirus vaccine to the entire country from September 2019
Homemade bomb kills Israeli, wounds two others in West Bank
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved setting up of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Technical Liaison Unit at Moscow, Russia
Sri Lanka ends state of emergency
Former India cricketer and Bengal captain Arun Lal conferred with Karthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award of the Cricket Association of Bengal’s in Kolkata
Pak Foreign Min Qureshi dials UN chief over Kashmir
Docking aborted for Russia’s first humanoid robot in space
United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved new drug-Pretomanid for treating drug-resistant strain of Tuberculosis (TB)
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after Palestinian rocket fire: Army G7 leaders back HK autonomy, call for calm
23 killed in Mexico bar fire, officials investigating ‘attack'
Government has doubled import duties on 328 textile products to 20% from existing rate of 10% under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962. Earlier in July 2018, Government had doubled import duty on over 50 textile products — including jackets, suits and carpets to 20%
Gaza under alert after bombings kill three police officers
EU fears of a no-deal Brexit soar as UK defends its actions
IIT Guwahati Researchers develop portable device to detect bacteria without lab tests
Taliban launch massive attack on Afghan city of Kunduz
Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen prison, ‘kills 60’
Researcher from Mexico has discovered way to turn cactus leaves into non toxic and biodegradable material with similar properties to plastic
Chinese telecom giant Huawei launched its own operating system called HarmonyOS or HongMeng in Chinese
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a year-long programmes and functions from 12 August 2019 to commemorate birth centenary of of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, founder and eminent space scientist of ISRO
Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, have developed process of synthesizing bone implant materials from eggshells
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has finalized India’s first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL)
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission took first high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock
Russia launched life-size humanoid robot called Fedor to International Space Station (ISS)
Akademik Lomonosov: Russia launches world’s first floating nuclear reactor
IIT-KGP (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) researchers develop new technology- Hydro Thermal Carbonization (HTC) for solid waste management
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines named IMMUVAC and VPM1002
ISRO sets up Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru
N Korea says Kim supervised latest rocket launcher test
Saif Ali Khan Wears a Fiery, Tense Look as Naga Sadhu in Laal Kaptaan Teaser
Pati, Patni Aur Woh Actress Vidya Sinha Passes Away in Mumbai
Sudan's pro-democracy movement signed a power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Sunday aimed at paving the way for a transition to civilian rule following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April
The Lion King is Now Highest Grossing Live-action Film of All Time
Shahid Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, Kunal Kemmu Turn Bikers and Hit the Road In Switzerland
YouTube to launch ‘Learning Playlists’ for educational videos
Parineeti Chopra Starts Shooting for The Girl on the Train Hindi Adaptation
Malaika Arora Shares Details About Her Relationship and Marriage Plans with Arjun Kapoor
Sanjay Dutt and Maanayata's Debut Marathi Production 'Baba' Heads to Golden Globes
Lisa Haydon announces Second Pregnancy
Shraddha Kapoor Says Prabhas Helped Her in Learning Telugu for Saaho
Lalit Kala Akademi celebrated its 65th Foundation Day on August 5th, 2019. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Culture & Tourism inaugurated the celebration in New Delhin
Kartik Aaryan Gets Thumbs Up for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 First Look
Actress Bruna Abdullah Looks Radiant as She Flaunts 38-week Baby Bump
Shilpa Shetty's Son Viaan Becomes Krishna on Janamashtami, SRK Also Breaks Dahi Handi
Kareena Kapoor’s Munchkin Taimur and Aamir Khan’s Son Azad Celebrate Janmashtami
Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee to Reunite for Netflix's Ghost Stories
Sanjay Dutt's Daughter Trishala Posts Another Photo with Late Boyfriend, Says 'I Miss You'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nation-wide Fit India Movement from event held in Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi
PV Sindhu became 1st Indian to win a Badminton World Championships gold by beating familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved increasing the number of judges in Supreme Court from the present 31 to 34, including Chief Justice of India (CJI)
Indian Army has awarded Rs. 100-crore contract for 81 high mobility 10×10 vehicles to India’s leading vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has transferred surplus (dividend) of Rs. 50,000 crore to Government for year ended in June 2018, over 63% more than Rs 30,659 crore which it transferred in 2017
Shah Rukh Khan to Feature in Song Dedicated to Pulwama Terror Attack Victims
The NITI Aayog and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and and entered into three-year partnership
As per data released by Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, index of eight core industries expanded to 7-month high of 6.7% in June 2018
Invest India and Business France have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote investment facilitation and cooperation between startups of India and France
BWF World Championship 2019: B. Sai Praneeth wins bronze in men’s singles
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has discovered GJ 357 d, a super-Earth planet located 31 light years away from our own solar system
Kutno Athletics Meet: Hima Das wins gold in Women’s 200m
Shah Rukh Khan awarded Excellence in Cinema award at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA) resulting from mediation by India
Parliament has passed Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019 that seeks to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments
Arun Jaitley, former union minister and BJP troubleshooter passes away at 66
ITC Group’s present Managing Director (MD) Sanjiv Puri was elevated as new Chairman and Managing Director of company
According to index of eight core industries released by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, growth rate of eight infrastructure sectors slowed down to 4.8 per cent in October 2018
Bharatcraft portal: Government to launch e-commerce marketing platform
Disha Patani, Dia Mirza, Esha Gupta Raise Awareness in Aarey Deforestation Case
Lok Sabha passed Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 that aims to ban commercial surrogacy in India by a voice vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will launch a Jal Jeevan Mission to bring piped water to households
Former Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in New Delhi
The 1st session of 17th Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die, a day ahead of scheduled conclusion, as 99% of government business has been completed
Parliament passes Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019
Chairman of IT major Wipro and philanthropist Azim Premji was bestowed with highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur
Chennai Lions glided away to one-sided victory over Dabang Delhi in final to win Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) crown
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has tightened disclosure standards for credit rating agencies (CRAs) while assigning ratings to debt instruments
Defence Ministry signs MoU with IPFC and NRDC
Vistara announces international operations; to launch services to Singapore
International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and World Trade Organization have collectively launched report “Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth"
Prime Minister
  • Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014
Chief Minister of States
  • Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy is a chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajnath Singh is the current defence minister of India
  • Pema Khandu is a chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Amit shah is the current minister of home affairs India
  • Sarbananda Sonowal is a current chief minister of Assam
  • The current Finance Minister of India is Nirmala Sitharaman
  • Nitish Kumar is a current chief minister of Bihar
  • Piyush Goyal is a current railway minister
  • Arvind Kejriwal is a current chief minister of Delhi
  • Nitin Jairam Gadkari is a minister of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Bhupesh Baghel is a current chief minister of Chhattisgarh
  • D.V. Sadananda Gowda is a minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
  • Pramod Sawant is a current chief minister of Goa
  • Ram Vilas Paswan is a Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • Vijay Rupani is a current chief minister of Gujarat
  • Dharmendra Pradhan is a Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel
  • Manohar Lal Khattar is a current chief minister of Haryana
  • Jai Ram Thakur is a current chief minister of Himachal Pradesh
  • Raghubar Das is a current chief minister of Jharkhand
  • B. S. Yediyurappa is a current chief minister of Karnataka
  • Pinarayi Vijayan is a current chief minister of Kerala
  • Kamal Nath is a current chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
  • Devendra Fadnavis is a current chief minister of Maharashtra
  • N. Biren Singh is a current chief minister of Manipur
  • Conrad Sangma is a current chief minister of Meghalaya
  • Zoramthanga is a current chief minister of Mizoram
  • Neiphiu Rio is a current chief minister of Nagaland
  • Amarinder Singh is a current chief minister of Punjab
  • Ashok Gehlot is a current chief minister of Rajasthan
  • Edappadi K. Palaniswami is a current chief minister of Tamil Nadu
  • K. Chandrashekhar Rao is a current chief minister of Telangana
  • Biplab Kumar Deb is a current chief minister of Tripura
  • Yogi Adityanath is a current chief minister of Uttar Pradesh
  • Trivendra Singh Rawat is a current chief minister of Uttarakhand
  • Mamata Banerjee is a current chief minister of West Bengal
Cabinet Ministers
  • Rajnath Singh is the current defence minister of India
  • Amit shah is the current minister of home affairs India
  • The current Finance Minister of India is Nirmala Sitharaman
  • Piyush Goyal is a current railway minister
  • Nitin Jairam Gadkari is a minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • D.V. Sadananda Gowda is a minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
  • Ram Vilas Paswan is a Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • Dharmendra Pradhan is a Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has made oil and gas discoveries in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal that may potentially open up two new sedimentary basins in country
American security and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to manufacture wings of its F-16 fighter jets in India
The merger of Idea Cellular and Vodafone India has been completed after it was cleared by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
Ajay Devgn Now Owns a Rolls-Royce Cullinan Luxury SUV Worth Rs 6.95 Crore
Mukesh Ambani-led oil-to-telecom behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) became first Indian company to cross Rs 8 lakh crore ($114 billion) market capitalisation
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched UPI 2.0, an upgraded and renwed version of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) by adding four new features to make it attractive and safer for users
Trump says he wants stronger gun checks but gives no details
Indian rupee for first time in history plunged to record low of Rs. 70.07 against US dollar on 14 August 2018
Fertiliser major IFFCO has entered into joint venture with Congelados De Navarra to set up food processing plant at Ludhiana in Punjab with an investment of Rs 325 crore
‘China may halt French police cooperation over Interpol case’ Stop interfering in HK, China tells US diplomats
Gokulam Kerala FC won Durand Cup 2019 football tournament by beating Mohun Bagan in final held at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata
WADA suspends accreditation of India’s National Dope Testing Laboratory for 6 months
South Korea to remove Japan from preferred trade list
Autopsy of Epstein performed, but details yet to be released
BCCI awards title sponsorship rights to Paytm for 5 more years
Kremlin: Spies watching Russian scientists '24/7'
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) sports personnel won 10 medals, at recently-concluded World Police and Fire Games 2019 (WPFG-2019) held at Chengdu, China’s southwestern Sichuan province
Ravi Shastri has been re-appointed head coach of Indian men’s cricket team till 2021 by Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC)
Indian men’s cyclist team created history by clinching the Team Sprint gold medal at World Junior Track Cycling Championships in Frankfurt, Germany
Sudan to launch historic transition to civilian rule
Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA), a high-performance centre for hockey at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha for grooming best hockey talent in State
Pakistan Army ‘fully prepared’ to face any challenge: Army spokesman
63 killed in Kabul blast, ISIS owns responsibility
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat won gold in women’s 53kg category at Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw
Iceland commemorates 1st glacier lost to climate change
Film Actor Aamir Khan launched Mission Shakti, a Maharashtra government’s initiative to train athletes from tribal areas for international sports events such as Olympics
Mohali traffic police in Punjab have launched India’s first wireless 3-D Smart Traffic Signal System called Intelights

July, 2019

Chandrayaan-2 successfully launched by ISRO on July 22 by GSLV MkIII-M1 Vehicle at 1443 hours
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated each and every Indian on this exceptional achievement of Chandrayaan-2 launch
FIFA Women’s World Cup: U.S.A beats Netherlands
Trump's ‘maximum pressure' campaign on Iran faces key test
EU court rules sites must warn about Facebook ‘like’ button
Hyperbola-1 China launches first commercial rocket
Johnson putting UK on ‘collision course’ with EU: Irish Min
France warns Johnson against ‘provocations’ ahead of Macron meet
Actor Arjun Rampal and his girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades have named their new-born Arik
Gully Boy’ wins NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at BIFAN
YouTube to launch ‘Learning Playlists’ for educational videos
Grand Prix of Spain Women’s Wrestling: Vinesh, Divya win gold
Copa America: Brazil beat Peru with 3-1
Parliament passes Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019
Industrialist BK Birla passes away
Mexico beats US to lift 8th CONCACAF Gold Cup
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to visit China early next month
OBC initiates Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against L&T Halol Shamlaji Tollway Ltd
Lok Sabha takes up Bill to deal with ponzi schemes
NASA to launch Dragonfly to search for life on Saturn’s largest moon Titan
Kutno Athletics Meet: Hima Das wins gold in Women’s 200m
Hong Kong actor Simon Yam was stabbed in the stomach while appearing on stage for a promotional event in southern China
Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee launched a unique initiative called ‘Didi Ke Bolo’ (Tell your sister) campaign to reach out to people of state
B S Yeddyurappa sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka
Badri Narain Sharma reappointed NAA Chief
PNB shares drop 11% after BPSL fraud case
Economy is weak, needs bold, structural reforms: Chidambaram
NCLAT dismisses HDFC's insolvency plea against RHC Holding
Cabinet approves sale of FACT land to Government of Kerala
Disney India Goes All Out To Serve 'The Lion King' With Local Flavours
Andhra Pradesh passes Bill for 75% jobs to locals in factories
Shawala Teja Singh temple in Pakistan opened for Hindus after 72 Years
Lok Sabha passes Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Rural telephone subscribers fall in May, urban user base rises: Trai
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan released National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB) which aims to create National Digital Health Eco-System, in public domain
Banks see whopping 73% spike in frauds at Rs71,543 cr in FY19
Mitsotakis becomes Greece’s new PM to vow to end economic crisis
NCLAT clears ways for takeover of Essar Steel by ArcelorMittal
Defence Ministry signs MoU with IPFC and NRDC
Vistara announces international operations; to launch services to Singapore
Tata Steel’s Q1 consolidated steel output grows 9% to 7.61 MT
Pak, Afghanistan resume transit treaty negotiations
Luminous Power Technologies launches Tierra switches
Mukesh Ambani keeps salary capped at Rs 15 cr for 11th yr in a row
Boeing jet trouble leads to cuts at Europe's busiest airline
OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal to buy back shares from early investors for USD 2 bn
With Judgementall Hai Kya, Kangana Ranaut Has Again Demonstrated Her Terrific Script Sense
Hyundai Motor India to hike prices by up to Rs 9,200 from Aug
Nissan confirms profit plunge as job cuts reported
France warns Johnson against ‘provocations’ ahead of Macron meet
Reliance Capital cuts its CP dues to nil, settles Rs 75 cr
Budget lays down roadmap for India to get back on high growth track: Jaitley
Honda recalls 5,088 units to fix faulty Takata airbags
Tripoli flights halted after strike by Libya strongman
Dutee Chand wins 100m gold in World Universiade in Italy
Viswanathan Anand joins as mentor of ChessKid
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for his maiden trip to the US to have face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump
NATO ‘concerned' by Turkey receiving Russian missile
World Tour Platinum Australian Open: Indian Duo win bronze
US seeks ‘continued progress’ from Pakistan in defeating terror groups
Simona Halep beats Serena for Maiden Wimbledon Title
Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet: Mohammad Anas, Hima Das wins gold
India secures top spot in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship
Chinese businesses pledge $5 billion investment in Pakistan in next five years
21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship begins in Cuttack
Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2019: Keshav Dutt, Prasun Banerjee
UK new PM tells Parliament he will work ‘flat out' for ‘new golden age’
Barnier says EU will work with ‘clever’ Johnson
CW Table Tennis Championships: India tops medal tally with 7 Gold
Kiren Rijiju Committee: Strategise Preparations for 2020, 2024 Olympics
US House passes Bill to remove 7% cap on issuing Green Card
Khelo India Youth Games 2020 to be held in Guwahati
Mary Kom wins gold in President’s Cup

June, 2019

ICC cricket World Cup 2019: Australia take on plucky Afghanistan
Sony launches its 2.1-channel soundbar in India to maximise World Cup entertainment
World Refugee Day, international observance observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reveals his life’s ‘greatest mistake’ in latest interview
JBL launches five headphones in India with Alexa, Google Assistant support
The 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit 2019 was held at Dushnabe, Tajikistan
Bandhan Bank has received CCI approval to acquire Gruh Finance
Jonty Rhodes to Chris Hemsworth: Celebrities Who Named Their Kids After India
After Shootout At Wadala, John Abraham's Set for Another Gangster Act
BSNL launches new prepaid plan called ‘Abhinandan-151’
Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland scores record nine goals in Honduras defeat
ICC cricket World Cup 2019: Thomas, Gayle shine as West Indies rout Pakistan
PM Modi held a meeting with the Presidents of all political parties
Rudratej Singh has been appointed as the President and CEO of BMW Group India
Bangladesh's golden chance to create an upset against South Africa
Google Maps has over three million fraud business profiles. Now, they are being taken down
BSNL bundles free Hotstar Premium subscription to new 300GB broadband plan
Pakistan face grave questions ahead of their tie against England
Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani Name Their Second Daughter Miraya, Share News on Social Media
Mukhyamantri Yuva Sambal Yojana was launched in Rajasthan for unemployed youth
The merger of IndusInd Bank with Bharat Financial Inclusion (BFIL) will be effective from July 4
Virat Kohli immature, can’t take abuse, says Kagiso Rabada
Pakistan triumph as England fall short by 14 runs while chasing target of 349

May, 2019

Imran Tahir breaks two records in opening game against England
New Space India Limited (NSIL) was inaugurated in Bengaluru
Airtel offers Amazon Prime to prepaid users to beat Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea
TAFE has roped in Actor Akshay Kumar as its brand ambassador
Asian Development Bank with Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
UEFA Champions League 2019: Sony seen earning ₹25 crore from on-air ad sales
Tendulkar, Laxman depose before BCCI Ethics Officer
Narendra Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for 2nd term.
Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing
Shah Rukh Khan Shares Heartfelt Post After Meeting David Letterman in New York
No tractable conflict, BCCI responsible for this current situation: Tendulkar
Vodafone is said to have found Huawei security flaws from 2009
IIT Madras puts students in MS Dhoni’s shoes, asks what to do if CSK win toss
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will set up its first container terminal outside India in Myanmar
Suryakumar Yadav's 71 propels Mumbai Indians to fifth IPL final
Scarlett Johansson Gets Engaged to Saturday Night Live Host Colin Jost After Two Years of Dating
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Mass Media Forum
Arjun Kapoor Accepts Relationship with Malaika Arora, Says Media has been Decent About It
Intel to launch 7 nanometer chip products in 2021
Du Plessis, Watson lead Chennai Super Kings into record eighth IPL final
Union Government of India has banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and its manifestations
Manchester City retains Premier League title on final day of season
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Prem Singh Tamang was sworn in as the 6th Chief Minister of Sikkim
Sir Julius Chan will become prime minister of Papua New Guinea for the 3rd time after the resignation of Peter O’Neill
The chief of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, Zakir Musa was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama.
Punjab bans Online Food Delivery without Hygiene Rating.
Siddhant Chaturvedi Shares Selfie with Chris Hemsworth, Says 'I'm Worthy of Lifting Thor's Hammer'
Mumbai Indians claim record fourth IPL title with one-run triumph
Lenovo’s EGO digital smartwatch brings fitness essentials at Rs 1,999
Rajasthan bans Advertisement and sale of e-cigarettes

April, 2019

411 million viewers watched IPL in first four weeks, says Star
ETMONEY App has becomes India’s first comprehensive financial services app to integrate with UPI
Ravneet Gill is now the CEO of Yes Bank
Google wants contracting firms to offer health care benefits, parental leave
Mahindra & Mahindra has signed an agreement with Ford Motor to jointly develop midsize Sports Utility Vehicles in India
Streetwear brand GullyLiveFast partners with IPL teams to launch apparel collection
SC Upholds Ban on PM Narendra Modi Biopic, Film Won't Release Before May 19
PKL 2019 auction: Siddharth Desai and Nitin Tomar enter one crore club
Pro Kabaddi League auction sees ₹50 crore spent on 200 players
BookMyShow Sells 25 Lakh Avengers Endgame Tickets in Record Advance Sales
India launches 'MERA India' to eliminate malaria by 2030
Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 4: Voting begins in 72 Constituencies
Ahead of ICC World Cup 2019, India faces a Kohli-Dhoni conundrum
President Kovind releases NIRF and ARIIA-2019
Gagandeep Kang has become the first Indian female scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in the United Kingdom
Amazon’s growth is slowing, confirms CEO Jeff Bezos
Madras High Court lifts ban on ‘TikTok’ App
Bandhan Bank has received CCI approval to acquire Gruh Finance
India and France will hold their largest-ever naval exercise ‘Varuna’ at Goa Coast
Kalank's Disappointing Box Office Run to Come to a Crumbling End with Avengers Endgame
Tiger Woods's Masters win a major boost for the brands still with him
National Film Awards Announcement Postponed Due to Lok Sabha Elections
Intel launches new server chips aimed at retaining its leadership
Donald Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dream11 launches multi-sports aggregator platform FanCode
NASA has selected SpaceX to Launch Asteroid-Walloping Mission
WhatsApp update! Now group chats more secure, gives users more control

March, 2019

India becomes 4th largest space power
If there is no tax exemption, BCCI will have to carry burden for global events
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar passes away at 63
Devendra Fadnavis Congratulates Manoj Bajpayee on Receiving Padma Shri by President Kovind
New Zealand Mosque Attacks: Who is Brenton Tarrant?
Man City owners likely to invest in Indian club this year: CEO Ferran Soriano
Maldives Finance Ministry has signed an agreement with EXIM Bank for line of credit of 800 million USD
Karen Uhlenbeck of USA has become first woman to win Abel Prize
After Bharat, Dabangg 3 and Inshallah, Salman Khan Confirms Working in 'Veteran' Hindi Remake
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will invest a total of $ 300 million in Ola
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sony wins broadcast rights in India, subcontinent
Bollywood Actress Urmila Matondkar joins Congress
Dream11 signs four-year sponsorship deal with BCCI for IPL
Akshay Kumar's Kesari Becomes Fastest Rs 100 Crore Grosser of 2019 So Far
Africa-India Field Training Exercise AFINDEX-19 has started at Aundh Military Station, Pune
BJP's Pramod Sawant sworn-in as 11th Goa Chief Minister
Facebook content reviewers complain of low pay, high pressure
YouTube to ban comments on videos featuring minors after outcry
Ola has signed an MoU with Government of Telangana to implement Smart Traffic Solutions
Samsung ready to launch 5G in India within 6 months after spectrum auction
International Mother Earth Day was celebrated on 22 April 2018
Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed as India's first Lokpal
Dark mode to ease your chat experience! Facebook Messenger app now receiving the update
Graphic designers, rejoice! This app lets you ‘Shazam’ fonts for free

February, 2019

Four narratives around Champions League 2019
BCCI announces schedule for 2 weeks, defending champs CSK to play RCB in opener
Gully Boy Box Office: Collection Dips on Day 2, Ranveer Singh Starrer Earns Rs 32.50 Crore in Two Days
Amitabh Bachchan to Donate Rs 5 lakh Each to Families of CRPF Troopers Who Died in the Pulwama Terror Attack
It was announced that Mars Opportunity rover’s mission had officially ended after the rover died. Opportunity was meant to only be a 90-day mission, but it lasted 15 years
Google admitted that it made an error when it failed to disclose that the Nest Guard has a microphone
OnePlus, Qualcomm plan to start 5G trials in India
It was announced that Amazon will no longer build its headquarters in New York
US lobbying against Huawei business in India, says CEO Jay Chen
PM Modi launches ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana’ from Gorakhpur, UP
Trump declares national emergency to build US-Mexico border wall
Popular Bollywood Villain Mahesh Anand Passes Away at 57
 Archaeologists in Minya uncovered tombs with 50 mummies in them. The mummies are suspected to be from the Ptolemaic era.
Beresheet Spacecraft is the first Moon Mission from Israel
 Bharat Ratna 2019: Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika conferred with highest civilian honour
Parliament passes Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019
 The International Advertising Association (IAA) will host IAA World Congress in Kochi
Pulwama Attack: Lata Mangeshkar to Donate Rs 1 Crore for the Welfare of Indian Soldiers
ISRO Technology Incubation Centre Inaugurated at NIT Agartala
India strikes back: IAF jets destroy Jaish terror camps across LoC
AntBot is the first walking robot with navigational capabilities without GPS or mapping
Union Cabinet approves Introduction of Registration of Marriage of NRI Bill, 2019
Archana Puran Singh on Replacing Navjot Singh Sidhu on The Kapil Sharma Show: It's A possibility

January, 2019

The Trump administration issued a warning to companies to protect their secrets and data better. The hacking is mainly expected to come from China, but the warning includes all foreign countries
Stefan Lofven has been elected for a second term as Swedish Prime Minister
Aquaman Earns a Billion, Surpasses The Dark Night Rises to Become Highest Grossing DC Movie
Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Steve SmithThere's symmetry in the Test numbers of these four top-class batsmen
Sunil Chhetri strikes twice in India’s first Asian Cup win since 1964, goes past Lionel Messi
Australia series win my biggest achievement: Virat Kohli
Union Budget 2019: All you want to know about the Budget; Process of Budget approval
Zuckerberg announced plans to merge Whatsapp. Facebook, and Instagram. Despite this, the three services will remain their own individual apps.
SC forms Constitution Bench to hear plea challenging ‘Hindu prayers’ in Kendriya Vidyalayas
India crash out of AFC Asian Cup with 0-1 defeat to Bahrain
Indian scientist CNR Rao has been conferred with the first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research
BCCI lifts bans on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul
India Donated 3 lakh Dollars For Peacekeeping Initiative At UNThe 7th ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers meeting was held in Vietnam
Padma Awards 2019: Don't Need to be Extra Careful After This Recognition, Says Manoj Bajpayee
Swara Bhasker Opens Production House with Brother, Names it Kahaaniwaaley
Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the new Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
Twitter announced that it found a bug that exposed private tweets, and those tweets may have been able to be read for years. Affected users, most of whom use the Android app, have been notified by Twitter
Boman Irani Joins Vivek Oberoi's PM Narendra Modi Biopic
The 14th edition of its annual Global Risk Report, 2019 is released by World Economic Forum
The super blood wolf moon, a rare lunar eclipse, could be seen. Many people throughout the world enjoyed a beautiful, full lunar eclipse
The 7th ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers meeting was held in Vietnam
UNESCO has named Rio de Janeiro as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020
Shilpa Shetty Dragged to Court Over Rs 21 Lakh Loan, with Sister Shamita and Mother Sunanda
 Ramakant Achrekar, the man who discovered Sachin Tendulkar, passes away
India improves its ranking on Corruption Perceptions Index 2018; moves to 78th position
UP Cabinet approves construction of Ganga Expressway to connect Prayagraj with Western UP

December, 2018

Cabinet approves Agriculture Export Policy 2018 to double farmer's income by 2022
Ricky Ponting Inducted Into ICC Hall of Fame
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sworn in as 58th President of Mexico
UNESCO accepted Korean wrestling as one of the world’s most treasured cultural practices
Shubhankar Sharma has become the fifth and the youngest Indian golfer to clinch the Asian Tour Order of Merit
Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana: Delhi Government launches Free Pilgrimage Scheme for senior citizens
Belgium wins Hockey World Cup 2018 Title
Gautam Gambhir announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Amazon India signed MoU with FISME to empower MSME sector
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill 2018
Kamal Nath takes oath as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 
Kevin Hart backed out of the Oscars after homophobic tweets resurfaced
Telecom ministry announced that 5G services likely to be rolled out by August 2019
Luxembourg become the world’s first country to make all its public transport free by 2019
Former Indian Kabaddi Captain, Anup Kumar announces retirement
Israel become a permanent member of Financial Action Task Force
Australia became the world's leading exporter of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) for the first time
GSAT-11: India’s heaviest communication satellite launched successfully from French Guiana
Nepal caps expenditure of its citizens in India
China's Chang'e-4 probe Geared to Land on Dark Side of the Moon
Australia became the world's leading exporter of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) for the first time
Government, ADB sign USD 85 million loan agreement to support skill development in Odisha
Government forms Rajiv Kumar Committee to look at selling of OIL, ONGC fields to private companies
National Commission for Women to support livelihood programmes for women in northeast
Urjit Patel resigns as Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Microsoft passes Apple to become most valuable company
Miss Philippines Catriona Gray crowned Miss Universe 2018
Trump orders US military to create 'Space Command'
7th International Tourism Mart Inaugurated in Agartala
USA pulls out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
Sonata Software to acquire U.S. headquartered Sopris Systems
Ola will boost Vogo’s supply by investing in 1,00,000 scooters on the Vogo platform, worth $100 million
India successfully test-fires Agni-5 ballistic missile
Nick Jonas and actress Priyanka Chopra officially tied the knot on Dec 1, 2018
'Arrow' star Katie Cassidy married her longtime boyfriend

November, 2018

Pankaj Advani Became First Indian To Win Asian Snooker Tour Title
Tata Steel Named Official Partner of FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2018
India Signs $950 Million Contract With Russia To Buy Two Stealth Frigates
Tourism Minister K J Alphons Attends Program And Budget Committee Meeting of UNWTO 
Mary Kom Named Brand Ambassador Of 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships
18th Indian Ocean Rim Association Council of Ministers Meeting Held in Durban
Subhankar Dey Wins SaarLorLux Open Badminton Tournament
Simone Biles Sets World Record, Wins 13th World Championship Gold 
Reliance receives India’s 1st LC Payment via Blockchain
India, South Korea Sign MoU on Cooperation In Sports
IFFI to commence in Goa from November 20 
Lucknow Stadium Renamed After Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Odisha Government Launched ‘Mo Bus’ Services 
Vice President Inaugurates Indian War Memorial in France
Bajrang Punia Becomes Number 1 In World in 65kg
Palau Becomes 1st Country In World To Ban Reef-Killing Sunscreen
World's First AI News Anchor Debuts In China
India and Morocco Sign Agreement On Mutual Legal Assistance 
PM Modi Inaugurates Projects Worth Over Rs 2,400 crore in Varanasi 
Indian-Indonesian Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ Begins 
ISRO Launches GSAT-29 Communication Satellite From Andhra Pradesh
Agriculture Ministry Launches NCDC’s 'Yuva Sahakar Scheme'
Yes Bank Chairman Ashok Chawla Resigns
Women’s World Boxing Championships Begins in Delhi 
PM Modi inaugurates Kundli-Manesar Palwal Western Peripheral Expressway
Jalaj Srivastava Appointed New IWAI Chairman
UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey Appointed New Revenue Secretary 
Sunil Mehta Panel Incorporates 'Sashakt India AMC' for Large NPAs
Karnataka Bank launches CASA campaign 'KBL SB - TASC'
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Presented Lifetime Achievement Award In Delhi
Alexander Zverev Won ATP World Tour Finals in London
India's First Elephant Hospital Opens In Mathura
Maldives Cabinet Approves To Rejoin Commonwealth 
Lakshya Sen Wins Bronze At World Junior Badminton Championship
President Kovind 2-Nation Visit: Signed 4 MoUs With Vietnam
HRD Ministry Launched Institution’s Innovation Council
Airports Authority of India Signed Pact With USTDA
Wasim Jaffer Becomes 1st To Touch 11,000-Run Milestone in Ranji Trophy
7th International Tourism Mart Inaugurated in Agartala
Sushma Swaraj Co-Chairs 9th Meeting of India-Lao PDR Joint Commission
Paytm Partners With LIC For Insurance Premium Payments
Mary Kom Wins Sixth World Championship Title, Creates History
Hyderabad to Host IndiaJoy Gaming, Digital Media Expo From December 2
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Snow White Colour Variant Launched With Matching S Pen Stylus
Amazon PayCode Payment Method Launched in Partnership With Western Union
Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 Leaked in Video, Specifications Tipped
Facebook to Be Questioned by 7-Nation Panel Over Data Scandals
Facebook Plans to Train 5 Million Indians in Digital Skills by 2021
49th International Film Festival of India opens in Panaji, Goa... 
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh finally ties the knot in Italy!

October, 2018

US And Canada Sign Trade Deal Replacing NAFTA 
AYUSH Information Cell Set Up At Indian Embassy in Romania
Veteran Harmonium Player Pandit Tulsidas Borkar Passed Away 
Yuvraj Wadhwani lifts Asian Junior Squash title
RBI Allows State-Owned Oil Companies To Borrow Long Term Working Capital 
Chanda Kochhar Quits As CEO of ICICI Bank
18-Year-Old Prithvi Shaw Youngest Indian To Score Century On Test Debut 
Reliance Health Insurance Gets Final Approval From IRDAI 
Former England Batsman Nick Compton Retires From Cricket 
Apple Displaced Google To Become The Top Brand In The World
Election Commission announces assembly election dates for 5 states
Pakistan Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Ghauri Ballistic Missile
 Government Reconstitutes Top Court-Powered Pollution Control Panel 
India Beat Sri Lanka To Win U-19 Asia Cup Title 
RIL Announces ‘Strategic’ Partnership With Hathway And Den
PM Narendra Modi Dedicated National Police Memorial To The Nation in New Delhi
4 Himalayan Peaks Named After Late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Kohli Becomes Fastest to Reach 10,000 Runs in History of ODI Cricket 
India Donated 3 lakh Dollars For Peacekeeping Initiative At UN
Clara Sosa Won Miss Grand International 2018 in Myanmar
Roger Federer Won 99th Career Title In His Hometown
IBM Acquired Red Hat For $34 Billion In Its Biggest Purchase
PM Modi Unveils World's Tallest Statue Measuring 600feet In Gujarat
Malala Yousafzai To Be Honoured Gleitsman Award by Harvard University
Anupam Kher Resigns As FTII Chairman
China successfully Tests 'World's Largest' Cargo Drone
 Karnataka Unveils 'Unnati Scheme' to Help Entrepreneurs From SC/ST Communities 
India & Uzbekistan Sign 17 Agreements & MoUs
Nobel Prize 2018: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Goes To William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer
Minister of State for Commerce Attends India–West Africa Conclave in Nigeria 
IMF Projects India's Growth At 7.3% In 2018 and 7.4% In 2019
Odisha Government Launches Own Food Security Scheme
 Assam, 1st State To Launch Wage Compensation Scheme For Pregnant Women In Tea Gardens 
Petroleum Minister launches SATAT Initiative
 First Regional Conference on 'Women in Detention and Access to Justice' in Shimla
India And ADB Signs $110 Million Loan to Improve Rural Connectivity in MP
 21 IORA Countries Adopt Delhi Declaration On Renewable Energy
India's 1st 'Methanol Cooking Fuel Program' Launched in Assam
Apple Displaced Google To Become The Top Brand In The World
Karnataka Unveils 'Unnati Scheme' to Help Entrepreneurs From SC/ST Communities
Youth Olympic Games 2018: Jeremy, 1st Ever Indian Gold Medallist in YOG

September, 2018

National sports Awards 2018 announced; Mirabai Chanu, Virat Kohli to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Amit Panghal Wins Gold In Boxing
Anjum, Apurvi Becomes 1st Set of Indian Shooters To Secure Quota Places For 2020 Olympics 
ISSF World Championship: Hriday Hazarika Wins Gold in 10 m Air Rifle 
India successfully test fires short-range Prahaar missile
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to be first private passenger on SpaceX’s Lunar BFR Mission
ISRO launches two UK satellites aboard PSLV-C42
India’s combat aircraft Tejas successfully completes first-ever mid-air refuelling trial
ISRO unveils space suit, crew model for Gaganyaan Mission
Google announces new AI technology to fight online child sexual abuse
China fined British drug maker firm GSK Plc 489 million US dollars for paying bribes
Bombay HC passed an ex-parte order restricting Park Hotel from using Candy Crush Saga image
Gilead gave voluntary licenses to Indian pharma companies to make genetic version of Sofosbuvir
Alibaba founder Jack Ma to step down in 2019, company CEO named his successor
PM Jan Dhan Yojana To Be Open-Ended Scheme With More Incentives
Anjum, Apurvi Becomes 1st Set of Indian Shooters To Secure Quota Places For 2020 Olympics 
India Defeats Bangladesh To Win 7th Asia Cup Title
High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis At 73rd Session Of UNGA Held In New York
Triple Jumper Arpinder Singh, 1st Indian To Win Medal In IAAF Continental Cup
 India And France Signed Implementation Agreement on 'Mobilise Your City'
Ayushman Bharat Call Centre Inaugurated In Bengaluru 
87th Izmir International Tradeshow Begins in Turkey
 Indian Boxer Mary Kom Signed As Brand Ambassador By BSNL
Arif Alvi Elected Pakistan's New President 
 Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Exercise 'KAZIND 2018' To Be Held in Kazakhstan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Receives Meryl Streep Award for Excellence
Cisco Signs Agreements With NITI Aayog and BSNL 
ISRO Technology Incubation Centre Inaugurated at NIT Agartala
Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma Signed As Ambassadors of Skill India Campaign 
Cabinet Approves Ordinance Making Triple Talaq A Punishable Offence
India’s 1st ‘Smart Fence’ Pilot Project Inaugurated By Rajnath Singh 
Indigenously Developed Weapon System ‘MPATGM’ Successfully Flight Tested
Country’s 1st Tribal Tourism Circuit Launched in Chhattisgarh
World Bank Approves Country Partnership Framework for India
DRDO Successfully Flight Tested Tactical Missile ‘Prahar’ 
Health Ministry Partners With Dell And Tata Trusts
BRICS Bank Approves $525-mn Loan For Infra Projects In MP
Croatia's Luka Modric Won FIFA's Best Player Of The Year Award
Nepal to become world's first country to double its tiger population
Dr. Harsh Vardhan Inaugurated Air Pollution Control Device ''WAYU'' in Delhi
Ravi Shankar Prasad Launched Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics and DigiVaarta 
Japan Landed Rovers On Asteroid In Historic Mission
8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship Begins In Thiruvananthapuram 
India Defeats Bangladesh To Win 7th Asia Cup Title 

August, 2018

Mughalsarai Junction has been renamed to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station in Azamgarh
ISRO has announced to launch its heaviest satellite GSAT-11. It is scheduled for 30th November 2018
To facilitate transactions from cards to QR code based payments, a machine called MOPAD launched by State Bank Of India
HDFC Bank awarded as the best performing bank in CLSS schemes
Reliance Jio partnered for digital services with State Bank Of India
Japan becomes World's 2nd biggest stock market according to new reports
Ram Sewak Sharma has been reappointed as the chairman of TRAI
Rohit Kumar Paudel became the 4th youngest debutant in men's ODI Cricket.
Indian Government recently launched eAksharayan Software in 7 languages.
Gaganjeet Bhullar won the 2018 Fiji International Golf title in August 2018
S. Gurumurthy and Satish Kashinath Marathe became the part time non-official directors on the central board of RBI.
Smriti Mandhana became the 2nd Indian cricketer to smash a hundred in women's T20 cricket
The Latest version of the Android operating system 'Pie' was launched by Google
Popular Film of the Year' category will be introduced at the 91st Oscars this year
Apple became the 1st US company to reach $1 trillion market value in the world
The state of Kerala is the 1st state in India to make Yoga mandatory for all Colleges and Universities
ICC Rankings for the Best Test Batsmen was awarded to the Indian Captain Virat Kohli
Rashida Tlaib became the 1st Muslim woman to be elected to the parliament of United States
The state of Manipur constitutes two committees to deal with a possible influx of illegal immigrants in the state
A group of Chinese researchers created the World's first single-chromosome yeast in their labs this month.
Maharashtra State government has announced a special assistance of Rs 500 crore for OBC community to help them develop employment opportunities for the youth
Gita Mittal was appointed as new Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir high court this month.
World's first-ever thermal battery plant was unveiled in Andhra Pradesh, India in the first week of August
Former President of the country, Chile was named as New Chief of UN Human Rights Council
IKEA, the famous Swedish home furnishing chain of stores came to India and opened its 1st store in Hyderbad
Harivansh Singh was elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha in August
Rashmi, is the name of the World's 1st Hindi-Speaking Robot!
PayPal joint hands with HDFC Bank to offer safer, faster and convenient payment experiences for the bank's cardholders
Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation have signed an MoU with BSNL for extending benefits in customer services.
HSBC launched a new digital platform 'MyDeal' to raise funds via Capital Markets
China is the country to successfully tests its first hypersonic aircraft: XingKong-2
Former Cricketer of Pakistan 'Imran Khan' took an oath as the Pakistan Prime Minister on August 18, 2018.
The 22nd edition of 'Parampara series - National Festival of Music and Dance' festival 2018 was held in New Delhi,India.
One of the most reputed football competitions, 22nd Cotif Cup football tournament 2018, won by Team India.
Karman Kaur Thandi became the 6th Indian woman to enter the top 200 Tennis rankings in Singles Tennis.
Akshay Venkatesh was bestowed with the prestigious 2018 Fields medal for Mathematics in August 2018.
Union Ministry of Earth Science unveiled a blueprint of Deep Ocean Mission to explore the deep ocean.
Lewis Hamilton won the 6th Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix this month.
One District One Product' Summit inaugurated by the President of India, Mr. Shri Ram Nath Kovind
India obtained the 96th rank at the United Nations E-Government Index recently.
The rank of Indian men's hockey team in the latest FIH latest ranking 2018 was 5th!
The State of Telangana is going to setup a state of the art "B-Hub" for Biotech and Bio-Pharma sector

July, 2018

The renowned vocalist, Aruna Sairam was chosen for the 2018 Sangita Kalanidhi Award by the Music Academy, Madras.
The biennial multi-national large force employment warfare exercise, Pitch Black was conducted by the Royal Australian Air Force from 24 Jul 18 to 18 Aug 18 in which the Indian Air Force was participating for the first time.
Pakistan cricket player, Fakhar Zaman, became the quickest in history to score 1000 runs (in 18 matches) in one-day internationals breaking the record of Vivian Richards who scored it 21 matches.
The Australian captain, Aaron Finch broke his own record of the highest individual score of 158 runs in T20i by scoring 172 runs against Zimbabwe.
Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi has launched countrywide emergency ambulance services in Sri Lanka with grant assistance from India.
The former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral JG Nadkarni passed away on 02 July 2018.
The Australian Hockey Team won the Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 by defeating India in the finals in Breda, Netherlands.
Harry Kane was the Top Scorer, Luka Modric was the Best Player, Kylian Mbappe was the Best Young Player and Thibaut Courtois was the Best Goalkeeper at the FIFA Wold Cup 2018
The place in Uttar Pradesh where the world's largest mobile phone factory was jointly inaugurated in Noida by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in
The new headquarters building of Archaeological Survey of India, Dharohar Bhavan was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.
Turkey have lifted its state of emergency 2 years after it was imposed following a failed coup attempt
Sunil Chhetri was awarded with The Player Of The Year Trophy in AIFF Player Of The Year Awards in July 2018
Ease Of Doing Business Rankings 2018 were released by World Bank in July 2018. Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Haryana topped the list.
The Indian language, Gujarati is the language in which BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has launched its first television bulletin in India.
The FIFA World Cup 2018 was held in Russia with 32 qualifying teams. France,for the 2nd time, won the World Cup by beating Croatia 4-2
Haryana State launched a programme named Paudhagiri aimed at increasing its green cover in July 2018
Vancouver, Canada was where 17th World Sanskrit Conference held from 09 to 13 July 2018 (inaugurated by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar).
China has launched 2 remote sensing satellites for Pakistan named PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
The three former cricketers, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Claire Taylor were inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame in July 2018.
GST Rates were revised for many items. Items like rakhis, sanitary napkins, marble etc were revised to 0% GST rates.
Nozomi Okuhara (Japanese badminton player) defeated Indian shuttler PV Sindhu to win the Thailand Open Women's Singles title.
Indian Kabaddi Team won the 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters' title by defeating Iran in the finals.
The new 100 Rupee Note was announced by the Govt. during July 2018. The Note is Lavender in colour with the Motif of Rani KI Vav
National Doctors Day was celebrated on 1st July 2018 across the globe.
GDP of the Top 10 countries in 2017 was announced by the World Bank. USA, China and Japan were on the top of the list and India was ranked 6th.
The 3rd BRICs Film Festival was held in Durban South Africa this July. Newton won the Best Picture Award at the event
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh is where UNESCO is setting up Design University for Gaming in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board
The 59th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Cluj Napoca, Romania from July 4 to 14 at which India won 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Wimbeldon 2018 were held in July of this year. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won the Men's Singles Cup and Angelique Kerber (Germany) won the Women's Singles Cup

June, 2018

The Indian cricketer, Mithali Raj became the first from the country to cross 2000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals (while playing against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2018)
Gandhinagar,Gujarat was where the world's first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was launched jointly by International Committee of Red Cross and Gujarat Forensic Science University.
The world's largest multilateral naval exercise, RIMPAC involving 26 countries (including India) was conducted in the western Pacific Ocean.
Jharkhand State has decided to completely prohibit polythene from 31 July 2018.
The import of Oxytocin has been banned by the Govt of India wef 01 July 2018.
The prominent jurist and politician, Giuseppe Conte was appointed the new Prime Minister of Italy in June 2018
The United States territory in the Pacific Ocean in which the joint naval exercise Malabar 2018 by the Navies of India, US and Japan was scheduled to be held in June 2018
Pallavi Durua from Koraput district of Odisha was crowned the first Tribal Queen of India in a beauty pageant titled Adi Rani 2018 in Bhubaneshwar.
The 19th IIFA Awards were announced on 24th June 2018 in Bangkok. Tumhari Sulu won the Best Picture, Irrfan Khan (For Hindi Medium) won the Best Actor Award and Late Sridevi (For Mom) won the Best Actress Award.
Norman is the name of the psycopath artificial intelligence (AI) developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) based on a community on Reddit.
The Bangladesh Cricket team won their maiden Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament defeating India in the finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The England Cricket Team set a new record of the highest ODI score by scoring 481 for 6 against Australia at Nottingham.
The island on which India and Seychelles have agreed to jointly develop a naval base is known as Assumption Island.
Aditya Birla Retail signed a pact to sell retail chain 'More' to Samara Capital for Rs 4,300 cr
The countries, Mexico, Canada and USA won the bid to hold the 2026 FIFA World Cup jointly.
The Nistar Operation was launched by the Indian Navy to evacuate 38 Indian nationals stranded on the Yemeni island of Socotra in the aftermath of cyclone Mekenu.
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar is the venue of the 106th Indian Science Congress to be held from 03 Jan to 07 Jan 2019 with the theme 'Future India: Science and Technology'.
The oldest centre of Yoga, Yoga Institute, Mumbai was established by Shri Yogendra has been awarded the Prime Minister's Award for outstanding contribution for promotion and development of Yoga for the year 2018 in the Organisation category.
The venue of the 3rd annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank held from 25 to 26 June 2018 was Mumbai.
World Environment Day was celebrated on 05 June 2018.
The Government decided to celebrate July 1 as 'GST Day'.
World Blood Donor Day was celebrated on 14 June 2018
The railway station in Uttar Pradesh, Mughalsarai was renamed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar Junction.
Tajikistan was decided as the venue of high-level Conference on “International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” from 20 to 21 June 2018.
The crowdsourcing app, Neighbourly was launched by Google to help people find local answers in their neighborhood.
French Open 2018 was conducted in June of this year. Rafael Nadal(Spain) bagged the Men's Singles title and Simona Halep(Romania) bagged the Women's Singles title.
The mobile app, ReUnite was launched by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India.
The mobile app, Rail Madad was launched by Ministry of Railways to expedite and streamline passenger grievance redressal.
The Indian cricketer, Mithali Raj became the first from the country to cross 2000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals (while playing against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2018)
Gandhinagar,Gujarat was where the world's first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was launched jointly by International Committee of Red Cross and Gujarat Forensic Science University.
The world's largest multilateral naval exercise, RIMPAC involving 26 countries (including India) was conducted in the western Pacific Ocean.
Jharkhand State has decided to completely prohibit polythene from 31 July 2018.
The import of Oxytocin has been banned by the Govt of India wef 01 July 2018.
The prominent jurist and politician, Giuseppe Conte was appointed the new Prime Minister of Italy in June 2018
The United States territory in the Pacific Ocean in which the joint naval exercise Malabar 2018 by the Navies of India, US and Japan was scheduled to be held in June 2018
Pallavi Durua from Koraput district of Odisha was crowned the first Tribal Queen of India in a beauty pageant titled Adi Rani 2018 in Bhubaneshwar.
The 19th IIFA Awards were announced on 24th June 2018 in Bangkok. Tumhari Sulu won the Best Picture, Irrfan Khan (For Hindi Medium) won the Best Actor Award and Late Sridevi (For Mom) won the Best Actress Award.
Norman is the name of the psycopath artificial intelligence (AI) developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) based on a community on Reddit.
The Bangladesh Cricket team won their maiden Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament defeating India in the finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The England Cricket Team set a new record of the highest ODI score by scoring 481 for 6 against Australia at Nottingham.
The island on which India and Seychelles have agreed to jointly develop a naval base is known as Assumption Island.
Aditya Birla Retail signed a pact to sell retail chain 'More' to Samara Capital for Rs 4,300 cr
The countries, Mexico, Canada and USA won the bid to hold the 2026 FIFA World Cup jointly.
The Nistar Operation was launched by the Indian Navy to evacuate 38 Indian nationals stranded on the Yemeni island of Socotra in the aftermath of cyclone Mekenu.
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar is the venue of the 106th Indian Science Congress to be held from 03 Jan to 07 Jan 2019 with the theme 'Future India: Science and Technology'.
The oldest centre of Yoga, Yoga Institute, Mumbai was established by Shri Yogendra has been awarded the Prime Minister's Award for outstanding contribution for promotion and development of Yoga for the year 2018 in the Organisation category.
The venue of the 3rd annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank held from 25 to 26 June 2018 was Mumbai.
World Environment Day was celebrated on 05 June 2018.
The Government decided to celebrate July 1 as 'GST Day'.
World Blood Donor Day was celebrated on 14 June 2018
The railway station in Uttar Pradesh, Mughalsarai was renamed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar Junction.
Tajikistan was decided as the venue of high-level Conference on “International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” from 20 to 21 June 2018.
The crowdsourcing app, Neighbourly was launched by Google to help people find local answers in their neighborhood.
French Open 2018 was conducted in June of this year. Rafael Nadal(Spain) bagged the Men's Singles title and Simona Halep(Romania) bagged the Women's Singles title.
The mobile app, ReUnite was launched by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India.
The mobile app, Rail Madad was launched by Ministry of Railways to expedite and streamline passenger grievance redressal.

May, 2018

Setting up of India's first central sports university has been approved by the Union Cabinet in Manipur
Sridevi was the former actress who was conferred with the BRICS Business Forum Leadership Award for lifetime achievement in Indian cinema.
Pithoragarh, is the place in Uttarakhand where India and Nepal are conducting 13th edition of joint military exercise Surya Kiran XIII
Olga Tokarczuk was the Polish writer who was awarded the 2018 Man Booker International Prize for her book 'Flights'
The intellectual property mascot, IP Nani, was launched by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to create awareness about intellectual property crimes.
The integrated Scheme for school education, SamagraShiksha is extending support to States from pre-school to senior secondary levels launched by the Central Govt for the first time in New Delhi
The South African cricketer and former Captain, AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.
The commonly used acronym AYUSH has been adopted by the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology to mean "Traditional and non-conventional system of health care and healing which include Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeoeopathy.
Muhammad Yunus is The Nobel laureate from Bangladesh who was awarded the 11th Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Humanatarian Award 2018
Asha Bhosle is the veteran singer who was awarded the PC Chandra Puraskar by PC Chandra Jewellers
Japan has won the Uber Cup badminton tournament (women's) for the first time after 1981 defeating Thailand in the finals.
Harimau Shakti 2018 is the first ever joint military exercise by the armies of India and Malaysia conducted at Wardieburn Camp in Setapak, Malaysia
Balkavi Bairagi, the noted poet, lyricist and former Rajya Sabha MP passed away on 13 May 2018.
Nasir ul Mulk, the former Chief Justice of Pakistan, has been named the interim Prime Minister until the general elections in July 2018
South Korea has won the 5th Champions Trophy (Women) hockey tournament defeating India in the finals at Donghae city (South Korea)
The noted media personality and entrepreneur, Sushant Singh Rajput with whom NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent to collaborate and support Women Entrepreneurship Platform
Mahathir Mohammad, he former Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 was re-elected to be its seventh Prime Minister (thus becoming the oldest Prime Minister in the world)
The 65th National Film award winners were decided in the last week of April and will be declared on 3rd May 2018
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for NTPC's Patratu Super Thermal Power Project in Jharkhand
Sunil Nariane was the Most Valuable Player, Kane Williamson was the leading run scorer and Andrew Tye was the leading wicket taker in IPL 2018.
Guwahati Railway Station in Assam has become the first in the country to run on solar power
The former Australian cricketer, Justin Langer has been appointed the coach of Australian cricket team in place of Darren Lehmann, who resigned following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
The web portal and app launched by the Ministry of Power, 'Praapti' aims at bringing transparency in power sector of India
Russia's first floating nuclear power plant, Akademik Lomonosov, developed by Rosatom made its maiden voyage in the Arctic Ocean
The Investment cap for senior citizens under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) was increased from Rs. 7.5 lakhs to – 15 lakhs
World No Tobacco Day was celebrated on 31 May 2018
DadaSaheb Palke Foundation Awards 2018 were given out to Akshay Kumar(Best Actor), Bhumi Padnekar(Best Actress), Armaan Malik(Best Male Singer) and many more
Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to become the Ipl 2018 Winners.
Deoghar, Jharkhand is where setting up of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has been approved by the Union Cabinet

April, 2018

Gujrati Poet, Sitanshu Yashaschandra has been chosen to get the 2017 Saraswati Samman by KK Birla Foundation
Kidambi Srikanth, was ranked the No. 1 position by the World Badminton Federation (becoming the second Indian after Saina Nehwal)
Egyptian Press Photographer, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, has been chosen for the UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize 2018
Vinod Khanna, the Veteran Bollywood actor (passed away on 27 Apr 17) has been conferred with the 49th Dadasaheb Phalke Award posthumously
Icarus is the name given to the most distant star discovered by NASA at a distance of nine billion light years
The largest ever country wide war exercise was conducted by the Indian Air Force from 08 to 22 Apr2018 was named The Gagan Shakti
Leander Paes is the Indian tennis player who has become the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup (he recorded his 43rd win with Rohan Bopanna against China) in April
Dalmia Bharat has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ministry of Tourism to adopt Gandikota Fort and Red Fort for a time period of 5 years at a cost of Rs. 25 crores
The Anti-Piracy activity conducted by the Coast Guards of South Korea and India off Chennai coast was named SAHYOG-HYEOBLYEOG 2018
The former Managing Director of Intel South Asia,Ms Debjani Ghosh, was appointed the new President of NASSCOM. She became the first woman President of NASSCOM.
World Health Day was celebrated on 7 April 2018
Rishad Premji, the former board member of Wipro Ltd was appointed the Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2018-19
Shooting has been excluded from the Commonwealth Games of 2022 to be held in Birmingham
Walmiki and Malhar are the two endangered languages spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha discovered by University of Hyderabad linguist Panchanan Mohanty
Kerala's state team won the 2017-18 Santosh Trophy by defeating Bengal State team in the finals at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Indu Malhotra, is The Supreme Court counsel who has become the first female lawyer to be elevated directly as a Supreme Court judge
Saudi Arabia has opened its first cinema after a gap of 35 years on April 18, 2018
Bijapur,Chhattisgarh is where PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a Health and Wellness Centre, to mark the launch of the Union Government’s Health Assurance Programme – Ayushman Bharat
The State of Maharashtra has decided to provide free chemotherapy to cancer patients from June 2018 in 10 districts in the first phase
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is where India's first insect museum was inaugurated by its Chief Minister EK Palaniswami
TCS is the first Indian company to achieve 100 billion dollar market capitalisation
The mobile app launched by the Minister of Coal Shri Piyush Goyal for coal quality monitoring is named UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal)
International Mother Earth Day was celebrated on 22 April 2018
During the Commenwealth Games, India won 66 Medals (26 Gold, 20 Silver and 20 Bronze)
Rupashree is the scheme introduced by the state of West Bengal for providing marriage assistance to girls from economically weaker families
Delhi has become the first in India to start selling BS-VI fuel (at present the cleanest fuel in the world)
Air Chief Marshall (Retd.) I.H. Latif, The former Chief of Air Staff, Governor of Maharashtra and Ambassador to France passed away on 30 April 2018
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