Wrestler Bajrang Punia won India’s first gold medal the 2018 Asian Games on Sunday. Bajrang defeated Japan’s Takatani Daichi 11-8 in the men’s 65 kg freestyle final to grab the yellow metal. This is Bajrang’s first gold medal at Asian Games, he had earlier won silver in 2014. An in-form Bajrang won his maiden Asian Games gold in the 65kg category but a ‘rusty’ Sushil lost his last chance to […]
Sometime ago, when I was speaking to a group of people at Nashville, US, I was telling them a joke and I referred to God as “Him”. Immediately a few women stood up and asked, “Do you believe God is a man?” I said, “I am just telling you a joke.” They said, “It doesn’t matter, do you believe God is a man because you refer to God as Him?” […]
An RBI study has found that the controversial note-ban imposed in November 2016 has led to further decline in the already falling credit to the MSME sector, while GST roll-out has not made any significant positive impact on overall credit to the sector but has deeply dented their exports. The credit disbursal to the MSME sector has, however recovered a tad since the lows of 2017 to reach the mid-2015 […]
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on Tuesday invited online applications for recruitment of Principals, Vice-Principals, Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs), Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), Librarians and Primary Teachers (PRTs). The application process begins on August 24 and closes on September 13, 2018. The examination will be held in the offline mode. Candidates can apply till September 13, 2018. The number of tentative vacancies to be filled through the examination is more […]
India has a few national symbols which define the country and it’s ethnic culture. On this 72nd Independence day, familiarize yourself with these symbols, so you can proudly tell anyone from around the world about them! India’s 13 national symbols THE NATIONAL BIRD OF INDIA The peacock, commonly known as the Indian peafowl, was declared the national bird of India in 1963 because it was entirely a part of Indian […]
Let’s salute the sacrifices made by freedom fighters and soldiers who made us realise the dream of an independent and unified India. Let not anything divide the Idea of India and its spirit. Its plurality is its strength. Let’s celebrate it this Independence Day! Our motherland is our identity, our pride… Our freedom is earned and deserved.. We should always remember and cherish it! Happy Independence Day. Please follow […]
Dams and rivers overflowed, parts of highways collapsed, and homes were swept away in severe flooding in more than half of Kerala on Friday in the third day of heavy downpour that has claimed the lives of 30 people and left nearly 54,000 homeless. The flooding became more intense after all five gates of the Idukki dam were opened and shutters of more than two dozen dams were lifted, making […]
Chennai-born Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi has been working for PepsiCo for over 20 years. In October, the company’s first-ever woman CEO will step down from her leadership role after 12 years. She will always be remembered for being the first foreign-born CEO to lead the Fortune 500 company. Her departure will further thin the concentration of female representation in Fortune 500 companies in the world. It will once again highlight the […]
The e-commerce industry has come up with various offers and discounts for Independence Day. Popular online shopping destinations Flipkart and Amazon, in competition to each other, have rolled out discount offers for its customers during the festive season. The sale by Amazon will continue for four days, i.e. from August 9 till August 12. Flipkart on the other hand will attract customers through its three-day sale. Amazon sale As per […]
